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It’s sad, it’s so sad... Sorry seems to be the hardest word (Elton John):

Dutch wrestle with national apology for 250 years of slavery
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ars-of-slavery

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The prime minister, Mark Rutte, will deliver a public message on 19 December that will aim to “do justice to the meaning and experience of past slavery”, according to a parliamentary briefing.

Almost half of the Dutch do not support apologising, and 38% do, according to pollsters I&O.

Linda Nooitmeer, chair of NiNsee, the Dutch institute for the study of slavery, said an apology was welcome, but was only the start in addressing inequality, investing in fair chances for ethnic minorities and disadvantaged communities.

“When it was clear slavery would be abolished in Suriname, the enslaved had to change their names,” she said. “One ancestor on my father’s side six generations ago decided to give the family the name Nooitmeer. Nooit meerslavernij. Never again.”

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Never again.

Tự do khi như nhau
Người cho tôi tạ lỗi
Dù kiếp sống đã rêu phong rồi
Giọt nước mắt xót xa
Nhỏ xuống trái tim khô
Một đời tôi tê tái
(Nô lệ cho ngàn sau)

Chuyện này có thật, nhưng không phải phát hiện mà là một cuộc truy nã trên 3 quốc gia, với 3000 cảnh sát, khám 130 ổ, và bắt 25 nghi phạm. Nghi phạm vì chưa qua thủ tục tố tụng cũng như phán án. Đứng đầu tổ chức khủng bố này là hoàng tử tách nhánh có dấu hiệu khùng theo nhận xét vương gia và một bà chính trị gia cao cấp của đảng cực hữu AfD đòi tống giam hết người tị nạn vì họ mang con vi trùng trong người nguy hiểm cho dân chúng Đức. Một thuyết âm mưu rất bá láp nhưng lắm người khùng nghe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L-vVUv9Ef0

Có tiền vô duyên hổng được.

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Qatar Corruption Scandal: ‘Bags of Cash Found’ at Home of Greek MEP Kaili

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Greek MEP Eva Kaili meets a Qatari minister during her recent visit to the country. Credit: Twitter/Labor Ministry of Qatar
Bags of cash were found in the Brussels home of Greek MEP Eva Kaili who was placed in detention by Belgian authorities on Friday suspected to be involved in a bribe scandal related to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

At least 17 home raids were carried out across the city of Brussels, among them Kaili’s, who was detained overnight after bags filled with cash were discovered in her residence, Belgian daily L’Echo reports.

The report added that Kaili’s father was caught in the act of attempting to flee with a suitcase of cash.

Four other people were detained for questioning in the context of investigations pursued by the Belgian Anti-Corruption Bureau in relation to illegal financing within the European Parliament by Qatari officials, said Belgian media.

Kaili and the other four individuals are being held for 48 hours until a judge can decide on issuing arrest warrants, it was added, as charges have not yet been officially read to them, as they are still treated as being innocent, it was underlined.

Although the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office has not so far officially confirmed the names of those arrested, it emphasized that these are individuals with strategic positions, it was reported.

According to information obtained by Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA), the other four people arrested are Kaili’s partner, Francesco Giorgi, formerly an associate of former socialist MEP (2004-2019) Pier Antonio Pancheri – also arrested.

Another arrestee is the newly appointed general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Luca Vincentini, who, for 11 years, was the head of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). The fifth person is Nicolo Figa Talamanca, director of the NGO ‘No Peace Without Justice’.

It was also reported by Belgian media that the wife and daughter of the former Italian MEP Pier Antonio Pancheri were arrested on Friday in Bergamo, Italy. Pancheri was also the founder of one of the NGOs probed by Belgian police, ‘Fight Impunity’.

The amount of 600,000 euros in cash was found in Pancheri’s Brussels home, according to Belgian media.

It also became known that Belgian authorities searched and then sealed the homes and offices of associates of two Belgian MEPs after seizing computers and other electronic devices.

Recently, Qatar has come under increased scrutiny as the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. In 2011, there were concerns raised that Qatar had “bought” the World Cup by bribing FIFA officials.

