The treasure was the property of Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, and was lost when the vessel sank in the River Inn in May 1648. Several new expeditions have been launched this month to try to find it after newspaper articles about the sinking stoked fresh interest in it. Cornelia […]
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The German Chancellor’s handling of the refugee crisis has taken centre stage ahead of the September 24, Bundestag election. Mrs Merkel announced a curb on illegal immigration, while defending her decision to take in refugees in 2015. She told Welt am Sonntag newspaper: “Germany acted humanely and correctly in a […]
Mr Tajani said the cash would be used to “to promote an agreement between the two rival Libyan governments in Tripoli and Benghazi” and to neighbouring Niger and Chad to help them close the Libyan corridor. He called for the creation of United Nations-run registration centres where migrants could be […]
The party unveiled its first detailed fiscal policy today, just weeks away from the September 23 national election. The election is shaping up to be a tight race as the centre-left Labour closes in on the governing National Party following the promotion of charismatic Jacinda Ardern to the Labour leadership […]
The former Portuguese colony’s Commission Against Corruption (CAC) said late on Monday it had launched an investigation after allegations the bureau’s ex-director, Fong Soi-kun, had violated rules about typhoon forecasts. Many residents and tourists complained that the government was woefully unprepared for Typhoon Hato and its destructive winds of more […]
He told the UN disarmament forum in Geneva: “My country has every reason to respond with tough counter-measures as an exercise of its right to self defence. “The US should be fully responsible for the catastrophic consequences it will entail”. The news comes just hours after Pyongyang launched a ballistic […]
Aso, who doubles as deputy prime minister, also plans to meet top economic officials of President Donald Trump’s administration, government sources said on condition of anonymity. Asked if the two sides would discuss North Korea, Minister Aso said Vice President Pence was not the person directly in charge of the […]
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte declared the police and military are at liberty to “kill” whoever violently resists arrest. Speaking in front of members of the forces in Manila, he said: “Tell your men that, whenever their life is in danger and they are in the actual performance of a duty, […]