Norway’s new King Haakon VIII on Saturday addressed Norwegians for the first time since taking the throne, paying tribute to his 89-year-old father who died the day before.”Above all, you were a person who remained committed to your values and dedicated to your duties,” Haakon said of the late King Harald V in a televised […]
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Since a catastrophic flood struck the border area between Nepal and Tibet, Prajval Haldia in London has had no word from his parents who were on a pilgrimage in the region at the time. The 22-year-old’s parents, Kavitha and Pavan Haldia, were part of a group of 16 members of a Hindu temple in south […]
Read MoreO presidente Donald Trump anunciou nesta sexta-feira (28) um acordo que garante aos Estados Unidos o controle majoritário de 65 bilhões de barris de reservas comprovadas de petróleo da Venezuela. Descrito por Trump como o “maior acordo petrolífero da História”, o pacto representará para a Venezuela cerca de US$ 100 bilhões (R$ 520 bilhões) em […]
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Norway on Saturday opened a new chapter in its history under King Haakon VIII, who was due to give a memorial speech a day after the death of his 89-year-old father King Harald. The palace said the monarch’s speech — his first as regent — would be broadcast at 7:00 pm (1700GMT). Flags flew at half-mast […]
Read MoreMutinying soldiers led armed clashes in Niger’s capital Saturday, alarming residents, but the ruling junta said it had largely wrested back control after hours of heavy exchanges around some of its most sensitive sites. But while the fighting had subsided later Saturday, the rebel troops were said by a regional security source and an African […]
Read MoreEinen Tag nach dem Tod des norwegischen Königs Harald V. sind zahlreiche Norweger in Rathäuser im ganzen Land geströmt, um sich in dort ausgelegte Kondolenzbücher einzutragen. Vor dem Königspalast in der Hauptstadt Oslo war ein Blumenmeer zu sehen; die Flaggen wehten landesweit auf Halbmast. Der neue König Haakon VIII. sollte am Abend eine Fernsehansprache zum […]
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Nach der tödlichen Sturzflut im Norden Nepals an der Grenze zu China hat sich die Zahl der Todesopfer abermals erhöht. Die Katastrophenschutzbehörde des Himalaya-Landes meldete am Samstag 675 Tote, mit den sieben bislang aus China gemeldeten Todesopfern liegt die Gesamtzahl damit bei 682 Todesopfern. Fast 3000 Menschen werden weiter vermisst, darunter nach nepalesischen Angaben mindestens acht […]
Read MoreNepal’s foreign minister warned on Saturday of the growing threat from climate change in the Himalayas, as China offered water and satellite data after devastating floods on their shared border killed hundreds. The US Geological Survey said the disaster on Wednesday near the high-altitude China-Nepal border was caused by a glacial collapse that sent a […]
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From a Roman temple to ancient olive presses, Lebanon keeps turning up archaeological treasures even as the latest Israel-Hezbollah war has caused excavations to grind to a halt at precious heritage sites in the country’s south. Important discoveries in recent years include the remains of columns and bases from a Roman temple in Maasser al-Shouf […]
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