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Psychiatric patient bullies mother for awhile and is arrested

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File photo: Arrest by Suriname police. Surinamese police arrested a 30-year-old patient from the Paramaribo Psychiatric Center (PCS) last Sunday because he had been bullying his mother for some time. The Suriname police force reports this. That day, police in Latour’s office received a telephone report that a young man from Wan Pipelweg was delirious. Once there, police tracked down …

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Israel is guilty of apartheid, says Human Rights Watch

Israel is guilty of apartheid, says Human Rights Watch

Israel has an apartheid policy towards Palestinian residents in Israel and the Palestinian territories, Human Rights Watch said in a new report. According to the human rights organization, Israel is thus trying to “maintain the domination of the Palestinians by the Israeli Jews”. The Israeli government reacted strongly to the allegations, calling it a “false report”. HRW thereby violates Israel’s …

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Space company Jeff Bezos protests against NASA’s choice for SpaceX | NOW

Space company Jeff Bezos protests against NASA's choice for SpaceX |  NOW

Blue Origin, the US space company of billionaire Jeff Bezos, lodged a protest with the US Congress on Monday (local time) against NASA’s choice for SpaceX. This company Won the call for tenders to build a spacecraft that will take American astronauts to the moon for the first time since the 1970s. “NASA made a flawed acquisition and pushed the …

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Did Boris Johnson really say, “Rather the batteries look like a lock again?”

Did Boris Johnson really say, "Rather the batteries look like a lock again?"

Dominic Cummings, who resigned as Boris Johnson’s adviser last year, has likely fallen out of school.Image REUTERS The newspaper opened on the front page with the title “Boris: that thousands of corpses are piling up”. He would have made this statement in the fall. In January, another lockdown followed in England. These strict measures are now being phased out. The …

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After Troubled Days, Israeli Police Remove Fences at Damascus Gate | NOW

After Troubled Days, Israeli Police Remove Fences at Damascus Gate |  NOW

Israeli police removed the fences placed in front of the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem at the start of Ramadan. This was said to have been decided after consultation between the police, the local administration and traders, due to growing tensions in the region. According to the Palestinians, the police put up the fences in order to exercise more power over …

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Indonesian submarine found in three pieces, all 53 dead on board | NOW

Indonesian submarine found in three pieces, all 53 dead on board |  NOW

The wreckage of the Indonesian submarine missing off the island of Bali has been found. The ship appears to have been shattered into three pieces. All 53 crew members have died, Indonesian authorities reported on Sunday. Luck for the survivors appeared to have been lost on Saturday, after a search for the submarine found the wreckage of the ship. The …

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Major fire in Belgian nature reserve just across border at Zundert is under control, evacuated residents allowed to return home | 112 and crime

Major fire in Belgian nature reserve just across border at Zundert is under control, evacuated residents allowed to return home |  112 and crime

The fire broke out on Friday after military practice at the target. The consequences have been disastrous. In Antwerp, it rained ash, the smoke could be seen in space and drifted hundreds of kilometers across the country. About sixty firefighters of different strengths went out overnight. Chinooks from Gilze-Rijen were also used to fight the blaze. These firefighting helicopters contributed …

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