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The Israeli – Palestine War

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  T he last period has seen some new activity, not necessarily for the better. Now there is threatened an escalation between the two main protagonists, Israel and Iran. Going back about 3 weeks, Israel was at a pause point, brought about by its targeting aid trucks and openly killing 7 aid workers, including 3 British acting for protection and 1 American. This brought a storm of protest from western allies, and Israel was advised very strongly not to pursue its plans to attack Rafah in an attempt to clear out the thugs of Hamas. This action would not receive whole-hearted backing.  PM  Benjamin Netanyahu  faced a quandary. The US and western allies sent a forceful message that they would not condone a heavy-handed entry into Rafah with many civilian casualties as witnessed in previous actions in Gaza . Israel was losing the high moral ground. To regain this they had to provoke the opposition, led by Iran, to take some action against Israel which would concern the west. Consequently, th

EICMA Riding Fest 2024 al Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli

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  Nei giorni 26 e 27 Aprile scorsi al Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli si è tenuta l’ EICMA RIDING FEST , una manifestazione fatta per mettere a stretto contatto costruttori e utenti permettendo a questi ultimi di provare sia su strada che fuori, oltre che in pista, i modelli visti all’edizione dell’ EICMA tenutasi lo scorso Novembre al quartiere fieristico di Milano-Rho . EICMA nasce nel 1914 e da allora è stata la manifestazione di riferimento sia per gli operatori commerciali che per gli appassionati del settore delle due ruote. I dati relativi alla manifestazione 2023 parlano chiaro: •  Oltre 700 espositori diretti , 67% dei quali stranieri provenienti da 45 paesi •  2.036 i marchi present i •  563.848 visitatori  (+19% rispetto all’edizione 2022) •  39.392 operatori economici  in visita dei qual il 52% stranieri da 120 paesi. In un periodo in cui molte manifestazioni fieristiche un po’ di tutti i settori sono sempre meno frequentate è evidente che il settore delle motociclet

Presidential Elections in the Republic of North Macedonia 2024: The “Ivanovization” of the Presidential Function?

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  O n 24 April  2024, the Republic of North Macedonia (RNM) will hold the seventh presidential election since declaring independence on 8 September 1991 . There are 1,814,317 eligible voters , while the total population of North Macedonia is 1,836,713 residents plus 260,606 non-residents . The entire country constitutes one electoral unit. Seven candidates will compete for the presidential position: ●  Stevo Pendarovski , the joint candidate of the ruling SDSM (Social Democratic Union of Macedonia) and the “For European Future” coalition ●  Gordana Siljanovska Davkova , the candidate of the opposition right-wing VMRO-DPMNE (Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity) with the support of several coalition parties ●  Bujar Osmani , the candidate of DUI (Democratic Union for Integration) and the “European Front” coalition ●  Arben Taravari  from the “Worth” (Vlen) coalition ●  Maksim Dimitrievski  from the “I Know” Movement (ZNAM – For