Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter gave the Oktoberfest in the Bavarian capital its traditional launch on Saturday, opening a barrel of beer and marking it with the time-honored phrase “O’zapft is!” (Bavarian for “It is tapped”).
Reiter then handed…
Category: 4. World
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Cyberattack causes disruptions at major European airports
The disruptions to electronic systems reported at Brussels, Berlin’s Brandenburg and London’s Heathrow airports meant that only manual check-in and boarding was possible.
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The towers of Notre-Dame open to the public for the European Heritage Days
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Six years after the fire that ravaged the…
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South African police bust illicit meth lab, arrest 5 North Americans
Officials in South Africa discovered $20 million dollars worth of illicit drugs at a farm being used as a methamphetamine lab and arrested five North American citizens, according to a news release shared Saturday.
The South African Police…
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Hamas issues propaganda warning for hostages’ fate, as tens of thousands holding rallies
Tens of thousands of Israelis were rallying across the country Saturday night for the release of the hostages in Gaza and against the continued fighting in the Strip, which families of the captives say will endanger their loved ones.
The…
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Putin Decides Russia Can Step Up Ukraine Attacks and Trump Won’t Act
President Vladimir Putin has concluded that military escalation is the best way to force Ukraine into talks on his terms and that Donald Trump is unlikely to do much to bolster Kyiv’s defenses, according to people close to the Kremlin.
Russian…
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