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At least 13 dead, 100 injured in Barcelona van attack
(CNN)At least 13 people were killed and more than 100 injured after a van rammed through crowds in the heart of Barcelona on Thursday in what the Spanish Prime Minister described as a barbaric act of terror. Eyewitnesses reported scenes of panic and chaos as the van plowed down the renowned Las Ramblas avenue in…
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Heat map showcases extreme temperatures in Southern Europe
Meteorologists say the heatwave was the region’s hottest and most sustained since 2003. A new heat map published by the European Space Agency offers a colorful, bird’s-eye-view of last week’s heatwave in Southern Europe. As showcased by the swath of organs and red hues blanketing much of the Mediterranean, much of Southern Europe experienced highs…
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The risk of modern slavery is rising in the European Union
(CNN) The risk of modern slavery has risen in 20 member states of the European Union, according to a new global ranking released yesterday. The Modern Slavery Index 2017, compiled by risk analytics company Verisk Maplecroft, pinpointed five EU countries — Romania, Greece, Italy, Cyprus and Bulgaria — as posing the highest risk. It identified…
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Few see EU as world’s top economic power despite its relative might
The European Union ranks as the world’s second-largest economy by gross domestic product, but few people globally see it as an economic leader ahead of China or the United States, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Across the 38 nations in the survey, a median of just 9% view the countries of the…
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EU could drag UK to court for £36bn Brexit bill… but UK will pay LESS, says EU expert
THE European Union could end up dragging Britain through a bitter court battle in order to force the UK to pay its so-called Brexit bill demands, according to a British academic. However, Professor Steve Peers, professor of law at the University of Essex and an EU expert, says Britain would end up paying “less” than…
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Failure to reach Brexit deal ‘suicide’ for UK, says former EU chief
Romano Prodi, once Italian prime minister, says compromise on both sides is essential and that a second referendum would be almost impossible. Britain will be committing economic suicide unless it is prepared to compromise to reach a comprehensive Brexit deal, a former head of the European Commission has warned. Romano Prodi, the economist and former…
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Pope Francis Says America Has ‘a Distorted Vision of the World’
(CNSNews.com) – Pope Francis told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica on Thursday that the United States of America—and Russia, China, North Korea and Bashar al Assad’s Syria—have “a distorted vision of the world”–(“una visione distorta del mondo,” as reportetd in Italian by La Repubblica). The pope made the observation in an interview with La Repubblica…
