Category: NEWS

France’s Birth Rate Hits All-Time Low

For a long time, France was able to boast of a fertility rate close to 2 children per woman in the 2000s, its fertility rate is now around 1.8.

Hate Speech at the EU Parliament?

Three progressive MEPs called for the parliamentarians to be censured and subject to financial sanctions for their speeches.

Zelensky Uninvited to Eurovision Stage

“We believe that this is the best way to reflect and celebrate Ukraine’s Eurovision song contest win and show we are united by music during these hard times,” the EBU concluded.

Bosnian Elections Show Few Changes Amid Protests

Bosnian Elections Show Few Changes Amid Protests

Election results followed the same trend seen over the past 25 years of ethnocentric politics, in sync with the country’s enduring ethnic rifts. But a contested result has led to protests.

October 12, 2022
Austria Re-elected President Van der Bellen

Austria Re-elected President Van der Bellen

Austria re-elected Alexander van der Bellen as president. With 56% of the votes, the 78-year-old managed to gain an absolute majority in the first ballot.

October 12, 2022
Sabotage Shuts Down Railway in Northern Germany

Sabotage Shuts Down Railway in Northern Germany

Acts of sabotage in two locations brought train traffic in northern Germany to a standstill for hours. Politicians call for better protection of critical infrastructure, while some even speculate it might have been an attack by Russia.

October 12, 2022
After One Month, Retro Sailing Race Crosses the Equator into Southern Atlantic

After One Month, Retro Sailing Race Crosses the Equator into Southern Atlantic

One month in, Golden Globe Race skippers are facing the mid-Atlantic doldrums while crossing the equator. With three already retired, many more are suffering from the physical and mental strains of the isolation.

October 12, 2022
Nobel Prize in Medicine Shows Common Humanity of Ancient and Modern Man

Nobel Prize in Medicine Shows Common Humanity of Ancient and Modern Man

According to other scientists, Pääbo’s achievement is monumental not only for anthropology and physiology but also for genomics techniques.

October 12, 2022
Vučić: The U.S. and UK Urged Hungary to Invade Serbia in 1999

Vučić: The U.S. and UK Urged Hungary to Invade Serbia in 1999

According to Vučić, Orbán said that when he traveled to the UK for talks with country’s top politicians, Margaret Thatcher told him: “It bothers me a lot that you refused to attack Serbia because more British soldiers will die.”

October 11, 2022
Anti-Globalist AfD Doubles Its Share of the Vote in Lower Saxony Elections 

Anti-Globalist AfD Doubles Its Share of the Vote in Lower Saxony Elections 

The AfD managed to win over 40,00 voters from FDP, 40,00 from the CDU, and 25,000 from the SPD.

October 11, 2022
Yemeni Civil War Truce Expires

Yemeni Civil War Truce Expires

The war in Yemen has raged since 2014, pitting the country’s government against the Houthi rebels.

October 11, 2022
VOX Viva 22 Rally in Madrid

VOX Viva 22 Rally in Madrid

The event included Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki, as well as video messages from Viktor Orbán, Giorgia Meloni, and Donald Trump.

October 11, 2022
Physics Nobel Prize Awarded to Three Pioneers of Quantum Mechanics

Physics Nobel Prize Awarded to Three Pioneers of Quantum Mechanics

Three researchers who dedicated their life’s work to quantum mechanics, specifically the ‘entangled states’ of particles, have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 for turning an experimental field into a science with practical applications.

October 11, 2022
Nobel Prize Rewards Monetary Expansion

Nobel Prize Rewards Monetary Expansion

The Nobel Foundation explains that the three laureates have developed theoretical foundations for how governments can regulate financial markets and address financial crises.

October 11, 2022
Russia Avenges Crimea Bridge Attack with Missiles Blasts Across Ukraine

Russia Avenges Crimea Bridge Attack with Missiles Blasts Across Ukraine

Russia’s retaliation marks a new phase in the now almost eight-month-long war in Ukraine. The Kremlin, it would appear, has expanded its list of valid military targets.

October 11, 2022