23 June 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe AUSTRIA: The far-right Freedom Party is contesting the results of the recent presidential elections, which they lost by just 0.01% of the vote. A court will decide by July 6 whether to uphold the challenge. CYPRUS: Two firefighters have died and one has been injured as… Continue reading Issue 59:2016 06 23:Week in Brief International
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Issue 58:2016 06 16:Week in Brief International
16 June 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL Europe FRANCE: Strikes have brought rubbish collection to a halt, resulting in piles of rubbish lying around in the streets. Refinery workers, dockers, and railway staff continue to strike. The Eiffel Tower and Versailles Palace were closed because of industrial action. More than a million people joined protests… Continue reading Issue 58:2016 06 16:Week in Brief International
Issue 54: 2016 05 19: The Non-Existent Carrot (Neil Tidmarsh)
19 May 2016 The Non-Existent Carrot What TTIP can tell us about the EU’s corrosive affect on Europe. by Neil Tidmarsh Last week, Greenpeace in the Netherlands leaked documents about the talks between the teams from the USA and the EU trying to negotiate a free-trade deal – a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). … Continue reading Issue 54: 2016 05 19: The Non-Existent Carrot (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 40: 2016 02 11:Week in Brief INTERNATIONAL
11 February 2016 Week in Brief: International CANADA: Canada is to stop airstrikes against Isis and withdraw its six air force planes from Iraq and Syria later this month, to fulfil new prime minister Justin Trudeau’s election pledge. EGYPT: The body of an Italian postgraduate student studying at Cambridge university who disappeared two weeks ago… Continue reading Issue 40: 2016 02 11:Week in Brief INTERNATIONAL
Issue 38:21 06 01 28:Pot and Kettle(Neil Tidmarsh)
28 January 2016 Pot and Kettle The irony of Brussels pointing fingers at Warsaw and Madrid. by Neil Tidmarsh Last week, MEPs investigating EU spending on foreign aid and development delivered their report to the European parliament. The Times managed to get hold of a copy of the report. It seems that many of the… Continue reading Issue 38:21 06 01 28:Pot and Kettle(Neil Tidmarsh)
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
Issue 4:2015 05 28:News in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS
28 May 2015 News in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS IRELAND: The Irish people voted in a referendum last week to amend their constitution to allow members of the gay community to marry. The change had been opposed by the Roman Catholic Church. There is now expected to be a movement to legalise abortion. FRANCE: The 75th… Continue reading Issue 4:2015 05 28:News in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS
