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Minister of State Annen in North Africa

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The stability of North Africa, its economic development and the political participation of its people are all of paramount importance to Germany and the European Union.

BERLIN, Germany, October 16, 2021 / APO Group / –

The Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Ministry, Niels Annen, will embark today (October 16) on a trip to North Africa, with stops in Algeria, Tunisia and Libya.

In Algeria, he will hold political consultations with government officials and meet representatives of civil society. Its agenda also includes a visit to a German-Algerian cultural project and a meeting with German intermediary organizations.

His visit to Tunisia will focus mainly on recent political developments and the economic challenges the country is currently facing. Here, too, Minister of State Annen will meet with representatives of the government, the country’s political parties and members of civil society. A meeting with the partners of the Ta’ziz Partnership project of the Federal Foreign Office is also planned.

In Libya, Minister of State Annen will participate in Tripoli in an international conference organized by Libyan Foreign Minister Mangoush. The conference will focus on preparations for the upcoming elections, the necessary reform of the security sector and the necessary withdrawal of all foreign fighters.

Before leaving for North Africa, the Minister of State made the following statement:

The stability of North Africa, its economic development and the political participation of its people are all of paramount importance to Germany and the European Union. We therefore regularly conduct political discussions with the respective governments and representatives of civil society, in order to actively support these processes. By hosting the Libyan Stabilization Conference in Tripoli, the country is showing that it is taking its destiny back in hand. This is something that we expressly support; furthermore, we urge that foreign fighters be withdrawn from the country and that national elections be held as scheduled.

