01 September 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe EU: Negotiations for a trade deal between the EU and the USA have failed, according to Germany’s vice-chancellor. The French minister for foreign trade said that he will be calling for an end to the TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) talks which have been going on… Continue reading Issue 69: 2016 09 01: Week in Brief International
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Issue 53:2016 05 24: Week in Brief International
12 May 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe AUSTRIA: Chancellor Werner Fayman resigned, and will step down as leader of the Social Democrats, after defeat by the far-right Freedom Party in the first round of presidential elections. FRANCE: Following the detection of bird flu in the foie gras producing region of south west France, farms… Continue reading Issue 53:2016 05 24: Week in Brief International
Issue 49:2016 04 14: Week in Brief International
14 April 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL Europe BRUSSELS: Five men were detained by police following anti-terrorist raids in Brussels. One of them is thought to be the third airport-bomber. Another is also thought to have been directly involved in the airport attack. EU: The European Court of Justice has handed down a judgment which… Continue reading Issue 49:2016 04 14: Week in Brief International
Issue 46: 2016 03 23:Week in brief International
24 March 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe BELGIUM: Three suicide bombers launched an attack on Brussels airport which killed at least 14 people and injured many others. It is believed that one of the attackers fled and is still at large. Just over an hour later, a bomb attack on the Brussels underground Metro,… Continue reading Issue 46: 2016 03 23:Week in brief International
Issue 11: 2015 07 16: INTERNATIONAL NEWS
16 July 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS AFGHANISTAN: A US drone strike has killed Shahidullah Shahid (a senior Isis commander) and five other militants, according to the Afghan intelligence agency. BAHRAIN: Ibrahim Sharif, an opposition leader who was jailed following Arab Spring protests, has been arrested a month after finishing his four-year sentence. BRAZIL:… Continue reading Issue 11: 2015 07 16: INTERNATIONAL NEWS
