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Yesterday, 21 firefighters were injured in a blaze in a dilapidated apartment building in New York’s Harlem neighborhood, four of them seriously. Two residents were also injured, reports the NY Daily News. They were taken to two different hospitals. The fire started in an empty apartment on the first floor of the building, which belongs to the city. The building …

Russian police on Sunday arrested more than 1,000 demonstrators across the country. They took to the streets for the second week in a row to demand the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. According to the Russian government, these protests are illegal. Protest monitoring group OVD-Info reports that 1,009 people have been arrested, including 142 protesters in Moscow. There, riot …

The UK will apply to join the CPTPP trade bloc on Monday, the UK government said on Saturday. According to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, this will bring economic benefits to the British people. “One year after leaving the EU, we are forging new partnerships which will bring enormous economic benefits to the British people,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in …

The wealthy Rotenberg, who, according to the business magazine Forbes good for 2.2 billion euros, has a long history with Putin. The two have known each other since the age of twelve from the judo club. For a long time, Rotenberg ran the largest alcohol production company in the country and he also ran a large construction company, which executes …

The army’s statements are creating tensions in Myanmar. In any case, the installation of the new parliament has already been postponed from Monday to Tuesday. Aung San Suu Kyi’s party won in November still an absolute majority, much to the dismay of the army. It has since complained of fraud, although observers say the election was fair. Last week, the …

The Black Lives Matter movement was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this year. The nomination was submitted by Norwegian MP Petter Eide for spreading the call to systematically fight racism around the world. Eide says the BLM movement has forced countries to address racism in their own societies, he writes The Guardian. “One of the main challenges in America, …

Surinamese police have just released this photo of a gang of four, which was rounded up by police on Tuesday afternoon, January 26. One of the suspects tried to escape and was shot in the process, reports the Suriname police force. The four men are suspected of having been guilty of overnight break-ins and robberies in early January 2021. In …

China no longer considers British Hong Kong passports to be a legal travel document or means of identification. As of Sunday, the Chinese government will no longer recognize the “British overseas national passport,” the State Department said. let us know friday. With this decision, China wants to prevent Hong Kong people from using their British passports to enforce residency status …

Authorities arrested the opposition leader at a Moscow airport this month. He had spent months in Germany after being poisoned in his home country. There, the authorities now accuse him of not having respected the conditions of a suspended prison sentence during this period. The Leader of the Opposition complained during the appeal that he had only had limited contact …

China warned Taiwan in clear terms on Thursday. “Independence means war,” said a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Defense, who also recalled that the Communist People’s Republic considers the island as Chinese territory. The warning comes at a sensitive time. Taiwan reported Chinese fighter jets and bombers maneuvering near the island over the weekend. This has raised concerns in …