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Putin approves changes allowing him to stay in power until 2036
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a session of the lower house of parliament in Moscow on Tuesday to consider constitutional changes. Photo: Sputnik via Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday opened the door to constitutional changes that would allow him to remain in power until 2036, Reuters reports. Putin, who in…
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Greeks no longer want migrants, says Czech ambassador to Athens
Greeks dislike that people from Afghanistan, Congo, Somalia, and Iraq are trying to reach the EU, while Syrians make up only five percent of the migrants. Not only is Greece is in control of the migrant crisis at the Greek-Turkish border, but attitude towards migrants within the country have changed considerably, said Czech Ambassador to Athens…
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Britain must take in refugee children stranded between Turkey and Greece, campaigners demand
A child walks next to tends in a migrant camp set up near the Turkish-Greek border in Pazarkule, Edirne region CAMPAIGNERS are demanding that the British government follow the example of other EU countries and urgently take in child refugees suffering in deplorable conditions in Greek camps. Last night, Germany, Portugal, France, Luxembourg, and Finland…
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The rise of fundamentalist Catholicism
Cardinal Raymond Burke applauds during a news conference at the Italian Senate on Sept. 6, 2018, on the first anniversary of the death of Cardinal Carlo Caffarra. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) (RNS) — It is normal and customary to identify Pope Francis’ conservative critics as “traditionalists.” But much of what they say is a far cry…
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Pope Francis celebrates mass on his own amid concerns over coronavirus outbreak
The Holy See live-streamed Francis’ Mass amid coronavirus concerns ( Vatican ) Pope Francis has celebrated morning mass by himself in the chapel of the Vatican hotel where he lives amid concerns around the coronavirus outbreak. The Holy See live-streamed Francis’ Mass on Monday, evidence of new measures the Vatican City State has taken to contain the…
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Coronavirus Shocker: Patients Die In Hours Without Showing Symptoms
The United States has started to feel the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak on residents, businesses, and education. These effects are expected to continue to expand while scientists have yet to fully understand how the virus affects people. To help stop the virus from spreading, health experts have been calling on the government to speed up…
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Italian Prime Minister orders nationwide lockdown as coronavirus spreads
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced that he is extending restrictions already in place in the north. “All the measure of the red zones are now extended to all of the national territory,” Conte said at a press conference on Monday evening as he also announced a ban on all public events, CNN reported. The Prime…
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UK to publish draft trade deal in next nine days after EU says ‘make your mind up’
The PM’s Europe adviser says he will unveil a draft-free trade deal before next week’s round of negotiations with Brussels. The PM’s Europe adviser David Frost and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier will meet again in London next week The government has responded to an EU call to “make up its mind” by revealing plans…
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Locust swarms put millions at risk of starvation across Africa and Asia
Photo: Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images In East Africa, the Middle East and South Asia, traveling swarms of locusts the size of Manhattan are putting potentially hundreds of millions at risk of starvation in what the UN has called the worst outbreak in a quarter of a century. What it means: “Millions will starve because clouds…
