Poland Asks UN for Help in Extracting War Reparations From Germany
Arkadiusz Mularczyk, a senior official spearheading Poland’s demands for wartime reparations from Germany, said on Tuesday that Warsaw had asked the United Nations for help in receiving war reparations from Berlin.
In December, Poland had already made similar appeals to the Council of Europe and UN cultural agency UNESCO.
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Arkadiusz Mularczyk, a senior official spearheading Poland’s demands for wartime reparations from Germany, said on Tuesday that Warsaw had asked the United Nations for help in receiving war reparations from Berlin.
In December, Poland had already made similar appeals to the Council of Europe and UN cultural agency UNESCO.
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Man With Alleged Links to Daesh Arrested in Istanbul for Planning Terrorist Attacks, Reports Say
A foreign citizen with alleged links to the Daesh* terrorist group was arrested in Istanbul for planning to commit terrorist attacks in the city's most popular crowded places, Turkish media reported, citing law enforcement.
According to Turkish press, a foreigner with alleged ties with the terrorist group was arrested in Istanbul in an operation conducted by the Turkish Interior Ministry and the country's security services.
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A foreign citizen with alleged links to the Daesh* terrorist group was arrested in Istanbul for planning to commit terrorist attacks in the city's most popular crowded places, Turkish media reported, citing law enforcement.
According to Turkish press, a foreigner with alleged ties with the terrorist group was arrested in Istanbul in an operation conducted by the Turkish Interior Ministry and the country's security services.
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⚡️Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has discussed the situation in Ukraine with his Israeli counterpart - the Russian Foreign Ministry.
▪️Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed his readiness for joint work to strengthen bilateral cooperation during his conversation with new the Israeli foreign minister.
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▪️Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed his readiness for joint work to strengthen bilateral cooperation during his conversation with new the Israeli foreign minister.
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Jeremy Renner's Condition Critical But Stable After Two Surgeries, Media Says
Hollywood star Jeremy Renner has reportedly undergone two surgeries after suffering blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries in an accident on January 1. A spokesperson for the actor indicated that he remains in critical but stable condition.
The 51-year-old actor was seriously injured while driving a snowplow near his home in Reno, Nevada. According to an American tabloid, Renner was clearing the road on January 1 morning so his family could get out of the house after the blizzard.
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Hollywood star Jeremy Renner has reportedly undergone two surgeries after suffering blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries in an accident on January 1. A spokesperson for the actor indicated that he remains in critical but stable condition.
The 51-year-old actor was seriously injured while driving a snowplow near his home in Reno, Nevada. According to an American tabloid, Renner was clearing the road on January 1 morning so his family could get out of the house after the blizzard.
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Analysts Don't Believe 'Much Will Come Out' of New US Congress Work
🤔With the first session of a new US Congress expected later in the day, Lisa Haven, a libertarian commentator, radio host and alternative media news analyst, told Sputnik that she doesn’t believe “much will come of it.”
💬“What we will see is the allusion of major investigations that will succumb to the launch of special interest and dark money and result in nothing,” she argued.
📌Haven added that although Republicans previously pledged to investigate the FBI and Fauci, "without the support of the Senate and the executive branch they will be frivolous investigations.”
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🤔With the first session of a new US Congress expected later in the day, Lisa Haven, a libertarian commentator, radio host and alternative media news analyst, told Sputnik that she doesn’t believe “much will come of it.”
💬“What we will see is the allusion of major investigations that will succumb to the launch of special interest and dark money and result in nothing,” she argued.
📌Haven added that although Republicans previously pledged to investigate the FBI and Fauci, "without the support of the Senate and the executive branch they will be frivolous investigations.”
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🕯 Fans greeted Pele's coffin by kneeling down and setting off firecrackers. ▪️ The body of the footballer was taken to the stadium of the Santos club, where the farewell ceremony will be held today Subscribe to @SputnikInt
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🕯The funeral of the football icon Pele, who won three World Cups with the Brazilian team, took place in Santos.
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🤔What Will Happen to US House January 6 Committee After New Congress Convenes?
