Switzerland — one of the most heavily armed countries in Europe — voted to comply with stricter European Union gun laws in a referendum Sunday. While Switzerland doesn’t belong to the EU, it is part of the bloc’s Schengen Area which is a zone that can be visited without a visa or passport by citizens […] Read more
Angela Merkel vows to create a plan to make Germany CO2 neutral by 2050 write Reuters. Addressing a session of the Petersburg Climate Dialogue in Berlin on Tuesday Merkel proposed “that we have a discussion in the climate cabinet about how we could reach the goal of being CO2 neutral by 2050”. The German Chancellor […] Read more
“By the way, you see the tariffs we’re doing? Because they broke the deal. They broke the deal,” Trump said Wednesday. “So they’re flying in, the vice premier tomorrow is flying in — good man — but they broke the deal. They can’t do that, so they’ll be paying.” Trump added that the United States […] Read more
Turkey’s main opposition on Monday accused authorities of “plain dictatorship” after officials ordered a re-run of elections in Istanbul where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party suffered a surprise defeat. CHP Deputy Chairman Onursal Adiguzel said it appeared “illegal” to defeat Erdogan’s AK Party after an election panel annulled the March 31 result. “This system that […] Read more
Sen. Amy Klobuchar sat down with CNBC’s John Harwood to discuss the battle for the White House. Klobuchar is running in a crowded Democratic primary field for the right to face President Trump next year. Klobuchar argues that the American capitalist system needs “rebalancing” — and that more workers will unionize as economic inequality persists. […] Read more
At least 29 people, most of them German tourists, died and 27 more were injured in a bus accident on the Portuguese island of Madeira on Wednesday, authorities said. The white bus overturned in a residential area in the coastal town of Canico, its mayor, Filipe Sousa, told reporters. TV images showed the vehicle on […] Read more
Louise Chappell, Director of the Australian Human Rights Institute and Scientia Professor, Law Faculty, UNSW For most of the Coalition’s time in office, gender justice concerns have received scant attention across the board. Former Women’s Minister Michaelia Cash, in fact, is probably better remembered for her sexist slurs on Bill Shorten’s female staff than any […] Read more
The U.S. is economy likely slowing from its strong rate of growth in 2018, with “important international risks” clouding the outlook, Federal Reserve vice chairman Richard Clarida said on Thursday. This summer, 10 years after the U.S. emerged from a punishing recession, “the current economic expansion almost certainly will become the longest on record,” said […] Read more
Hosts Darren McCaffrey and Tesa Arcilla take a look back at the top highlights from this week’s coverage on Raw Politics. From Theresa May asking the European Union for a short extension to Article 50 to Marine Le Pen attempting to unite far-right parties, it has been a busy week in European politics. MEPs joined […] Read more
NASA has cancelled its planned all-women spacewalk at the International Space Station this week over limited spacesuit sizes for participating astronauts. The spacewalk, announced earlier this month, was set to mark a historic moment as the first-ever spacewalk conducted only by women. In a statement released on Monday, NASA said its decision was made due […] Read more
