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American Soldiers Killed by A Roadside Bomb in Afghanistan

11Jan

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International, News

American Soldiers Killed by A Roadside Bomb in Afghanistan

Two American soldiers were killed on Saturday by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan. Two others were injured in the attack on a US Army vehicle near Kandahar. That has been publicised by a spokesperson for the NATO mission in the Central Asian country. The Taliban have taken responsibility for this attack.

Stolen Jewels from Grünes Gewölbe Museum Offered on the Dark Web

10Jan

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Germany, News

Stolen Jewels from Grünes Gewölbe Museum Offered on the Dark Web

A security firm from Tel Aviv, Israel, was offered two jewels through a hidden side of the internet that was stolen at the end of November from the Grünes Gewölbe museum in the German city of Dresden, in Saxony. It was there that the most significant art theft was committed since the Second World War. The diamonds were offered to Israeli buyers via the dark web, a hidden piece of the internet. These are employees of the CGI security firm. The newspaper Bild and the public broadcaster MDR report this. CGI is an Israeli security firm with headquarters in Tel Aviv. It operates worldwide, including former soldiers from the Israeli army and former employees of the Mossad, the Israeli secret service. It concerns two pieces from the collection: a breast star and a shoulder strap. The ...

Turkey Consults with the US and Iran wants to Reduce Tensions

6Jan

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International, News

Turkey Consults with the US and Iran wants to Reduce Tensions

Turkey is committed to reducing tensions between Iran and the United States. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has called with his colleagues in Washington and Tehran. "We will endure working with other countries over the coming days to resolve this issue or to de-escalate tensions." The already cooled relationship between Iran and the US has deteriorated even further after the death of top Iranian soldier Qassem Soleimani. He died in an American drone attack in Iraq. Iran reacted furiously and announced that it would return its death. The crisis has led to feverish consultations between several countries. Cavusoglu said that the crisis would be further discussed when Russian President Vladimir Putin pays a visit to Turkey on Wednesday. Turkish President Erdogan is also said to...

Thousands of Iraqis Call Death to America during General’s Funeral

4Jan

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News, International

Thousands of Iraqis Call Death to America during General’s Funeral

Thousands of Iraqis scanned "death to America" on Saturday at the funeral of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Abou Mehdi al-Mouhandis, his chief lieutenant in Iraq, who died in an American attack. Among other things, a photographer from the French press agency AFP has established this on the spot. Early this morning, thousands of civilians came to the streets of Baghdad for the commemoration of Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, which took place this morning. Many participants chanted slogans such as "Death to America". Some people in the crowd held up a portrait of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Iranian supreme leader, or Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese Shiite Hizbollah movement. Nasrallah yesterday called for a "just punishment" for the "...

Greta Thunberg Turns 17: No Cake, but Climate Protest

3Jan

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International, News

Greta Thunberg Turns 17: No Cake, but Climate Protest

The Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg celebrated her seventeenth birthday on Friday not with cake, but with an hour-long protest at the parliament in Stockholm. "I'm not the kind of person who celebrates birthdays," the teenager said. "I stand here as usual from 8 am to 3 pm. Then I go home." Greta Thunberg Tweets! Thunberg has had a busy year. She travelled the world to demand that governments take more action against climate change. "It was a strange and busy year. But also a great year because I have found something that I want to do with my life. And what I do has an impact," the activist said. The teenager started her so-called climate strike when she was fifteen. She skipped school to take action at the Swedish parliament. That made her world-famous — the American ...

Cyprus Court: British Woman Lied about A Group Rape by Israeli Gang

30Dec

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News, UK

Cyprus Court: British Woman Lied about A Group Rape by Israeli Gang

A Cypriot court ruled Monday that a British woman lied about a group rape six months ago by Israeli youth. The woman, then 19 years old, claimed that twelve Israeli teenagers had sexually abused her. The case, before the district court in Paralimni, was closely followed by human rights groups. The woman was arrested after she withdrew the accusation that the Israeli teenagers raped her in a hotel room in the Ayia Napa resort in mid-July. She said she had withdrawn her allegation under police force during ongoing interrogations without a lawyer present. Prosecutors and the court rejected her defence. "My conclusion is that her guilt is undoubtedly proven," the president said in his verdict, describing her claims as inconsistent and adding that she had tried to mislead the court....

China Denies Death Sentence for Uighur Academic Tashpolat Tiyip

27Dec

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International, News

China Denies Death Sentence for Uighur Academic Tashpolat Tiyip

China denies that it has secretly sentenced to death the Uighur academic Tashpolat Tiyip. Human rights organisation Amnesty International already suspected a "secret and unjust conviction" in September. The United Nations, therefore, demanded answers from the Beijing government. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs publicized on Friday that the trial against Tiyip is still ongoing and that his rights are being protected "following the law". According to the Chinese government, the geographer and former president of the University of Xianjing are suspected of "corruption and bribery". The Uyghurs form a Muslim minority in China and live mainly in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. Many of them are locked up there in detention camps. China itself has repeatedly denied that ...

The Stock Market in Japan is Closed Somewhat Lower on Wednesday

25Dec

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Business, News

The Stock Market in Japan is Closed Somewhat Lower on Wednesday

The stock market in Japan is closed somewhat lower on Wednesday. The trading session was tranquil due to the holidays. Many international financial markets are closed for Christmas. The Nikkei index finished 0.2 percent in the minus at 23,782.87 points. The stock market in Shanghai also saw a small minus. Nissan was a striking fall. The car manufacturer sees one of his top drivers leave. Jun Seki, who is in charge of the significant reorganisation at Nissan, is going to work as chief executive of maker of electrical power sources Nidec. On a macroeconomic level, it was announced that Chinese imports of American soybeans in November reached the highest level in twenty months. The doors remained closed in Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney, among others.

British Church Examines Whether Tech Investments are Compatible with Faith

23Dec

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UK, News, Technology

British Church Examines Whether Tech Investments are Compatible with Faith

The Church of England has begun an investigation into whether interests in large technology companies are compatible with the Christian faith. A church advisory group takes twelve months for the examination. This includes investments in robotics and artificial intelligence. The latter could undermine "the idea of God." According to the British newspaper The Telegraph, ethics specialists and theologians help determine the course. In doing so, it is tested whether the investment fund of the Church of England, which contains many billions, should have interests in companies such as Amazon, Facebook and Google. The Church of England has almost 12 billion pounds in investments under management through various funds. The church previously played a pioneering role in the movement to s...

Australian Prime Minister Apologises for being on Vacation during Forest Fires

20Dec

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Australia, News

Australian Prime Minister Apologises for being on Vacation during Forest Fires

Australian Prime Minister Apologises for being on Vacation during Forest Fires. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison returns from vacation early after criticism from the home front. Parts of the country have been struggling with fierce forest fires for weeks, which are difficult to control. Two volunteer firefighters were killed yesterday. There is little understanding that Morrison was on vacation in Hawaii in silence just now. The prime minister has already apologised. Two days earlier than planned, Australian Prime Minister Morrison packs his bags in his vacation home in Hawaii. His intention was to spend a week with his family, but the forest fires in his home country decided otherwise. While the size of the fires did not diminish in recent days and the temperatures onl...