People who suspect that their vaccination was not properly registered with their GP are advised to email the practice instead of calling. “This way the phone line remains free for emergencies,” said the National Association of General Practitioners (LHV). Yesterday has become known that probably hundreds of thousands of people who have been vaccinated by the GP cannot yet use …
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Fines for couple who pointed guns at BLM protesters | Abroad
Mark McCloskey was fined $ 750 ($ 630) while Patricia McCloskey was fined $ 2,000 ($ 1,678). They also had to hand over the weapons used in the incident. The duo rose to prominence around the world for photos and videos showing they want to stop activists from their fenced-in residential area with a pistol and assault rifle. Protesters marched …
Read More »Saint-Louis couple who brandished guns at protesters plead guilty
A couple in the US city of St. Louis who made headlines last year for intimidating activists with guns have pleaded guilty. During a demonstration, the two men left their homes with guns targeting the hundreds of passing demonstrators. Images of the two have toured the world. Both confessed to having committed an offense and agreed to hand over the …
Read More »daughter (12) seriously abused by parents – Wel.nl
A father and stepmother from Liedekerke, Belgium were sentenced to 12 months in prison for abusing their 12-year-old daughter, writes HLN. “The mere fact that she had to sleep on a pillow in a mountain shelter shows the degrading treatment,” the judge said. The girl came with her father from Poland to Belgium where he started a relationship with a …
Read More »Here’s what you need to know about severe thunderstorms ahead
How hot it is today! But this heat doesn’t last for days. From this evening, the risk of thunderstorms increases and these showers gradually dissipate the heat. We tell you how strong the thunderstorm will be and when it will be really cooler. Early this morning the far west is at risk of a thunderstorm, but it will be gone …
Read More »Tensions in the South China Sea are mounting, Indonesian fishermen find that every day
But according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, this is not the case. All neighboring countries would be entitled to 200 nautical miles from their coasts. Within their own territory, in addition to the exclusive right to fish, countries also have the right to exploit available resources. This makes the sea of great importance to …
Read More »Remarkably ’emaciated’ North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warns of food shortage | Abroad
VIDEONorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has warned his people of possible food shortages. The state-run KCNA news agency reported it today. At the same time, the photos are fueling speculation about his own health. Kim Jong-un is clearly emaciated in his face. Foreign publishers June 16, 2021 Last update: 11:37 At the start of a multi-day meeting of the Workers’ …
Read More »US Senate Unanimously Approves Day Off to Commemorate Abolition of Slavery | Abroad
The United States Senate unanimously passed a bill to make Juneteenth, the day Americans commemorate the abolition of slavery, a national holiday. The proposal is now going to the House of Representatives and if it also gets the green light there, it will be the eleventh national holiday. In this case, federal government employees get a day off each year …
Read More »Taiwan Reports Largest Chinese Air Force Raid Yet | Abroad
The Chinese air fleet consisted of both fighters and bombers, according to the Taiwanese Defense Ministry. The planes flew near the Pratas Islands controlled by Taiwan and along southern Taiwan itself. The Taiwanese armed forces responded by sending fighter jets into the air as well. China regards Taiwan as its own territory and more often sends groups of warplanes to …
Read More »Suriname’s national food package project is going well
The soldiers cooperate. The Surinamese government’s national parcel project, which began its second day on Sunday, has gone very well so far. Soldiers loaded food packages at two locations in Nieuw-Nickerie for transport to Apoera and Wageningen. For Apoera, 700 packages will be transported by pontoon, while for Wageningen 750 packages have been placed in a military truck. District Commissioner …
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