The January 6 Select Committee’s final report and other materials produced by the panel are currently being transmitted to the National Archives and Records Administration, where they are due to be preserved for at least half a century.
With the new Republican-dominated Congress set to hold its first session later on Tuesday, the question arises on what will now happen to the House January 6 Select Committee’s work.
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The January 6 Select Committee’s final report and other materials produced by the panel are currently being transmitted to the National Archives and Records Administration, where they are due to be preserved for at least half a century.
With the new Republican-dominated Congress set to hold its first session later on Tuesday, the question arises on what will now happen to the House January 6 Select Committee’s work.
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🇺🇳UN Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan Fran Equiza held a meeting with Afghan Disaster Management Minister Mohammad Abbas Akhund to discuss the decision of the Taliban* to ban women from working in the health care facilities, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Tuesday.
💬"UN Dep-HC in Afghanistan, Fran Equiza, met today Taliban Disaster Management Min. Mohammad Abbas Akhund. UN re-iterated immediate life-threatening consequences for all Afghans of banning Afghan women working for aid agencies. Long term impact can be devastating for the country," UNAMA said on Twitter.
The Taliban came to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, resulting in deepening economic, humanitarian, and security crises in the country.
*the Taliban movement is under UN sanctions over terrorism
💬"UN Dep-HC in Afghanistan, Fran Equiza, met today Taliban Disaster Management Min. Mohammad Abbas Akhund. UN re-iterated immediate life-threatening consequences for all Afghans of banning Afghan women working for aid agencies. Long term impact can be devastating for the country," UNAMA said on Twitter.
The Taliban came to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, resulting in deepening economic, humanitarian, and security crises in the country.
*the Taliban movement is under UN sanctions over terrorism
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💃🏾👮🏾♂️Cultural integration looks like
A policemen in New Zeland joins the Indian women who are dancing on the occasion of a pan shop's opening.
A good way to celebrate differences, isn’t it?
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A policemen in New Zeland joins the Indian women who are dancing on the occasion of a pan shop's opening.
A good way to celebrate differences, isn’t it?
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⚡️US House fails to elect speaker on first vote after Republicans block McCarthy bid
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🇨🇦Canada welcomed a historic number of immigrants in 2022 and marked more than 431,645 new permanent residents, the Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said on Tuesday.
🗣"Newcomers enrich our communities, and contribute to our economy by working, creating jobs and supporting local businesses. Recognizing their value, the government of Canada planned to welcome 431,645 new permanent residents in 2022," the IRCC said in a statement.
IRCC Minister Sean Fraser said the targeted number of immigrants was achieved and also broke the 2021 record.
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🗣"Newcomers enrich our communities, and contribute to our economy by working, creating jobs and supporting local businesses. Recognizing their value, the government of Canada planned to welcome 431,645 new permanent residents in 2022," the IRCC said in a statement.
IRCC Minister Sean Fraser said the targeted number of immigrants was achieved and also broke the 2021 record.
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US Billionaire's New Year Fireworks Start Wildfire in New Zealand
A fireworks show paid for by billionaire Anthony Malkin led to a fire and nearly burned down his home during a lavish New Year's Eve celebration in New Zealand.
According to British media reports, the extremely expensive fireworks were set off just as the New Year dawned at a luxury hilltop retreat in Dalefield, a rural area on the outskirts of Queenstown. The explosive show caused the flames to set off in three spots.
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A fireworks show paid for by billionaire Anthony Malkin led to a fire and nearly burned down his home during a lavish New Year's Eve celebration in New Zealand.
According to British media reports, the extremely expensive fireworks were set off just as the New Year dawned at a luxury hilltop retreat in Dalefield, a rural area on the outskirts of Queenstown. The explosive show caused the flames to set off in three spots.
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Scholar: US Labeling TikTok 'Digital Fentanyl' Absurd, Shows Dysfunction of American Politics
According US press, the incoming chairman of the new House Select Committee on China GOP Rep Mike Gallagher in a media interview labeled TikTok as "digital fentanyl" China's government is providing to Americans.
Even though it has already been politically correct to be anti-China in Washington, labeling a popular short video app "digital fentanyl" is both absurd and hypocritical as the US is decriminalizing marijuana.
