Her and the turbulent New Year’s night with fires, fireworks make experiences in Germany and Austria
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08:01
Injured and dead in fireworks in Germany and Austria
In the German capital Berlin, twelve people, including children, were hit by illegal fireworks during a private party on New Year’s Eve. This has been reported by the Berlin fire brigade. All preparations to the hospital are planned. The youngest victim is 11 years old.
In huchel, east of Bonn, a 37-year-old man has been killed in a fireworks incident. A 39-year-old man seriously injured. The duo was celebrating New Year’s Eve with a group of ten people. The two men said they had isolated themselves and a loud bang was heard later. The two men were found seriously injured. Police are investigating the incident, but suspect fireworks were homemade.
In Klausen-Leopoldsdorf In Austria, a 23-year-old young man has died in a fireworks display. A 21-year-old man seriously injured. The two were celebrating New Years Eve with friends. They set off fireworks. When one of the bombs didn’t go off, the two started watching and just then it exploded.
08:00
Brussels police carried out almost 400 interventions
In Brussels, the police have already carried out almost 400 interventions. Despite the fireworks ban, fireworks have been set off in various places. Cars and garbage cans have also been set on fire, as well as a number of buses and damaged trams.
New Years Eve in Brussels.
07:49
“James Bond” and daughter-in-law Camilla awarded by the Queen
The Duchess of Cornwall and wife of Britain’s Prince Charles, has been named Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter by her mother-in-law Queen Elizabeth. The Order of the Garter is the oldest knighthood in the United Kingdom.
In addition to Camilla, diplomat Valerie Ann Amos and former Prime Minister Tony Blair have also been admitted to the prestigious knighthood. The Order of the Garter has been around since 1348. After the new appointments, 21 of the 24 members of the knighthood have now been appointed. According to Buckingham Palace, that honor belongs to “those who have rendered public services, who have personally contributed in a special way to the national life of that monarch”.
This year again the New Year Awards handed out, it concerns 1,278 honorary titles. Almost a fifth went to people who are completely subservient in the corona pandemic
Athletes, including 19-year-old tennis player Emma Radunacu and Olympic diver Tom Daley, and media figures such as actress Joanna Lumley and singer Melanie Brown were also admitted to the Order of the British Empire. Daniel Craig, last seen as 007 in the Bond film “No time to die”, is an actor up to Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. Craig now shares that title with the fictional James Bond.
Actor Daniel Craig and the Queen. (archive photo)
07:13
Eric Adams made a sandwich as mayor in Times Square
New York City has a new mayor. The last period Eric Adams has spent last night in Times Square. Adams, 61, is the second black mayor in New York history. He succeeds Bill de Blasio and becomes the 110th mayor of the Big Apple.
Adams was mayor of Brooklyn for years. His first challenge will be to fight the corona pandemic in the metropolis. In addition, Adams also faces an important economic challenge, namely the economic recovery of the metropolis, and how he tackles the police action is also looked forward to.
Watch the swearing-in here:
07:05
Cars set on fire in the Netherlands
The Dutch police have cleared the area around the National Monument on Dam Square, a square in the center of Amsterdam. Around midnight, 3,000 to 4,000 people are in the square. Despite the fireworks ban, fireworks were still set off. Elders in the Netherlands were set fires.
Cars went up in flames in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Amersfoort, Rotterdam, Harderwijk, Veenendaal and Barendrecht, among others.
Fifteen homes in Oss station were evacuated, a gas distribution broke out above the mark. A community center in Uithoorn caught fire. A fire broke out on a balcony of a house in Apeldoorn. According to local media, the brand is created by fireworks on the balcony. A building in Leiden also went up in flames.
In the Netherlands it was all about putting out fires.
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06:50
Hot heads in Antwerp pelt the police
On the Scheldt quays in Antwerp, the police have arrested several people who attack glass fireworks at the police. In several Antwerp districts, mopeds from bus shelters have been set on fire.
Some hotheads wouldn’t do that. They have turned against the police. we had to administratively arrest a number of them,” explains Wouter Bruyns of the Antwerp police.
06:45
VRT NWS wishes you a happy New Year!
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06:43
2022 in: from Australia to Belgium
This can give you a relive of how New Year’s Eve was celebrated, from Australia, over Japan, to Russia.