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Media hoax that "Germans" were behind riots on New Year
All of Germany is debating the immigrant riots in Berlin on New Year’s, where half the city was destroyed. According to German media, there were at least “45 Germans” among the suspects, but according to information to Junge Freiheit , in several cases it is about people with dual citizenship.
The police, who in Germany normally release the first names of suspects, this time are...
Migrant Violence Putting an End to New Years Fireworks Tradition in the Netherlands
After the “umpteenth” incidents and violence this past New Year’s, the VVD in Rotterdam decided to support the complete ban of all consumer-purchased fireworks, NOS reports:
The VVD actually only wanted to ban firecrackers and rockets, but as the General Local Regulation makes no distinction between the different types of fireworks, the faction supported the general ban. “As soon as the government...
Massive bushfires rage in Australia's state of Victoria on Christmas day
Victoria state in Australia is suffering raging bushfires that have already claimed over 100 homes in one of the country’s famous tourist areas. Emergency authorities scrambled to fight the disaster and warn more fires will come by the New Year.
Massive bushfires were fanned by winds and rapidly made advances across residential areas in the townships of Wye River and Separation Creek on Friday.
Victoria...
Gun Confiscation - The US Government’s New Year’s Resolution
For many Americans, 2013 was the year “gun confiscation” became an undeniable reality, but it has merely set the precedent for what’s to come in 2014.
The Second Amendment represents the biggest obstacle blocking the elimination of individual sovereignty and private property, and is one of the only things preventing a total Homeland Security dictatorship.
However, in states like California and...
In Korea, all children are older than their European peers
We are used to counting our age from the day of birth. It turns out that not all peoples count age this way. Korea has long been using a different method of calculation. This is not the only difference, and the traditional relationship between parents and children in this country can serve as an excellent example to the rest of the world.
The countdown of children’s age in Korea does not begin...
Portuguese Train drivers continue strike
A man waits for a train at Santa Apolonia train station during a strike in Lisbon, Portugal, December 23, 2011.
Train drivers in Portugal have begun the New Year with industrial action, as they continued their strike in protest at disciplinary measures.
Most national rail services have remained cancelled on Sunday, the last day of a four-day strike.
Drivers were disciplined for allegedly failing to...
Estonia to adopt euro at New Year
Estonia will become the third ex-Communist country to embrace the euro
Estonia is just hours away from becoming the 17th member of the eurozone – the first ex-Soviet state to adopt the EU’s single currency.
The changeover from the kroon to the euro starts at midnight (2200 GMT) in the small Baltic nation of 1.3m people.
Despite market pressure on the eurozone and the bail-outs of Greece...