Category: NEWS

Attack on Ismaili Shias in Lisbon

The assailant was confronted by law enforcement and shot. He was taken to hospital and is now in police custody.

La Manif Pour Tous Becomes the Family Union

The new movement is designed to defend the family, motherhood, fatherhood, the rights and needs of the child, intergenerational solidarity, and recommends a ‘family’ approach from birth to the end of life in French politics.

New Polar Bear Subpopulation Discovered

New Polar Bear Subpopulation Discovered

On the southern tip of Greenland, ice floes used by polar bears to hunt are absent for up to eight months out of the year: good news for those who worry climate change might one day drive polar bears into extinction.

June 20, 2022
First Local Newspaper in Arabic To Be Published in Toulouse

First Local Newspaper in Arabic To Be Published in Toulouse

The owner of the newspaper anchors himself in the past of the Occitan region which, according to him, “has always had links with Al-Andalus.”

June 20, 2022
Climate Policies Teeter on Edge of Approval in EU Parliament

Climate Policies Teeter on Edge of Approval in EU Parliament

Sometimes climate-focused policies do not meet with overwhelming approval in EU parliament, and their adoption can be hit or miss. 

June 20, 2022
Portugal Creates New Work Visa

Portugal Creates New Work Visa

“This allows foreign nationals to enter Portuguese territory who have come looking for work for a period of 120 days, extended to another 60 days, for a total of 180 days,” Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Ana Catarina Mendes clarified.

June 20, 2022
First Assisted Suicide in Italy: Path Open to Generalized Euthanasia

First Assisted Suicide in Italy: Path Open to Generalized Euthanasia

Carboni’s militant gesture has opened the door for some of the Italian political class to expand the 2019 court ruling into a law authorizing euthanasia.

June 19, 2022
Bank of England Raises Interest Rate to 1.25%

Bank of England Raises Interest Rate to 1.25%

Inflation in the UK is currently at 9%, its highest in 40 years, and the Bank of England warned it might reach 11% in autumn.

June 19, 2022
“Africa in Peschiera” Wreaks Havoc in Towns Around Lake Garda

“Africa in Peschiera” Wreaks Havoc in Towns Around Lake Garda

A group of teenage girls was surrounded, groped, and taunted by about 30 African men. When trying to escape, they were told “white women don’t go up here.” The incident rekindled the discussion on integration of migrants in Italy.

June 19, 2022
Assange to be Transferred to U.S. Authorities, Will Appeal 

Assange to be Transferred to U.S. Authorities, Will Appeal 

“Julian did nothing wrong. He has committed no crime and is not a criminal. He is a journalist and a publisher, and he is being punished for doing his job,” his wife Stella said.

EU Digs Deeper into Spyware

EU Digs Deeper into Spyware

“What does it mean to be a victim of Pegasus? All your secrets are laid bare, your intimate secrets are laid bare to your worst enemy,” —French journalist Sandrine Rigaud.

June 18, 2022
Spain: 2 Moroccans Arrested for Sexually Assaulting 8 Girls, Including 3 Minors 

Spain: 2 Moroccans Arrested for Sexually Assaulting 8 Girls, Including 3 Minors 

The men were charged with sexually assaulting at least eight girls, including three minors, in Alicante during a yearly festival that celebrates Christian victories over the Moors in the Reconquista. 

June 18, 2022
British Government Fires Imam Over Support for Film Ban 

British Government Fires Imam Over Support for Film Ban 

The Lady of Heaven proved an affront to all branches of Islam for its showing of the prophet Muhammed—within the Islamic faith, any depiction of its founder is expressly forbidden.

Discovery of HMS Gloucester’s Shipwreck Announced

Discovery of HMS Gloucester’s Shipwreck Announced

After 15 years of research, the discovery of the HMS Gloucester, which sank in 1682 carrying James Stuart, has been announced. Experts call it “the most important maritime discovery since the Mary Rose.”

June 18, 2022