Greek Bailout Talks Progress, Deal On The Horizon
Greece and the European Union are hammering out the final details of the country’s new three-year bailout package which, according to a Reuters report yesterday, will bring the beleaguered eurozone...
View ArticleHuman Smuggling: 71 Refugees Found Dead In Austria, 31 Smugglers Arrested...
The immigrant crisis in Europe took a gruesome turn this past Thursday when Austrian authorities found 71 dead migrants in the back of a cargo-style truck abandoned on the side of a highway. According...
View ArticleAsylum Seeking Refugees: Thousands Traveling To Germany By Train
One-thousand migrants arrived in Germany by train today and authorities say that 9,000 more are expected to enter the country via train in the coming weeks. The trainload of migrants came into Germany...
View ArticleCatalonia To Separate From Spain By 2017?
On Monday, Catalonia’s regional assembly voted in favor of separation from Spain, giving hope to the drive for independence and deepening a rift with the central government in Madrid. The chamber,...
View ArticleEnvironmental Activists Put ExxonMobil On Mock Trial For ‘Climate Crimes’
In the suburb of Montreuil in Paris, a mirror summit to the one taking place in Le Bourget was formed. This summit, taking place in the artistic suburb, was created by activist groups and featured...
View ArticleRaising Kids Vegan Might Soon Be Illegal In Italy
It might just become illegal for parents in Italy to put their kids on a vegan diet, Reuters reports. Parliamentarian Elvira Savino of the Forza Italia party is pushing for a law that would essentially...
View ArticleCancer Now Number One Cause Of Death In 12 European Countries
Cancer has taken the lead from heart disease and stroke as the number one killer disease in 12 European countries, new research states. However, cardiovascular diseases — both heart disease and stroke...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland Woman Takes NHS To Court Over Abortion
A teenager from Northern Ireland who had to go to England to get a pregnancy terminated when she was 15 years old is taking the National Health Service to court over its refusal to pay for abortions...
View ArticleWHO Says Measles Cases Jumped 400% In Europe Last Year
The World Health Organization has expressed concern over the sudden surge in measles cases across Europe over the last year. Large-scale outbreaks have affected one in four countries, bringing the...
View ArticleEU Rallies For Coordinated Vaccine Push Against Measles And Other Diseases
The European Commission (EU) has urged its member states last Thursday to actively cooperate in fighting diseases such as measles and flu. The EU stands by their statement that vaccines against these...
View Article
