Category: NEWS

Rembrandt’s Standard Bearer Comes Home at Last

The Rijksmuseum bills the Standard Bearer, a self-portrait in which “one can feel the courage, swagger and rebelliousness bursting from the canvas!” as one of Rembrandt’s key works.

Air Pollution Linked to One Million Stillbirths

Air Pollution Linked to One Million Stillbirths

Air pollution particles have been associated with increased miscarriages, premature births, low birth weights, and disturbed brain development. 

December 16, 2022
Berlin: District Governed by Left-Liberals Removes Christian Cross from Playground

Berlin: District Governed by Left-Liberals Removes Christian Cross from Playground

“Since the applications used up to now have been interpreted religiously by some citizens, we decided without further ado to have the elements replaced,” a spokeswoman for the district said.

December 16, 2022
Ipswich Nativity Scene Desecrated

Ipswich Nativity Scene Desecrated

While the incident occurred on church grounds and not inside the church itself, the destruction fits a large pattern of attacks on houses of worship witnessed across Europe.

December 16, 2022
Agreement Reached Between Hungary and the EU

Agreement Reached Between Hungary and the EU

Without the agreement, Hungary would have lost considerable sums of money that could not have been allocated afterwards. The compromise seems to have been made in an honourable way for both parties.

December 16, 2022
Major Breakthrough in Fusion Technology

Major Breakthrough in Fusion Technology

For the first time in history, researchers have managed to produce a net energy gain in a fusion experiment using lasers. While commercial use would need to see a great increase in effectivity, scientists hail this as a major breakthrough.

December 16, 2022
Meloni To Favour Cash Payments in Italy

Meloni To Favour Cash Payments in Italy

Meloni justifies the policy change as one that will benefit those of modest means. According to her, electronic payments are accompanied by excessive bank fees that fatten financial institutions at the expense of ordinary citizens.

December 15, 2022
PM Meloni Slams France and Germany for Relocating Less Than 100 of the 94,000 Migrants Taken In by Italy This Year

PM Meloni Slams France and Germany for Relocating Less Than 100 of the 94,000 Migrants Taken In by Italy This Year

“I believe that in Europe the same rights and duties of everyone must apply, I believe that the solution that can make everyone agree is to stop departures and defend the European borders,” Meloni said.

December 15, 2022
EU Members Agree on Candidate Status for Bosnia-Herzegovina

EU Members Agree on Candidate Status for Bosnia-Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina, if given the official go-ahead, will join a league of EU hopefuls which presently includes the likes of Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Moldova, Ukraine, and Turkey.

December 15, 2022
New Danish Government Plans Big Tax Reform

New Danish Government Plans Big Tax Reform

At the top of their list of priorities is a tax reform with a more generous general exemption for all taxpayers and steeper marginal income taxes.

December 15, 2022
J. K. Rowling To Open Center For Women in Edinburgh

J. K. Rowling To Open Center For Women in Edinburgh

Even as she continues to be harassed on social media and receive death threats for her alleged transphobia, Rowling has chosen to become a standard-bearer for all those who wish to defend the uniqueness and importance of the female biological sex.

December 15, 2022
EU Parliament Bribery Plot: Murky and Ever Thickening

EU Parliament Bribery Plot: Murky and Ever Thickening

Belgian court documents indicate that former MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri was not only advising MEPs within the S&D to favor Qatar, but Morocco as well.

December 14, 2022
Hong Kong Media Mogul Sentenced to Five Years Behind Bars

Hong Kong Media Mogul Sentenced to Five Years Behind Bars

With another trial forthcoming and a life sentence hanging over his head, the 75-year-old Lai appears to have fallen victim to the Chinese Communist Party’s version of justice.

December 14, 2022