Health experts in the EU have been clear that strict, lengthy lockdown measures are needed to slow the spread of COVID-19. Europe has struggled with the vaccine rollout. Meanwhile, the virus has infected more people and continues to mutate. The mutations, experts warn, could become resistant to the current vaccines. …
Read MoreGermany has shown itself willing to take extreme measures to protect its citizens’ livelihoods during the pandemic. As evidence of this, consider the country recently signing off on legislation to top-up employee’s paychecks through another year. A coalition party agreed to the legislation, which also included more short-term work subsidies. …
Read MoreOne of the major pushes of environmentalists in recent years has been transitioning more of Europe to clean energy. Generally speaking, wind turbines are considered a very clean former of power. However, even wind turbines have an ecological impact: bird strikes. Birds hit turbines somewhat often, as their white turbine …
Read More2020 has been a rough year for everyone. That even applies to an elephant in the Warsaw Zoo, including a young female named Fredzia. In March, the eldest of the four elephants at the zoo, Erna, fell ill and died. Zookeepers noticed that this put a lot of stress on …
Read MoreAmsterdam and London are considered two of the most influential cities in all of Europe. However, travel to and from London has always proved somewhat complicated. England, as an island nation, is usually reached by plane. Some trains travel from England to France, and there are a few underground tunnels …
Read MoreAfrican Swine Fever, a highly contagious disease with a high mortality rate and no existing treatment or vaccine, stands to devastate EU farmers. The porcine disease was estimated to have claimed around a quarter of the world’s pig population last year. African Swine Fever Infection Rates are Skyrocketing But infection …
Read MorePost-lockdown France has had the look of a country tired of a long pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has been trying for all countries, in Europe and beyond. Lengthy lockdowns, friends and family falling ill and dying, and the economic impact of the disease have all taken their toll. Coming out …
Read MoreBoris Johnson has had an incredibly difficult year, full of twists and turns. The UK’s Prime Minister spent the past year taking his country out of the European Union, got divorced, and then engaged. And that’s not all. He also spent time in intensive care thanks to contracting COVID-19 after …
Read MoreIn case you might have forgotten with all the other crises happening in the world, Brexit is still moving forward in the UK. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the negotiations with the EU have been slow and fraught with contention on both sides. Now, it seems as …
Read MoreIn 2005, the US called Belarus Europe’s “last outpost of tyranny.” Their reasoning? The government of Alexander Lukashenko. Since 1994, Lukashenko’s government has reigned over the former Soviet state. Following the Cold War, Belarus was one of the more relatively prosperous former Soviet states. However, Lukashenko took power and began …
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