North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, who met with Vladimir Putin in Russia's Far East today, expressed "full and unconditional" support for all of Russia's actions, including the invasion of Ukraine and the Kremlin's stance toward the West, the Associated Press reported.more
The German Football Federation (DFB) has reported a decline in racist and discriminatory incidents in professional leagues in recent years. A different picture emerges from data from the Football Discrimination Reporting Point in North Rhine-Westphalia, which reported, among other things, an increase in the number of Nazi salutes observed and reported.more
A senior CIA official reported to Congress that the agency bribed its own analysts investigating the genesis of the Covid-19 pandemic to change their assessment about the origin of the virus from a lab in Wuhan, China, Republican members of the House of Representatives Committee on Intelligence wrote in a letter to the CIA director. Ultimately, the agency said it could not determine the cause of tmore
In Barcelona, in the north-east of Spain, there is an increasing phenomenon of crime from the so-called menas, i.e. juvenile immigrants without parental care, mainly from Morocco.more
When Russians shop in Moscow, they hardly notice Western sanctions. You can still find German goods in stores. Russian consumers can choose from a wide range of products at prices, in some cases even lower than in Germany, according to research conducted by SWR.more
The consumer association (Consumentenbond) submitted on behalf of 82,000 The Dutch sue Google for collecting data that violates users' privacy. Consumerenbond demands that the American company stop this practice and demands compensation of EUR 750 for each user.more
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia this morning for a meeting with Vladimir Putin, the Associated Press reported. According to the American newspaper "New York Times", the conversation between the dictators will concern the supply of weapons to the Russian army.more
The number of foreign students at Dutch universities is on the rise, and now 41 percent of first-year students are not Dutch, according to the latest report from the Netherlands Bureau of Statistics (CBS).more
Yesterday, in Manhattan, New York, ceremonies were held to commemorate nearly three thousand people who died 22 years ago in the attack by Islamic terrorists on the World Trade Center towers. It was the largest terrorist attack that took place on US territory - Poles also died in it.more
Ninety-two percent of business executives are concerned about the risks associated with implementing AI-based solutions, according to KPMG's report "Generative AI: From buzz to business value." Sixty percent see artificial intelligence as an opportunity to increase productivity and revenue, it added.more
The relentless influx of immigrants to New York City and the associated expenses could ruin the city, which is facing a $12 billion deficit. - warned New York Mayor Eric Adams.more
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced during a closed-door meeting over the weekend in Kotcse, near Balaton, that he wants to rule the country until 2034, the Telex news portal reported, citing information from meeting participants.more
71 percent of Europeans support the imposition of economic sanctions on Russia for its aggression against Ukraine; 57 percent favor supporting the embattled country through purchases and supplies of military equipment, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey.more
France believes that airfares in the EU are too low because they do not serve climate protection. Paris therefore wants the European Union to introduce minimum ticket prices and announces an initiative to do so. "Ticket prices regulated by the EU are an anti-market measure, against the logic of competition." - EP budget committee member Bogdan Rzonca (Law and Justice) believes.more
New York tiktoker Kenny Bollwerk, who gained popularity by broadcasting videos about the everyday life of rats in the metropolis, has gained such a large fan base that he offers tours of the most rat-infested areas of the city, the Canadian portal CBC reported.more
California Forever - this is the name of the city of the future that a group of Silicon Valley businessmen wants to build. A consortium of billionaires has already secretly bought up huge tracts of land for this purpose. To turn the land into a city, however, they need the approval of local authorities and residents.more
In the summer of 2020, the royal couple bought a vast estate in Montecito (Santa Barbara County), California, for over $14 million. Now they are looking for a new place to live - and there are many indications that they already know where exactly they want to find it.more
One third of real estate agents discriminate against certain nationalities, e.g. Moroccans, Poles and Turks , according to a study that Hugo de Jonge, the Minister of Housing, submitted to the lower house of parliament (Tweede camera).more
Elon Musk disabled the Starlink satellite internet network last year to disrupt an attack by Ukrainian underwater drones against a fleet of Russian warships off the coast of Crimea, CNN reported, citing the billionaire's unpublished biography. The reason was said to be concerns about Russian nuclear retaliation.more
A magnitude 3.8 quake, the strongest in 10 years, was recorded yesterday evening near Naples in southern Italy, local media reported. The epicenter was located in the area of the Fields of Flegray, described by some media as "the most dangerous supervolcano in Europe".more
Hurricane Lee intensified rapidly and was classified as Category 5 yesterday. From Sunday, it could cause dangerous conditions on beaches along the east coast of the United States. Wind gusts reach 260 km per hour.more
North Korea has built its first "tactical nuclear attack submarine" and has deployed it to patrol the waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan, North Korean state media reported.more
Ryanair airline CEO Michael O'Leary was hit in the face with a cake by climate activists yesterday. "This is the warmest welcome I've ever encountered in Belgium," the Irish carrier's chief executive told reporters, commenting on the incident, which took place in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels.more
