Former Prime Minister Curaçao asks population for help paying debt
The former Prime Minister of Curaçao, Gerrit Schotte, has asked the islands population for help paying 1.8 million Antillean guilders. That equates to around 900,000 euros.
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Europarliament wants boycott Russian gas, ‘economic damage war much larger’
The European Parliament wants a ban on Russian gas. A large majority have adopted a resolution stating that there should be a European import ban on …
UN asks 4.4 billion emergency aid for Afghanistan but raises 2.4 billion
Since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan last year, the humanitarian situation has become so bad that some people “have to sell their children and their …
‘Ukrainian politicians threatened and kidnapped by Russian occupiers’
In the Ukrainian city of Kherson, local politicians who do not want to cooperate with the Russians are being arrested, threatened or kidnapped. That image is …
Mali on collision course with European anti-terror forces
The end seems to be in sight for the European military mission in Mali. Dozens of European countries are fighting jihadist groups there, but the African …
Billions of dollars compensation for indigenous people in Canada
The Canadian government has reached an agreement on compensation of billions of dollars for children of indigenous peoples, who were taken away from their parents by …
Charity Mother Teresa cut off from foreign money
The organization The Missionaries of Charity by Nobel Prize winner Mother Teresa is no longer allowed to receive money from abroad. The Indian government has not …
Are we stricter than neighboring countries? ‘Netherlands is already doing a lot’
The world is bracing for omikron. In countries where the virus variant spreads the fastest, infection rates go through the roof. Governments are exploiting each other …
UN: Not so many hungry people in Latin America, Caribbean in 20 years
The number of people living with hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean is at the highest level since 2000, and the United Nations reports.
The number …
The writer of “Rogue One” worked on the pilot of the series Mirrors Edge
Star Wars: Rogue One scriptwriter Gary Whitta said that in the past he did the series for the Mirrors Edge franchise. The author shared the title …
Taliban leader asks for help in first speech since takeover Afghanistan
The leader of the Taliban government gave a speech for the first time since the takeover of power in Afghanistan. Mullah Mohammed Hassan Akhunds pre-recorded audio …
Chinas birth rate at lowest level in 70 years, comes due to ageing and high cost
The number of births in China has fallen to an all-time low. The Chinese National Statistics Office recently published a yearbook for 2020, which says last year …
French hunter (70) shoots berin that bit him in calf
In the south of France, a hunter shot a brown bear dead. The 70-year-old man has been bitten in both legs, according to local authorities. He …
Tens of thousands of Austrians protest lockdown and vaccination obligation
In Austria, protests have been protested against the tightening of the corona measures that take place on Monday. In the capital Vienna, at least 35,000 people were …
Austria wants vaccination obligation and announces lockdown of up to 20 days
As the first country in Europe, Austria wants to introduce a vaccination obligation. The government wants a vaccination obligation to apply from 1 February next year at …
Many Israelis already got a booster and that extra jab seems to work
While in the Netherlands today the first over 80 s received their booster vaccine, most of the adult population has already been vaccinated three times in Israel. …
Small majority Dutch behind 2G, but support for coronavirus policy falls
A small majority of the population (55 percent) supports the premise of the so-called 2G system, whereby people only get a QR code if they are fully …
Demonstrating Thai against statement that protesters want to overthrow monarchy
The Thai capital Bangkok has been demonstrated once again for the reform of the monarchy. The protesters responded to a ruling by the Thai Constitutional Court. …
US journalist in Myanmar gets 11 years in jail ‘without any proof’
In Myanmar, US journalist Danny Fenster has been sentenced to eleven years in prison behind closed doors, his lawyer and employer report. According to Reuters news …
Michigan settles $626 million for contaminated tap water in Flint
The U.S. state of Michigan has struck a settlement of 626 million dollars with tens of thousands of residents of the city of Flint due to …
Australian government disputes magnitude of deforestation in Queensland state
It was the first big promise at the Glasgow climate summit: more than a hundred countries decided to put an end to deforestation by 2030. Thats a …
Will there be more measures? Our behavior counts in particular this week
Even before the effect of the new measures is visible in the infection rates, the Outbreak Management Team and the cabinet are already talking about new …
In Portugal, hardly anyone is left to vaccinate.
From one of the most affected to one of the most vaccinated countries in the world: Portugal can hardly find people to vaccinate. 98 percent of the …
Israel prepares vaccination of children over 5 years
While in the Netherlands the signals are jumping red, the corona gauges in Israel are just green. Compared to September, the number of infections per day …