The center-right Greek government’s plans to legalize same-sex civil marriage received a major boost Thursday after the left-wing opposition leader pledged his party’s backing in parliament. Syriza leader Stefanos Kasselakis said he would instruct his lawmakers to vote for the proposal, although
Slovaks once again turned out by the thousands on Thursday to protest a planned penal code reform by the nation’s populist government. Chants of “Mafia, mafia,” and “We’ve had enough of [Prime Minister Robert] Fico,” filled the streets of Bratislava and several
Campaigners urged older people to refuse to give up their analogue landlines after failures in the switch over to digital services. Silver Voices warned problems with the new system, which can fail when there is a power cut, could leave vulnerable people
Thousands returned to the streets of major cities across Slovakia on Tuesday to continue their protests against a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the country’s penal code. The changes proposed by the coalition government
King Charles III opened Parliament on Tuesday, announcing the legislative priorities of the Conservative-controlled government. The king, dressed in full royal regalia and joined by Queen Camilla, read out a speech drafted by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak outlining the Conservative Party’s agenda.
For thousands of years, humans worldwide have claimed to have encountered or seen creatures or objects from out of this world. Extraterrestrials and UFOs are hot topics and have seen almost all cultures experts them in art, literature, music, and media. The
Banning laughing gas does not address the underlying problem, says a leading charity. On November 9 a ban on laughing gas, also known as nitrous oxide (NOS), will come into force. The move has surprised many and caused controversy at a time
Transparency from the Mexican government on flight operations in Mexico City is a concern, U.S. carrier Allegiant Air argued in a presentation made public Wednesday, appearing to confirm the U.S. government’s worries over a federal order moving cargo flights out of the
MPs also called for Government to provide “robust estimates” about the “value for money” of the project, including the value of the construction risk being assumed by taxpayers and billpayers. Campaigners against a giant nuclear power plant project in Suffolk welcomed the
A mammoth three-year public inquiry into the U.K. government’s handling of the response to COVID-19 opened Tuesday by asking if some suffering and death could have been avoided with better planning — and whether Britain’s complex, protracted exit from the European Union