Category: NEWS

British NHS Struggles With Junior Doctors and Nurses on Strike

The strike is getting longer and harder. The RCN has announced that the new phase of the strike, which is due to start on April 30th and last for 48 hours, will this time not spare emergency services or intensive care units.

G7 in Japan: Finger Wagging at Russia and China

Apart from Moscow’s war in Ukraine, Beijing’s increasingly muscular position on its claim to Taiwan and the South China Sea is bringing the G7 considerable anxiety.

Russian Naval Exercises in Pacific Grate on Tokyo

Russia’s naval drills coincided with a visit by Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu, who said that military cooperation between Russia and China was “developing very well.”

Claims Surface Against MEP Maximilian Krah

Sources close to the situation have indicated that files have been brought to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and Krah’s immunity is likely to be lifted on the basis of the original investigation by the EU anti-fraud agency OLAF.

Germany Announces October’s New COVID Rules

Germany Announces October’s New COVID Rules

Health Minister Lauterbach presented the latest version of the German Infection Protection Act which will keep mask mandates and vaccination statuses around until 2023.

August 8, 2022
Netherlands: More Farmer Protests After Talks Flounder

Netherlands: More Farmer Protests After Talks Flounder

The Dutch government wants nitrogen emissions being halved by 2030. The farmers’ organizations want lower targets for agriculture, as well as a later deadline.

August 7, 2022
U.S. Senate Greenlights Finland and Sweden’s Entrance to NATO

U.S. Senate Greenlights Finland and Sweden’s Entrance to NATO

With the U.S.’ thumbs up, 22 NATO members have now given their approval. Should all 30 members ratify before the end of the year, the military alliance would have achieved one of its most significant—and quickly executed—expansions.

August 7, 2022
EU Gas Agreement with Azerbaijan Denounced by French Politicians

EU Gas Agreement with Azerbaijan Denounced by French Politicians

“By choosing Azerbaijan as a gas supplier, Mrs. von der Leyen is in fact weakening the European Union,” the French MPs said.

August 7, 2022
Former Head of Austrian FPÖ Strache Acquitted of Corruption Charges

Former Head of Austrian FPÖ Strache Acquitted of Corruption Charges

The former FPÖ chairman was acquitted of corruption charges against him as “the accusation of collusion was clearly refuted.” With seven down and five more cases to go, legal expenses have almost ruined Strache, despite several acquittals.

August 6, 2022
CPAC Texas Day I: Orbán Takes Aim at Globalists

CPAC Texas Day I: Orbán Takes Aim at Globalists

“The key to the Hungarian success: we tell the truth and represent the truth even if half the world attacks us for it. You cannot win halfheartedly. You either give everything you’ve got or play it safe and lose.” —Viktor Orbán

August 5, 2022
EU Commission Buys Old-Fashioned Spanish COVID Vaccine

EU Commission Buys Old-Fashioned Spanish COVID Vaccine

This vaccine is not an mRNA vaccine, but a bivalent recombinant protein vaccine, similar to many long-standing vaccines like the flu, hepatitis A, papilloma, and others.

August 5, 2022
Thermostat Control for Spanish Businesses

Thermostat Control for Spanish Businesses

In Seville, one of the hottest and most touristic cities in the country, restaurant and shop owners have come out in full rebellion against the measure, calling it one more step in undermining small businesses.

August 5, 2022
France Facing Potential Blackouts

France Facing Potential Blackouts

With more than half of its nuclear power plants undergoing maintenance, France seems woefully underprepared to meet increased power demands in winter, which might make Paris the first major European capital this winter to experience blackouts.

August 5, 2022
After the Dutch Farmers, Canada’s Are Targeted Next

After the Dutch Farmers, Canada’s Are Targeted Next

The divergence in vision between the regional farming authorities and Trudeau’s federal government could not be starker.

August 5, 2022
Pope to Visit Kazakhstan in September

Pope to Visit Kazakhstan in September

Pope Francis hopes to meet with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill at the meeting in September.

August 5, 2022
Archbishop of Canterbury Tries To Reaffirm Traditional Doctrine on Homosexuality

Archbishop of Canterbury Tries To Reaffirm Traditional Doctrine on Homosexuality

For Archbishop Welby, confirming traditional moral teaching is not a question of truth, but of practicality and prudential policy— considerably diminishing the moral significance of his letter.

August 4, 2022