The European Parliament has recently adopted a resolution that forbids the use of cyanide in the mine exploiting areas in the European Union countries.
The result was clear. The resolution passed with 444 votes in favor of the resolution, 48 against and 57 abstentions.
Although the resolution has not been enforced yet the decision raises a huge [...]
For the second consecutive day, Ireland and Scotland have closed the airspace because of the cloud of volcanic ash coming from Iceland, the BBC notes.
Airports Glasgow Prestwick and Derry have canceled all flights; aircraft remained on the ground. The same situation was encountered in Dublin, Belfast and Edinburgh.
Authorities have warned passengers to check at the [...]
The government in Ljubljana is considering a foreign loan in order to help the Greek State, blocked by a general strike yesterday and seized by extreme violence.
Greek city streets have been turned into a genuine battleground between police forces and anarchists.
While Greece is paralyzed by strikes and violent protest movements, a trade unionists reply to [...]
Vinny Del Negro, the Chicago Bulls coach, was fired six days after elimination of his team in the first round of the NBA play-offs.
Del Negro had managed to qualify the Chicago team in the play-offs two years in a row, being disposed consecutively in the first round, by the Boston Celtics (last year) and the [...]
MTV has announced some of the presenters and showmen hosting this year’s edition of the MTV Movie Awards.
Among them are Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz and Zac Efron, according to Access Hollywood.
On stage performances like those of Christina Aguilera, Jonah Hill, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Steve Carell, Miranda Cosgrove, Shaun White, Vanessa Hudgens, Sean “Diddy” Combs [...]
One day ahead of a European general strike, the Greeks started on Tuesday a 48-hour riot against the planned cuts and tax rises that the Government intends to implement in order to prevent the massive increase of this country’s debt.
Around 2,000 protesters representing teachers from the public sector marched past the finance ministry as well [...]
