International

Turkish Officer Gets Final Asylum in Greece
23May By Alan LorenzNo Comments
Greece, International, News, Turkey

Turkish Officer Gets Final Asylum in Greece

Turkish Officer Gets Final Asylum in Greece. One of the eight Turkish officers who had fled to Greece after the failed coup in 2016 was finally granted asylum. That has determined the highest Greek administrative judge, Greek media reports.   The ruling is probably a harbinger for the course of the proceedings against the seven other officers. The Greek court previously blocked delivery of the eight officers. Turkish President Erdogan has repeatedly asked for the extradition of the eight men who, according to Ankara, were involved in the attempt to overthrow his government. In Turkey, the military has already been found guilty of high treason, says iStorify. Difficult relationship The stay of the military in Greece puts the already difficult diplomatic relations between Turkey an...
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Do Russians want to Live in a Country without Truth?
23May By Alan LorenzNo Comments
International, News, Russia

Do Russians want to Live in a Country without Truth?

Relatives of MH17 victims get an open letter to the Russian authorities and state media. According to the eWorldNews, they have done everything to sow doubt and obscure the truth about the air disaster. If the Russians want to live in a country where the truth no longer exists, they ask themselves.   The letter is on the website of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta. He has been signed by a dozen surviving relatives from Australia, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. They write that after almost four years they are still struggling with the sudden and brutal loss of their loved ones and the questions that have not yet been answered. Russian people not guilty "We do not blame the Russian people for what happened," the letter writers say. "We are not against you, and we ho...
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US Investigates Foreign Ailments Employee Consulate China
23May By Alan LorenzNo Comments
Asia, China, International, News, US

US Investigates Foreign Ailments Employee Consulate China

US Investigates Foreign Ailments Employee Consulate China. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a medical team to China to investigate mysterious ailments of a government official. According to The Week News, the American would show signs of mild brain damage.   The employee of the consulate in Guangzhou recently complained about annoying sounds and other inconveniences, such as an oppressive feeling. As far as we perceive, there are no complaints from others. The situation is reminiscent of the acoustic attacks on US embassy personnel in Cuba. Dozens of American diplomats and their relatives were recalled last year when they suffered from, among other things, hearing loss, headaches, dizziness and nausea. According to the US, Cuba carried out targeted attacks with inaudible sou...
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Run Away Ebola Patients in Congo Found Dead
23May By Alan LorenzNo Comments
Congo, International, News

Run Away Ebola Patients in Congo Found Dead

Two Ebola patients who had run away from a hospital in the Congolese city of Mbandaka were found dead today. Another patient, who had fled the hospital on Saturday, was found alive that same day. The three patients were in quarantine.   The head of MSF's mission in the city reacted to the incident. The hospital is not a prison, he said, the patients cannot be locked up, says eMedium. The report about the fledged patients coincides with the warning from the World Health Organization that the fight against the highly contagious disease has reached a critical point. It is the ninth time that Ebola erupted in Congo. In the coming weeks, it must be clear whether the disease can be kept under control. So far, 27 Congolese have succumbed to Ebola. Medics have drawn up a list of 628 peopl...
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Malaysia Stops the Search for Missing MH370
23May By Alan LorenzNo Comments
Asia, International, Malaysia, News

Malaysia Stops the Search for Missing MH370

Malaysia Stops the Search for Missing MH370. The new government of Malaysia will stop the search for the missing plane MH370 next week. The minister of transport says that the contract with the American company Ocean Infinity has been extended until Tuesday and then ends.   According to the City News Journal, Flight MH370 disappeared on 8 March 2014, when it was en route from the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Probably the Malaysia Airlines aircraft crashed in the Indian Ocean. On the French island of La Réunion and the African continent, several fragments washed up that probably come from the plane, but nothing else has been recovered from the aircraft. The new Malaysian Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad, who was elected two weeks ago, had already announced that he wou...
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Journalists Visited North Korea Nuclear Test Location
23May By Alan LorenzNo Comments
International, News, North Korea

Journalists Visited North Korea Nuclear Test Location

Journalists Visited North Korea Nuclear Test Location. A group of foreign journalists went to a remote area in North Korea to witness the dismantling of a nuclear test site. At the last moment, eight reporters from South Korea also received permission to travel to Punggye-Ri.   The journalists boarded the train for the first part of the journey, whose windows are blinded. They were told not to open the windows during the trip, writes Town News. The American, British, Chinese and Russian journalists gathered in the North Korean port city of Wönsan last night. A South Korean government plane flew its journalists to the town this morning. The group will witness a formal closing ceremony of the test location, which takes place tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, depending on the weath...
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American Writer Philip Roth Died in Manhattan Hospital
23May By Alan LorenzNo Comments
International, News, US

American Writer Philip Roth Died in Manhattan Hospital

The American writer Philip Roth died in a hospital in Manhattan. The chronicler of society and Jewish life in the US was 85 years old, reports The English News.   Roth made his debut in 1959 with the collection of stories Farewell, Columbus. He has written more than thirty books, including the sexually revolutionary novel Portnoy's complaint and American pastoralism, for which he won a Pulitzer prize in 1998. He was for years as a contender for the Nobel Prize for Literature, but he did not receive it. He did win several other prestigious awards, such as the National Book Award (twice), the Pen / Faulkner Award (three times) and the Man Booker International Prize. American trilogy American Pastoral, I was married to a Communist, and The human blemish is together called the Americ...
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