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A bottle containing a letter thrown into the Atlantic Ocean 16 years ago has been found on an Australian coast. The message, according to its author, was thrown into the sea off the coast of Brazil, so it traveled a very long distance. Its discoverer is very lucky – he receives a reward for his discovery. The bottle containing the letter was discovered by local resident Tony who was walking on the beach in Peterborough, Victoria. The note inside said, “Hello, your curiosity has been rewarded. Thank you for taking the time to pull out this bottle and see what's…
Vienna authorities announced UNESCO's decision on Wednesday. Mayor Michael Ludwig, in a special statement, considered this a great success not only for the Austrian capital but also for those involved in fostering this tradition. “The Vienna Sausage Stand is not only a place for delicious food, but also a living symbol of the Viennese lifestyle. Recognizing it as an intangible cultural heritage signifies the tradition, hospitality and diversity of our city. It means respecting sexuality,” Ludwig emphasized. Reference: French baguette added to UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage In his opinion, the title is an expression of gratitude to all…
Three Americans detained in China have been released after the Biden administration negotiated a prisoner exchange.Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung are on their way back to the United States, a National Security Council (NSC) spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday.“Soon they will return and be reunited with their families for the first time in many years,” the statement said. The exchange reportedly lasted months and included the release of at least one Chinese citizen detained in the United States. President Biden raised the issue of Americans unjustly detained in China directly with President Xi Jinping earlier this…
In an interview with Dagens Industrie, Andriy Yermak emphasized that the most important task of today is to end the war in Ukraine and restore lasting peace to Europe. He thanked President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for his support for the “Victory Plan” and called Scandinavia, the Baltic states and Poland “true friends.” The head of the Ukrainian Presidential Administration stressed that fruitful peace negotiations can only be held if both sides of the conflict have the will to end the fighting. “Furthermore, we need to return the situation to at least the state it was on February 23, 2022. Until then,…
The head of the Ministry of Defense of Lithuania, Laurinas Kaschunas, said that the plane crash in Vilnius could be an act of sabotage. An international commission was established to investigate the causes of the natural disaster.A SWIFT transport plane working for DHL crashed on Monday in Vilnius, next to the airport. The car hit the ground and fell about 100 meters along with it. It broke into pieces and its pieces hit the house. Nothing happened to the residents. One of the four crew members died. The Crisis Management Center has launched an investigation to explain the cause of…
On Wednesday, the AMB arrested 6 people in the course of the investigation, which was carried out for several years under the supervision of the prosecutor's office. Among those arrested is Wojciech O., the former head of the SLD, the former minister of agriculture, tvn24.pl journalist Robert Zielinski reported.”This morning in Warsaw, Radom and Zgers, CBA agents arrested 6 people. After the completion of the procedural measures, these people will be transferred to the local office of the National Prosecutor's Office in Katowice. At this stage, this is the only information I can offer you “said the spokesperson of the…
Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sibikha told Ukrinform correspondent that the Ukrainian side has already contacted the Polish side and asked them to provide premises for the Russian consulate in Poznań. The head of Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Kiev is ready to take over the building and turn it into its own consulate. – Ukraine is interested in using the site of the former Russian consulate in Poznań. I am grateful to my Polish colleague for this suggestion. “We have already sent an official letter to the Polish side with the appropriate requests and are waiting…
Seoul recorded its heaviest November snowfall since records began more than a century ago in 1907.The South Korean capital was covered in at least 16 cm of snow on Wednesday, breaking the city's previous record of 12.4 cm dating back to November 1972.This caused significant disruption across the country, with local media reporting that flights had been grounded, roads closed and transport services delayed.At least one person is believed to have died in a weather-related road accident near Seoul.Youn Ki-han, head of Seoul's meteorological division, told AFP news agency that the heavy snowfall was due to strong westerly winds and…
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said he has requested an arrest warrant for Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against humanity committed against Rohingya Muslims. Karim Khan said there were reasonable grounds to believe that Min Aung Hlaing bore criminal responsibility for the persecution and deportation of the Rohingya to neighboring Bangladesh. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled Myanmar in 2017 to escape a campaign the UN called genocide launched by the Myanmar military.But the Myanmar government denied this, saying it was simply waging a campaign against Rohingya militants. Attacks on the Rohingya began…
A woman who hid a child for nearly three years has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison, according to police in Cheshire, in the west of England. The girl “never knew daylight and fresh air,” the BBC reports from prosecutors at the woman's trial. The sentence was handed down at Chester Crown Court on Tuesday, November 26. The woman, whose name has not been released, previously pleaded guilty to charges including: neglect, abuse of a child or causing unnecessary suffering to a child. In the statement of the police, we read that “as a result of this woman's action,…