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Wednesday, 01 July 2015 05:41
France: Migrant crisis 'at new high’
Aid agencies have warned that the problem of migrants camping out in Calais before trying to reach Britain has risen to a level of crisis not seen before.Their numbers in the French port have swollen from…
Wednesday, 01 July 2015 04:30
Finland: Europe’s other sick man
Erkki Liikanen, Finland's central bank governor, says the country will need stamina if it is to dig its way out of its ‘grave’ situation. At 64, the governor of Finland's central bank has faced a few…
Wednesday, 01 July 2015 04:28
Faroe Islands:
The Faroe Islands were inhabited in the sixth century by Irish monks and religion plays an important role in society with 80% of the population belonging to the Evangelical Lutheran Church. The country is self-governing under…
Wednesday, 01 July 2015 04:26
Estonia: The least religious country in the world?
Not so long ago Estonians were asked whether religion played an important part in their life - only 20% said yes. It suggests that the Baltic country is, statistically, the least religious country in the world.…
Wednesday, 01 July 2015 04:24
Denmark: Terrible Inuit experiment
In the 1950s Inuit children in Greenland were taken from their families to be re-educated as model Danish citizens. More than 60 years later, they want the Danish government to apologise for an experiment that did…
Wednesday, 01 July 2015 04:21
Czech Republic: The invisible child
Tonight, nearly half a million children will go to sleep in a bed that is not their own. In the morning, they’ll wake up in the same place they found themselves the day before - foster…