Lai, 74, is the owner of the pro-democracy newspaper, which has since been shut down under pressure from the government. Apple Daily. He is considered one of the most prominent pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong and was convicted along with former journalist Gwyneth Ho and human rights lawyer Zhao Hang Tong. The District Court found […]
What if Russia invaded Ukraine? ‘People are ready to fight’
The Kremlin contradicts it, but America suspect Russia plans to invade Ukraine early next year. experts doubt Whether it really comes down to it, but at the same time we caution that an invasion is certainly not an unrealistic scenario. In any case, if it comes to an invasion, it will likely be a fierce […]
United States: House of Representatives approves $768 billion defense budget | Abroad
The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a final version of the 2022 defense budget late Tuesday evening (local time). The budget law authorizes defense spending of $768 billion (€680.2 billion). That amount is $25 billion more than President Joe Biden requested and about 5 percent more than last year’s budget. The budget was higher […]
Schulz takes over as Merkel today: who is he?
Despite his great enthusiasm and ambitions, he did not immediately enter politics. He initially studied law and worked as an employment attorney for several years. At that time, shortly after the fall of the Wall, state-owned enterprises were privatized on a large scale in East Germany. Schulz advises job boards at these companies to make […]
South Africa is working on its own mRNA vaccine for low-income countries
They are busy building in an industrial area in a Cape Town suburb. Biotech company Afrigen is expanding. Young scientist showing new spaces where this should be done: making the first mRNA vaccine against corona on African soil. It’s part of a new project, supported by the World Health Organization among others, to make low-income […]
The United States is closing the case of the 14-year-old black boy Emmett Till, who was murdered in 1955
The investigation into the racially motivated murder of a 14-year-old black boy in Mississippi in 1955 was again closed. The US Department of Justice notified the victim’s family, Emmett Till, the Associated Press reported based on informed sources. Till was kidnapped and murdered after being accused of whistling at a white woman. Two white American […]
The number of Omi crashes has risen to over 200
Thirty new cases of the omikron variant of the coronavirus have been identified in countries, including the Netherlands, which are members of the European Health Service ECDC. This increases the total through Monday including Monday to 212. This relates only to omicron infection in the so-called European Economic Area. Portugal recorded the most confirmed Omi […]
Hazara fear for heritage and security under Taliban rule
The Hazaras, a Shiite minority in Afghanistan, fear for their future under Taliban rule. The mass killings of Hazara civilians occurred under the former Taliban regime in the 1990s. Also in 2001, in Bamiyan, the predominantly Hazara province that is their cultural capital, two world-famous Buddha statues were destroyed. A video clip circulated on social […]
Austria: a fine of 2,000 euros for not being vaccinated on the street. do not pay? One year in private prison
In Austria, they are currently repeating the tricks they learned in the 1930s and 1940s – after the Anschluss, which they welcomed into that country with open arms. Because unvaccinated citizens who dare to take to the streets can be fined 2,000 euros. And if they don’t pay the fascist, tyrannical and delinquent fine? Then […]
CNN: Biden wants a diplomatic boycott of the Chinese Winter Games
The US government plans to diplomatically boycott the Winter Olympics in China, according to CNN news channel. This means that government officials will not attend the ceremonies, although American athletes will continue to travel. Politicians from both parties have urged President Biden to boycott the Games over human rights abuses against Uyghurs. Biden had already […]