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For the first time, eligible residents of Qatar were able to vote in national elections today. The participation rate was 44%. The result is not yet known. The Gulf State did not yet have an elected parliament, so the elections were a first. Qataris were previously only allowed to vote in municipal elections. At the same time, it is only …

A new German government with the social-democratic SPD, the liberal FDP and the Greens could take office by December, believes SPD chairman Norbert Walter-Borjans. Walter-Borjans argues for not having endless exploratory conversations. “We could start formal coalition negotiations in October and conclude in December,” he told the newspaper. The world. Leaders of the Greens and the FDP said earlier this …

Yesterday, 38 Chinese military planes flew over Taiwanese airspace, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said. That’s a record number of violations in a day, the ministry said. It involved two “waves”, including fighter planes and bombers. Taiwan has launched fighter jets as a warning to Beijing. Strained relationship Relations between Taiwan and China are very strained. The island, which China considers …

According to the newspaper, the man confessed in a letter to being the wanted murderer and rapist for years. He says he did not commit any more crimes after 1997. A DNA test should provide a definitive answer. The first victim fell in 1986. An 11-year-old girl in Paris was raped and murdered. In 1987 a Parisian couple was killed …

“The leaves and fruits of my plants are full of ash,” says banana grower Hilario Batista over the phone from his home in La Palma. While his banana plantations don’t get in the way of the boiling lava flow that hit the sea on Wednesday, he still sees much of his crop fall into the water. “The fruits are destroyed …

Dutch nationals wishing to travel to the UK must be able to present a valid passport at the border from Friday. Due to Brexit, an ID is no longer enough to enter Britain. This applies to almost all travelers from the European Union. The UK left the EU in early 2020, ending the free movement of more than 500 million …

American and Chinese researchers were planning to study whether they could fight SARS-like coronaviruses through bats in the wild in an effort to prevent an epidemic in humans. This emerges from a research proposal from March 2018 that surfaced last week thanks to the work of the militant group DRASTIC. This group of partly anonymous activists has been trying for …

Kim Yo-jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has joined the country’s main government body, state media reported. She was promoted and is now the only woman on the State Affairs Committee, which includes key policy makers. Yo-jong was already one of the country’s main political faces and his brother’s main adviser. This appointment is his highest …

The text also specifies that migrants run the risk of being locked up if they cross the border, because this is illegal migration. A link to websites with explanations in Arabic, English, Russian and French on Polish policy towards illegal migrants is attached to the SMS. In recent months, thousands of migrants, mostly from the Middle East, have tried to …

‘make a good decoration’ Journalist Faïrouz ben Salah, who lives in Tunis and also writes regularly for Dutch newspapers, is skeptical of Bouden’s appointment. According to the publicist, it is likely that Saied chose a woman to appease the Western world after taking power. “When the going gets tough, you can gain support in Europe if you take a feminist …