Kaili’s support for Qatar

On November 21, 2022, Kaili joined other MEPs for a debate in the European Parliament concerning the “Situation of human rights in the context of the FIFA world cup in Qatar”.

During the debate, Kaili addressed her peers saying, “the World Cup in Qatar is proof, actually, of how sports diplomacy can achieve a historical transformation of a country with reforms that inspired the Arab world. I alone said that Qatar is a frontrunner in labor rights, abolishing kafala and reducing minimum wage.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WAcM97zIEg

Kaili recently visited Qatar where she met with senior officials and ministers, including Ali bin Smaikh Al Marri, Minister of Labor. “During the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance and develop cooperation in the fields of labor laws,” the Qatari ministry said in a tweet.

MEP Giorgos Kyrtsos told private Contra TV that European lawmakers were shocked by the speech of Kaili and her determination to whitewash Qatar.

“We knew that the Qataris and other Middle East nations have been lobbying the European Parliament. But, lobbyists do not demand such unquestionable public support. They usually ask for more subtle ways to promote their interests, such as during votes. Kaili’s speech was extraordinary.”

Kaili, a socialist member and vice president of the European Parliament, has been expelled from her Greek party, PASOK, and suspended from the Parliament’s Socialists and Democrats group.

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Lửa cháy thành Ba lê:

Clashes in Paris after three people killed in shooting at Kurdish centre
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ooting-reports

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Clashes have erupted in Paris after three people were killed in a shooting at a Kurdish cultural centre that the French government said appeared to have been racially motivated.

Several hundred Kurds gathered outside the centre and in the streets nearby on Friday afternoon in protest at the shootings, clashing at times violently with security forces, throwing rocks and setting fire to rubbish bins. Police responded with teargas and 11 officers were wounded, police said.

A further demonstration by Kurdish organisations in France is planned, at the capital’s Place de la République on Saturday.

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Hỡi ôi nói hết căn nguyên
Tơ tình đứt ruột lửa phiền cháy gan
(Đoạn trường Tây thanh)

Cựu giáo hoàng Biển Đức XVI (tục danh Joseph Ratzinger) vừa từ trần ở tuổi 95. Ông trước khi là giáo hoàng từng là giám mục của Freising, và là giáo sư thỉnh giảng thần học công giáo ở nhiều đại học. Người Đức rất tự hào, họ thường nói: Wir waren Papst (We were pope) 5 năm trước đây khi mừng thọ 90 của giáo hoàng. Từng là công dân của Bavaria, dĩ nhiên giáo hoàng không những chỉ uống bia giỏi mà còn là nhãn hiệu yêu quý hiệu bia vùng này ngày sinh nhật.

https://static.dw.com/image/38387532_303.jpg

https://www.merkur.de/bilder/2017/04...rtstag-5fe.jpg

Mỹ cũng có bia Giáo hoàng (viết khác chút xíu) nhưng hông biết là ông nào. Sinh viên đại học khoái uống bia này tại vì rẻ rề.

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Đố vui: bia gì nhẹ nhất? Bia hơi.

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Originally Posted by ốc

Đố vui: bia gì nhẹ nhất? Bia hơi.

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Bia lơ.

PS: pelure 25–39 g/m²

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Xin chúc mừng ÂU, Ốc; và quan khách trong nhà N5 ngày đầu năm 2023 an bình hạnh phúc nhé!

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Bia gì nặng hơn bia lơ :)

10 %vol:
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Thân mến và chúc vui,
Dulan
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Happy New Year chị Du lan.

Hoppy New Year to all beer lovers.

Bia nhẹ nhất là bia ánh sáng (light beer). 0 kg/m².

Bia nặng nhất chắc là bia 2 con voi của Thái lan:

https://www.pattayaunlimited.com/wp-.../thai-beer.jpg

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Originally Posted by ốc

Bia nặng nhất chắc là bia 2 con voi của Thái lan

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Bia nặng nhất là Bierbauch. Bauch tiếng Đức là bụng.

https://rp-online.de/imgs/32/2/0/4/7...189413ba3a.jpg