Europe
Friday, 06 November 2020 00:14
Austria: terror attack in Vienna
A 20-year-old gunman, Kujtim Fejzulai, previously convicted of trying to travel to Syria to join IS, was killed by police after he had gone on a shooting spree, killing four different people at different locations in…
Thursday, 05 November 2020 23:46
France: secularism causing divisions
The text of the 1905 French law that lays down the separation of church and state in the country doesn't specifically mention secularism. Nevertheless, the principle is a key part of the country's political fabric. But…
Thursday, 29 October 2020 21:49
Europe: second wave warning
Europe became the coronavirus epicentre in March; then the outbreak subsided in the summer, allowing many to travel and gather in large groups. Now a second wave of infection is wreaking havoc - with over 1.3…
Thursday, 29 October 2020 21:45
Europe: second wave rebellion
Europe’s coronavirus restrictions have sparked civil unrest, turning violent, across a number of countries. Civilians are refusing to submit to new strict coronavirus rules. Turin demonstrators took to smashing windows and using smoke bombs, and threw…
Thursday, 29 October 2020 21:43
Brussels: objections to new farming policy
Thousands of climate activists added their names to a Greta Thunberg campaign asking the European Commission to retract a farming policy which would make it impossible to reach the EU’s climate goals. Greta called on her…
Thursday, 22 October 2020 22:26
Bulgaria: protests calls for corrupt PM to resign
In response to protests which began on 9 July, Boyko Borisov proposed reforms to the constitution which have been decried by protesters as a means of keeping his government in power until the next elections. Rallies…