He rarely gets a response, but when Hungarian investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi has dug enough to publish about the actions of the Orbán government, he always calls for a rebuttal. His substantive questions about the Russian investment bank that moved to Budapest in 2019, for example, came to nothing. But a day after his email about it, his phone was …
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State of emergency in British Columbia due to ongoing forest fires | Abroad
“We have reached a critical point,” Mike Farnworth, the county public safety secretary, said at a press conference. By declaring a state of emergency, large-scale evacuations can be organized and emergency shelters can be provided for evacuees. Evacuation order On Tuesday, an evacuation order was already in place for around 5,700 residents of the province, more than double the number …
Read More »‘Humiliating blow’ for Liverpool: UNESCO-listed city due to new football stadium | Abroad
Its role as a trading powerhouse during the British Empire and the architectural beauty of the port area earned Liverpool a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2004. A new football stadium now ensures the city loses again this mention. The strangest thing is that the stadium is not even there yet. It won’t open until 2024 at …
Read More »Trump friend and adviser arrested for unreported UAE lobbying
Tom Barrack, former adviser to former US President Donald Trump, is currently in jail on suspicion of lobbying for the United Arab Emirates, without reporting.AFP Image Barrack, 74, has been criminalized by the FBI for failing to comply with his obligation to register as a lobbyist for the United Arab Emirates. He is also accused of lying to FBI agents …
Read More »Deaths and floods in the Chinese metropolis after huge rainfall | Abroad
The metro, among others, overflowed, trapping hundreds of people underground. There are videos on social media of people standing in the water of flooded subway trains up to their waists or shoulders. Hundreds of critically ill patients in a university hospital had to be brought to safety. A dam erupted near Zhengzhou overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday (local time). The …
Read More »Mr. Moïra Breidel Deputy Secretary of the Constitutional Court
Mr. Moïra Breidel – photo: Suriname Communication Service Mr. Moïra Jo-Anne Breidel was assistant to the Constitutional Court (CH) as deputy secretary. She was sworn in on Monday July 19, 2021, where she was sworn in to Mr. Gloria Karg-Stirling as CH president. Mr. Breidel talks about a challenge and a job she aspired to. “It’s a very special time …
Read More »Divers discover Greek cemetery in submerged Egyptian city | Abroad
The ship sank in the 2nd century BC. According to the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism, the ship is a classic 25-meter-wide Egyptian warship with oars and a sail. A fragment of the old ship. Ⓒ REUTERS The ship was buried under a layer of mud five meters deep, the ministry said. One of the researchers told local media …
Read More »Divers discover Greek cemetery in submerged Egyptian city | Abroad
The ship sank in the 2nd century BC. According to the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism, the ship is a classic 25-meter-wide Egyptian warship with oars and a sail. The ship was buried under a layer of mud five meters deep, the ministry said. One of the researchers told local media that it was special that such an ancient …
Read More »Bust of controversial King Leopold II disappeared in Ostend
A bust of the controversial Belgian King Leopold II has disappeared from a park in Ostend. A group of activists drawing attention to the king’s cruel colonial practices claimed responsibility for the theft. Leopold II ruled his private Congo colony with a heavy hand from 1885. The black population has been exploited for decades and millions of people have been …
Read More »Relive the crazy British GP here | Sports car
Relive the race through the tweets of our Formula 1 journalist Erik van Haren. This year he will again report on all the races on the track. For Max Verstappen, the race was disastrous. The Limburger started from pole position and kept the lead after the start. After barely one lap, he got off the track by Hamilton in a …
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