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According US press, the incoming chairman of the new House Select Committee on China GOP Rep Mike Gallagher in a media interview labeled TikTok as "digital fentanyl" China's government is providing to Americans.
Even though it has already been politically correct to be anti-China in Washington, labeling a popular short video app "digital fentanyl" is both absurd and hypocritical as the US is decriminalizing marijuana.
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"The commanders use us as cannon fodder”
📹WATCH: Ukrainian troops complain to their government about the conditions of military service.
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📹WATCH: Ukrainian troops complain to their government about the conditions of military service.
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No More Gaslighting the GOAT: 'Banished Words' of 2023 Revealed by a US University
Hours before the end of 2022, the Lake Superior State University (LSSU) in Michigan released their annual “banished words list": a collection of “imprecise, trite, and meaningless words and terms of seeming convenience” that educators advise people to refrain from using in the New Year.
Nominations for the ten-word list were submitted to the university by people living both in the United States and abroad, including residents of countries such as Australia, Portugal, China and Namibia.
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Hours before the end of 2022, the Lake Superior State University (LSSU) in Michigan released their annual “banished words list": a collection of “imprecise, trite, and meaningless words and terms of seeming convenience” that educators advise people to refrain from using in the New Year.
Nominations for the ten-word list were submitted to the university by people living both in the United States and abroad, including residents of countries such as Australia, Portugal, China and Namibia.
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😲📹Fifty-two-year-old Philippine artist Elito Circa draws...with his own blood!?
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📹The Russian Defense Ministry has published a video showing Grad MLRS crews in combat as part of the special military operation in Ukraine.
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🚘The car production in Russia is expected to increase by over 30% in 2023, reaching 800,000 cars compared to 600,000 produced over the past year, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said on Tuesday.
💬"We should reach the level of car production of at least 800,000. Last year, it was a bit over 600,000 cars," Manturov told Russian media.
📌The minister also noted that the number of car sales in Russia would also likely to increase by around 25% from 800,000 in 2022 to 1 million this year.
💬"We believe that there will be 800,000 cars produced [in Russia] and considering the market growth and its recovery due to mechanisms of parallel imports, it [the number of car sales] will amount to some 1 million," Manturov stated.
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💬"We should reach the level of car production of at least 800,000. Last year, it was a bit over 600,000 cars," Manturov told Russian media.
📌The minister also noted that the number of car sales in Russia would also likely to increase by around 25% from 800,000 in 2022 to 1 million this year.
💬"We believe that there will be 800,000 cars produced [in Russia] and considering the market growth and its recovery due to mechanisms of parallel imports, it [the number of car sales] will amount to some 1 million," Manturov stated.
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📹WATCH: Russian 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system crews in combat as part of the special military operation in Ukraine (video by Russian’s MoD)
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Video footage from the California Highway Patrol helicopter shows the rescue operation after a couple and their two children plunged nearly 100 meters while driving along a treacherous stretch of California’s Pacific Coast Highway.
Two adults were critically injured after their Tesla sedan tumbled downhill after being driven off the road, according to Brian Pottinger, the battalion chief of CAL Fire’s San Mateo - Santa Cruz unit. The two children aged four and nine, reportedly suffered less serious injuries
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Two adults were critically injured after their Tesla sedan tumbled downhill after being driven off the road, according to Brian Pottinger, the battalion chief of CAL Fire’s San Mateo - Santa Cruz unit. The two children aged four and nine, reportedly suffered less serious injuries
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Jeremy Renner, who portrayed Hawkeye, one of the superheroes from Marvel’s Avengers, underwent surgery on January 2 due to “blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries” sustained in an accident while clearing snow in his Reno, Nevada, neighborhood after a massive blizzard on New Year's Eve.
🗣️ "Thank you for all your kind words. I'm too messed up now to type. But I send love to you all," wrote the 51-year old actor, whose condition was described as critical but stable after the injuries he sustained when hit by a snow plough
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🗣️ "Thank you for all your kind words. I'm too messed up now to type. But I send love to you all," wrote the 51-year old actor, whose condition was described as critical but stable after the injuries he sustained when hit by a snow plough
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