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Europe Edges Closer to Digital Euro: New Backing from EU Parliament

On Tuesday, February 10th, the European Parliament moved the digital euro one step closer to reality, backing amendments that support a push by the European Central Bank (ECB) for a central bank digital currency intended to work both online

Workers Unpaid for Renovating Saudi Prince’s Tangier Palace

(Beirut) – At least 50 Moroccan companies and hundreds of their workers have not been compensated for at least US$5 million worth of renovation and maintenance work at a palace in Tangier owned by a Saudi prince, Human Rights Watch said tod

WEF calls for “cultural revolution” to push fake meat

The World Economic Forum is calling for a “cultural revolution” to increase acceptance of lab-grown meat, despite public resistance to the products. At Davos last week, Andrea Illy, who has been affiliated with the WEF for over a decade, sa

Venezuela reveals the truth about socialism

Once prosperous and cultured, Venezuela has become destitute, crime-ridden and hopeless. Venezuela’s descent into poverty, desperation and organised crime is a cautionary tale about the dangers of socialism. Young socialists should take he

Why Everyone Suddenly Cares About Greenland

Greenland has barely registered in global politics for much of modern history. Until recent weeks, it was regarded as a far-away, ice-covered territory at the edge of world affairs, with very limited influence. The world’s largest island ha

Hearing for High Court case to compel New Zealand government to release the Pfizer covid vaccine contract schedule for June

Erika Whittome is taking the New Zealand government to the High Court to challenge the decision to withhold the contract with Pfizer for the supply of Covid-19 vaccines. The Government has refused to release the contract, citing various rea

New Zealander has hundreds of blood clots, multi-organ failure and vomits blood; what caused it?

Last Friday, it was reported that a man in New Zealand suddenly began vomiting blood. It was discovered he had hundreds of blood clots and multiple organ failure, and may need a heart transplant. Medical staff have been unable to provide a

New Zealand government says biotechnology is safe; not so, according to a new paper. Do not trust the Government

A recent paper examined the history of lab leaks and accidents, including 70 documented cases of laboratory-associated leaks that led to disease outbreaks. From historical incidents, the researchers identify the characteristics of a diseas

EU’s flagship industrial-scale insect farming operation goes bust

Last month, French insect farming startup Ÿnsect entered judicial liquidation, marking the end of a company that raised over $600 million despite its ambitions to build insect-based protein at an industrial scale. The collapse follows years

EU Leaders’ Syria Visit an Opportunity to Bolster Rights

On January 9, the European Union’s highest-level leaders, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU Council President Antonio Costa, are set to meet with Syrian leaders in Damascus for their first-ever visit to the country. Von de

Sweden and Switzerland are slowly winning the war against cash, but the fight is not over yet

As digital threats mount, cash is reemerging not as a relic, but as a vital pillar of secure and accessible payment systems. And Sweden and Switzerland are making moves to reverse course on digital currency and enshrine the use of cash in

Patrick Wood: 2026 will be a rocky year; keep your wits about you

By the end of 2026, AI is expected to have advanced 128 times since Trump’s inauguration and improvements in deep fakes will turn society on its head. This year will also see the rise of the robots, the risk of the food chain collapsing wi

News Stories from various sources (19.12.2025)

The following is a list of 21 articles published by various outlets, mainly yesterday or today, that caught our eye. They cover topics such as the Ukraine/Russia war, the Middle East conflict and the threat Iran still pose, the threat of Is

Egypt: Quash Conviction of Prominent Economist

(Beirut) – Egyptian authorities should quash the conviction of prominent economist Abd al-Khaliq Farouk, who on October 2, 2025, was sentenced to five years in prison for articles and social media posts in violation of his free speech and d