Wind Blows Away Bouncy Castle in Australia: Five Children Died, Others in Critical Condition
Five children have been killed, and several other children are in critical condition or were seriously injured after a tragic accident involving a bouncy castle in Tasmania. The police reported this on Thursday. The bouncy castle, an end-of-year activity at a Devonport primary school, was blown into the air
Australia Opens Borders to Students and Workers
After nearly two years, Australia has reopened its borders to students, skilled workers, and other visa holders from abroad. The country was closed to almost all foreign visitors at the start of the corona pandemic. Australia will no longer open its borders to tourists from abroad this year. A
Seven Dead in Hungary Road Accident Involving Migrant Van
On Monday evening, seven people were killed in Hungary when a vehicle rammed into a house. Four others were injured. The vehicle with Serbian number plate had ten migrants on board and refused to stop for a check, according to police. The police report this, Reuters reports. The driver
Palestinian killed by Israeli Troops in West Bank Clashes
A Palestinian was killed Monday in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank. Medical services and security sources have reported this. Palestinian sources say the 31-year-old man was hit in the head during a clash in the Ras Al-Ain neighbourhood of the city of Nablus. According to the
Fifteen EU Member States Want to Take in Some 40,000 Afghans
Fifteen member states of the European Union have agreed to receive some 40,000 people in need from Afghanistan. That said, European Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson on Thursday after a meeting of European interior ministers. In recent months – after the Taliban took power – member states have already
Joe Biden Wants to Make US Government Carbon Neutral by 2050
US President Joe Biden signed a decree on Wednesday to make the federal government carbon neutral by 2050. Biden wants to strengthen his climate ambitions with the plans. For example, the text foresees an electric vehicle fleet for the federal public services, the renovation of 300,000 federal buildings as
Boris Johnson Embarrassed by Video About Christmas Party That Never Happened During Lockdown
Staff at 10 Downing Street, the official residence of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, are under fire. This is through video images that show jokes about a Christmas party that would have been organized during the lockdown last year. Though it is denied that the party took place at all.
At Least 22 Dead and 27 More Missing After Volcanic Eruption in Java
On the Indonesian island of Java, the casualty balance has risen further after the volcano Semeru. According to the national disaster agency, at least 22 people have been killed, and 27 people are still missing. Most of the fatalities died after being struck by scorching hot volcanic debris during
Former Myanmar Government Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Sentenced to Four Years in Prison by Military Junta
In Myanmar, former government leader Aung Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years in prison by the military junta. Aung Suu Kyi was ousted early this year after a military coup d’état in Myanmar. It was carried out because, according to the army, election fraud had been committed.
Shell Allowed to Search for Oil off the Coast of South Africa by Judge
Oil and gas company Shell is allowed to conduct seismic surveys off the east coast of South Africa to search for oil. A South African judge has decided that. Greenpeace and other environmental groups wanted to prevent the investigation because it would harm nature and the animals that swim
