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 Food › Re: A Nairalander Prepares Miraculous 1k Fried Rice And Chicken. by Cousin9999: 1:39pm On Nov 03, 2024 |
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: US Election: Washington Governor Activates National Guard In Case Of Violence by Cousin9999: 1:29pm On Nov 03, 2024 |
Bobodee09:1.) I'm not cursing and fighting over this election. 2.) People should be concerned because if Trump wins, the world will truly be worse. 3.) There are no Nigerian Trump supporters. But there are people being paid to spam Trump support. 4.) If Harris wins, it will definitely be a better climate for Nigerians who want to work, study, or live in America. |
| Food › Re: American Bush Meat Dishes by Cousin9999(op): 1:22pm On Nov 03, 2024 |
| Food › Re: American Bush Meat Dishes by Cousin9999(op): 1:11pm On Nov 03, 2024 |
Ishilove:Nah. Some of these cooks in the south do amazing things with smokers and crock pots. They could probably cook something they shot in the yard that would make you lick your fingers. And you would have no idea that it was possum or frog. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Councillor Denies Encouraging Violent Disorder by Cousin9999(op): 12:55pm On Nov 03, 2024 |
Jones for prime minister!
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: US Election: Washington Governor Activates National Guard In Case Of Violence by Cousin9999: 12:54pm On Nov 03, 2024*. Modified: 1:24pm On Nov 03, 2024 |
Bobodee09:I'm not trying to insult you, but take some time to educate yourself. This election will definitely have a global impact. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: US Election: Washington Governor Activates National Guard In Case Of Violence by Cousin9999: 12:48pm On Nov 03, 2024*. Modified: 1:32pm On Nov 03, 2024 |
The fact that a governor feels the need to do this in a developed country where people feel free and have so many rights says everything about the ideology, mental illness, and biological defect that people refer to as "racism." Some say that racism is the most dangerous ideology in existence because people will burn everything down because of it. They don't care about anything else. It appears there's only one solution... |
| Sports › Re: Four Men Arrested Over Online Racist Hate Campaign Against Vinícius Júnior by Cousin9999(op): 12:35pm On Nov 03, 2024 |
MagicalConcepts:Spain is a racist shithole, but so is France. And France has even more MENA m0rons. They also basically force black people to live in public housing with MENA m0rons. And there are multiple generations living in those projects. Obviously, a rich soccer player doesn't have to think about that, but that's still the social climate. |
| Food › Re: American Bush Meat Dishes by Cousin9999(op): 4:11pm On Nov 02, 2024 |
| Foreign Affairs › Kenya’s New Deputy President Sworn In As Predecessor Challenges Impeachment by Cousin9999(op): 9:18am On Nov 02, 2024 |
Kenya’s new deputy president has been sworn into office, two weeks after his predecessor was overwhelmingly voted out in an impeachment motion in parliament over allegations of corruption and inciting ethnic division. Kindiki Kithure took office on Friday after a colorful event in the capital, Nairobi, attended by government officials and western envoys among other guests. His swearing-in was cleared by the court on Thursday after orders that had suspended it were lifted, despite a continuing court case challenging the impeachment of the previous deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua. Gachagua is challenging the impeachment before the High Court in Nairobi, arguing that the charges are unsubstantiated and that the hearings were unfair. The former deputy president was impeached and removed from office by a vote of more than two-thirds of legislators on Oct. 17 on charges of corruption, inciting ethnic divisions and support for anti-government protests. President William Ruto nominated Kindiki for the deputy role the next day. Gachagua’s impeachment had highlighted divisions within the ruling United Democratic Alliance, or UDA, and friction between Ruto and Gachagua, both UDA members. Gachagua had been accused of insubordination when he opposed the government’s policy of forced evictions during heavy rains that caused flooding and deaths. The new deputy president Kindiki called Friday’s event a celebration of the “constitution and our democracy” and committed to be loyal and faithful to the president. President Ruto urged him to “please serve the people of Kenya” adding that like all public servants, they are not in office for personal interests and that all leaders serve at the pleasure of the people of Kenya and must uphold the constitution and the rule of law. Kindiki — the former interior minister — takes the deputy president’s office at a time when arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances in Kenya have raised concerns among western envoys and human rights groups. The country is also going through economic hardships with a rising cost of living and newly increased taxes. In June, the country witnessed a series of nationwide anti-government protests over a finance bill that proposed to increase taxes, culminating in the storming and burning of parliament on June 25, when several protesters were shot dead outside parliament gates. Ruto, who came to office claiming to represent Kenya’s poorest citizens, has faced widespread criticism over his efforts to raise taxes to pay off foreign creditors. The public opposition led him to shake up his Cabinet and back off from certain proposals. https://apnews.com/article/kenya-deputy-president-impeachment-f2df308350568161087e419320c2d08c |
| Crime › American Woman Arrested In Connection To Missionary Husband’s Death In Angola by Cousin9999(op): 8:55am On Nov 02, 2024 |
The wife of a Minnesota missionary who was killed in Angola has been arrested in connection with his death, according to Lakes Area Vineyard Church in Detroit Lakes. Beau Shroyer died in an "act of violence while serving Jesus" on Friday, according to a statement from the church. He left behind his wife and five children, who as of Tuesday were still in Angola. The family had moved there three years ago. A State Department representative confirmed the death of a U.S. citizen, and says it's aware of reports of a U.S. citizen detained in Angola. However they did not share any other information. On Friday morning, Lakes Area Vineyard Church's lead pastor Troy Easton released an updated statement saying that Beau Shroyer's wife, Jackie Shroyer, had been taken into custody in connection with his death. "I'm so sorry and simply do not have words to express my disbelief and sorrow about this news," Easton wrote. He added that the couple's five children are "well cared for." Beau Shroyer and his wife moved to Angola to serve as long-term missionaries through the organization SIM. In a statement, SIM said it was "heartbroken" to learn of Beau Shroyer's death and was "shocked and devastated" to learn of Jackie Shroyer's arrest. "SIM is grateful to Angolan law enforcement for their diligence in investigating this matter," the organization said. "The SIM USA leadership team is working closely with the SIM team in Angola and with the Shroyers' home church, Lakes Area Vineyard Church in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, to care for the Shroyers' five children and everyone else affected by this tragedy." https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/missionary-angola-death-wife-arrested/
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| Foreign Affairs › Councillor Denies Encouraging Violent Disorder by Cousin9999(op): 8:29am On Nov 02, 2024*. Modified: 8:59am On Nov 02, 2024 |
A suspended Labour councillor has denied encouraging violent disorder in connection with comments at a counter-protest. Videos had emerged online reportedly showing Ricky Jones telling a crowd in Walthamstow, London, that far right demonstrators needed to have their throats cut. The Dartford councillor was arrested by the Metropolitan Police last month and was charged. At Snaresbrook Crown Court, Mr Jones pleaded not guilty. Mr Jones could be seen in the video appearing to tell a crowd in Walthamstow, north London, that demonstrators should "have their throats cut." The video also appeared to show him comparing them to Nazis and saying "we need to get rid of them all.” At the time, a Labour spokesperson said: “This behaviour is completely unacceptable and it will not be tolerated." Reform UK MP for Clacton, Nigel Farage, had previously called for Mr Jones' to be arrested. Mr Jones had been a councillor in Dartford, Kent, since 2019 before he was suspended. A trial has been set for January next year. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrj75yx2q0o 
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| Sports › Stamford Bridge (chelsea) Saw More Hate Crime Arrests Than Any London Stadium by Cousin9999(op): 8:13am On Nov 02, 2024 |
