Articles
Finland: Terminal care lacking
09 Jun 2015
Finnish palliative care is well behind other European countries, with doctors and nurses receiving inadequate training for treating terminally ill patients. Finnish patients who are living out the final months, weeks or even days of their…
Faroe Islands: Brutal cull of pilot whales
09 Jun 2015
On Saturday a large pod of pilot whales was slaughtered in the first grindadráp (grind) of the year, on the island of Vágar in the northwest of the Faroe Islands archipelago. The slaughter occurred just two…
Estonia: Moving towards western values
09 Jun 2015
Estonia has shale-oil reserves, which it uses for producing energy, making it the leading energy producer for much of Latvia and northwest Russia. There is a need for wise officials to stand firm on Biblical foundations…
The Government is spending millions sending young convicts on cruises in the hope it will help them stay clean. How should social services respond to a young hooligan who holds up a convenience store with a…
Czech Republic: Elections every year until 2027
09 Jun 2015
Prague announced on Monday that Czechs will go to elections every year from 2016 until 2027 - a total of 19 elections are scheduled. This year is the only year when voters and political parties can…
Cyprus: The ‘great divide’
09 Jun 2015
Cyprus is mentioned numerous times in the Bible and Barnabas, one of the earliest Christian missionaries, was a native Cypriot. A 1974 Turkish invasion and occupation of the north has divided the island to this day,…