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TUNISIA

Dozens arrested in third day of street clashes

There were more arrests on Wednesday night, as running confrontations between protestors and police forces continued in Tunisia. These battles started when Abderrazak Rezgui, a 32 year old photo-journalist...

INDONESIA

Tsunami alert level increased in Indonesia

Further activity at the Anak Krakatoa volcano, which last Saturday caused a tsunami, killing 430 people and leaving over 150 missing, in the Strait of Sonda in Indonesia, has meant that the Volcanology...

Torra offers 21 point deal

United States

8-year-old Guatemalan child dies in US custody

An eight-year-old child from Guatemala died in US government custody on Tuesday at a state hospital in New Mexico after having crossed the Mexican border with his family. This is the second child who has...

Japan to resume commercial whaling

Japan is going to start hunting whales for commercial uses next July. The Japanese government confirmed yesterday that it was leaving the International Whaling Commission (IWC). The decision, which has...

Tsunami caused by Anak Krakatoa’s collapse

Indonesia’s emergency teams continued to search for survivors yesterday in the rubble left by the tsunami that hit the Sunda Strait on Saturday between the islands of Java and Sumatra. So far 371 deaths...

Christmas in prison

culture

‘Tocats de l’ala’: a Catalan rock story

united states

Treasury Secretary tries to calm US banks

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin contacted the heads of the six largest banks in America on Sunday in an unusual move to try to calm investors at this tumultuous time - as the stock market takes a dive...

france

Authorities investigate police violence in Paris

The authorities have opened an investigation into the actions of three police officers last Saturday in Paris on the sixth Saturday of “yellow vest” mobilizations in the capital. During the protests,...