08 December 2016 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL Europe AUSTRIA: Independent candidate (former Green leader) Alexander Van Der Bellen beat Norbert Hoffer (far right Freedom Party) in last Sunday’s re-run of the presidential election, with 53% of the vote against 47%. FINLAND: A man was arrested after apparently random rifle shootings killed three women as they… Continue reading Issue 83:2016 12 08: Week in Brief International
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Issue 52:2016 05 05:Week in Brief International
05 May 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe EU: The European Court of Auditors criticised the EU’s diplomatic corps for over-spending on buildings. 85 out of 140 delegations exceed the office floor space cap of 35 square metres per individual. The 25 officials in the delegation to the UN in Geneva have 2,600 square metres;… Continue reading Issue 52:2016 05 05:Week in Brief International
Issue 11: 2015 07 16: To boldly go…
16 July 2015 To boldly go… in the starship Free Enterprise by Neil Tidmarsh It’s been a good week for space exploration. NASA scored an impressive double whammy: its New Horizons probe began to send back stunning photos of Pluto from the outer reaches of the solar system; and it announced that it has begun… Continue reading Issue 11: 2015 07 16: To boldly go…