Spain’s Balearic Islands cracking down on pub crawls and happy hours
Authorities in Spain’s Balearic Islands are clamping down on binge-drinking tourism in three hotspots, introducing what they claim is the first law of its kind in Europe. The islands’ regional government has passed a law prohibiting the organisation and promotion of pub crawls and publicity promoting alcohol sales by means of “open bars” and “happy…
Spain's Balearic Islands crack down on alcohol-fuelled holidays
Spain’s Balearic Islands passed a bill Friday aimed at clamping down on alcohol-fuelled holidays in the Mediterranean archipelago which bans happy hours when drinks are offered a discount and open bars. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey “This is the first law adopted in Europe which restricts the sale and promotion of alcohol in certain touristic…
House Files Brief Arguing for Trump’s Removal From Office
(Bloomberg) — Donald Trump’s attorneys and the House Democrats managing his impeachment trial filed their first formal briefs in the case on Saturday, pursuing familiar arguments aimed more at influencing the voters than the senators who will be his jurors. In a 111-page trial brief, the seven Democratic impeachment managers say the president’s pattern of…
'Brazen and unlawful': Trump team attacks House impeachment effort in first formal response
President Donald Trump launched his first formal attack on the House’s effort to remove him from office on Saturday, calling the Democrats’ impeachment case against him fatally flawed and “constitutionally invalid” while blasting the effort as a political hit job by his adversaries. “This is a brazen and unlawful attempt to overturn the results of…
Groom accused of sexually assaulting teenage waitress at wedding spared jail
A man accused of sexually assaulting a woman at his own wedding reception pleaded guilty to misdemeanours after more serious charges against the New Jersey groom were dropped, keeping him out of prison. In a Pennsylvania court on Thursday, 32-year-old newlywed Matthew Aimers received six years of probation as part of a plea agreement on…
Philippine military says 5 Indonesians kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants
MANILA, Jan 19 (Reuters) – The Philippine military on Sunday said it has launched search and rescue operations for five Indonesian fishermen kidnapped by militants belonging to the Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf group in Malaysian waters last week. Eight Indonesians were abducted in Sabah on Thursday. Three were released, while the remaining five were probably…
L’hommage national en une de la presse française
Au lendemain des attaques, le samedi 14 novembre, la presse nationale s’habillait de noir et faisait du massacre sa une. Aujourd’hui, deux semaines après les attaques, l’hommage aux victimes fait les grands titres des journaux, qui ont opté pour la sobriété en ce jour de deuil. L’hommage était sur toutes les unes ce matin dans…
America Wants Its F-35 Stealth Fighter To Rule the Skies Well Into 2070
Key point: America builds its weapon systems to last decades. The high-tech F-35 was built to fight and win for at least 50 years. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey The Air Force has begun early testing, software development and weapons integration for its upcoming Block 4 variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, an emerging model…
What Can Iran Hope To Do Against America's Stealth Aircraft?
Key point: The need for stealth grew only more urgent in 2019 when an Iranian missile knocked an MQ-4C out of the sky. U.S. forces on deployment to the Middle East include F-15E fighter-bombers, F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters and B-52 bombers, among others. But as tensions escalate between the United States and its allies including…
Body of woman who was missing for almost 6 years found in car submerged in NJ river
SALEM, N.J. – A body found in a submerged car here Thursday was a New Jersey woman reported missing almost six years ago. Vanessa Smallwood, who was 46 at the time of her disappearance, was identified in a statement from New Jersey State Police. Smallwood was a Maple Shade resident, according to the statement. However,…