Chelsea’s stadium Stamford Bridge saw the most arrests for hate crimes at football matches in England’s top four divisions at London-based stadiums last season. There were 20 arrests made in the 2022/23 season, almost double that of the 11 made at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the second-highest, new data from the UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU) shows. The other London Premier League clubs with hate crime arrests at home games are Arsenal, West Ham and Brentford, where there were six, eight and five arrests respectively. Neither Fulham nor Crystal Palace had an arrest for hate crimes at their home ground during the 2022/23 season. Queens Park Rangers, Charlton, Millwall and AFC Wimbledon make up the other four London clubs in England’s top four divisions and they saw just six arrests combined. Although football has made positive strides as a sport to try and eliminate hate crimes at matches, there is still a long way to go both societally and in the sport as a whole to eliminate such crimes. There are several initiatives and campaigns that clubs have started in recent years which are attempting to tackle the inherent issues that football faces whilst increasing diversity and inclusivity. Stamford Bridge’s hate crime arrest figures are high in and of itself, but when you factor in the fact that those 20 arrests make up nearly half of total arrests for football-related incidents at the ground, it makes it more concerning. Read more here https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/sport/19032024-stamford-bridge-saw-more-hate-crime-arrests-last-season-than-any-other-london-football-stadium
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| Travel › Re: Costa Rica: How A Tourist Paradise Became A Drug-trafficking Magnet by Cousin9999(op): 9:31am On Nov 01, 2024 |
During a recent joint operation combining Costa Rica’s park rangers and the border police, the officers strapped on bulletproof vests, life jackets layered on top. Their boats — donated by the United States — sliced through the calm waters of a river canal as they scanned mangroves for any signs of suspicious activity. As the captains killed their engines to drift ashore, the officers jumped from the deck, their boots quickly sinking into a foot of thick mud. The men wilted in the humidity, which enveloped them in a thick blanket of tropical heat as they patrolled the forest. The joint operation unit is the first time the nation’s park rangers, overseen by the ministry of environment and energy, are working with the police, sharing their knowledge of the tricky terrain. “It is a relationship born out of necessity,” Franz Tattenbach, the minister of environment and energy, said in an interview. “The threat has changed, and we have to adapt.” The joint force’s efforts are supported by Costa Rica’s coast guard at an outpost about 50 miles to the south. The coast guard patrols the Pacific and intercepts suspicious boats by ramming into them at full speed on rough waters. It is not only the drug’s transit to the Moín port that Costa Rican officials worry about, but also domestic consumption. The nation is facing an addiction crisis unlike anything it has ever dealt with before. Nowhere is the crisis as acute as in Limón, the port. Crack c0ca!ne has flooded the streets, police officials said. New York Times journalists accompanied the police on a night patrol as they set up random checkpoints in the streets, searching for drugs and illegal weapons. At one point, the police raided a sprawling slum, running through alleyways barely wide enough to fit a baby stroller, as the tropical rain beat down on them. They entered a drug den, waking up residents from deep, drug-induced slumbers and lining them up against the walls of a shoddily constructed maze of rooms. One woman leaned into the wall. She sighed and closed her eyes as an officer patted her down and asked for her identification. Another officer said she was a repeat offender, but they were looking to find her help, not lock her up. She slowly opened her eyes, staring listlessly at graffiti scrawled on the wall before her. “If God is with me, who can be against me,” it read. The officers gave her back her identification. She stared at it in confusion, then crouched back into her plywood lair, to return to a hazy sleep. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/15/world/americas/costa-rica-drug-trafficking.html |
| Travel › Re: Costa Rica: How A Tourist Paradise Became A Drug-trafficking Magnet by Cousin9999(op): 9:30am On Nov 01, 2024 |
