07 April 2016 Week In Brief: International Europe AUSTRIA: Austria is preparing to block its Alpine border with Italy in anticipation of migrants coming up through Italy as the Balkan route into Europe closes. BELGIUM: Brussels airport reopened after the recent terrorist attacks, with flights to Portugal, Greece and Italy. There were violent clashes between… Continue reading Issue 48: 2016 04 07:Week in Brief (International)
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Issue 37:2016 01 21:The Four Bears,the Princess and the Hung Parliament
21 January 2016 The Four Bears, the Princess and the Hung Parliament A fairy tale for a warm winter by Neil Tidmarsh This week, biologists in the Spanish Pyrenees reported that the unusually high temperatures this winter are preventing brown bears from hibernating… Once upon a time there were four bears – Daddy Bear, Mummy… Continue reading Issue 37:2016 01 21:The Four Bears,the Princess and the Hung Parliament
Issue 34: 2015 12 24: Week in Brief: International
24 December 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL AFGHANISTAN: Isis-affiliated groups continue to fight the Taliban for ground and influence along the border with Pakistan. The town of Sangin, in Helmand province, is under siege by the Taliban. British and US special forces are helping efforts to break through to the reportedly poorly-supplied Afghan army defending… Continue reading Issue 34: 2015 12 24: Week in Brief: International
