Workers Clean Up Washington Monument After Vandalism
A man was charged with trespassing, tampering and vandalism on Tuesday night, the United States Park Police said. Efforts to clean the monument’s base could take days, a parks service…
September 21, 2022
Putin’s nuclear ultimatum is a desperate bid to freeze a losing war
Russian President Vladimir Putin presented the international community with a nuclear ultimatum on September 21 as he dramatically raised the stakes in his faltering Ukraine invasion. In a rare address…
Watchdog Group Accuses Republicans of Breaking Campaign-Finance Law
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France to provide free access to emergency contraception and STI screening
The French health minister announced on Wednesday (21 September) that emergency contraception will become free for women of all ages, and access to screening for STIs improved. Read the original…
Removing CO2 — are member states actually ready?
Without quantified targets, national capitals have no idea how much CO2 they want to remove, and by when. The direction of travel is obscure, transparency and accountability are weak (Photo:…
Meloni: ‘My party does not have an anti-European wing’
Far right-Italian politician Giorgia Meloni, favourite to become Italy’s first female prime minister after the September 25 elections, told EURACTiV’s partner EFE that her party is not anti-EU but instead…
Spanish government approves significant VAT drop for natural gas
To help families most severely hit by inflation, the government approved a significant VAT drop for domestic natural gas from 21% to 5%, saving almost €210 million for Spanish consumers.…
The Brief — The threat of the far right no longer works
While the far right is on the rise in (almost) all European countries, it is clear that the threat of the return – or the arrival – of a far-right…
Bulgarian election woes leave power to president
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Judge Orders New Bankruptcy Officials in Alex Jones Case
Citing a “lack of candor,” including over the Infowars fabulist’s lavish spending, the judge ordered substantive changes to his company’s oversight. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you…