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El Pais English: Norway … Cocaine! Quote: “Consumption among young people ages 15 to 34 is the third highest on the continent, behind only The Netherlands and Ireland, according to the latest report from the European Drug Agency.”

Posted on September 17, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Norway How cocaine is flooding Norway Consumption of the drug has skyrocketed in the Nordic country since the end of the pandemic, while gangs from Sweden are expanding throughout the country Carlos Torralba Oslo – SEP 16, 2025 – 16:17 CEST Share on … Continue reading →

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Too many tourists in Europe. France 24. Comment: Ireland surely has the same problems. Dublin community villages are tired, dirty and dowdy. There were times when people kept their pavements clean and windows cleaned too.

Posted on September 2, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

‘Tourists, go home!’: Mass tourism exasperates locals in Europe and beyond Saturation point Europe An increasing number of visitors has sparked numerous anti-tourism movements in Spain and elsewhere in Europe. Locals blame tourists for driving up housing costs, inflation, and … Continue reading →

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Mother Jones: Perhaps the Biggest Winner in Germany’s Election: Nuclear Power

Posted on February 28, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

February 27, 2025 The victorious conservatives and the surging far-right both are big fans. Advertise with Mother Jones The cooling tower of the Isar II Nuclear Power Plant in Bavaria, Germany. Imago/ZUMA This story was originally published on the author’s substack, Field Notes with … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 28, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

February 27, 2025 Perhaps the Biggest Winner in Germany’s Election: Nuclear Power The victorious conservatives and the surging far-right both are big fans. Advertise with Mother Jones The cooling tower of the Isar II Nuclear Power Plant in Bavaria, Germany. Imago/ZUMA … Continue reading →

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Eurasia Review follow it: ‘No Control’: Sweden Grapples With Bomb Violence Wave

Posted on January 31, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. Photo Credit: Kristian Pohl/Government Offices of Sweden ‘No Control’: Sweden Grapples With Bomb Violence Wave  January 31, 2025  0 Comments By EurActiv By Charles Szumski (EurActiv) — Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson admitted that his government has … Continue reading →

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DW: Finland’s president says NATO key to EU security, US power

Posted on October 24, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Jon Shelton10/23/2024October 23, 2024 Speaking with DW, President Alexander Stubb highlighted the need for a strong NATO deterrent as a basis for European security. He also said Ukraine’s entry into the alliance is a question of when, not if. President … Continue reading →

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Nostalgia: Ireland 1950’s. Pickow’s photos capture the capital and its people at a time when modernisation and internationalisation were gathering pace

Posted on October 18, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

How Dublin looked in the 1950s’ photos of George Pickow Updated / Thursday, 17 Oct 2024 09:57 By Barry Houlihan RTÉ Brainstorm More fromRTÉ Brainstorm Analysis: Pickow’s photos capture the capital and its people at a time when modernisation and internationalisation were … Continue reading →

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Eurasia Review follow it. Is The World Moving Toward Long-Term Self-Destruction? – OpEd

Posted on September 25, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Is The World Moving Toward Long-Term Self-Destruction? – OpEd September 25, 2024  0 Comments By IDN By Jonathan Power Eleven hundred years ago Europe was a backwater. There were no grand cities, apart from Cordoba in Spain which was Muslim. The Middle … Continue reading →

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Have you opted for DNA test 23andMe; I have and all of a sudden I have found a grandaunt born in 1940’s living in New Jersey, one cousin once removed and about 1500 4th and 5th cousins!!! Someone sent me this link today. The site is closing but the links are there and a new site will emerge. “Irish Genealogy News publishes its final blogpost (Claire Santry)”. Also search canisgallicus Comyn, Blake-Forster, Comerford, Sr Maura O’Donohue, Ballykeale

Posted on July 15, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Tuesday 9 July 2024 Irish Genealogy News publishes its final blogpost And so it ends. After 14 years and 5,764 blogposts, Irish Genealogy News is taking its leave. Kind of. There will be no new blogposts but those that have … Continue reading →

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The Guardian. France’s ‘hard left’ has been demonised – but its agenda is realistic, not radical (Julia Cagé and Thomas Piketty)

Posted on July 3, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

OpinionFrance France’s ‘hard left’ has been demonised – but its agenda is realistic, not radical Julia Cagé and Thomas Piketty The New Popular Front will improve ordinary people’s lives – and it’s an effective, economically sound alternative to the far … Continue reading →

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