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Thousands join anti-government rallies across Bulgaria
Several thousand people joined street rallies across Bulgaria on Monday as initial protests against high electricity bills snowballed into bitter anger against the right-wing government of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. Between 1,500 and 2,000 protesters marched on parliament in downtown Sofia on Monday evening, shouting “Mafia!”, “Resign!” and “Garbage!” Over…
India announces gang-rape inquiry
India’s government ordered a special inquiry Wednesday into the gang-rape of a student which sparked mass protests, as police announced the arrest of 10 men over another multiple sex assault. While a wave of angry protests over the December 16 assault on the student in New Delhi subsided, news of…
Greek workers stage mass anti-austerity walkout
Greek workers began a two-day mass walkout on Tuesday, bringing public transport in Athens to a halt, as public anger mounts over a new government austerity bill aimed at securing international aid needed to prevent the debt-crippled nation from defaulting. Public bus workers in the capital joined taxi drivers as…
French study urges €30 billion cut in labor costs
The French government received Monday a 22-point report on why the economy was unable to compete globally with a key recommendation for a 30-billion-euro ($38 billion) “shock” reduction in labour costs. The document, which highlights an urgent dilemma over how to boost competitiveness, was presented by its author Louis Gallois,…
Amsterdam’s pot shops saved after new Dutch government scraps ‘weed pass’
The Dutch city of Amsterdam, a famous hotspot for marijuana tourism, won’t be forced to stop selling weed to tourists any time soon thanks to a pact between the country’s liberal and labor parties, which came together this week to form a new coalition government. Under the new arrangement, the…
You Don’t React Like This to a Simple Question Without Being an Outrageous Misogynist
The most reliable way, it appears, to cause conservatives to completely lose their minds is for an attractive woman under the age of 40 to speak words in a public forum that suggest she’s been exposed to the idea that women might have value outside of cleaning up after men,…
U.S. ‘influenced British government’s decision to introduce secret courts’
By Ian Cobain and Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian The US government and its intelligence agencies were influential in the UK government decision to introduce a highly controversial new generation of secret courts, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation has told MPs and peers. David Anderson QC told parliament’s joint human…
Mitt Romney video fact check: Is 47 percent of U.S. ‘dependent’ on government?
Mitt Romney video fact check: Is 47 percent of US 'dependent' on government? Do almost half of Americans get some form of government entitlement? That is one of the questions that has been raised after Mother Jones magazine on Tuesday released a video of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaking…
UN: New generation of secret British courts could conceal torture collusion
The new generation of secret courts proposed by the government could suppress evidence of British collusion in torture, according to the chief UN official responsible for investigating wrongdoing by security and intelligence agencies. Concern about the government’s plan – contained in the justice and security bill – was expressed by…
Hong Kong relents on patriotism classes on poll eve
Hong Kong’s government on Saturday backed down on a plan to force children to take Chinese patriotism classes, after thousands took to the streets in protest ahead of legislative polls. Organisers said 120,000 protesters rallied outside the government headquarters late Friday but police put the number at 36,000, a marked…
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