# Authorities warned Germany is suffering an “alarming” increase in hard drug use, with narcotics more accessible as production in Europe is on the rise. There has been a “boom” in the use of drugs such as cocaine, crack and synthetic narcotics. Cocaine trafficking offences, for example, have increased by more than 45-percent over the […]
# The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union says it stands in solidarity with the people of Cuba in their fight to lift, what it called, the criminal economic and financial blockade against Cuba by the United States of America. NEHAWU’s spokesperson, Lwazi Nkolonzi says next week the United Nations General Assembly will consider and vote […]
# Die president van die Finansiële Aksietaakmag, Elisa de Anda Madrazo, het aangekondig dat Suid-Afrika van die gryslys verwyder is. Die land is die eerste keer in November 2023 bygevoeg weens tekortkominge in sy standaarde vir die bekamping van geldwassery. De Anda Madrazo sê Suid-Afrika het al 22 tekortkominge wat twee en ‘n half jaar […]
# The makers of the furniture lift used by the Louvre thieves published a tongue-in-cheek advert making the most of the product’s sudden fame. The day after thieves made off with some of France’s Crown Jewels the firm posted a photograph showing the lift inside the police cordon at the museum with the tagline “when […]
# Die vervaardigers van die meganiese leer wat in die diefstal in die Louvre-museum gebruik is, het ‘n ironiese advertensie gemaak om hulle skielike roem te benut. Die dag nadat diewe met van Frankryk se kroonjuwele weggekom het, het die firma ‘n foto geplaas van die meganiese leer binne ‘n polisie-kordon met die slagspreuk “wanneer […]
# US President Donald Trump intensified his criticism of Canada yesterday after terminating trade talks over a Canadian political advertisement that used Republican icon Ronald Reagan saying tariffs cause trade wars and economic disaster. He accused Canada of trying to influence the Supreme Court over the legality of his global tariffs. The two sides have […]
# Die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, het sy kritiek op Kanada verskerp nadat hy handelsgesprekke gister beëindig het oor ‘n Kanadese politieke advertensie waarin die Republikeinse ikoon Ronald Reagan sê tariewe veroorsaak handelsoorloë en ekonomiese rampe. Hy het Kanada daarvan beskuldig dat hy probeer om die Hoërhof te beïnvloed oor die wettigheid van sy tariewe. […]
# Police arrested a man who pointed a knife at them in front of the US embassy in Tokyo yesterday. The 30-year-old was taken into custody after pointing a kitchen knife at anti-riot police officers on the street. The motive behind the detained man’s actions was not immediately known. The incident comes days before American […]
# Japannese polisie het gister ‘n man met ‘n mens voor die Amerikaanse ambassade in Tokio in hegtenis geneem. Die 30-jarige is gearresteer nadat hy ‘n kombuismes na anti-oproer-polisiebeamptes gewys het. Die motief vir die man se optrede is nog nie bekend nie. Die voorval kom dae voor die Amerikaanse president Donald Trump se beplande […]
