NYT > Europe: Retired Belgian King Will Submit to Paternity Test

May 21, 2019

Russia NYT > Europe: Retired Belgian King Will Submit to Paternity Test Voice of America: Polish PM Upsets Jews Calling Compensation Pay 'Victory for Hitler' Voice of America: Trump Appeals Ruling Allowing Congress to See His Financial Records Voice of America: Ramadan Fare Frugal in Damascus as War Saps Spending NYT > Europe: Niki Lauda, Formula One Champion Who Pushed Limits, Dies at 70 NYT > Europe: Retired Belgian King Will Submit to Paternity Test 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites) BRUSSELS — To the long list of concessions that European monarchs have made to modernity, Belgium is adding another: submitting to a paternity test. After refusing for months, King Albert II will soon give a DNA sample, his lawyer said this week, in a lawsuit brought by a woman who says she is his daughter, neglected and kept secret for decades. Read More Voice of America: Polish PM Upsets Jews Calling Compensation Pay 'Victory for Hitler' 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites) Poland's prime minister has outraged the Jewish community by saying compensation for property seized during World War II would represent a posthumous triumph for Adolf Hitler. The ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) argues that as a victim of invasion and occupation by Nazi Germany in the 1939-1945 war, Poland should not be saddled with financial obligations in providing restitution payments to Jews. Read More Voice of America: Trump Appeals Ruling Allowing Congress to See His Financial Records 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites) U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a federal judge's ruling against his attempt to block a House of Representatives committee from seeking his financial records, according to a court filing. Read More Voice of America: Ramadan Fare Frugal in Damascus as War Saps Spending 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites) Abu Anas al-Hijazi scanned the stalls in the Syrian capital's Bab Srija market but bought nothing. For the cash-strapped 45-year-old wedding singer, this Ramadan is a frugal one. "We used to lay out a large spread and invite relatives and friends for a feast around six or seven times at least" during the Muslim holy month, he told AFP. Read More NYT > Europe: Niki Lauda, Formula One Champion Who Pushed Limits, Dies at 70 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites) Niki Lauda, the Austrian racecar driver who won three world championships in Formula One, the sport’s highest level of international competition, and was regarded as one of the greatest speedway drivers of all time, died on Monday. Read More

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