(CNN)A former British soldier will stand trial for firing on civil rights protesters in Northern Ireland in 1972, an event that came to be known as Bloody Sunday, prosecutors said. But 16 other ex-paratroopers and and two former members of the Official IRA will face no action.The army veteran, known as Soldier F, has been charged with the murder of… Read more »
Natural coral reefs in Europe are very rare but one has been found off the coast of Italy. It is a Mesophotic coral reef, a term applied to ecosystems with low levels of light. It is different than the coral reefs you think of when the word is mentioned such as the great barrier reef in Australia. These Mesophotic reefs… Read more »
Once again the Brexit deadline is looming over the British’s heads and approaching quickly. We will see if Theresa May can pull through and we will see if Britain can survive this turn of events with whatever happens: either Britain leaving the European Union or Britain staying in the European Union. In France there was a stabbing in a jail… Read more »
Anti Semitism is taking over France. The Gilet Juanes or yellow vest protests in France have been seen as many things and more recently, it has been discovered that many of the participants participate in Anti Semitic hate speech. Alain Finkielkraut, a french philosopher was verbally attacked while talking past a yellow vest protest. He was quoted saying he feared… Read more »
Germany has extended an arms ban against Saudi Arabia, in direct relation to the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Germany is concerned about the kingdom’s role in his killing, and has had these bans on Saudi Arabia since October when the journalist was killed. The ban was set to expire on March 9th, which has been extended to the… Read more »
Recently, in the UK members of the Conservative party have been suspended due to islamophobic comments on social media. Apparently references have been made on twitter to tearing down mosques and getting rid of them within the UK. Overall, I believe that these comments are childish and disrespectful. The people who said these negative things do deserve the suspension they… Read more »
On Tuesday, the European Union approve RWE’s acquisition of fellow German energy company EON’s renewable and nuclear generation assets as part of a major asset swap. The European Commission’s competition authorities said the proposed transaction will see RWE acquire a 16.7% minority share in EON, as well as the bulk of its nuclear and renewable generation assets raised no concerns…. Read more »
France has had its 16th “yellow vest” protest. These protests have been going on since November. While some of the protests have turned violent, the most recent one was peaceful. They originally started to protest high fuel prices but have changed into an anti government movement. I believe when the protests first began the government conceded to their demands, however… Read more »
The Council of Europe rights group on Tuesday urged France to halt the use of rubber bullet launchers blamed for dozens of injuries to anti-government protesters in recent weeks.France is one of few European nations to use so-called defence ball launchers, known by the French abbreviation LBDs, which shoot 40-millimeter rubber projectiles that are considered non-lethal.French authorities “should suspend the… Read more »
In France they are deciding to make rubber bullets illegal or not. I find this very interesting because, one, I didn’t know that rubber bullets were even a thing before reading this article. And two, because I find it interesting that they were allowed in the first place if they are being attempted to be banned now in today’s world…. Read more »