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The latest Beluga XL comes out of the paint shop with a wink | Pictures

The latest Beluga XL comes out of the paint shop with a wink |  Pictures

The sixth Airbus Beluga XL left the paint shop on Thursday. The color scheme of the device differs from the other five copies. The aircraft, which is based on the Airbus A330, is the latest of a total of six Beluga XL aircraft. What distinguishes the sixth machine from the others is that one of the Beluga’s eyes is closed, …

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Russia launches drone attack on Kyiv • Belarus to ban ‘unfriendly’ foreign media

Russia launches drone attack on Kyiv • Belarus to ban ‘unfriendly’ foreign media

Ukraine’s military has made progress on the Russian-occupied eastern bank of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, British intelligence said on Saturday. Ukraine reportedly captured a so-called “bridgehead”. With this, the service refers to a territory near the river which, if successfully taken, can guarantee a fortress for a further advance. Ukrainian troops have been heading for the river bank …

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Sweden regrets Morocco’s decision

Sweden regrets Morocco’s decision

July 1, 2023 – 5:00 pm – World © Sweden expressed Friday its desire to maintain its “good diplomatic relations” with Morocco. The statement follows Rabat’s recall of Morocco’s ambassador to Sweden in response to the incident in Stockholm last Wednesday in which the Koran was burned during a protest outside a mosque. Read also: Diplomatic troubles: Morocco recalls its …

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National Archives opens databases with information on enslaved people in Aruba and Sint Eustasius

National Archives opens databases with information on enslaved people in Aruba and Sint Eustasius

Delft is also strongly linked to the history of slavery, concludes a study commissioned by the municipality. The research has been presented Tuesday evening. Individual Delft residents, city businesses and institutions, and the city itself benefited from the slave trade. Wealthy citizens had large houses built in and around the city with the money they earned. The municipality is not …

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Hungary and Poland suppress EU migration summit | Abroad

Hungary and Poland suppress EU migration summit |  Abroad

UPDATEEU leaders have yet to agree on the migration of asylum seekers after hours of consultation. Well after midnight, it was decided to “completely freeze the talks and sleep on it”, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said after the first day of the EU summit in Brussels. Hungary and Poland oppose it. For the moment, the two countries are blocking the …

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Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action at US universities

Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action at US universities

Protesters for and against the abolition of positive discrimination in admissions to American universities, Thursday in Washington.ImageReuter The decision ends decades of affirmative action policies at American universities. In the 1960s, then-President Lyndon B. Johnson asked all institutions receiving government assistance to “affirmative action‘, affirmative action, to increase diversity. Subsequently, several universities introduced ethnic quotas, after which the representation of …

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Satellite images give the impression that construction is underway in Belarus for Wagnerian militias

Satellite images give the impression that construction is underway in Belarus for Wagnerian militias

Satellite images show a newly deployed army in southeast Minsk, Belarus.Image via Reuters For the first time, there are indications that preparations are underway in Belarus to house soldiers from the Wagnerian army. Satellite images of a military base near Osipovichi in Belarus show construction has been underway since the start of this week. Local officials in the area confirm …

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Helsinki deputy mayor surprised by graffiti that cost thousands to remove

Helsinki deputy mayor surprised by graffiti that cost thousands to remove

Paavo ArhinmakiImageAFP Deputy mayor and councilor for culture Paavo Arhinmäki (46) was caught last week by guards painting a wall in a train tunnel with a friend. Police are investigating the incident due to vandalism and disruption to rail traffic, which has to be temporarily halted due to the incident. The tunnel is used for transporting goods to and from …

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