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Ten Canadian churches disfigured on National Day

Ten Canadian churches disfigured on National Day

Police in the Canadian province of Alberta are investigating at least ten graffiti on Catholic churches. Among other things, the doors of churches are smeared with red and orange handprints and texts like “Our lives matter“-” Our lives matter “- and” Persecute the priests. “Statues of Mary and Jesus were also disfigured and windows were smashed. The cob follows a …

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China celebrates 100 years of Communist Party, Xi warns “bullies”

China celebrates 100 years of Communist Party, Xi warns "bullies"

China is celebrating the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) today. Tens of thousands of people listened to celebratory speeches and watched air shows in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Including the cannon shots and the song of The international celebrated the development of the country since the founding of the party in 1921. After a speech by the CCP youth …

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Wildfires in the United States: “All California firefighters are nervous”

Wildfires in the United States: "All California firefighters are nervous"

As the wildfire season approaches, California is once again going through a period of exceptional drought. Conditions are now even worse than a year ago, said Ben Nichols, fire chief of the famed Napa Valley wine region. And then, in August and September 2020, California experienced the worst fires in modern history. “This spring we had about 1,000 more fires …

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Trump Company Charged With Tax Crimes | Abroad

Trump Company Charged With Tax Crimes |  Abroad

The newspaper reports on the basis of insiders that the company and Wisselberg are being sued for tax evasion on secondary employment conditions. In recent months, an investigation has been carried out to find out whether taxes have been paid, among other things, on cars and employee housing. Abuses Trump has always denied that financial abuse takes place within his …

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Severe thunderstorm in part of Germany leads to chaos | Abroad

Severe thunderstorm in part of Germany leads to chaos |  Abroad

The German meteorological service expects the nuisance to decrease in the coming hours, but does not rule out that the weather in the east and north-east will cause new nuisances in the course of Wednesday. In Frankfurt alone, emergency services had to respond more than 600 times Tuesday evening after up to 45 liters of precipitation per square meter fell …

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South Africa tackles corruption: former president Zuma jailed for obstruction

South Africa tackles corruption: former president Zuma jailed for obstruction

Jacob Zuma before the Supreme Court in Pietermaritzburg at the start of his corruption case in May.AP Image The move is a boost for Zuma’s successor, Cyril Ramaphosa, who is trying to take action against corrupt practices within the ruling ANC party. Zuma’s reign from 2009 to 2018 was plagued by patronage and fraud scandals. After his resignation, he refused …

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Party of former Aruban Prime Minister Eman demands recount after large number of invalid votes | Abroad

Party of former Aruban Prime Minister Eman demands recount after large number of invalid votes |  Abroad

Aruba’s AVP party, led by former Prime Minister Mike Eman, is calling for a recount of votes cast in Friday’s parliamentary elections. The party suspects irregularities in the count. The party mentions in particular the relatively large number of invalid votes as striking. Nearly a thousand votes were declared void on Friday and, according to the AVP, the party missed …

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