Croatia will be looking to make a comeback in Tuesday’s World Cup semi-final in Qatar after losing the final at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. However, France and Argentina are clear favourites. Croatia is back training following the team’s 2022 World Cup quarter-final win over Brazil. Zlatko Dalic’s side will face Lionel Mess
‘Vladimir Putin has ruined the future of Russia’, says Head of Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign.
“The war has to end. Then there have to be reparations and there has to be a democratic government before we can ever look at Russia the same again”, said the Kremlin critic. Bill Browder is an American-British investor, author, and head of the global Magnitsky Justice Campaign — a human rights movement in honour […]
Illegal fireworks increasingly resembling drug trade
The trade in illegal fireworks is increasingly resembling drug trafficking – deals are made through encrypted messaging services, runners are walking the streets not knowing whose fireworks they are delivering, and a number of players are responsible for importing tens of thousands of kilograms of heavy fireworks per year, the police and Publ
Fukushima: Japan prepares to discharge water from the plant into the sea.
Fukushima fishermen admit they are worried about the reputation of their products but insist they ‘appreciate the efforts’ of the Japanese government. 12 years after the Fukushima disaster, Japan is working hard to overcome challenges posed by its water. Since the Tohoku tsunami of 11 March 2011, Japan has been decommissioning and decon
Cocaine worth €1.7 million seized in Amsterdam harbor
Customs officers in the Netherlands found 70 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside the hold of a ship in Amsterdam harbor. The street value of the seized cocaine is €1.7 million, according to financial crimes investigation service FIOD. So far, nobody was arrested in connection with the raid. The cargo ship arrived in the Netherlands from […]
South Africa opts for nuclear power as part of measures to address electricity crisis.
South Africa, economically crippled by a serious electricity crisis and repeated power cuts, plans to increase its nuclear power production, which is currently marginal, the government announced on Tuesday. To date, Africa’s leading industrial power has only one nuclear power plant, the only one on the continent. But the Koeberg plant, near C
Burundi: Former Prime Minister sentenced to life in prison.
Burundi’s Supreme Court sentenced former prime minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni to life in prison on Friday (Dec. 08). He was convicted on charges including attempting to overthrow the government, illicit enrichment and destabilizing the economy, a judicial source said. His ouster came just days after President Evariste Ndayishimiye warned of
White Christmas: Massive cocaine busts in Antwerp often linked to Netherlands
Last week, Belgian customs officers seized almost 9 tons of cocaine, with a street value of 750 million euros, in two drug busts. The authorities spoke of a white Christmas. Cocaine imports in Antwerp often involve Dutch criminals, NOS reports. Last week Monday, Belgian authorities found 3.9 tons of cocaine in a shipment of bananas […]
Prosecutor: MH17 “undeniably” downed by Buk missile
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was “undeniably” downed by a Buk missile over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) is convinced of this, and explained in detail how it came to that conclusion on Tuesday during the second day of its final argument in the trial at the extra-secure courthouse near […]
Microsoft Windows Users Can Now Block All Annoying Ads, Pop-Ups & Get Faster Web Browsing.
You can now remove all unwanted ads instantly on every single website online. This includes all news websites, social media apps like Facebook, Twitter, and even video ads on YouTube. Nowadays you can barely watch a video, browse a news site or even shop freely without having an advert thrown at you, this is not […]