Wikipedia calls the Daily Mail “generally unreliable,” and bans it as a source in most cases Nieman Journalism Lab by Laura Hazard Owen Following about a month of discussion, Wikipedia editors have decided to prohibit the use of the Daily Mail as a source in most situations, writing: [The] Daily Mail should not be used … Read more
Soft or hard Brexit: do the UK’s political parties know what they want? open Democracy News Analysis – by Kirsty Hughes On the single market, Labour, the Tories, and UKIP, appear to agree: good access to the single market not membership of it – in disagreement with the SNP, LibDems and Greens. Scottish Independence activists take … Read more
Next move BBC News | Europe | World Edition The French authorities have already made detailed plans for moving migrants out of the Jungle camp near Calais. Fate of child migrants uncertain before France demolishes Jungle camp EurActiv.com Aid workers accused France and Britain on Sunday of failing more than 1,300 unaccompanied child migrants whose future remained … Read more
Court blocks Catalan independence bill BBC News | Europe | World Edition Spain’s Constitutional Court revokes Catalonia’s parliamentary motion that set in motion a process of unilaterally breaking away from the rest of the country. EU’s new ‘Directive on Terrorism’ aims to criminalise preparatory acts EurActiv.com The European Commission adopted on Wednesday (2 December) a package of measures … Read more
Europe ‘cannot take any more refugees’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition European countries cannot accept any more refugees, the France’s Prime Minister Manuel Valls is quoted as saying in German media. MAIN FOCUS: Europe in the grips of fear | 24/11/2015 euro|topics In view of the tougher security measures in Europe after the Paris terror … Read more
The Rise Of Terrorism Inspired By Religion In France FiveThirtyEight » Features by Carl Bialik The terrorist attacks at six sites in and around Paris on Friday, which French authorities said killed 129 people and injured more than 350, claimed more lives than all other acts of terror combined in the previous quarter century in France, … Read more
Tech industry association bashes German privacy watchdogs EurActiv.com The European tech industry is firing back against German data privacy chiefs, who announced this week that they would suspend data transfers to the United States and suggested businesses operating in Europe store data only in EU member states. Migrants grieve and wait on Greek island BBC News | … Read more
Five things you should know about foreign policy this election open Democracy News Analysis – by Bernard Goyder Half a century ago, the US Secretary of State Dean Acheson said that Britain “has lost its empire, but has yet to find a role”. The same is true today. Are we still stuck in the imperial mindset? … Read more
Germany snubs Greece’s war reparations call as ‘dumb’ Germany snubbed Greece’s call for more than 278 billion euros ($306 billion) in war payments April 7, calling it “dumb” to mix World War II claims with Athens’ negotiations for more aid. MAIN FOCUS: Moscow lures Athens with investments | 09/04/2015 euro|topics Russian President Vladimir Putin and Greek Prime … Read more
We weaponized anthropology. Why didn’t it work? The Fabius Maximus website (blog) Yesterday’s post recommended Weaponizing Anthropology: Social Science in Service of the Militarized State (2011) by David H. Price (Prof of anthropology at St. Martin’s U; bio here). In this great book he describes one facet of America’s militarization .. View image | gettyimages.com … Read more
EU anti-establishment parties rise BBC News | Europe | World Edition What is fuelling rise of anti-establishment parties in EU? VIDEO: The Grexit explained – in 60 seconds BBC News | Europe | World Edition Could Greece’s debt problems force it out of the eurozone? BBC News takes a snapshot view of the debt crisis. MAIN FOCUS: Fatal … Read more
How Europe can win in the global app economy EurActiv.com As the European Union prepares its plan for a Digital Single Market, policy-makers must take full account of the fastest growing segment of that market – the app industry, writes Sophie Mestchersky. MAIN FOCUS: Croatia and Serbia fail with genocide claims | 04/02/2015 euro|topics The International … Read more
Greece shuns debt talks with troika BBC News | Europe | World Edition Greece’s new finance minister snubs his main eurozone counterpart, saying Athens will not negotiate over debts with the EU-IMF troika. Merkel rules out Greek debt relief BBC News | Europe | World Edition German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejects any cancellation of Greece’s debt, saying … Read more
İstanbul Ocakbaşı Rehberi ve Şişin Kebabın Akıl Uçuran 14 Adresi ListeList by Engin Özer Kurtuluş Adana Ocakbaşı Japanese art comes to Istanbul Japanese art of painting Sumi-e, which has a significant place in Far Eastern culture, has been brought to Turkey by SushiCo. Istanbul to host global energy regulation forum The sixth World Forum on Energy … Read more
Turkey declares day of mourning for Saudi king Hurriyet Daily News Turkish national flag to be flown at half-mast across Turkey and at foreign delegations on Jan. 24 Cold case of the murder of journalist Uğur Mumcu says a lot about Turkey today When considered in retrospect, it can be observed that the murder of Mumcu did … Read more