Images of a human pile of dozens of dead and dying migrants, at the foot of the border fences of the Spanish enclave in Melilla, spread around the world. The dramatic attempts of migrants to reach Europe through this small part of Spain in North Africa seem endless. For years, migrants, sometimes in their thousands, […]
Scottish Prime Minister sets date for new independence referendum
France Press agency NOS . News†Yesterday at 21:04 Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon has set a date for a new independence referendum on October 19, 2023. If it were up to the Prime Minister, the population would indicate on that date whether or not Scotland should secede from the United Kingdom. It is a non-binding […]
G7 ends with unity against Russia, more money for Ukraine and loose targets
France Press agency NOS . News†Today 19:17 Charlotte Wiggers Germany reporter Charlotte Wiggers Germany reporter Arms around each other, jokes about Putin, host countries from around the world: everything during the G7 summit in southern Germany was meant to show a united and broad front against Russia and other powerful central powers. Concrete commitments were […]
Suriname is also working on gas extraction: “Adjustment of shortage strategy” | Financial issues
The president of Suriname came to this decision after a meeting with the head of the state-owned company Staatsolie. “Gas, I support it. If the world is now facing a shortage of gas and there is an ongoing war and we prove gas here, we have to adjust our strategy,” said Santokhi, who wants to […]
UK Another step forward to adjust Northern Ireland trade relations | Currently
The British House of Commons on Monday approved a government bill to amend trade relations with Northern Ireland by 295 votes to 221. The proposal now moves to the committee stage, where the proposal is examined in more detail. Earlier this month, the government in London announced plans to change the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol. […]
Record number of Germans leave the Catholic Church, in part due to abuse
France Press agency NOS . News†Today 16:11 Last year, nearly 360,000 Germans were de-registered from the Catholic Church. Record† There are a lot more than in the previous record year 2019. When about 272,000 Germans turned away from the Catholic Church. According to the German Bishops’ Conference, the large number of church leaving is mainly […]
37 million Japanese turn off lights to save electricity | Currently
With a heat wave in Japan leading to increased use of air conditioners, the government asked 37 million residents of Tokyo and surrounding cities to turn off their lights on Monday morning. This is how the government wants to prevent the country from running out of electricity. Temperatures in Tokyo rose to 35 degrees last […]
Snake bite leads German police to farm with 110 snakes | Abroad
German police found more than 110 dangerous snakes on Sunday at a farm in Salzgitter, near Hanover. Police tracked down the animals after their owner reported a venomous snakebite to the hospital. The 35-year-old woman drove to a hospital in Salzgitter early Sunday morning and told attending doctors that one of her rattlesnakes had bitten […]
G7 countries want to raise $600 billion for developing countries | Currently
G7 members aim to raise $600 billion in five years in private and public money to fund infrastructure in developing countries, the White House said. The United States is responsible for $200 billion, and the European Union is responsible for $300 billion. G7 initiative entitled Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) and acts as […]
Glastonbury artists express disgust with US abortion decision | Currently
At Britain’s Glastonbury Festival, several major artists this weekend expressed their disgust with the US Supreme Court’s ruling. The highest justices on Friday overturned the constitutional right to abortion, after which several states outright barred abortion. Billie Eilish described Friday as a “black day” for women in the United States. “I’m going to leave it […]