The diplomatic passport was never a standard of appreciation and honor as much as it was a tool and a means to accomplish and facilitate the tasks of its holder when traveling on an official mission outside the country, in accordance with the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 …
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Camden Lock Market fire: Seventy firefighters at blaze
A huge blaze broke out overnight at Camden Lock Market in north London. London Fire Brigade (LFB) said 70 firefighters and 10 fire engines were sent to the site, which is a popular tourist attraction. One eyewitness said the fire moved “very fast” and there were fears of an explosion …
Read More »The award in honor of the All-Ukrainian festival “Day of Employees of radio, television and communication”
On November 16, 2016 in the building of the Odessa regional organization of the National Union of Journalists and Writers held a celebration in honor of the All-Ukrainian festival “Day of Employees of radio, television and communication.” The motto of the event were the words: “We are working to make …
Read More »Almost 50 refugees feared drowned in the Mediterranean
Almost 50 refugees are feared dead after their rubber boat sank in the Alboran Sea in the Mediterranean, Spanish coastguards said. Three “exhausted and disorientated” people were rescued from the deflated rubber boat on Tuesday that is believed to have left Morocco with 52 people aboard. The “half-sunk” boat was …
Read More »Japan floods: Rescue workers find more bodies
Four bodies found in southern Japan, taking death toll from heavy rain to six with about 20 more missing, official says. Rescue workers have found four more bodies in southern Japan, bringing the death toll from heavy rain to six with about 20 more missing, officials said. Troops and rescuers …
Read More »Tour de France 2017: Mark Cavendish out of race after breaking shoulder in crash
Britain’s Mark Cavendish pulled out of the Tour de France after breaking his right shoulder in a crash. The 32-year-old collided with world champion Peter Sagan before hitting the barriers in a sprint finish on stage four in Vittel. Cavendish, who has won 30 career stages, said he was “massively …
Read More »Qatar crisis: Saudi Arabia and allies to meet in Cairo
Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are to discuss the Qatar crisis, a month after they severed ties with the Gulf state. The meeting of foreign ministers in Cairo comes on the day a deadline expires for Qatar to accept a list of demands or face further …
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