Wilders' anti-Islam Freedom Party is the second largest in Dutch parliament, but is not part of the government. Many Muslims find drawings of the prophet to be disrespectful or outright blasphemous . Wilders cancelled a similar contest in August a year ago after police arrested a man who had threatened to kill him over his plan. Wilders, 56, known for his peroxide bouffant hairdo and firebr... [Full Article...]
An avalanche killed a woman and a two children who were skiing on a glacier in the Italian Alps. Officials from the Finance Police, Alpine rescue and Carabinieri attended the scene, with assistance from three helicopters and dog units specialized in avalanche search and rescue. [Full Article...]
The records for the United Kingdom began in 1841 and the previous high for New Years' was 15.6C (60.01F) in Great Yarmouth in 1910. A tropical plume is expected to bring highs of 16C to the United Kingdom this New Year. Wales and Scotland will also enjoy the warmest temperatures which will rise to 16C, a sharp 9C above the average high, with London basking in 11C, which is still well above the a... [Full Article...]
The government has denied that. Pro-Serb MPs hurled a firecracker, vandalized the building, threw plastic bottles and tried to assault other politicians when the amendments they proposed were rejected, according to the news agency AFP. In a statement, the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro urged calm and said it will complain to global organizations because of what it called a "brutal threat ... [Full Article...]
The number of babies born in Japan fell an estimated 5.9 per cent this year to fewer than 900,000 for the first time since the government started compiling data in 1899, the welfare ministry said on Tuesday. Marriage rates in Japan have halved since the early 1970s , and birth rates have declined in tandem. But Japan is the most gray nation in the world: nearly 28 percent of its residents are... [Full Article...]
Close to its centre the cyclone was expected to have average winds of up to 110km/h with momentary gusts to 150km/h, the Fiji Meteorological Service said. "Following weather assessments, and forecast adverse conditions associated with Tropical Cyclone Sarai, a number of Fiji Link and Fiji Airways services for Friday 27 December 2019 and Saturday 28 December 2019, are affected", the Fijian carrier'... [Full Article...]
Von der Leyen and Germany's Manfred Weber are seen talking at the Lisbon Treaty anniversary on December 18. Mr Johnson has repeatedly insisted the transition period will expire at the end of December next year and intends to enshrine the deadline in law in a revamped EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill now passing through Parliament. [Full Article...]
Penrith Panthers has been holding 9pm and midnight fireworks for at least 20 years but duty manager Matt Blattman said "it's possible that they will be cancelled". "They know the arrangements, the procedures, and we will work through to make sure that risk is appropriately addressed and, where necessary, we won't allow them to go ahead". [Full Article...]
Wilders' anti-Islam Freedom Party is the second largest in Dutch parliament, but is not part of the government. Many Muslims find drawings of the prophet to be disrespectful or outright blasphemous . Wilders cancelled a similar contest in August a year ago after police arrested a man who had threatened to kill him over his plan. Wilders, 56, known for his peroxide bouffant hairdo and firebr... [Full Article...]
An avalanche killed a woman and a two children who were skiing on a glacier in the Italian Alps. Officials from the Finance Police, Alpine rescue and Carabinieri attended the scene, with assistance from three helicopters and dog units specialized in avalanche search and rescue. [Full Article...]
The records for the United Kingdom began in 1841 and the previous high for New Years' was 15.6C (60.01F) in Great Yarmouth in 1910. A tropical plume is expected to bring highs of 16C to the United Kingdom this New Year. Wales and Scotland will also enjoy the warmest temperatures which will rise to 16C, a sharp 9C above the average high, with London basking in 11C, which is still well above the a... [Full Article...]
The government has denied that. Pro-Serb MPs hurled a firecracker, vandalized the building, threw plastic bottles and tried to assault other politicians when the amendments they proposed were rejected, according to the news agency AFP. In a statement, the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro urged calm and said it will complain to global organizations because of what it called a "brutal threat ... [Full Article...]
The number of babies born in Japan fell an estimated 5.9 per cent this year to fewer than 900,000 for the first time since the government started compiling data in 1899, the welfare ministry said on Tuesday. Marriage rates in Japan have halved since the early 1970s , and birth rates have declined in tandem. But Japan is the most gray nation in the world: nearly 28 percent of its residents are... [Full Article...]
Close to its centre the cyclone was expected to have average winds of up to 110km/h with momentary gusts to 150km/h, the Fiji Meteorological Service said. "Following weather assessments, and forecast adverse conditions associated with Tropical Cyclone Sarai, a number of Fiji Link and Fiji Airways services for Friday 27 December 2019 and Saturday 28 December 2019, are affected", the Fijian carrier'... [Full Article...]
Von der Leyen and Germany's Manfred Weber are seen talking at the Lisbon Treaty anniversary on December 18. Mr Johnson has repeatedly insisted the transition period will expire at the end of December next year and intends to enshrine the deadline in law in a revamped EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill now passing through Parliament. [Full Article...]
Penrith Panthers has been holding 9pm and midnight fireworks for at least 20 years but duty manager Matt Blattman said "it's possible that they will be cancelled". "They know the arrangements, the procedures, and we will work through to make sure that risk is appropriately addressed and, where necessary, we won't allow them to go ahead". [Full Article...]