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deliberate but this isn t how it is defined in the laws That doesn t mean it s right for the VAR Peter Bankes to intervene and disallow this goal once referee Paul Tierney is sent to the monitor the die is cast This is a subjective decision but is it really a clear and obvious error This is a VAR searching for an infringement applying the law to the letter when it s unnecessary to get involved In previous seasons this wouldn t have been considered offside But with the IFAB football s lawmakers clarifying all aspects of what should constitute a deliberate play at the start of the season many more situations are being caught in its web The more such incidents we get the more you wonder if the IFAB will have to issue yet another clarification The IFAB made the change in response to goals such as Kylian Mbappe s for France against Spain in the UEFA Nations League final as the striker benefitted from being in an offside position when Eric Garcia made a failed interception Mbappe was 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really a big deal They get roughly 12 hours of daylight and nighttime year round What is the Vernal Equinox If you ever hear anyone say vernal equinox it means the same thing The term equinox comes from the Latin word equinoxium meaning equality between day and night And vernal also comes from Latin and means spring How Does it Work The Earth rotates along an imaginary line that runs from North Pole to South Pole It s called the axis and this rotation is what gives us day and night However the axis tilts at 23 5 degrees as NASA explains That positions one hemisphere of the planet to get more sunlight than the other for half of the year s orbit around the sun This discrepancy in sunlight is what triggers the seasons But since the winter solstice three months ago in December you ve probably noticed that our days have been getting longer in the Northern Hemisphere and the nights shorter And now here we are at the spring equinox Going forward the Northern Hemisphere will be more exposed to 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EarthSky points out the equinoxes spring or autumn are a superb time to orient yourself The equinoxes are the only two times a year the sun rises due east and sets due west for everyone on the planet EarthSky says the equinox is a good day for finding east and west from your yard or other favorite site for watching the sky Just go outside around sunset or sunrise and notice the location of the sun on the horizon with respect to familiar landmarks Another fun fact The sun sets faster during the equinoxes than during solstices and it s true for both hemispheres The reason The setting sun hits the horizon at the steepest possible angle to Earth EarthSky says The sun sets more slowly during solstices when the Earth s tilt is most extreme And the effect is more dramatic the farther you get from the equator That s why the sun never sets at all in the Arctic Circle during the time around the summer solstice Celebrations Around the World In England the mysterious stone structure of Stonehenge has been a popular gathering place for solstices and equinoxes English Heritage organizes the events and if you aren t fond of big crowds the equinoxes draw fewer people than the solstices typically In Mexico the Mayan site Chich n Itz has special equinox ties AtCredit https www cnn com travel article spring equinox 2023 scn index htmlENND$
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and Charleston South Carolina 5 24 p m Halifax Canada 6 24 p m Dublin Ireland and Accra Ghana 9 24 p m Paris France and Algiers Algeria 10 24 p m Helsinki Finland and Alexandria Egypt 11 24 p m Istanbul Turkey and Addis Ababa Ethiopia 12 24 a m Dubai United Arab Emirates 1 24 a m Mumbai India 2 54 a m Bangkok Thailand and Hanoi Vietnam 4 24 a m Singapore 5 24 a m Seoul South Korea and Osaka Japan 6 24 a m You can click here to see a listing of major cities Or click here to look up the exact moment of the spring equinox where you live What Does This Mean for Different Parts of the World Folks in the Northern Hemisphere are looking forward to longer days flowers and a burst of greenery But for people living south of the equator this equinox means they are heading into fall So for Chileans South Africans and Australians among others this is a time to look forward to cooler autumn weather For people who reside near the equator in places such as Quito Ecuador or Singapore none of this is really a big deal They get roughly 12 hours of daylight and nighttime year round What is the Vernal Equinox If you ever hear anyone say vernal equinox it means the same thing The term equinox comes from the Latin word equinoxium meaning equality between day and night And vernal also comes from Latin and means spring How Does it Work The Earth rotates along an imaginary line that runs from North Pole to South Pole It s called the axis and this rotation is what gives us day and night However the axis tilts at 23 5 degrees as NASA explains That positions one hemisphere of the planet to get more sunlight than the other for half of the year s orbit around the sun This discrepancy in sunlight is what triggers the seasons But since the winter solstice three months ago in December you ve probably noticed that our days have been getting longer in the Northern Hemisphere and the nights shorter And now here we are at the spring equinox Going forward the Northern Hemisphere will be more exposed to the sun than the Southern Hemisphere That s why it gets increasingly warmer as we head toward the summer solstice in June What About Daylight and Nighttime It turns out you actually get a little more daylight than darkness on the equinox and how much so depends where you are on the planet How does that happen when it s supposed to be 12 hours of day and 12 hours night As the US National Weather Service explains the nearly equal hours of day and night are because of the complex way a sunrise is measured and the refraction of sunlight in our atmosphere This bending of light rays causes the sun to appear above the horizon when the actual position of the sun is below the horizon The day is a bit longer at higher latitudes than at the equator because it takes the sun longer to rise and set the closer you get to the poles Other Interesting Facts We got that truly equal day night split a few days before the official spring equinox That s called the equilux If you re a sky watcher the website EarthSky points out the equinoxes spring or autumn are a superb time to orient yourself The equinoxes are the only two times a year the sun rises due east and sets due west for everyone on the planet EarthSky says the equinox is a good day for finding east and west from your yard or other favorite site for watching the sky Just go outside around sunset or sunrise and notice the location of the sun on the horizon with respect to familiar landmarks Another fun fact The sun sets faster during the equinoxes than during solstices and it s true for both hemispheres The reason The setting sun hits the horizon at the steepest possible angle to Earth EarthSky says The sun sets more slowly during solstices when the Earth s tilt is most extreme And the effect is more dramatic the farther you get from the equator That s why the sun never sets at all in the Arctic Circle during the time around the summer solstice Celebrations Around the World In England the mysterious stone structure of Stonehenge has been a popular gathering place for solstices and equinoxes English Heritage organizes the events and if you aren t fond of big crowds the equinoxes draw fewer people than the solstices typically In Mexico the Mayan site Chich n Itz has special equinox ties AtCredit https www cnn com travel article spring equinox 2023 scn index htmlENND$
The Spring Equinox is Arriving: Here’s Everything You Need to Know

The Spring Equinox is Arriving: Here’s Everything You Need to Know

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