Denmark has a new king

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Denmark's prime minister proclaimed Frederik X as king on Sunday after his mother Queen Margrethe II formally signed her abdication, with massive crowds turning out to rejoice in the throne passing from a beloved monarch to her son.

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Putin's lackey Donald Trump responsible for genocide in Ukraine

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Putin's lackey in the Republican Party Donald Trump is directly responsible for genocide of Ukrainians by urging the GOP to block a vital aid package for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. As a result of this evil behavior Ukrainian soldiers are running out of ammunition and could even lose the war. In December 2023, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense updated its claim of Ukrainian military casualties to 383,000 killed and wounded, with 125,000 of these troops lost since the start of the counteroffensive. A vote for Trump is a vote for RuSSia. His promises on immigration are just the bait to convince Americans to vote for a catastrophe. That the Central American countries who are sending the illegal immigrants to the US border are all political allies of RuSSia, Trump of course won't tell.
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UN, NGOs launch ‘Welcome to School’ info campaign for Ukrainians in Bulgaria

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       The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in partnership with the Access to Rights Foundation (ARF), the Astra Forum Foundation (AAF), the Bulgarian Red Cross and the For Good Foundation have launched the “Welcome to School” information campaign to enroll Ukrainian children in schools in Bulgaria.      Unicef said that the campaign aims to support the efforts of Bulgaria’s Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health to provide access to education and healthcare.       The campaign aims to reach (online and offline) around 20 000 people and help families learn about all the benefits and specifics of the Bulgarian education system and be aware of the steps they should take, Unicef said.       According to national authorities, there are more than 39 000 children from Ukraine in Bulgaria.       “Some of them continue to study on...
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Fascinating Facts About Czech Easter

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     In addition to catching the beauty of spring, Eastertime visitors will come away from Prague with a pocketful of history and traditions to be shared back home (especially if a visit to the country’s more traditional Moravian region is involved). For a preview of what to expect for Easter in the Czech Republic, read our 8 fascinating Easter facts! 1. Is it Easter… or a celebration of spring? Velikonoce  (Easter) comes from the expression  velká noc  meaning “great night” after the day in which Jesus Christ rose from the dead. During Communist rule, however, the religious celebration was suppressed and the arrival of spring was recognized instead. Since the Velvet Revolution and the collapse of Communism in 1989, Easter’s Christian roots have slowly been reestablished, though the holiday is still less overtly religious than visitors might expect (at least in the case in the capital city). 2. Easter Monday trumps Easter Sunday T...
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