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Neo-Nazi MEP penalized for tearing up Turkish flag

Published by Kathimerini on Wed, 02/12/2020 - 08:11

The European Parliament has penalized a Greek neo-Nazi lawmaker who tore up a paper copy of the Turkish flag during a debate in the Brussels-based assembly last month.
Yiannis Lagos, an independent MEP, was on Tuesday ordered to pay a fine of 2,261 euros, which was said to be the equivalent of his weekly paycheck.
He was also banned from the assembly for four days.

Even darker days for Nigeria as power supply gets worse

Published by Hurriyet on Sun, 10/02/2016 - 15:42

Even at the best of times Nigeria ranks among the lowest countries in the world for energy consumption, and production is currently at historic lows

Taxi motocycles wait for passengers under electricity cables on the Apapa - Oshodi expressway in Lagos, while students study with a kerosene lamp due to epileptic public power supply in the Nigeria's capital city (inset). AFP photos