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Push for Swiss national referendum on limiting immigration

Published: January 6, 2023, 8:36 am

BernA national referendum on limiting immigration to Switzerland is being framed as "saving the country's environment". But the arguments in favour of strict immigration control rather acknowledge the failures of multiculturalism.

Traffic transgression nets hardened migrant criminal

Published: January 6, 2023, 7:53 am

Clermont-FerrandIn Clermont-Ferrand, the police were surprised to find that the Cameroonian migrant they arrested for driving without a licence is serving a 22-year prison sentence in Italy for atrocious acts.

German Greens want to speed up the legalisation of cannabis

Published: January 5, 2023, 8:45 am

BerlinThe Greens are pushing to hasten the planned release of cannabis in Germany.

Volcanic eruption in Tonga will contribute to global cooling

Published: January 5, 2023, 8:11 am

When the underwater volcano in the island nation of Tonga in the South Sea had its explosion-like eruption on January 15, 2022, a massive pressure wave, more powerful than the largest atomic bomb, spread through both the Earth's oceans and atmosphere. The catastrophic event created a record-high ash and gas cloud that continues to spread over the earth.

IMF: Gloomy economic outlook for 2023

Published: January 4, 2023, 8:00 am

WashingtonThe new year 2023 begins without any hope of an economic recovery – on the contrary. Rather, all three important global economic areas, the US, EU and China, are weakening.

Berlin police worry about terminology used for violent immigrants

Published: January 4, 2023, 7:18 am

BerlinReal-world satire from the ransacked German capital: The New Year's resolution of police officials in Berlin is to choose a more careful multicultural vocabulary. In a recommendation for "discrimination-sensitive language use", officials are told which terms are "appropriate". This latest farce is from a city which saw extreme violence on New Year's Eve perpetrated by immigrants.

Elon Musk, the first person in history to destroy $200 billion in a year

Published: January 3, 2023, 9:29 am

Never before in human history has a person lost as much money in one year as Elon Musk did in 2022. The Tesla and Twitter boss lost $200 billion last year. However, with his remaining $137 billion, he is still the second richest person in the world.

The Kupyansk-Izyum offensive: The defeat that forced Putin to mobilize

Published: January 3, 2023, 9:12 am

At the start of the Special Military Operation in Ukraine, Russians were outnumbered. But the balance of forces has changed with large numbers of Russian troops being amassed on the frontline.

Greta’s gangster friend the target of a recent bombing

Published: January 3, 2023, 8:57 am

StockholmAbas Abdikarim Bakar, 25, the gangster rapper who previously campaigned with climate activist Greta Thunberg, lives at the address of a recent bombing in Grimsta, Sweden. 

Slogans on Rotterdam bridge during New Year’s Eve cause alarm

Published: January 2, 2023, 8:12 am

RotterdamSlogans were spotted on Rotterdam's Erasmus Bridge, from which the national fireworks display is traditionally fired in the Netherlands, during the New Year's Eve celebrations, a police spokeswoman told the ANP news agency.