WORLD’S LARGEST FREESTANDING CYLINDRICAL AQUARIUM BURSTS (VIDEO)

Fri 16  December 2022: An aquarium in Berlin that was home to around 1,500 exotic fish burst early on Friday, prompting around 100 emergency responders to rush to the scene at an inner-city leisure complex, emergency services said. “In addition to the unbelievable maritime damage… two people were injured by glass splinters,” Berlin police said […]

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BORIS BECKER DEPARTS FOR GERMANY AFTER UK PRISON TERM

Fri 16  December 2022: Former tennis superstar Boris Becker has departed for Germany after his release from a British prison where he served a sentence relating to his 2017 bankruptcy, according to his lawyer. The 55-year-old German six-time Grand Slam champion “was released from custody in England and has left for Germany today”, his Berlin-based […]

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RUS­SIA LAUNCH­ES WIDE­SPREAD MIS­SILE AT­TACK ON UKRAINE

Fri 16  December 2022: Residents were warned to take cover in cities across Ukraine, including the capital, Kyiv, southern Kryvyi Rih and northeastern Kharkiv, as Russian strikes hit critical infrastructure, according to local officials. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on the Telegram social media app that the city is without electricity, with the regional governor, […]

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UK BRACES FOR A HISTORIC NURSE STRIKE; PM SUNAK EYES ANTI-STRIKE LAWS

Thu 15  December 2022: As Britain suffers through the great strikes, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed that anti-strike laws will be brought in “to protect lives and livelihoods”. Speaking to Daily Mail Sunak said that he was gearing up for a showdown with union leaders and that he hopes they can see that wrecking […]

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KOSOVO SIGNS OFFICIAL APPLICATION FOR EU MEMBERSHIP, SERBIA OBJECTS

Wed 14 December 2022: Kosovo’s top officials signed an official application to join the European Union on Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reported. President Vljosa Osmani, Prime Minister Albin Kurti, and Parliament Speaker Gljauk Konjufca attended the application ceremony in the capital. In a speech, Kurti said: “Today we’re taking the first step towards EU membership… It is a […]

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ISTANBUL MAYOR SENTENCED FOR INSULTING COUNTRY’S SUPREME ELECTORAL COUNCIL

Wed 14 December 2022: A Turkish court sentenced the mayor of Istanbul, Turkey’s most populous city, to two years and seven months in prison on Wednesday for insulting the country’s Supreme Electoral Council. In addition to convicting Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the court imposed a political gag order on him, which could lead to his resignation. […]

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MACRON’S PARTY OFFICES RAIDED BY FRENCH POLICE OVER CAMPAIGN FUNDS CONTROVERSY

Wed 14 December 2022: On Wednesday, French prosecutors searched the headquarters of President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance Party in connection with an ongoing investigation. According to Reuters, the investigation focused on the French government’s use of consulting firms since 2017. According to a report in the newspaper Le Parisien, the National Financial Prosecutors’ Office also searched […]

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JOURNALISTS IMPRISONED WORLDWIDE REACH NEW HIGHS

Iranian journalists Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi was arrested by regime, with propaganda against the state and conspiring against national security. Wed 14 December 2022: According to an annual tally by the press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders, the number of journalists imprisoned around the world has reached a new high (Reporters Sans Frontieres, or […]

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WILL PUTIN’S ‘NATURAL GAS UNION’ FAIL?

Thu 15 December 2022: Uzbekistan has poured cold water on a potential alliance in another sign Central Asia is keeping Russia at arm’s length. Kyiv, Ukraine – The Uzbek official sounded like he was talking about his nation’s freedom. “We will never compromise our national interests,” Energy Minister Zhurabek Mirzamakhmudov told the Kun.uz news website, an […]

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