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A Rare Pokémon Card Raised $ 90,000 At An Online Auction in the United States

10Jul

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

US, News

A Rare Pokémon Card Raised $ 90,000 At An Online Auction in the United States

A rare Pokémon card raised $ 90,000 at an online auction in the United States. According to the auction house Heritage Auction, a collector paid that amount for a so-called Trainer card that gave access to a secret tournament in 1999. That special ticket was the top prize in regional qualifying events. Since there were seven there at the time, Heritage assumes the same number of this type of map exists. The auctioned copy is in a protective case and is in excellent condition. The name of the buyer has not been disclosed. The trading card game Pokémon was introduced at the end of the last century and became extremely popular in a short time. As a rule, rarer and more expensive cards offer more significant winning opportunities. A digital version of the game was also released in...

Mexicans Block Border Post With the US for Fear of Coronavirus

8Jul

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Mexico, News, US

Mexicans Block Border Post With the US for Fear of Coronavirus

Residents of some Mexican border towns have blocked roads and transitions to the United States with their cars in recent days. They fear that American visitors will spread the coronavirus in Mexico. Today, the presidents of the two countries, Donald Trump and Lopez Obrador, meet in Washington. "We are asking that US tourists not visit Mexico now. We are doing that to protect the health of our community as the coronavirus spreads rapidly in the neighbouring US states," said José Ramos Arzate, the mayor of the Mexican border town of Sonoyta. The British newspaper "The Guardian". The mayor is thus in favour of residents of his city who blocked the border crossing with the US state of Arizona last weekend. This was also the case in other Mexican border cities, including Texas. In A...

TikTok is Withdrawing From Hong Kong the US Wants to Ban the App

7Jul

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

News, China, Hong Kong

TikTok is Withdrawing From Hong Kong the US Wants to Ban the App

China continues to give TikTok headaches. The originally Chinese video app is now withdrawing from Hong Kong, fearing that under the new security law it would have to share activist data with Beijing. The US Secretary of State is not at all reassured that TikTok could actually keep those data out of Beijing's hands. "In light of the events, we have decided to discontinue operations in Hong Kong," a TikTok spokesperson told Reuters news agency. The decision followed after a controversial new security law passed in Hong Kong criminalizing "secession, subversion and foreign interference". With this measure, TikTok wants to make clear to the world that it has nothing to do with the Chinese government, which has tightened its grip on Hong Kong. The new security law may oblige techn...

WhatsApp No Longer Helps Hong Kong Justice

6Jul

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Hong Kong, News

WhatsApp No Longer Helps Hong Kong Justice

WhatsApp, one of the most widely used chat apps in the world, still refuses to help justice in Hong Kong. Requests from the authorities in the autonomous city for user data will not be processed for the time being. WhatsApp, owned by Facebook, says it wants to know first how the new security law will affect human rights. Hong Kong has been part of China since 1997, but the inhabitants of the former British colony always had far more liberties than people in the rest of the country. For example, residents can use Google, Twitter and Facebook, which are blocked in mainland China. Such services are also used by demonstrators to keep in touch. For example, they warn each other via encrypted chat apps where the police are. China recently passed a law that would severely punish crim...

2 Killed and More Than 70 Injured in Explosion At A Fireworks Factory in Turkey

3Jul

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Turkey, Asia, News

2 Killed and More Than 70 Injured in Explosion At A Fireworks Factory in Turkey

At least 2 people were killed in an explosion in a fireworks factory in northwestern Turkey. More than 70 were also injured. The explosion took place around 11 a.m. local time at a fireworks factory near Hendek, in Sakarya province, about 150 kilometres east of Istanbul. At the time of the explosion, between 150 and 200 workers were present in the factory. According to the Turkish authorities, at least 2 people died. More than 70 others were injured and taken to hospital. Some 85 ambulances, 2 helicopters and 11 rescue teams came to the scene to take the victims away, Turkey's health minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted.

Vladimir Putin Wins Referendum and Can Stay on Until 2036

2Jul

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Russia, News

Vladimir Putin Wins Referendum and Can Stay on Until 2036

As expected, Russian President Vladimir Putin has won a significant victory in the referendum on reforming the constitution. After counting the votes, Russian media reports that 77.9 percent of the voters support the proposals. The victory allows Putin (67) to remain in power until 2036. He may then participate twice in the presidential election. His current term of office ends in 2024, and he can serve two more six-year terms after that.

Protest Against Putin on Russia’s Last Day Referendum

1Jul

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Russia, News

Protest Against Putin on Russia’s Last Day Referendum

Opponents of the constitutional change in Russia protested on the last day of the referendum against an "eternal" presidency of the leader of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin. In Moscow's Red Square, the police intervened on Wednesday when several activists lay on the doorstep and the year was 2036. Putin, 67, can remain in power for another sixteen years after the new constitution enters into force, until 2036, if he is re-elected. According to the old constitution, he should have resigned in 2024. Opposition members called for protests in Moscow and Saint Petersburg after the six-day vote. Kremlin opponents have so far been on the Internet with the "Njet!" Campaign. They called for a "no" at the ballot box. Demonstrations in Russia are not allowed due to the corona pandemic. The ...

President Trump Humiliated British Ex-Prime Minister May

7Jan

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

News, UK, US

President Trump Humiliated British Ex-Prime Minister May

US President Trump bullied and humiliated then-British Prime Minister Theresa May during their phone calls. He would have called her "weak" and blamed her for "lack of courage." Trump is also said to have called German Chancellor Angela Merkel "stupid". Details of the talks were published by American journalist Carl Bernstein, one of the two ex-reporters for the Washington Post newspaper which revealed the Watergate scandal surrounding President Nixon in the early 1970s. He spoke to White House sources and intelligence officials who are aware of the content of the calls and who are concerned. Trump is said to pose a threat to the national security of the United States, reports the US news channel CNN. Bernstein sources say Trump is "insufficiently prepared" for con...

Macron Wants A Referendum on the Revision of the Constitution With Climate Goals

29Jun

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Politics, Europe, France, News

Macron Wants A Referendum on the Revision of the Constitution With Climate Goals

French President Emmanuel Macron wants to hold a referendum on a revision of the climate change constitution if parliament allows it. He wants to be able to switch faster in the field of climate and environmentally friendly policymaking, he said on Monday. He also pledged EUR 15 billion in additional funding to accelerate the transition to a greener economy. Macron thus responded to proposals from a Climate Council, which he had instituted to set a new course for France's ecological agenda. However, Macron said he disagrees with the Council's proposal for a 4 percent dividend tax to help fund new environmental policies. That would only discourage investment, he said. He also supported a proposal for a moratorium on new commercial zones on the city's fringes, saying he would con...

New York Paints Black Lives Matter on Trump Tower Street

26Jun

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

US, News

New York Paints Black Lives Matter on Trump Tower Street

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has ordered the words 'Black Lives Matter' to be painted in large, yellow letters on the street in front of Trump Tower in Manhattan. Black Lives Matter is a group that fights against police brutality and racism in the United States. For years, the words have also been a cry for protesters, for example in the past few weeks during protests after the death of George Floyd. "He Can't Run Away." The painting is a direct message to Donald Trump, owner of the building where he lived before his presidency. "He's a disgrace to the values we cherish in New York," said a De Blasio spokesperson. "He can't run away from reality, and every time he comes to his hometown, he will be reminded that black lives matter." Trump responded to the city's plans on Twitt...