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England Plans to Decentralize Healthcare
In a speech given in England on July 1, 2008, then-president of the Institute...
Singing With the Spies: Putin’s Image Makers Strike Again
What's next for Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin? A guest appearance as a celebrity...
Seven Released Cuban Political Prisoners Arrive in Spain
On Tuesday, July 13, the first seven of what is expected to be up...
Spy Escape in Cyprus Highlights Russia’s Growing Clout in Mediterranean
The recent easy escape and disappearance of Russian spy "Christopher R. Metsos" may draw...
Russia Gives New Powers to KGB Successor
The Duma (the lower house of Russia’s legislature) on July 9 passed a bill...
French “Psychological Violence” Ban Under Fire
The French parliament voted unanimously June 29 to give final approval to a new...
Euro Likely to Keep Losing Value
The grand hopes of a decade ago that the euro, a common currency of...
‘Big Brother’ Monitors Conversations in European Cities
In a scenario that could have come from George Orwell’s famous book 1984, a...
Dutch Admit More Bad Global-warming Science
The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency reported on July 5 that evidence it put into...
Doubts Grow In Whistle-blower “Suicide”
New revelations in the suspicious “suicide” death of whistle-blower Dr. David Kelly point even...
Sweden Bans Home-schooling, Religious Instruction
The Kingdom of Sweden took a dramatic turn toward totalitarianism with the adoption of...
Iceland to Become ‘Journalism Haven’
With the support of several prominent organizations, the Icelandic Parliament (the Althing) unanimously approved...
Britain Ponders Sex-Ed for Kindergarten
A British health watchdog group has proposed that sex education be taught to children...
U.S. Terrorizes Switzerland Over Taxes, Banking
The U.S. government is using threats and intimidation to coerce tiny Switzerland into changing...
Swiss May Yet Refuse to Release Banking Records
Switzerland has long been a nation that provides an excellent example of how to...
Hungary Announces Flat Tax and Bank Tax
After rattling markets last week with fears of a default, the Hungarian government announced...
Bilderberg Group Met and Discussed — What?
In hindsight, the Steering Committee in charge of the annual gathering of elites known...
Secretive Bilderberg Group Meets in Spain
It happens every year in June, somewhere on the face of the Earth where...
Germany’s President Resigns
President Horst Kohler has abruptly resigned as head of state of Germany in response...