EU told not to interfere in Hong Kong affairs
29 Apr 2016
Beijing ‘strongly opposes’ the European Union making irresponsible accusations about Hong Kong affairs, and ‘warns foreign governments not to interfere in the city’s affairs’. Hua Chunying, from the Chinese Foreign Ministry, made these remarks at a…
Greece: sun's rays spark Olympic Games flame
22 Apr 2016
Yesterday, in southern Greece, the flame for the Olympic Games in Brazil was lit, using the sun's rays, by an actor performing the role of a high priestess. The torch will be taken by various runners…
The migration crisis and economic problems are threatening both the survival of the European Union and the stability of Eurasia’s entrenched dictatorships, according to an annual report on democracy in Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans,…
Pope warns against fortune-tellers
22 Apr 2016
In his morning Mass homily on 18 April Pope Francis said that those who listen to seers do not follow Jesus. The Pope said, ‘Jesus warned us that there will be others who will say the…
Brussels bombing and anti-Semitism
15 Apr 2016
One in four hundred Europeans is Jewish, yet the Jewish contribution to fields of knowledge and culture is disproportionate to this figure: for example, more than one-fifth of the Nobel Prizes for science have been awarded…
Greece: uncertainty and trauma at refugee camp
15 Apr 2016
11,000 people remain stranded in Idomeni refugee camp at the still-closed Greece-Macedonia border, where conditions have not improved. A Médecins Sans Frontières field psychologist has observed changes in mood and the impact on the psychological state…