Brussels, Jan. 23. The European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on European Union countries to recognize former MP Juan Guaido as the “interim president” of Venezuela. The resolution was voted for by 391 MEPs and 114 lawmakers opposed, according to the EP’s official website. “We call on the member states […]
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Three shells were fired at Baghdad International Airport on Saturday night, the Anatolian News Agency reported, citing the Iraqi Defense Ministry. According to available information, two of the shells exploded directly on the airport territory, the third hit a residential building in the al-Jihad district in the west of the […]
The Central African Republic has announced the introduction of a state of emergency in connection with the offensive of rebel groups on the capital Bangui, reports Friday BBC News. According to a government spokesman, the regime will remain in force for 15 days and will allow soldiers to make arrests […]
Twitter account of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s administration is “permanently blocked” after the politician made remarks about former U.S. President Donald Trump. Khamenei said “revenge is inevitable,” alluding to retaliation for the assassination of nuclear physicist Qasset Suleimani. Twitter permanently blocked the account of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s […]
Specialists at the Research Institute for Molecular Pathology in Austria have found a creature with the largest genome. It turned out to be an Australian bivalve fish. Its genome contains 43 billion base pairs, 14 times larger than that of humans. In addition, it is 30% more than the previous […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel commented on the arrest of blogger Alexei Navalny. The German politician shared her opinion at a press conference in Berlin. Angela Merkel said that Russia should immediately release Alexei Navalny. The entire German government agrees with her opinion. “Yes, I demand the immediate release of Navalny, […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin did not contact his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on the day of the riots in Washington, Russian leader spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has said she intends to establish whether the leaders of Russia and the United States spoke on January […]
Billionaire Jack Ma, the founder of Chinese Internet giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, appeared in public for the first time since the fall, when the initial public offering (IPO) of his controlled Ant Group Co. was suspended, The Wall Street Journal and Financial Times reported citing the Chinese media. Jack […]
A British man went to court over racial discrimination at work. This story was told by the Daily Mail. British citizen Colin Sorby worked in a company that produces and supplies Indian food to restaurants and supermarkets. However, one day the boss told his subordinate that he did not understand […]
U.S. authorities have declared China’s actions against the Uighurs as genocide. This was stated by United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday, January 19. “After a careful examination of the available facts, I have concluded that since at least March 2017, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has […]