The challenges they face are expansive. The nearest population center is about an hour away by boat. Phone service is weak or nonexistent. On a recent visit, the team’s single cellphone — which people call to report suspicious activity— was propped up by a stack of logs, in hopes of catching a signal. At night, the rangers are awakened by low-flying planes and helicopters landing illegally in the forest several times a month. “We have no power to do anything about it,”said Miguel Aguilar Badilla, who leads a team that patrols 77,000 acres in Tortuguero National Park. On a boat patrol in July, Mr. Aguílar and his team puttered through the canals as they pushed deeper into the rainforest. They came across a boat of fishermen and asked for their permits. “I’ve been trying to call you since yesterday,” one fisherman said, explaining that he had seen some men with guns in the rainforest. “No one picked up.” “We haven’t had reception for a few days,” Mr. Aguilar said. “If we ever have it.” About 40 miles south of the park sits the Moín seaport in the city of Limón. As Costa Rica’s largest port, it has helped the country meet a booming demand for pineapples and bananas from the United States and Europe — key c0ca!ne export destinations. As a result of the port’s lucrative possibilities, violence has exploded in Limón as local gangs allied with Mexican cartels compete for territory. Limón now has the highest rates of violence in the country. The Moín seaport first opened in 2019. Just a year later, Costa Rica became the world’s largest transshipment point for c0ca!ne. Mexican and Colombian cartels now use fruit warehouses in Limón to store their drugs, as fronts to send containers of c0ca!ne abroad and to launder their money through agricultural farms, Costa Rican officials said. The produce can bruise easily and is laborious to sort through for security checks; therefore, the fruit must be transported quickly before it rots, putting pressure on ports to get shipments moving fast. “The world is a logistics puzzle and the narcos are experts at logistics,” said Mr. Zamora. And the traffickers always seemed a step ahead. The Costa Rican authorities recently found that the criminal groups were employing scuba divers to weld underwater hulls to the bottoms of ships that could carry up to 1.5 tons of c0ca!ne. The authorities also discovered that local traffickers were smuggling soda bottles filled with c0ca!ne converted into liquid form to Europe and the Middle East. Randall Zuñiga, the director of the Judicial Investigation Department, Costa Rica’s equivalent of the F.B.I., said the liquid c0ca!ne discovery had spooked the authorities, signaling the growing sophistication of the country’s traffickers. “The narcos used to be focused on getting drugs up to Mexico to enter the U.S.,” Mr. Zuñiga said. “But Mexico is no longer the most important player, because Costa Rica is a bridge to Europe, which is now flooded with c0ca!ne.” article continues in next post |
| Travel › Re: Costa Rica: How A Tourist Paradise Became A Drug-trafficking Magnet by Cousin9999(op): 9:27am On Nov 01, 2024 |
The gangs’ trafficking operation is fairly straightforward. Colombia’s Gulf Clan, the country’s main drug trafficking cartel, pushes c0ca!ne across the Pacific in crudely made submarines to Costa Rica’s forest-covered shores, according to American and Costa Rican officials. The traffickers then rely on thick tangles of mangroves intertwined with river canals and rainforests as a gateway into the country. About 70 percent of all the drugs coming into Costa Rica enter through its Pacific coast, according to the country’s coast guard. Much of the c0ca!ne is then transported overland by local groups working with Mexican cartels to a port on the country’s eastern coast, where it is crammed into fruit exports destined abroad. Costa Rica seized 21 tons of c0ca!ne last year, although Mr. Zamora said hundreds of tons passed through the country undetected annually. It is not just c0ca!ne that has Costa Rican officials worried. Fentanyl is starting to creep in, too. In November, Costa Rica’s first fentanyl laboratory was found and dismantled by the local police working with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Many of the confiscated fentanyl pills were bound for the United States and Europe, according to a U.S. cable from the embassy in San José, the capital, obtained by The New York Times. “Costa Rica is a prime target for cartels in search of new markets for fentanyl,” read the cable, which was marked “sensitive” and sent to Washington last year. The organizations are bent on “transforming Costa Rica into a new hub.” Rob Alter, the director for the U.S. Embassy’s Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, said in a statement that Costa Rica remained “a strong and enduring U.S. partner despite facing significant security challenges from international narcotics trafficking, like many countries in the region.” Costa Rica is one of the few countries in Latin America without a military, so