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Pope appears in public for the first time since surgery | Abroad

Pope appears in public for the first time since surgery |  Abroad

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

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 …

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border guard doubles security at Lithuanian border | Abroad

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 …

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Results and ranking: Bauke Mollema wins solo, Guillaume Martin takes a leap | Tour de France

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 …

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Afghanistan sends troops to border to push back Taliban | Abroad

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 …

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Diamond fever leads to the discovery of a second giant stone | Financial

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 …

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Professor Devroey: “Do not send infected young people back to …

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 …

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‘World’s Smallest Cow’ Gets Much Attention on Bangladesh Farm | Abroad

'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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