The world is God’s world, after all, Charles Kingsley
WORLD – SWITZERLAND The Swiss government said on Wednesday that confiscating private Russian assets to help rebuild Ukraine after the war was contrary to Swiss law. Four days after Russia …
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WORLD – SCIENCE Scientists say there is a breakthrough in the development of the long-awaited male birth control pill. The new type of birth control will not contain hormones, which …
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WORLD – THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT From 2035, EU countries will ban cars with internal combustion engines. The European Parliament finally approved the agreements reached between EU member states in October …
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FRANCE – NEWS Hundreds of thousands of people across France took part in the fourth round of national demonstrations on Saturday 11 February against a pension reform to raise the …
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WORLD – MUSIC British band Pet Shop Boys decided to immortalise Russian President Vladimir Putin by dedicating their new song Living In The Past to him. The video for the …
WORLD – TURKEY Austrian military rescue workers have temporarily suspended rescue operations in Turkey due to the deteriorating security situation. Shots were reportedly heard at the rescue site. “There is …
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WORLD – AMSTERDAM Amsterdam authorities announced on Friday that a ban on marijuana smoking will be introduced from mid-May to fight crime and anti-social behaviour on the streets of the …
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WORLD – TURKEY When devastating earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria on Monday night, claiming thousands of lives, Olga Borzenkova, a spokesperson for the UN migration agency (IOM), was in Gaziantep, …
WORLD – NEWS On Russia’s initiative, Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters addressed a UN Security Council meeting today. The musician’s speech was mainly anti-war. He denounced the commercial military-industrial complex …
WORLD – NEWS Russia has asked the UN Security Council to allow Roger Waters to speak at Wednesday’s meeting to discuss the situation in Ukraine. The co-founder of the British …
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