Mr. Zamora, the minister of public security, is pushing to expand the national police force, which numbers about 15,000 for a population of 5.2 million. (Nearby Panama has a force of 29,000 for 4.4 million people.) His ministry finally received a 12 percent budget increase in 2024 after seeing cuts over the previous five years. But ground zero in this drug war is the national parks, where sloths fall out of trees, jaguars roam and macaws circle above. The cartels face little resistance. Just under 300 park rangers are responsible for patrolling 3.2 million acres of protected forest. They are armed with weapons better suited for hunting small animals than countering the automatic machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades wielded by the traffickers. And park rangers lack the authority to make arrests. article continues in next post |
| Travel › Costa Rica: How A Tourist Paradise Became A Drug-trafficking Magnet by Cousin9999(op): 9:25am On Nov 01, 2024 |
Before Christian Puchi set off for work in the rainforest, he made sure his machete was fastened to his hip and his fellow forest rangers were doused in mosquito repellent. They jumped in their boat and navigated through throngs of tourists already on the water. The tourists clutched binoculars, hoping to catch a glimpse of Costa Rica’s famous turtles. Mr. Puchi and his men just hoped to come back unscathed. They can handle the poisonous frogs, venomous snakes and crocodiles. But with too few staff and inadequate gear, they’re no match for the most dangerous threat now lurking in the national parks, violent drug cartels. “We used to focus on conservation, finding jaguar tracks, turtle nests, normal stuff. Now, protected areas like this one have become drug warehouses,” said Mr. Puchi, 49, a forest ranger for over 20 years. Costa Rica, often considered one of the region’s most idyllic destinations, long escaped the scourge of cartels that has pervaded the region. Its national motto, “pura vida” or pure life, has for decades attracted honeymooners, yoga retreat goers and bird-watching enthusiasts. But now, the lush forests blanketing a quarter of Costa Rica are being infiltrated by drug cartels seeking new trafficking routes to evade the authorities. Costa Rica surpassed Mexico to become the world’s leading transshipment point for c0ca!ne destined for the United States, Europe and beyond in 2020, according to the U.S. State Department. Mexico returned to the top spot last year, but Costa Rica remains close behind. And with the rising drug trafficking, a surge of violence has hit the nation. Homicides in Costa Rica soared 53 percent from 2020 to 2023, according to government figures. The same is happening in nearby Caribbean countries, with rising homicide rates a result of gangs competing over drug markets, the United Nations said in 2023. In Costa Rica, schools are becoming crime scenes, with parents gunned down while dropping their children off. Plastic bags filled with severed limbs have been discovered in parks. A patient was recently shot dead inside a hospital by members of a rival gang. Local gangs battle for control of routes within the country, a competition in greed and ruthlessness to become the local muscle for the rival Mexican criminal groups operating here, largely the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation cartels. “There used to be a limit here, people weren’t killed indiscriminately,” Mario Zamora Cordero, Costa Rica’s minister of public security, said in an interview. “What we are witnessing, we have never seen before. It’s the Mexicanization of violence, to provoke terror and panic.” article continues in next post |
| Crime › Re: Spain Seizes A Record 13 Tons Of C0ca!ne Hidden In A Banana Container by Cousin9999(op): 9:05am On Nov 01, 2024 |
Spain Reclaims Position as C0ca!ne Gateway to Europe A record 13-ton seizure of c0ca!ne in Spain in mid-October is more evidence that the country has returned as the main entry point into Europe for the drug after Belgium and the Netherlands significantly improved security at their ports. The National Police and the Customs Surveillance Service seized the c0ca!ne at the port of Algeciras in the southern Spanish province of Cadiz, in a container that had been sent from Ecuador. This is the largest seizure in Spain’s history, surpassing the 9.5 tons also seized in Algeciras in August 2023. The investigation into the seizure remains open, the El Pais newspaper reported. “A lot of c0ca!ne is seized in the port of Algeciras, but there is also a lot of c0ca!ne passing through,” Miguel Angel Ramos, secretary general of the Unified Association of Civil Guards (AUGC) in Cadiz, explained to InSight Crime. “It is known that there are other containers like this one that come in with up to 13 tons, 3,000 [kilograms], 4,000, 5,000…”. Spain was for decades the base of operations for Latin American criminal groups in Europe thanks to its cultural and linguistic proximity and the connections Colombian drug traffickers established with Spanish smuggling networks in the 1980s. Although it never ceased to be an important entry point, a decline in seizures starting in 2018 suggested that this route lost importance compared to the continent’s larger ports: Antwerp in Belgium and Rotterdam in the Netherlands. This was the case until 2023, when an overproduction of c0ca!ne in South America led to record seizures across Europe, and Spain was once again the European country with the highest volume of seizures. In total that year, Spanish authorities seized 142 tons of the drug, compared to 121 tons seized by Belgian authorities and 60 tons by Dutch authorities. In the first months of 2024, seizures in Antwerp and Rotterdam dropped significantly as a result of increased vigilance and the adaptation of drug trafficking networks seeking new routes. But Spain continues to register record seizures. Law enforcement pressure on the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam likely forced traffickers to seek new routes. Spain has repositioned itself strongly as the primary point of entry into Europe due to its past as the epicenter of Latin American organized crime in the region. Spain offers a number of attractive qualities to drug traffickers searching for efficient routes and methods of transport across the Atlantic. Sailboats, a high volume of containers, as well as semi-submersibles, airplanes, and boats, reach Spanish waters and the mainland, which serves as a nexus between Latin America, Africa, and Europe. “The narcos are constantly reinventing themselves,” Ramos explained to InSight Crime, referring to both local and Latin American networks. “They have seen the easy point of access.” In the 1980s, Spain became the epicenter of Latin American organized crime in Europe when the Medellín and Cali cartels realized the potential of Galicia’s coastline on the northwest peninsula and the infrastructure of Galician smuggling networks to bring c0ca!ne into the country. Starting in the 2000s, the Colombians went on to establish financial centers as well as networks of hitmen dedicated to collecting drug trafficking-related debts and extended their operations throughout the peninsula. This infrastructure and connections between Latin American suppliers, transporters, and distributors continued and are evolving with the emergence of new competitors, especially European criminal groups. “They already have their networks here. Above all, the bosses are on the Costa del Sol,” said Ramos in reference to both Latin American and European organizations. Large-scale c0ca!ne shipments are often the result of collaboration between these increasingly global networks. In August 2023, Spanish authorities identified the involvement of up to 30 different organizations in the 9.5-ton shipment in the port of Algeciras. The c0ca!ne was to be distributed throughout Europe. Some European networks with a presence in Spain have also established themselves in key Latin American countries, thus controlling the departure and arrival of shipments. In February 2024, a police operation between Ecuador and Spain captured 31 alleged members of a transnational drug trafficking network led by Albanian national Dritan Gjika, based in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and his Italian-Argentine partner Mario Sanchez Rinaldi, based in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol. https://insightcrime.org/ |
| Crime › Spain Seizes A Record 13 Tons Of C0ca!ne Hidden In A Banana Container by Cousin9999(op): 8:58am On Nov 01, 2024 |
Spain’s National Police and customs officers have seized 13 tons of c0ca!ne in the Spanish port of Algeciras (Cádiz) camouflaged among a shipment of bananas, according to sources familiar with the investigation. The c0ca!ne was hidden in a container that had arrived from Ecuador, one of the major platforms for the export of c0ca!ne in recent years, and its destination was a fruit company based in Alicante province. The investigation has been declared under seal, the same sources added. These 13 tons represent a new record for a c0ca!ne shipment seized on Spanish soil, as they exceed the 9.5 tons seized in the summer of 2023, also in Algeciras. Last year, 64 tons of c0ca!ne were seized in Spanish ports. Today, one of the hottest spots for drug trafficking