EU commissioner called MEPs ‘idiots.’ Now they want him fired – POLITICO
STRASBOURG — Valentine’s Day turned nasty in the European Parliament. Hungary’s European Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi…
Seismologists can’t predict an impending earthquake, but longer term forecasts and brief warnings after one starts are possible
Almost like aftershocks, questions about earthquake prediction tend to follow disasters like the Feb. 6,…
France doubles down on age verification – POLITICO
PARIS — In France, platforms from Instagram to Pornhub could soon have to check their users’…
The scandal of not being prepared
The magnitude-7.8 earthquake near Gaziantep that struck southeastern Turkey and neighbouring Syria on February 6,…
Russian journalist Maria Ponomarenko sentenced to 6 years in jail over post on Mariupol strike – POLITICO
A Russian court has sentenced anti-war journalist Maria Ponomarenko to six years in prison under…
A national inquiry is needed to address abuse in Canadian sport
Sport in Canada is at a crossroads. The ongoing scandal with Hockey Canada highlights the…
Stop using food as a weapon – POLITICO
Ukraine has called on the international community to demand that Russia immediately stop hindering Ukrainian…
UK laundry releases microfibres weighing the equivalent of 1,500 buses each year
Around 35% of the microplastics contaminating the world’s oceans come from washing our clothes. When…
Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon ‘to resign’ – POLITICO
Nicola Sturgeon is set to resign as Scotland’s first minister, according to multiple media reports.…
Global capitalism operates beyond the rule of law and threatens democracy
Secrecy has become as important for corporations as transparent and taxable profits used to be,…