The Pope said he was happy to say the Angelus prayer. “I felt deep within me your closeness and the support of your prayers. I thank you from the bottom of my heart, “he told the hundreds of people gathered under the balcony. The Pope stood on the balcony with a few children who are also hospitalized as patients. He …
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Exit polls predict neck-and-neck race between center-right and populists in Bulgarian parliamentary elections
The parliamentary elections in Bulgaria have not yet yielded a clear winner. Former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov’s center-right GERB party has a slight lead over the populist ITN party, but the difference is not comfortable. According to the Alpha Research agency, Borissov’s party wins with 23.5% of the vote, Gallup International holds it at 22.1%. According to polls, ITN reaches …
Read More »border guard doubles security at Lithuanian border | Abroad
The European border guard Frontex is increasing its aid to Lithuania for the surveillance of the border with Belarus. Already a dozen agents and cars patrol on behalf of Frontex. This commitment will be doubled next week, the organization said in a statement. Lithuania announced earlier this week that it will erect a border fence with Belarus. The army will …
Read More »Grizzly bear shot dead after fatal drama with sleeping camper (65) | Abroad
Wildlife officials in the U.S. state of Montana shot dead a grizzly bear suspected of causing fatal tragedy at a campsite near Ovando. On the night of Monday to Tuesday, a sleeping woman was surprised by a bear who dragged her out of her tent and killed her. The grizzly bear was shot within 2 miles of Ovando. This happened …
Read More »Goedele Liekens single again: “You are not a good partner if you have cancer” gossip
“I was in a relationship when I was sick,” Liekens tells the Newspaper. “But you are not a good partner if you have cancer. You don’t look, you have to throw up, you lie exhausted on the couch. Psychologically, it’s hard. Skin cancer forced Liekens to undergo surgery and chemotherapy, among other things. It affected his relationship. “It certainly didn’t …
Read More »Results and ranking: Bauke Mollema wins solo, Guillaume Martin takes a leap | Tour de France
The 34-year-old Groninger from Trek-Segafredo arrived solo in Quillan after 183.7 kilometers. Mollema gave his team the first stage victory of this Tour. This is the second Dutch stage victory, after that of Mathieu van der Poel during the second stage. See here the step result and the in the general classification. Overview Our columnists Erik Breukink and Michael Boogerd …
Read More »Afghanistan sends troops to border to push back Taliban | Abroad
The Taliban say they are gaining ground in Afghanistan and now control 85% of the country. A Taliban delegation in Moscow said they controlled 250 of the nearly 400 Afghan districts. The Afghan government has repeatedly said that the Taliban’s advance is of little strategic value. However, observers argue that the Islamic fundamentalist movement has conquered resource-rich border areas and …
Read More »Diamond fever leads to the discovery of a second giant stone | Financial
The last gemstone, owned by operator and diamond company Lucara, was found in the Karowe mine in Botswana, some distance from the first discovery of a clear stone by supplier Debswana. It is the world’s largest producer of diamonds, it owns four diamond mines. According to local media, much smaller diamonds were also found. It is the third stone of …
Read More »Professor Devroey: “Do not send infected young people back to …
It is not a good idea to allow infected young people who were in Spain with travel agencies Summer Bash and Youth Travel to return to their families. This is what professor of general medicine Dirk Devroey said on Radio 2. He pleads in favor of their maintenance. Two buses from the travel organization Youth Travel with 122 infected young …
Read More »‘World’s Smallest Cow’ Gets Much Attention on Bangladesh Farm | Abroad
Despite a national crown lockdown, more than 15,000 people have come to see little Rani at the farm in Charigram, near the capital Dhaka, reports the BBC. Hasan Howladar, the owner of the farm, has previously registered the animal for the Guinness Book of Records. According to Howladar, Rani is the “smallest cow in the world”. “I have never seen …
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