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Insects invade entire town in Nevada, USA
Millions of insects have invaded the city of Elko in Nevada, USA. It’s about the so-called Mormon cricket that blocks roads and hospitals – and is sure to induce one…
Great sci-fi movie starring Scarlett Johansson, for which a desert town was built out of the ground
Wes Anderson (The French Dispatch) had a city in the desert, including cacti and mountains, built for his new film Asteroid City. The result impresses with enormously complex sets. Unlike…
UN Security Council calls for Somaliland withdrawal from Las Anod town
In Somaliland, the battle for control of the disputed town of Las Anod is now diplomatic. Since the beginning of the year, Somaliland forces have been clashing with local clan…
The fight of Sylvie Gibel, town hall secretary: “We are drowning and no one realizes it”
In Sylvie Gibel’s vast office, time seems to have accelerated. At an impressive speed, the town clerk of the commune of Montpezat, in the Gers, goes from simultaneously reading her…
Funerals set for friends killed in crash that devastated town of Wallaceburg
News Local News Funerals will be held Friday and Saturday for three young adults killed in a holiday weekend crash that has devastated their Southwestern Ontario hometown. Author of the…
A year after Russia captured Mariupol – looks like a ghost town
Published: Less than 10 min ago A year ago, Russia took control of the steel mill in Azovstal. The city then fell into Russian hands and has changed drastically in…
District alderman Kosterman resigns due to costs of renovating old town hall
BurgerBelangen, VVD, PCG, D66 and Oprecht initially submitted a motion of no confidence against the alderman, but because the alderman resigned before the vote itself, that motion was withdrawn. It…
St. Marys to allow off-road vehicles on town streets beginning in August
News Local News After new regulations in the Town of St. Marys’ recently amended traffic and parking bylaw are implemented on Aug. 1, off-road vehicles can be driven on municipal…
The European flag made compulsory on the facades of town halls, but the law can easily be circumvented
MEPs decided to make the installation of the European flag on the facade of town halls compulsory. But in fact, nothing obliges mayors to do so. The practice is already…
Church holds ‘big influence’ over local town that nixed Pride flags
News Local News Published May 10, 2023 • 4 minute read John and Sarah Barbier wave at vehicles while holding a Pride flag across the road from the Netherlands Reformed…