German prosecutors have searched the offices of the finance and justice ministries in Berlin, seizing documents related to a probe into possible obstruction of justice by a government agency tasked with tackling money laundering. The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), which is part of the Finance Customs Administration controlled by the Finance Ministry, has been under […]
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Hungary and Serbia will ‘rebuild’ Central Europe and ‘protect’ it from waves of immigration – Orban
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that Budapest and Belgrade have pledged to “rebuild Central Europe,” even stating that the two Balkan countries will “protect” the region against waves of migration from Afghanistan. On Wednesday, Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic met with Orban in Budapest for a joint government session. The Hungarian leader described […]
France won’t accept ‘financial blackmail’ & anything that breaks the law, minister says amid migrant row with the UK
French interior minister Gérald Darmanin has responded bluntly to British Home Secretary Priti Patel’s plan to send migrant boats crossing the English Channel back to France. The French minister said on Thursday that “the friendship between our two countries deserves better than postures which undermine cooperation between our services.” France will not accept any practice […]
New Zealand PM says hospital visitors should not have sex with patients during pandemic – or any other time
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made it clear that hospital visitors should not be having sex with patients after the country’s director-general of health called such activity “high-risk” due to Covid-19. During a coronavirus press conference on Thursday, Ardern was asked by a reporter about an “allegation of sexual relations between a patient […]
Belarus: Protasevich and his wife almost fell into a coma after the interview
Belarusian authorities announced on Tuesday that they are inviting representatives of the US and European Union aviation as well as international civil aviation to investigate the urgent landing in Minsk on Sunday of a Ryanair flight in which journalist and opponent Roman Protasevici was on board. According to international news agencies, the Belarusian Ministry of […]
Joe Biden wins the election and the presidency of the United States
Joe Biden wins the election and the presidency of the United States Joe Biden, who until now seemed to be losing the election, took an advance and managed to overtake Donald Trump by 10 percent. Thus, the result is irreversible, with America returning to Obama’s policies of absorbing immigrants and pumping money into China. President […]
‘A level of anxiety I don’t want to go through again’: Making one-shot masterpiece ‘1917’
No cuts and no plan B: cinematographer Roger Deakins and editor Lee Smith discuss the stressful, “butt-naked” filmmaking behind “1917.” sursa
Lucy Liu on making art to find a sense of belonging
Lucy Liu may be better known as an actor, director and human rights ambassador, but this year she reached another career milestone: exhibiting her art at a museum. sursa
Glenda Bailey, longstanding editor of Harper’s Bazaar, to step down
Glenda Bailey, whose Harper’s Bazaar magazine covers have depicted Demi Moore feeding a giraffe and Rihanna swimming with sharks, will leave her role as editor-in-chief after almost 19 years. sursa
How the black turtleneck came to represent creative genius
Since the 19th century, artists, musicians and CEOs have all worn the uniform. sursa
Meghan and Harry waxworks removed from Royal family display at Madame Tussauds
London’s Madame Tussauds museum has removed the waxworks of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from its Royal Family set. sursa
Today’s ‘Blue Monday’ depression peak isn’t real, but seasonal blues are. Here’s what to do about them
Today is Blue Monday, which is rumored to be the most depressing day of the year. But is it? Research hasn’t proved that there is any one day more depressing than all the others. It’s a PR stunt that has cemented itself into modern culture. sursa
Astronauts on the moon and Mars may grow their homes there out of mushrooms, says NASA
Astronauts on the moon or Mars may be growing their homes, rather than building them, according to NASA. sursa
This company says it’s making ‘food from thin air’
In Finland, scientists are making an entirely new ingredient out of air, water and electricity — and they hope it could revolutionize the way our food is produced. sursa
US adults who binge drink are drinking even more, study says
Adults in the United States who binge drink are consuming even more alcohol per binging episode, according to a new study published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. sursa













