Once again, Spain is faced with difficult negotiations on formation of a ruling coalition and the government. This follows from results of the early parliamentary elections, which have become the second confirmation that the bipartisan Spanish system existed for decades is gone. The first place in the voting was taken by right-wing People's Party ruled by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. Now, the...

Everyone is discussing the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. The resolution was adopted on the referendum, which took place on 23 June. Le Figaro Some people always think that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. This is true for the French Euro-skeptics, who are very happy with the camp’s victory of Britain’s "exit" from the EU. Encouraged by this unexpected...

A woman was elected Mayor of Rome for the first time in history. Victory of 37-year-old Virginia Raggi is just one of successes of Five Star populist Movement. The latter caused a weighty defeat of the ruling Democratic Party in the local elections. This was challenge for the country's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who hopes to hold a referendum on constitutional reform in autumn this year....

Starting from 2019, British railway companies will be fined for being late, even for one minute. The British government wants to change the current system in which trains are considered being in time even if they are 10 minutes late. Last year only 64% of trains in the country came on time to the destination station (i.e. within 59 seconds after the time specified in the schedule). According to...

According to human rights organization Global Witness, 2015 became the deadliest for environmentalists. Number of killings of activists has grown by almost 60% compared to 2014, and reached a record mark of 185 people. Human rights organization Global Witness published a report which shows that a record number of killings of environmentalists was recorded in 2015. There were 185 people murdered,...

US President Barack Obama hosted the Dalai Lama in Washington. The meeting was arranged despite the warnings sounded from Beijing. China claims that the rendezvous with the spiritual leader of Buddhists, considered "anti-China separatist" in China, will have the most unpleasant impact on relations between the two countries. Today, the Chinese authorities have harshly reacted to rapidly to a...

Not less than 62% of Germans believe that people will not seek work if the government introduces unconditional basic income (UBI); at that, 53% are against such payments, according to a study conducted by an organization for the study of public opinion Emnid. According to Bild am Sonntag, 40% of respondents were in favor of introduction of UBI, but only 32% believe that this innovation would not...

Contender for the US presidency from the Democratic Party Hillary Clinton has received strong support in the person of President Barack Obama speaking out for her publicly for the first time. According to him, Mrs. Clinton " have the courage, she has compassion and heart to do this work" of the state’s head. Meanwhile, it is already clear that the final race will be tight. In any case, the...

Microsoft’s founder Bill Gates has launched a campaign for raising chickens in Africa to fight poverty. He promised to buy 100 thousand chickens, most suitable for local conditions, for the Africans. The richest man in the world Bill Gates (Forbes estimates his fortune at $ 76.8 billion) announced launch of a new program of assistance to the poorest inhabitants of tropical Africa. The billionaire...