According to AP News Agency treasure hunters take to the river with boats, scuba gear and underwater cameras in hopes of finding the valuable bones. The reason: In 1940, a full freight car with historical remains was thrown into the river. At least, according to a guest on a popular podcast. On December 30, an episode of The Joe Rogan …
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Vatican opens investigation into disappearance of teenage girl after 40 years
“The truth about Emanuela!” is written in bold letters on the sign that a woman wears on her chest. “You won’t lie! another woman remembers on a poster she is wearing. It’s a beautiful Saturday evening in Rome, and the sky turns pale pink above the beautifully illuminated St. Peter’s Basilica, a symbol of the power of the pope, who …
Read More »Czech presidential elections end neck and neck, second round needed
AFP ONS News•yesterday, 10:47 p.m. Former Czech general Petr Pavel won the first round of the presidential election in the Czech Republic against former Prime Minister Andrej Babis. But the difference between the two candidates is minimal: Pavel won 35.4% of the vote, while 35% of voters voted for Babis. Neither of them having obtained an absolute majority, a second …
Read More »PowNed film crew attacked during ‘lignite village’ protest Lützerath | General
15 jan 2023 om 01:02Update: 5 uur geleden A film crew is present during the protest in the German ‘lignite village’ of Lützerath on Saturday PowerNed harassed by a group of activists, President Dominique Weesie confirms after a previous report by the LIT. The broadcaster reports. The militants who attacked the film crew of PowerNed accused, according to LIT a …
Read More »Failed attack on a courthouse in Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname | Abroad
A courthouse in Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname, was gunned down on Friday night. Grenades were also thrown at the building, including an anti-tank grenade. They didn’t leave. The vice president talks about an attack. No one was injured, Surinamese media report. The Subdistrict Court Judge’s building is located near the Dutch Embassy in Paramaribo. At around 10:30 p.m., the …
Read More »“The legal system of balance threatens to disappear”
AFP ONS News•today, 15:34 Prime Minister Netanyahu’s new far-right government in Israel wants to implement legal reforms that worry many Israelis. For the second week in a row, thousands of people took to the streets of Tel Aviv to demonstrate against the plans. The new government is the most right-wing and conservative the country has ever had. This week, Attorney …
Read More »Father and son died at home of CO poisoning
In Hooglede (Roeselare), a father (44) and his son (16) died at home from CO poisoning. The mother (42) and her two young sons (14 and 9) were found unconscious and are still fighting for their lives, report Het Laatste Nieuws and Het Nieuwsblad. The father in question owns a company specializing in demolition work and rents containers. There would …
Read More »Brazil’s Supreme Court agrees to investigate Bolsonaro’s role in assault | Abroad
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has authorized an investigation into former President Jair Bolsonaro’s role in Sunday’s assault. Supporters of the former president stormed government buildings that day. The Brazilian public prosecutor’s office requested authorization from the Supreme Court on Friday. Prosecutors are primarily concerned with a video Bolsonaro uploaded earlier this week. He questioned the legitimacy of the presidential …
Read More »Boris Johnson has already earned 1.35 million euros from conferences after his resignation as Prime Minister | Abroad
Boris Johnson hasn’t fared badly since stepping down as UK Prime Minister in September last year. His conferences have since earned him more than 1.35 million euros. And for his position as former Prime Minister, he received a donation of no less than 1.1 million euros from a wealthy businessman, one of the highest donations ever given to an individual …
Read More »Here’s what we know about the classified documents found with Joe Biden | Abroad
Door Robbert van der Linde 13 jan 2023 om 13:16Update: een uur geleden This week it was reported that US President Joe Biden had left sensitive documents lying around private buildings at least twice. Critics compare the case to classified documents previously found on Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump. But this comparison does not quite hold. Here’s what we know about …
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