Fake News
BBC: BFM journalist Rachid M’Barki suspended in scandal linked to Israeli disinformation firm
The daily business of mainstream media and how much of our news is created Read HERE Tal Hanan
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EU politics
BBC: Standoff as Italy stops male migrants from disembarking rescue ship
The corks are flying in Brussels. Now they can have their dirty work done and blame it all on an illliberal government. Read Here
EU politics
BBC – Denmark election: Centre-left bloc comes out on top
Denmark’s centre-left bloc has secured the most votes in a general election widely seen as a confidence vote in the country’s leader. Read Here
National Politics
BBC: Brazil election: Lula makes stunning comeback
In good news for the planet and a major political setback for the USA Brazil has taken a turn to the left as former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro […]
National Politics
BBC – Ukraine war: South Africa row over Russian superyacht’s arrival
The West#s moral imperative with regard to Russia seems to exist in a bubble. Read Here
Corruption
BBC: Ex-PM Borissov set to win Bulgarian election
And the losers are……the people of Bulgaria Read Here Photo: EPP at https://www.flickr.com/photos/45198836@N04/12978298614
National Politics
BBC: Chile constitution: Voters overwhelmingly reject radical change
Voters in Chile have overwhelmingly rejected a new constitution which was due to replace the one drawn up under Gen Augusto Pinochet’s military rule. Read Here
Climate Crisis
BBC: Europe’s drought the worst in 500 years
Two-thirds of Europe is under some sort of drought warning, in what is likely the worst such event in 500 years. Read Here
Economics
BBC: UK inflation: Food costs push price rises to new 40-year high
Soaring food costs have pushed UK inflation into double digits for the first time since 1982, with prices continuing to rise at their fastest rate for more than 40 years. Read Here Photo: Danrok licensed […]
Economics
BBC – Britain: Inflation drives fastest fall in real pay on record
Pay has fallen further behind the rising cost of living, according the latest official data. Not for corporate profits. Read Here