5 free tools for finding and verifying YouTube videos in news First Draft News by First Draft / With more than 500 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute, Google’s video platform is still the most popular in the world for publicly sharing videos with the rest of humanity. Snapchat reportedly has more daily users than … Read more
EU official: all identified Paris attackers were from the EU Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Despite the rumors that tricked more than half the state governors in the USA into enacting racist anti-Syrian policies, there is no evidence that the Paris attackers came from outside the EU. (more…) VIDEO: Bataclan band: People died saving friends BBC News … Read more
Germany to take 7,200 refugees a day EurActiv.com After a prolonged period of uncertainty, there are now clear rules and regulations in place. Germany is now ready to take 7,200 refugees a day via five fixed, official crossing points. Cameron to Deliver Strongest Warning of U.K. Exit From EU Newsweek Columnists: Christopher Dickey LONDON (Reuters) – British … Read more
One dead in Sweden school sword attack BBC News | Europe | World Edition Swedish police shoot a masked man who killed a teacher and injured at least two students with a sword in the western town of Trollhattan. Many most affected by the EU referendum will have no vote Ideas on Europe by Jon Danzig The end … Read more
INFOGRAPHIC: Coding at school — How do EU countries compare? EurActiv.com SPECIAL REPORT / Digital competences and ICT skills are seen as key for young people to integrate in the job market. Jobseekers will have a harder time finding work without them. Experimenting with citizens’ assemblies in the UK open Democracy News Analysis – by Graham Smith … Read more
A video from the scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qi4B5Wk3ok A list of detained DIHA employees: DIHA agency website currently blocked in Turkey: http://www.diclehaber.com/en Ongoing censorship blocks Kurdish, critical, data-based media … Today’s Zaman–Aug 16, 2015 The majority of sites that have been blocked are Kurdish media outlets, including ANF, ANHA, the Dicle News Agency (DİHA), Rojnews and … Almost … Read more
France launches Syria anti-IS strikes BBC News | Europe | World Edition France says it has carried out its first air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria France launches first air strikes against ISIL in Syria AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Announcement comes after Hollande unveiled change of strategy due to growing concern over Syrian refugee … Read more
Turkey’s first election gov’t comes with more firsts Turkish PM Davutoğlu’s interim government, approved by President Erdoğan, is the first one that a Kurdish problem-focused party takes part. It also features the first minister wearing the Islamic headscarf. MAIN FOCUS: Turkey seeks caretaker government | 26/08/2015 euro|topics Following the failure to form a government, the Turkish President … Read more
General Election Timetable Announced Bianet :: English Timetable of general elections which will be held on November 1st has been announced. Poll shows Turkey’s AKP short of votes needed to form government alone Ruling AKP is seen falling short of the votes needed to form a single-party gov’t in a snap election on Nov. 1 with 41.7 … Read more
World dates: Turkey faces snap election as talks fail Pittsburgh Post-Gazette STOCKHOLM — Swedish prosecutors said Thursday that they would push on with an investigation into an allegation of rape made in 2010 against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after dropping probes into three other allegations. Mr. Assange has been . PM Davutoğlu Explains Why There Won’t be … Read more
via: http://alphadesigner.com/mapping-stereotypes/ ******* New EU cybersecurity rules to hit US internet firms EurActiv.com Large US-based internet firms such as Cisco, Google and Amazon will be subject to a new EU cybersecurity law forcing them to adopt tough security measures and possibly report serious breaches to national authorities, according to a document seen by Reuters. Hollande and Tsipras want … Read more
New decree to restrict use of assembly and demonstration rights in Turkey A change in the 1985-dated decree regulating the right to assembly and demonstrate restricts the use of this right considerably. Silopi today: Police Attack in Southeastern Province: 3 Deaths Bianet :: English According to HDP deputies İrmez and Encü, the police opened fire in Şırnak … Read more
Pirates of the European Union open Democracy News Analysis – by Louise Olsson Only when we approach gender equality mainstreaming in a more strategic way can we claim that gender equality is a fundamental principle of European Union Common Security and Defence Policy missions. MAIN FOCUS: Hollande wants a government for the Eurozone | 21/07/2015 euro|topics Against … Read more
Deadly blast hits Turkish town BBC News | Europe | World Edition An explosion hits a cultural centre in the Turkish town of Suruc near the Syrian border, killing at least 10 people, local media say. Scores of casualties after explosion at culture center near Turkey’s border with Syria An explosion has left scores dead in a … Read more
Greece crisis: thousands join crowdfunding campaign to fund bailout independent.co.uk – Jun 30 – Thousands of people have contributed to a crowdfunding campaign to fund the Greek bailout. The campaign, which was started by Thom Feeney, promises contributors rewards such as a ‘Postcard of Alex (sic) Tsipras’, ‘Greek Feta and Olive Greece misses IMF payment deadline … Read more