Central Park in New York will be car-free
new york April 20, 2018 19:30Cars will soon no longer be welcome in Central Park. Mayor Bill de Blasio has decided to make the green lung of New York car-free.
Cars will soon no longer be welcome in Central Park. Mayor Bill de Blasio has decided to make the green lung of New York car-free.
The Supreme Court of the United States dismissed the appeals against the execution of an 83-year-old man in the state of Alabama. A few hours earlier the court had temporarily suspended the execution of Walter Moody to study matters. Why the judges rejected the appeal cases, they made no further known.
A 53-year-old MS patient on Tuesday received a nine-month prison sentence in Germany on appeal because he had caused a fatal accident in June 2015 due to a cramping attack. Because of the cramp in his leg he pushed the accelerator of his car to the bottom, so he drove a pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing at Obertshausen with more than 140 kilometers per hour.
The Belgian coastal town of Blankenberge wants to reduce seagull nuisance by giving the birds a contraceptive. The town council has already given the green light for the plan.
The United States seems to be heading for a new attack on the Assad regime in Syria. What does American President Donald Trump hope to achieve in the conflict-torn country? America expert Willem Post from the Clingendael Institute: 'This does not solve the situation in Syria. But it shows that Trump can not be scoffed. '
A tree hugger must pay heavily: Alain now has to pay three tons or sell his house. And it will probably be the last.
A 78-year-old Londoner was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of the death sign of a burglar in his home.
Brouwer AB InBev has recalled beer bottles from a dozen countries, because there may be pieces of glass in it.
A 23-year-old rapper from the Belgian group ZwartWerk has been sentenced to three years in Andorra.
On the internet a whole trade has developed into stolen Facebook data. It is not that difficult for hackers to get the login from others, just like their entire online identity, reports VTM News. On a website you can test whether your data has ever been stolen and via which route.
Avocado craziness has reached a new peak. The British supermarket chain Waitrose has put an Easter egg in the form of an avocado on the market and it is already the fastest selling chocolate egg in the history of the chain.
A teenager who committed a bomb attack on a British subway train was sentenced to life imprisonment. As a result of the attack, 51 people were injured at Parsons Green station last year.
The EU leaders have approved a transition period for the British after their departure from the EU on March 29, 2019. At their summit in Brussels, the 27, because Prime Minister Theresa May was no longer there, also the light on green for the negotiations on the last phase of the brexit.
Ireland celebrated St. Patrick's Day on Saturday and that was not just about the whole world, it was visible from space itself. NASA shared a photo on social media on which the green northern lights seemed to hang over Ireland. The color green is central during St. Patrick's Day.
Ikea goes vegan. Balls of mealworms and vegan hot dogs with micro-algae will be on the shelves next to the Swedish meatballs.
Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar announced his departure on Wednesday evening. The Supreme Court had drawn a line earlier in the day due to the outcome of a referendum on the construction of a 27-kilometer long track.
A convoy of relief goods was in the besieged region of East Ghouta near the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday and all goods were unloaded. This has been announced by the Red Cross. The thirteen trucks have since returned from Douma, the largest place in the area that has been surrounded for years.
Customers from an antique shop in Florida looked strange when they suddenly saw a green monster crawling past the store. A lost alligator with good taste ran right past the shop, which caused a slight panic in the shoppers present.
The German Social Democratic SPD can continue with Angela Merkel. The majority of the party members who have cast their vote gave the green light to a new coalition government with the Christian Democratic CDU / CSU. German media report this just before the official announcement by the SPD.
The British Ministry of the Interior is considering giving permission for a trial to treat a 6-year-old boy with medicinal cannabis. The authorities refused to give a green light, but now look at 'all options'.
Salary says that he does not have to receive Jared Kushner, the chief advisor to his father-in-law Donald Trump. But the question arises whether the 37-year-old man from Ivanka tries to cash in on his status as the right hand of the president through his family business. Now that security clearance has been taken away, the power position of the power couple 'Javanka' (Jared and Ivanka) has in any case got a big bite.
The European Parliament is investigating the promotion of the Chief of Staff of European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker. Martin Selmayr was appointed secretary-general of the daily EU administration last week, according to critics in a shadowy way.
The CDU has approved the coalition agreement with the SPD by a large majority. On the party day in Berlin, only 27 of the nearly one thousand delegates voted against the formation of a new big coalition. Whether or not there is now only depends on the Social Democrats. Members of the SPD can currently express their preference. The results will be announced on 4 March. The Bavarian Christian Democrats of the CSU had already given the green light.
Six children aged 13 years old were admitted to the Crosshouse Hospital in Scottish Kilmarnock on Saturday evening. Perhaps the teenagers have taken the synthetic drug MDMA and have become ill.
The Slovenian parents of the American First Lady Melania Trump have received a permanent residence permit for the United States. It is unclear how Viktor and Amalija Knavs won their so-called green cards, reports The New York Times.
Packed Bavarian beer halls, heavy stuff and of course trees with bretzels on wooden tables. In addition, a crowd of cheerfully drunken Germans, fat men in Lederhose, blond women in Dirndl, plus a political leader who publicly ridicules the competition. For example, an average Ash Wednesday runs with our eastern neighbors.
At least fifteen of the 29 NATO countries spend more than 2 percent of their national income on defense in six years. According to NATO CEO Jens Stoltenberg, this is evident from the plans submitted by the member states.
The Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister wants the President of the Greens in the European Parliament, Ska Keller, to be expelled from his country. In a statement, Valeri Simeonov calls the German politician, 'a green jihadist,' \u0026 # x27; Bulgaria is temporarily EU president for the first time for six months and leads all ministerial meetings in Brussels.
The German SPD man Martin Schulz has decided not to post as a foreign minister. This confirmed the Social Democrat after German media had reported that he had been pressured by party members to ignore the appointment.
The US Congress has approved a new budget for the federal government. The House of Representatives agreed to the proposal in the early morning, after the Senate had given green light before. President Trump must now sign his signature.