As of 2020, there are 197 independent states in the world. Surprisingly, you will not find the color purple on any of the flags of these countries. Why - said the author of the blog “From a different angle” on Yandex.Zen. Next - from the first person. IN…
Mississippi has officially decided to change the last state flag in the United States with the emblem of the Confederate, a racist symbol that has been a source of conflict for generations. Writes about this The Guardian. Mississippi Gov. Republican Tate Reeves on Tuesday, June 30, signed a historic bill to change ...
The court sentenced to 15 years in prison a man who stole an LGBT flag from a church and burned it near a strip club this summer in Ames, Iowa, the BBC writes. 30-year-old Adolfo Martinez admitted to reporters that he stole the flag out of hatred for ...
She wrapped herself in the Russian flag. He is in the flag of Ukraine. Some liked this photo, while others were horrified, writes the Washington Post. Juliana Kuznetsova and her fiancé were at a concert in Poland. At some point, the girl noticed among ...
Few people know that the US flag rounds out the top three oldest national symbols in the world, behind Britain and France. This day - June 14 - is celebrated in the States as National Flag Day. For the first time the national banner was raised after the battle on August 6, 1777, ...
In Florida, an 11-year-old sixth grade student at Lawton Chiles Middle Academy in Lakeland was arrested for refusing to read the oath of allegiance to the US flag, writes Fox News. The boy was accused of violating school order and resisting arrest. The incident happened on February 4th when the boy told the teacher ...
On August 25, Donald Trump and his wife Melania traveled to Ohio to visit a group of children at a hospital in Columbus to raise awareness of the national opioid crisis. At the hospital, Trump worked with the children to draw, in particular, painted pictures, writes TJournal. ...
Apple is not an official sponsor of the Rio Olympics, but the company has decided to take advantage of the event's opportunities for its marketing purposes. The company sells Apple Watch bracelets from a limited collection, styled after the flags of 14 countries, and also distributes them to Olympians in ...
Several hundred people took part in a protest near the Turkish Embassy in Moscow: the building was pelted with stones, eggs and cans of paint. As a result of the demonstrators' actions, glass was broken in several windows of the building. The police did not intervene and did not conduct arrests. Now the demonstrators ...
Barack Obama ordered to lower the national flags of the country over the White House and other federal buildings, as well as military bases and American embassies abroad as a sign of mourning for the victims of the Paris attacks. This is reported by Buzzfeed News with reference to Obama's order, ...