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The brutal, non-violent and professional behavior of thieves is reminiscent of the so-called Pink Panthers. This Montenegro-born gang with members of the former Yugoslavia has committed hundreds of high-profile jewelry thefts in 35 countries since 1999, with at least 421 million euros in loot, according to Interpol. In March 2003, one of the first leaders, the Serbian Pedja Vujosevic, robbed …

The delay at the Gotthard tunnel to the south was almost two hours just after 10:45 am, and across the way three quarters of an hour. Earlier, the ANWB had already reported crowds on the A8 in Germany on the Rosenheim-Salzburg route, just before the border with Austria. He is also busy again at the Gotthard tunnel in Switzerland. By …

Nearly 150 firefighters are trying to bring the blaze under control in the region of Patras, Greece’s third largest city. Planes and helicopters are also used to extinguish the fire. In addition, hospitals are ready to receive the injured and the motorway between the peninsula and mainland Greece is closed. More than 100 children evacuated About ten houses have already …

This is reported by the ANWB. Today is Black Saturday, traditionally the busiest day on Europe’s roads, when many vacationers hit the road at the same time. An ANWB spokesperson said the biggest spike is now over. “The delay is decreasing everywhere, but here and there it remains important.” For example, it is still very busy on the A10 towards …

Heleen de Geest of the ANWB says traffic on the roads is already starting to increase. “Especially quite to the south. Between Lyon and Orange, a part traditionally frequented, you already have a delay of 3:30 and that decreases more and more in the south. It will therefore soon be the A9 towards Spain.” De Geest sees the crowd increasing …

Because many vacationers have already hit the road on Friday, many people still found themselves in traffic jams, resulting in hours of delay. In the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region there were almost 300 kilometers of traffic jams and along the south coast there was a total of 125 kilometers of traffic jams. The French traffic information service advises motorists not to drive …

Two people were killed in an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman. This is a British and Romanian crew member. The tanker is operated by Zodiac Maritime, a British company owned by an Israeli billionaire. The ship itself, Mercer Street, flies the Liberian flag and is owned by a Japanese company. It was initially speculated that …

The FBI and the US aviation authority FAA are investigating whether a person with a jetpack has flown over Los Angeles. The jetpack was spotted by a cargo plane pilot at an altitude of about a mile, near LAX International Airport. The pilot’s report with the jetpack came from a pilot who was flying a Boeing 747 on Wednesday afternoon, …

The famous Surinamese comedian Pres Juriaantje, whose real name is Cleon Juiaans, is one of the people who bought a vaccination card. He would have paid 70 € for a card attesting that he was fully vaccinated. It is remarkable that he actually called on people to get vaccinated. The comedian could not be reached for comment. An investigation would …

“Van der Werff is a clearly pro-Putin figure,” says Sauer. “It is of course his right, but for the Russians it is now a practical tool.” FSB van According to Dobrochotov, the libel case is a stick with which to beat the dog. And it does indeed look a lot like this, says correspondent Geert Groot Koerkamp: “Why would you …