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The Australian government announced this year (27.9.11) that women in the armed forces will be allowed to serve in any frontline combat roles by 2016.
While women are prominent in many roles already, as senior officers, crew members on warships, air force pilots, and soldiers in Afghanistan, the move excited debate over security and safety issues for all troops, with two sexes in the ranks. … Read More »
Germany’s decision to get out of nuclear power, decided on the weekend (29-30.5.11), will see seven suspended plants stay shut, and nine more closing down by 2022. … Read More »
The government of Switzerland has moved to pull out of nuclear power – the latest installment in a review of the technology following the Fukushima crisis in Japan, last March. … Read More »
Elections this month (17.4.11) in Finland produced another installment in the rise of support for militant groups against continuing immigration.
Posted by Lee Duffield with research by Haydn Rippon. … Read More »
The myth of the Swiss bank robber who took great trouble to buy guns, but always left his service rifle in the cupboard at home, has survived a strongly-contested gun control referendum. … Read More »
Workers from several European Union countries have completed an underground link, to create the world’s longest tunnel. … Read More »
Health scientists and medical specialists are being called to the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, from several countries including Australia, to work on the international swine flu outbreak. … Read More »