on a global scale is Ecuador, which is experiencing a serious security crisis. One arrest has been made in connection with this latest haul, but more suspects are being sought. The fruit company involved, located in the municipality of El Campello, had already been investigated for previous seizures of drug caches, the same sources added. There were police raids on this and other premises on Thursday, the regional daily Información reported. To date, the record for c0ca!ne seizures was held by the 9.5 tons seized in August 2023. On that occasion, investigators traced a trail of at least 30 European criminal organizations that had joined forces to ship this merchandise from Ecuador. The Tax Agency defined it as the “most important operation in the history of Spain in the fight against c0ca!ne.” The drug was hidden among a shipment of bananas. Investigators confirmed the great logistical capacity of the network, with a capacity to send 40 containers per month to Europe. Almost 70% of drug seizures by customs authorities in Europe occur in ports, according to the 2023 European Drug Report. In addition to Spain, major ports in Belgium and the Netherlands are regularly used by drug trafficking organizations. The report also warned that concerns about the operations of these networks had spread to smaller ports elsewhere in Europe. https://english.elpais.com/ 1 Like |
| Sports › Re: Four Men Arrested Over Online Racist Hate Campaign Against Vinícius Júnior by Cousin9999(op): 8:46am On Nov 01, 2024 |
MagicalConcepts:England, sure. But France? |
| Sports › Re: Four Men Arrested Over Online Racist Hate Campaign Against Vinícius Júnior by Cousin9999(op): 8:34am On Nov 01, 2024 |
Wizardslayer:I agree that black racists are a problem, but oyinbos are literal terrorists to the global black community.
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| Sports › Re: Four Men Arrested Over Online Racist Hate Campaign Against Vinícius Júnior by Cousin9999(op): 8:28am On Nov 01, 2024*. Modified: 11:51am On Nov 04, 2024 |
JaskanFactor:Exactly. JaskanFactor:True, but real consequences like prison time or losing their job and housing can have an impact. They don't fear consequences now, but we can get there. And this is a necessary effort as long as they continue to sabotage our countries and basically force us to be around them. Them and whatever they do would be completely irrelevant if they got out of our economies. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: If A Man Doesn't Chase You Before Getting Married, You Are Indomie - Pastor(vid) by Cousin9999: 8:06am On Nov 01, 2024 |
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| Sports › Four Men Arrested Over Online Racist Hate Campaign Against Vinícius Júnior by Cousin9999(op): 4:24pm On Oct 31, 2024 |
Police in Spain have arrested four men accused of coordinating an online hate campaign that called for racial abuse to be hurled at the Real Madridforward Vinícius Júnior. Police said on Thursday that the men, all in their 20s, had been detained as part of an investigation into social media posts that circulated before Atlético Madrid took on Real Madrid in September’s derby.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/oct/24/four-men-arrested-over-online-racist-hate-campaign-against-vinicius-junior 8 Likes
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Former British Colonies Owe ‘Debt Of Gratitude’, Says Robert Jenrick by Cousin9999: 8:44am On Oct 31, 2024 |
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| Foreign Affairs › East DR Congo Grapples With Chinese Gold Mining Firms by Cousin9999(op): 1:54pm On Oct 28, 2024 |
He says mining has spoilt the town which lies in South Kivu province, polluting rivers and destroying fields. Hundreds of foreign companies, most of them Chinese-owned, mine gold in the mineral-rich province often without permits and without declaring profits, according to local authorities. For a long time, civil society groups and members of the church in Kitutu, have been the only people taking a stand against the powerful mining businesses, who often have friends in high places. "From the deputies, to the village chief, everyone receives something (from the companies), money or shares (in businesses)," Marcheselli told AFP. In July, South Kivu governor Jean-Jacques Purusi suspended "illegal" mining activity in the province until companies could comply with Congolese mining laws. Under the legislation, companies would have to renew their mining permits, some of which have been expired for decades. Since the ban, firms, which normally operate in the shadows, have come in hordes to the governor's office