IAEA to send experts to Japan in December to review plan for release of radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific Ocean

Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will travel to Japan in December to look into Tokyo’s plan to release water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, the sides agreed on Thursday. … Read More >IAEA to send experts to Japan in December to review plan for release of radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific Ocean

Hungary and Serbia will ‘rebuild’ Central Europe and ‘protect’ it from waves of immigration – Orban

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that Budapest and Belgrade have pledged to “rebuild Central Europe,” even stating that the two Balkan countries will “protect” the region against waves of migration from Afghanistan. … Read More >Hungary and Serbia will ‘rebuild’ Central Europe and ‘protect’ it from waves of immigration – Orban

German prosecutors search finance & justice ministries as part of money-laundering probe

German prosecutors have searched the offices of the finance and justice ministries in Berlin, seizing documents related to a probe into possible obstruction of justice by a government agency tasked with tackling money laundering. … Read More >German prosecutors search finance & justice ministries as part of money-laundering probe

Australians shocked after NSW health officer says post-lockdown Sydney will be a ‘new world order’

Dr. Kerry Chant, the Chief Health Officer of New South Wales, sent social media into a frenzy on Thursday, after she referred to a post-lockdown “new world order” during a Covid-19 press conference. … Read More >Australians shocked after NSW health officer says post-lockdown Sydney will be a ‘new world order’

New Zealand PM says hospital visitors should not have sex with patients during pandemic – or any other time

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made it clear that hospital visitors should not be having sex with patients after the country’s director-general of health called such activity “high-risk” due to Covid-19 … Read More >New Zealand PM says hospital visitors should not have sex with patients during pandemic – or any other time

France won’t accept ‘financial blackmail’ & anything that breaks the law, minister says amid migrant row with the UK

French interior minister Gérald Darmanin has responded bluntly to British Home Secretary Priti Patel’s plan to send migrant boats crossing the English Channel back to France. … Read More >France won’t accept ‘financial blackmail’ & anything that breaks the law, minister says amid migrant row with the UK

Hungary blasts ‘arrogant’ Brussels over move to penalize Poland for judicial reform, accuses EU of empire-building

The Hungarian government has lambasted the European Commission’s decision to fine Poland over judicial reforms, claiming the move is both “scandalous and arrogant” and reflective of Brussels’ empire-building. … Read More >Hungary blasts ‘arrogant’ Brussels over move to penalize Poland for judicial reform, accuses EU of empire-building