Russia Gives New Powers to KGB Successor
The Duma (the lower house of Russia’s legislature) on July 9 passed a bill that will allow the Federal Security Service (FSB) to...
Europe
French “Psychological Violence” Ban Under Fire
The French parliament voted unanimously June 29 to give final approval to a new law to criminalize “psychological violence,” prompting criticism from judges...
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Euro Likely to Keep Losing Value
The grand hopes of a decade ago that the euro, a common currency of the E.U., would lead to a golden age of...
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‘Big Brother’ Monitors Conversations in European Cities
In a scenario that could have come from George Orwell’s famous book 1984, a controversial government surveillance system that uses hidden microphones to...
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Dutch Admit More Bad Global-warming Science
The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency reported on July 5 that evidence it put into the 3,000-page Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has...
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Doubts Grow In Whistle-blower “Suicide”
New revelations in the suspicious “suicide” death of whistle-blower Dr. David Kelly point even more strongly to the possibility of murder and a...
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Sweden Bans Home-schooling, Religious Instruction
The Kingdom of Sweden took a dramatic turn toward totalitarianism with the adoption of a sweeping new education “reform” package that essentially prohibits...
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Iceland to Become ‘Journalism Haven’
With the support of several prominent organizations, the Icelandic Parliament (the Althing) unanimously approved a new legislative package aimed at creating a sort...
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Britain Ponders Sex-Ed for Kindergarten
A British health watchdog group has proposed that sex education be taught to children in Kindergarten, so that they will have the skills...
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U.S. Terrorizes Switzerland Over Taxes, Banking
The U.S. government is using threats and intimidation to coerce tiny Switzerland into changing its laws and handing over the names of Americans...
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Swiss May Yet Refuse to Release Banking Records
Switzerland has long been a nation that provides an excellent example of how to thrive in a world full of political conflicts and...
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Hungary Announces Flat Tax and Bank Tax
After rattling markets last week with fears of a default, the Hungarian government announced a series of measures earlier this week including spending...
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Bilderberg Group Met and Discussed — What?
In hindsight, the Steering Committee in charge of the annual gathering of elites known informally as the Bilderberg group could have chosen a...
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Secretive Bilderberg Group Meets in Spain
It happens every year in June, somewhere on the face of the Earth where there’s enough security and affluence to accommodate a gathering...
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Germany’s President Resigns
President Horst Kohler has abruptly resigned as head of state of Germany in response to criticism of his remarks a few days earlier...
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