in an attempt to get authorisation to resume business. "In place of the 117 illegal companies we invited, 540 showed up here overnight", Purusi said. In the town of Kamituga, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Kitutu, gold mining is in full throttle. In one site mined by Congolese cooperative Mwenga Force, around 400 people delve into vast open pits hoping to make a few dollars a day. The president of an association for artisanal diggers, Felicien Mikalano, says local operators "don't have the same means" as Chinese firms, such as machinery and cash. Artisanal mining refers to small-scale mining, carried out by individuals without big machinery and not employed by big businesses. The practice is forbidden to foreigners by the country's mining code, but Chinese companies use local cooperatives as "partners" to circumvent the ban. Around half of the Congolese cooperatives in the province are partnered with Chinese companies, according to the bureau of scientific and technical study (BEST), a Congolese NGO specialising in mining governance. A few kilometres from Kamituga, at the end of a dirt track, access to a mine operated by one of these cooperatives is controlled at three checkpoints. AFP was not allowed to pass them. Officials employed to control and inspect mining sites are also refused entry. "It is difficult to monitor these companies," said inspector Ghislain Chivundu Mutalemba. "These Chinese partners mine (and) the cooperatives sell the product over the counter. We don't know what percentage the Chinese take, or how much they produce", he said. "All that I know is that the bosses take the gold and bring it to Bukavu, I don't dare ask questions," says gold buyer Siri Munga Walubinja. "But I have never seen a Chinese person, it is uniquely the Congolese buying," he adds. Gold bought in Kamituga is transported to South Kivu provincial capital Bukavu by "big traders", most of them Congolese. Once they arrive in the provincial capital, some declare only a fraction of their merchandise and sell the rest illegally in DRC, which is then transported by smugglers to Rwanda, according to BEST. In December 2022, the government granted a monopoly on gold exports from South Kivu to Congolese state-owned business Primera Gold. The move aimed to "break the ore export routes to Rwanda", and "to target political opposition business", according to a note from the French Institute of International Relations published in February 2024. Gold exports out of South Kivu have boomed from 42 kilograms (92 pounds) in 2022 to more than five tonnes (11,200 pounds) in 2023 -- about a sixth of the officially declared national production. But Primera Gold now lacks the liquidity to buy the mineral and has failed to curb the black market, according to BEST. The channels used by the Chinese companies, none of which responded to AFP's requests for comment, remain unknown to the authorities and NGOs. Even Purusi is having trouble getting answers from businesses. "Their representatives put you through to this general (telephone line) or a minister in Kinshasa on the phone, to tell you not to bother them," says the provincial governor. https://www.hpenews.com/news/national/east-dr-congo-grapples-with-chinese-gold-mining-firms/article_79d3a761-3314-51a1-8889-18240367eebc.html 1 Like 1 Share |
| Food › Re: Cook In Your Kitchen, Take Pictures And Post It Here. SIMPLE! by Cousin9999: 8:21am On Oct 28, 2024 |
Seunpapa65:Yummy and healthy. Crocodile and alligator meat is high in protein and low in saturated fat. Healthier than chicken. |
| Romance › Re: You Should Know This About Women. I Learnt This The Hard Way! by Cousin9999: 2:23am On Oct 27, 2024 |
luminouz:Uh, some people don't want others to suffer. Some people can see beyond their own needs. That said, some people don't want to say "no" all day long, or worse. It may be a lot easier and/or safer to camouflage. People do this everywhere. Like going to a poorer area dressed down, or a woman who gets a lot of male attention choosing to wear no makeup, a cap, and very loose clothing. 5 Likes 2 Shares |
| Education › Re: Female Student Bites Off Schoolmate’s Tongue Over Food In Umuahia by Cousin9999: 1:08am On Oct 27, 2024 |
For those of you confused Here's an explanation:
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| Food › Re: Cook In Your Kitchen, Take Pictures And Post It Here. SIMPLE! by Cousin9999: 12:43am On Oct 27, 2024 |
cococandy:Is that bacon or like prosciutto or something? |
| Food › Re: Cook In Your Kitchen, Take Pictures And Post It Here. SIMPLE! by Cousin9999: 12:42am On Oct 27, 2024 |
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