French Government Under Fire for Attacking Civil Society: Is French Democracy at Risk?
France's Crackdown on Civil Society Sparks Concerns of Authoritarianism [...]
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This outbreak of monkeypox has different symptoms than previous ones
Between May and July of 2022, 197 monkeypox cases were confirmed at an infectious disease centre in London. There were 2,137 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the UK as of July 18, 2022, with 2,050 of them in the United Kingdom. Lesions on the skin or mucosa of all patients were found in the genitals or perianal area, most frequently on the genitals. Patients with these symptoms should be evaluated for monkeypox infection, according to the study. Monkeypox is still being transmitted in the UK among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in the United Kingdom, according to scientists. [...]
Russia: Tensions Increase Between Russia And Its Neighbours After Expelling Diplomats In Retaliation
Tensions are heating up between Estonia and Russia after Estonia declared a Russian diplomat involved in “culture and education” persona non grata. In response Moscow [...]
UK: Jeremy Corbyn Will Not lead Labour but is proud of the campaign
UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he will not lead the party in any future general election campaign” admitting his party has had a “disappointing night”. [...]
Greta Thunberg – Time’s 2019 Person of the Year
Young Swedish environmentalist sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg has been named Time’s Person of the Year 2019. She is the youngest Person of the Year to be printed on [...]
Greenland has lost 3.8 trillion tonnes of ice since 1992
Greenland has lost 3.8 trillion tonnes of ice since 1992 – enough to push global sea levels up by 10.6 millimetres, according to international research. The study shows [...]
UK: Australian Julian Assange guilty of breaching bail
Westminster Magistrates’ Court: A UK judge has found Australian Julian Assange WikiLeaks founder guilty of breaching his bail. His supporters packed the public gallery. [...]
Jehovah’s Witnesses Tortured in Russia
Key Points: Jehovah’s Witnesses were subjected to physical abuse—electric shocks, suffocation, and beatings The agents put a bags over their heads and sealed it with [...]
Putin: Russia suspends INF nuclear deal with U.S.
President Vladimir Putin announced on Saturday that Russia has suspended the Cold War-era Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty after a similar move by the United States. [...]
Germany: Man drives through crowd in deliberate attack on foreigners
Western German: A 50-year-old man has ploughed his car into a crowd of people, injuring at least four. Authorities say it was an intentional attack on foreigners. Those [...]
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