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American prosperity has been built to a large extent by reliable access to cheap energy, both domestic and foreign. So it came as a great shock to the economic system in October 1973 when the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries cut off shipments of crude oil to the U.S. and other countries that supported Israel […]
Massive demonstrations have flooded Barcelona and other cities on the anniversary of Catalonia’s attempt to push for independence. Several rallies ended up in clashes with police as some protesters burned Spanish flags. Tens of thousands of people demonstrated throughout the Spanish northeastern region of Catalonia to mark one year since its attempt to push for […]
Catalonia’s separatist leader Quim Torra is set to relaunch the region’s bid to split from Spain, shooting down an offer from the government in Madrid to hold a referendum which would offer greater autonomy but not independence. Torra, who was sworn in as the region’s president in May, plans to launch his ‘Our Moment’ separatist […]
The fourth of July is a popular holiday in the US, celebrated as being no longer being part of the British Empire. Celebrating the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the Continental Congress declared the colonies as the US. Fireworks, parades and barbecues are just some of the ways to take part in the day. For […]
More than 300,000 took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday to demand that the Spanish government in Madrid release the Catalan independence movement leaders that are being held in detention ahead of the trial. The protesters, carrying numerous Catalan flags, walked behind a huge banner reading: “For rights and liberties, for democracy and unity, […]
When an alien spacecraft appears over Moscow, the authorities shoot it down. The Chertanovo neighbourhood is evacuated and sealed off by Colonel Lebedev (Oleg Menshikov) but his daughter sneaks in. She wants to take revenge for the death of her best friend but she winds up making a new friend in humanoid Haukon (Rinal Mukhametov). […]
Published time: 2 Dec, 2017 13:30 Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, who is visiting Paris, has reaffirmed to French President Emmanuel Macron that the autonomous region will respect Iraqi federal court ruling against the independence referendum that took place in September. The Kurds will engage in dialogue with Baghdad in order to mend relations and […]
Published time: 19 Nov, 2017 17:11 Thousands of people carrying torches gathered in the Latvian capital, Riga to celebrate Independence Day. Praised as a “beautiful” march by the organizers, anti-fascist activists claim the rally has clear signs of the torchlight processions of Nazi Germany. The Latvian right-wing National Alliance (NA) party, also known by the […]
REUTERS/Tim Chong The US led the world’s oil production for the first half of the 20th century. Since 1970, though, US oil output has declined. Talks of “energy independence” should make Gulf nations very nervous. One of the more important recent developments in global energy is the resurgence of U.S. energy production, thanks in large part […]
Polish authorities stopped far short of condemning a massive nationalist rally in the capital Warsaw on Saturday, calling the event, which was marred by anti-Semitic and Islamophobic chants, an expression of patriotism. Around 60,000 took to the streets of the Polish capital on Saturday to mark the country’s Independence Day. The event, which was organized […]
