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Genter shared his story on social media, including photos showing the 10-minute drive to the hospital, arriving at the parking lot and the birth of his daughter an hour later at 3:04 a.m. Genter claims she had no plans to cycle to the hospital, but “it happened”. “My contractions weren’t too strong when we left for the hospital at 2 …

Thousands of police took to the streets of Madrid, the Spanish capital, on Saturday. They demonstrate according to spanish media against government plans to reform a controversial 2015 security law, dubbed the “gag law” by critics. If Parliament approves the amendment, Spanish citizens will no longer be punished if they film or photograph police officers while working without permission. Under …

A security guard in the San Francisco Bay Area protecting a film crew that was covering a spate of recent shoplifting in the neighborhood has been shot and killed by a thief. The man attempted to steal equipment from the television crew. Kevin Nishita was hired to protect local television journalists, who are often targets of thieves for their expensive …

After three days of violent riots, calm seems to have returned to the Solomon Islands. The capital of the Pacific Ocean archipelago was in turmoil because of the discontent of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. At the request of the archipelago, Australia and Papua New Guinea have agents and diplomats sent restore order. The demonstrators feel disadvantaged by the government. There …

VIDEOOn Friday evening, a strange incident occurred in the Flemish town of Haacht. A bus driver who brought more than 100 schoolchildren home refused to stop for about 45 minutes. Foreign publishers Nov 27, 2021 Last update: 27-11-21, 15:20 The bus driver skipped no less than eleven bus stops in a row on the way from Haacht to Steenokkerzeel. While …

A police demonstration is underway in Madrid. They demonstrate against the intention to annul various legal provisions of the “gag law” of 2015. The rocker law was introduced by the Conservative People’s Party, which was in power at the time. The Spanish government is now led by the social democratic PSOE. Under the gag law, much stricter rules were introduced …

The Brazilian federal police want 19 people working for the Brazilian mining company Vale and the German technical inspection company TÜV SÜD to be charged with intentional homicide. Vale owned the dam in the state of Minas Gerais which erupted in January 2019. 270 people were killed. TÜV SÜD was responsible for the safety inspections of the dam. The defendants …

Osman Kavala, the Turkish businessman and critic of President Erdogan, remains in prison for the moment. A Turkish court has ruled that the Kavala case is in court today. The 64-year-old has now been detained for four years. The next trial hearing will be in January. The chance that Kavala would be released was minimal, despite European pressure. It was …

After the independent media, the Russian authorities are also increasingly targeting other organizations. Now Memorial, one of Russia’s oldest and most respected human rights organizations, is also at risk of shutting down. Memorial has been reporting on human rights violations since the 1980s. And it investigates the crimes of Soviet dictator Stalin that killed millions of people. But publicizing oppression …

Electric shocks, beatings and days of detention without food or drink. These are just a few of the allegations against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) security services. And they are led by Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, who is now the new face of Interpol. 194 countries collaborate within the international police organization. But critics say key positions at Interpol are favored …