France, a country that legalized gay marriage in 2013, still has obvious hate. Sadly similar to a good majority of the world homophobia is still a massive problem. In the article Guillaume Mélanie, talks about how he was attacked by a man yelling homophobic slurs-this man ended up breaking his nose. Attacks like these have been happening very often in France’s… Read more »
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency is wary of officially monitoring the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany party. But there is plenty of cause for concern. Extremist ideas are present at all levels within the AfD. By DER SPIEGEL Staff The dossier is 79 pages long. It was prepared for the national leadership of the right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD), and… Read more »
French company Vinci has built the world’s first stretch of motorway made entirely from recycled road materials. The “fully recycled road” is a kilometre long and is part of the A10 motorway between Pons and Saint Aubin in southwest France. It was built by two subsidiaries of Vinci Construction, Eurovia and Vinci Autoroutes. “The old materials are fully reprocessed to make the new roads… Read more »
The president of a French gay association has been beaten in what he said was a homophobic attack on the streets of Paris. Guillaume Mélanie, president of Urgence Homophobie, said he was leaving a restaurant in the centre of the city when the attack happened. He suffered a broken nose and went to hospital for treatment. The story prompted an… Read more »
Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg has issued an official government apology to Norwegian women who were mistreated over World War Two-era relationships with German soldiers. Norway, a neutral country, was invaded by Nazi forces in April 1940. Up to 50,000 Norwegian women are thought to have had intimate relationships with German soldiers. The Germans were also encouraged to have children… Read more »
On the island of Lesbos a refugee camp has been set up for the massive influx of externally displaced persons from the middle east. The camp, named the Moria camp, has about 9,000 refugees which is about 3 times more than the capacity of the camp. The conditions of this camp-like many others-are horrendous. People are left to live in… Read more »
Russian spies targeted the UK’s Foreign Office, computers at Porton Down and the chemical weapons watchdog, officials have said. On Thursday, Dutch authorities said it disrupted a cyber operation conducted by Russia’s GRU, targeting the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The British ambassador to the Netherlands, Peter Wilson, also revealed how one of the agents allegedly attempted… Read more »
France has frozen assets of Iran’s intelligence services and two Iranian nationals after linking them to a thwarted plot to attack a conference held by an Iranian opposition group on French soil. “An attempted attack was foiled at Villepinte on June 30. This extremely serious act which targeted our territory could not remain unanswered,” a joint statement by France’s Economy,… Read more »
The Greek government will move 2,000 refugees from a camp on the island of Lesbos to the mainland following outrage from aid groups over the camp’s squalor and regular suicide attempts among its young inhabitants. The move from the Moria camp will happen by the end of the month, Reuters reportedon Wednesday. With occupancy at the camp at about 9,000 people,… Read more »
Italy’s populist government will cut its budget deficit targets from 2020, after investors sold off Italian assets and European Union ministers criticised its plans to jack up spending next year. The ruling coalition last week said it planned to run a deficit of 2.4% of gross domestic product (GDP) next year, tripling the previous government’s target. It also said that the deficit would stay… Read more »