Category: NEWS

UK Government Orders Hundreds of School Closures

The government has known about the weakening state of school-building concrete for years, but has given less than a week’s notice for lockdown-like online lessons now.

Tunisia Considering Joining BRICS, Spokesman Says

Tunisia Considering Joining BRICS, Spokesman Says

Tunisia’s accession into the bloc would provide the country with massive economic benefits, which in turn would improve the country’s social conditions.

April 11, 2023
Ireland: EU Veto Sends Housing Plans into Disarray

Ireland: EU Veto Sends Housing Plans into Disarray

Brussels counters Ireland’s plans to regulate Airbnb as lacking evidence, as the Irish government faces challenges from the Left and a rising populist sentiment against asylum seekers.

April 11, 2023
Rescue Underway After Easter Marked by Migrant Crossings

Rescue Underway After Easter Marked by Migrant Crossings

The Monday rescue followed three others over the Easter weekend, which saw the deaths of at least 50 migrants, and the arrival—on the Italian island of Lampedusa—of 26 boats carrying 974 migrants on Easter Sunday.

April 11, 2023
Swiss Pharmaceutical Exports to Russia at Record High

Swiss Pharmaceutical Exports to Russia at Record High

Pharmaceuticals are considered humanitarian goods and therefore are exempt from sanctions.

April 11, 2023
EU Countries Investigate ChatGPT

EU Countries Investigate ChatGPT

Even Microsoft, OpenAI’s main investor, admitted it does not “have access to the full details of [ChatGPT’s] vast training data.”

Poland Temporarily Halts All Imports of Ukrainian Grain

Poland Temporarily Halts All Imports of Ukrainian Grain

Like Polish farmers, those in Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Slovakia have also been disproportionately hard-hit by an influx of cheap Ukrainian grain.

April 11, 2023
Vučić: Kosovo Will Still Be Part of Serbia Until End of My Term

Vučić: Kosovo Will Still Be Part of Serbia Until End of My Term

The Serbian President said Kosovo Serbs would not vote in the upcoming elections, since Pristina declined to form a Community of Serbian municipalities.

April 11, 2023
Saudi Crown Prince No Longer Interested in “Pleasing” the U.S.

Saudi Crown Prince No Longer Interested in “Pleasing” the U.S.

The apparent deterioration in US-Saudi relations comes amid a recent worldwide trend toward de-dollarization with key, ascendent geopolitical actors, including but not limited to China, Russia, India, and Brazil all taking steps to reduce their use of the U.S. dollar.

April 10, 2023
EU Commission Working To End ‘Cookie Fatigue’

EU Commission Working To End ‘Cookie Fatigue’

The main consequence of ‘cookie fatigue’ is that users often click randomly, rather than according to their real advertising needs or desires.

April 10, 2023
Poll: Le Pen Defeats Macron if Election Held Today

Poll: Le Pen Defeats Macron if Election Held Today

The political winds have changed. In the wake of President Macron raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, his already dismal approval ratings and popularity have sunk even lower, as two recent surveys reveal.

April 10, 2023
EPP Acrimony Boils Over After Brussels Raid

EPP Acrimony Boils Over After Brussels Raid

The raid has affected the EPP’s tense office politics amid a larger pushback against plans to take the group to the Right ahead of the 2024 elections.

April 10, 2023
Catalonia Bans Spyware

Catalonia Bans Spyware

‘Spyware,’ created by military experts, has been key in bringing drug lords and mafia leaders to justice but has also been used by governments to spy on its opposition, both civic and political.

April 10, 2023