In the video, Bolsonaro entered the Hungarian Embassy on February 12 and left two days later. Just a few days ago, two of his aides were arrested on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the new government that would come to power after Bolsonaro lost the 2022 election. Under Brazilian law, attempting a coup is a punishable crime with a maximum sentence of 12 years in prison.
Bolsonaro, who served as president from 2019 to 2022, lost the recent election and was succeeded by Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
this New York Times It was revealed that Bolsonaro’s close relationship with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was the reason why he was able to take refuge in the embassy.
In 2022, Bolsonaro called Orban “brother” during a visit to Hungary. The Orban government even supply Helped Bolsonaro win the election.
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EU takes action to combat coronavirus funding fraud
The European Union Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Announce Twenty-two people have been arrested in a wide-ranging investigation into the misappropriation of €600 million of coronavirus group funds.
Europol said 22 individuals from Italy, Austria, Romania and Slovakia were arrested in the investigation after the Venice Financial Police ordered the freezing of more than 600 million euros worth of assets, including Rolex watches, sports cars and apartments and villas.
Eight suspects have been detained and 14 others have been placed under house arrest. The European Public Prosecutor's Office also added that an accountant has been banned from practicing.
Between 2021 and 2023, members of the suspected criminal gang received funds from Italy's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) to support the digitalization, innovation and competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), “with the aim” of expanding foreign markets.
According to the European Public Prosecutor's Office, the suspects received €600 million from the NRRP and quickly transferred the funds to banks in Austria, Romania and Slovakia. Italy received the highest amount of grants and loans from the EU for its COVID recovery efforts. Italy's total received It is 194.4 billion euros.
Let the ancient Greek culture continue to be passed on
A crowdsourcing platform, Crowdsourced Romani, has been created to preserve Romani, a sister language or dialect of Greek. The initiative is seen as the last chance to preserve Romani, which has been called the only “living bridge” to the ancient world.
The initiative, led by Professor Ioanna Sitaridou of Queens College and the Department of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, aims to bring together those who are still exposed to the language. Professor Sitaruidou has been studying the language for more than 16 years. The platform allows users from all over the world to upload recordings of spoken words in Romeyka, a language that has no written records and is transmitted orally.
“Voice crowdsourcing is a new tool that can help build spoken databases for endangered languages, allowing researchers to document them while also inspiring speakers to appreciate their own linguistic heritage.” explain Professor Sitaridu.
The initiative contributes to the United Nations Decade of Indigenous Languages, which aims to mobilize stakeholders to protect and promote the use of indigenous languages.
Although there is no accurate data on how many people speak the language, native speakers are said to live in Trabzon region of Turkey. However, nationalist sentiment in Turkey discourages the use of the language. Likewise, nationalist Greeks may call it “polluted” and a threat to the idea of a single Greek language.
Improving the status of minority and traditional languages is essential for social cohesion, not only in this region but also throughout the world,” believes Professor Sitaridou, who tries to raise awareness of these languages in Greece, Turkey and the surrounding area.
Its aim is to contribute to keeping the language alive and address the lack of user data.
National Disaster Situation Zimbabwe
President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, On Wednesday, the president declared a state of national disaster due to drought in the country. He has sought nearly $2 billion in aid to deal with the crisis.
“Zimbabweans must not succumb or die of hunger,” Mnangagwa told a news conference. “I hereby declare a national state of disaster due to the drought caused by El Nino.”
Zimbabwe was once a major agricultural country, but now more than 2.7 million people may face food shortages. Declaring a state of disaster can mobilize international support and assistance.
Zimbabwe is the third country in southern Africa to declare a national disaster after Malawi and Zambia. According to the United Nations, rainfall in the region is the lowest in the past four decades, leading to an increased risk of food insecurity. The situation has been attributed to the El Nino phenomenon, which affects rainfall patterns and changes crop cycles.
Lack of rainfall caused half of The country's corn crop has seen a decline in production, forcing people to import genetically modified and more expensive corn, Mnangagwa said. This has also forced people to drink unclean water, which in turn exacerbates According to the United Nations, there has been an outbreak of cholera in the region.
In addition, El Niño could trigger heavy rains and flooding in the coming months, increasing the risk of diseases such as malaria.
20,000 elephants shipped to Germany
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has told German media he will send 20,000 elephants to Germany amid “controversy” over Berlin's directive to restrict the import of hunting trophies. A potential ban is seen as a threat to local communities in southern Africa.
Botswana is home to nearly a third of the world's elephants. The president said conservation efforts had led to an increase in elephant numbers and that hunting was one way to control the population.
He urged Germany's Green Party to live up to its message and coexist with the large numbers of elephants that are allowed to roam. Free roamSo he was willing to “donate” 20,000 elephants to the European country.
He said he had provided 8,000 elephants to Angola and 500 to Mozambique to address the elephant overpopulation problem.
The president also said Botswana has done a lot to protect wildlife. Between 2014 and 2019, Botswana banned hunting in response to a decline in elephant numbers. The ban was lifted due to pressure from local communities, and the country has issued hunting quotas every year since 2019.
A campaign by German Environment and Nature Conservation Minister and Green Party politician Steffy Lemke to ban the import of hunting trophies has also been strongly opposed in Namibia.
When Lemke called for extermination, Namibian officials wrote in a letter statement Such a ban would be counterproductive to Namibia's conservation efforts. German hunters are a big source of tourism in the country. The letter even called the German directive “neo-colonialism” and asked the German minister to visit Namibia to witness their conservation and sustainable development practices.
(Editing by Tony Rai)
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