August 10, 2015

Japan - Hiroshima and Nagasaki Genocide: 70 years on: Survivors remember horror of nuclear bombs

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More than 200.000 civilians massacred in Hiroshima and Nagasaki Thursday July 6 marked 70 years since the US atomic bombing of Hiroshim...

Germany: Boost for German industrial orders

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Strong demand from abroad has helped boost German industrial orders. According to figures from the economy ministry contracts for goods f...

EU Migrant Crises: The economics behind Europe’s migrant crisis - by Mohamed A. El-Erian

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Fleeing economic and social miseries of home countries As our Eurostar train zipped from London through the Chunnel to Paris, I could...

Oil Giant Shell Dumps ALEC Over Climate-Change Position - by Ben Geman

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Royal Dutch Shell said Friday that it's severing ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council, a coalition of companies and co...
August 2, 2015

EU-Digest July-August Poll results shows majority polled want stronger European Union - by RM

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A recent EU-Digest poll  (see insert) shows a majority of those polled favor a stronger, better structured and governed European Union. ...
August 1, 2015

Turkey - Erdogan'sTurkish prosecuters launch investigation into leader of pro-Kurdish opposition

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The leader of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party, Selahattin Demirtas, is under investigation by a Turkish prosecutor over allegat...

Refugees: Britain calls emergency meeting on Calais migrants

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British Prime Minister David Cameron is due to chair an emergency meeting on the situation in Calais, where thousands of people have tried...