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David Bowie dies of cancer at 69
David Bowie, the iconic rock star whose career spanned more than half a century and whose influence transcended music, fashion and sexuality, has died…
Will anti-austerity Portugal become the new Greece?
Is Portugal about to take the same path as Greece? That’s the question being asked as the country’s new Socialist government was sworn in promising…
Spain needs broad consensus to go forward after messy election result
Spaniards wanted change, and at Sunday’s elections they got it. The two discredited parties that have run the country for three decades sank to historic…
Solidarity made in Denmark – Danish government wants to seize jewelry, valuables and cash from refugees
It’s not a hoax: the Danish government really is legislating to search refugees and confiscate jewellery and other valuables. Officials say the law is intended…
Matteo Renzi picks fight with Angela Merkel at the EU summit
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has built a reputation as a mischief-maker on the European scene, but at a Brussels summit Friday he took it…
How many billion euros did Germany, Holland and Belgium make out of the debt crisis in europe?
Every time a new loan for Greece and other countries of the European South is discussed, countries like Germany and Holland always “worry” about not…
Not all refugees come to fortress Europe – according to Amnesty International
Contrary to the popular belief, not all refugees come to fortress Europe…
the biggest foreign policy mistake ever made by turkey
By Hakan Aksay I am in Moscow. Surprised, sad and angry. Yesterday was the day that they screwed it all up. Yesterday the perception of…
Spanish elections & the grassroots movements – The future of Podemos (video)
From the indignados and 15M to housing struggles and municipalismo, Spain has been at the forefront of some of the most inspiring and effective social…
Germans are richer than ever before: study
German private households collectively hold more wealth than ever before, according to a report released by the German Federal Bank on Monday. A strong labour…