29 June 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe EU: The European Commission fined Google €2.42 billion for taking advantage of its dominant position in promoting shopping options. GERMANY: Martin Schultz, leader of Social Democrats and Ms Merkel’s main rival for Chancellor in this September’s elections, has pledged to push for the creation of a… Continue reading Issue 111:2017 06 29: Week in Brief International
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Issue 105:2017 05 18: Current Affairs – A Natural History (Neil Tidmarsh)
18 May 2017 Current Affairs – A Natural History Politicians, policemen and other animals. by Neil Tidmarsh The world of politics and the world of nature don’t mix, by and large. Human beings go about their business and animals go about theirs, normally quite separately. There are exceptions, of course – there’s an obvious overlap… Continue reading Issue 105:2017 05 18: Current Affairs – A Natural History (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 89:2017 01 26 : Week in Brief International
26 January 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe BELGIUM: Flemish MPs and Walloon MPs have united to uphold the serving of free beer and wine to them in the national parliament, a service which the parliamentary ethics committee recommended should be abolished. FRANCE: In the first round of elections for the leadership of the… Continue reading Issue 89:2017 01 26 : Week in Brief International
Issue 85: 2016 12 22: International News in Brief
22 December 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe AUSTRIA: The government plans to turn the birth-place of Adolph Hitler into a centre for the disabled. They have tabled a compulsory purchase order for the property in Braunau am Inn, and were originally planning to demolish it but realised that might amount to denying the… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: International News in Brief
Issue 59:2016 06 23:Week in Brief International
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
Issue 57:2016 06 09:Week in Brief international
09 June 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe BELGIUM: A passenger train collided with a freight train, killing two passengers and the driver. EU: The European Commission announced a “Marshall Plan for Africa”, an investment of €70 billion to counter migration by creating jobs and strengthening border controls in various African countries. FRANCE: Industrial… Continue reading Issue 57:2016 06 09:Week in Brief international
