Tag: Congress
ex-president Hu Jintao escorted out of closing CCP congress
In Beijing, President Xi Jinping announced the closure of the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), meeting in front of some 2,300 delegates and supposed to chart the…
Steve Bannon is sentenced to 4 years in prison for contempt of Congress
Ex-president Donald Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon is now sentenced to 4 months in prison for his actions after the storming of the Capitol last year. Bannon declined to be…
Nieuwegein congress center closed for at least a year after fire: ‘What we have built up in 30 years has burned down in 12 hours’
“Everything we have built in thirty years has burned down in twelve hours,” says Justin van Hooijdonk. According to him, it will be a ‘challenging race’ to be operational again…
Complex fire in Nieuwegein congress center under control only well into the night
The fire broke out just before 2:40 p.m. Wednesday. The convention center was immediately evacuated. About 400 people had to leave the building. In the building was a meeting of…
Nieuwegeins congress center NBC closed for the time being after a major fire
About four hundred visitors and employees of Vilans, a knowledge organization for healthcare, had to leave the building in haste. No one was injured in the fire. Fire extinguishers had…
First Native American elected to Congress in Alaska – Mary Peltola beats Sarah Palin with her ‘relentlessly positive’ campaign
In the election, Mary Peltola beat former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who returned to politics. Despite her Finnish surname, Peltola represents the Yupik indigenous people of Alaska. Alaskans…
In New Caledonia, separatist Roch Wamytan re-elected as head of Congress
Separatist Roch Wamytan was re-elected for the fourth time in a row, on Tuesday August 30, as President of the Congress of New Caledonia. The re-election of Roch Wamytan as…
Congress gets to see Trump’s declarations
Published: Less than 40 min ago full screen Former US President Donald Trump must hand over his tax returns to a congressional committee, according to a ruling. Stock Photography Photo:…
Congress leader Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan – the visit tightens the relationship between China and the United States
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is currently visiting Asia. Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan is expected to arouse anger in China’s leadership. Antti Palomaa, Jenni Mehtonen 16:00•Updated 18:18 Speaker of the…
In South Africa, the African National Congress saves face
The party in power in South Africa since 1994 debated its political program in Johannesburg. Two thousand delegates from the nine provinces of the country discussed the reforms to be…