europe

  1. Melodi

    SCI Neanderthal extinction not caused by brutal wipe out

    More on one of my favorite topics, a new find both upends when they thought "modern" humans got to Europe and extends by 10,000 years (at least) when the two groups of humans lived in the same area. Also, bows and arrows may go back a lot further than was believed until now. Again, I think...
  2. Melodi

    ENER Energy Prices in Europe Hit Records After Wind Stops Blowing

    I knew this was happening in Ireland, I didn't realize that most of Northern Europe were involved - this is called putting the cart before the horse. Trying to move onto "cool" technologies without investing in keeping your backups in place for a couple of decades. Energy Prices in Europe Hit...
  3. Melodi

    DISASTER Croatia earthquake: Girl killed and at least 20 injured in 6.3

    Sky and other TV now reporting that "downtown is gone" and more casualties are expected - most of the town was unreinforced older buildings. Croatia earthquake: Injuries reported in 6.3 magnitude tremor Croatia earthquake: Girl killed and at least 20 injured in 6.3-magnitude tremor Rescuers...
  4. Melodi

    SCI Curry spices and exotic fruits from Asia reached the Mediterranean/Europe... 3,700 years ago

    Curry spices and exotic fruits from Asia reached the Mediterranean and were being eaten by Europeans 3,700 years ago, study claims Mediterraneans were using spices, fruits and oils more than 3,000 years ago These included Asian spices such as turmeric and fruits like bananas The findings are...
  5. MinnesotaSmith

    RACE WAR Pro-liberty/survival Europeans with balls: Mare Nostrum

    https://www.counter-currents.com/2020/04/mare-nostrum/#more-118521 Mare Nostrum Nicholas R. Jeelvy Published: April 8, 2020 "Okay, so you’ve managed to forge an alliance of European nations which depends not on “pooling sovereignty,” as the EU is fond of describing its many...
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    ALERT Europe: Politics, Trade, NATO - November 2019

    October's thread is here: http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?562079-Europe-Politics-Trade-NATO-October-2019
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    ALERT Europe: Politics, Trade, NATO -October, 2019

    From September: http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?560752-Europe-Politics-Trade-NATO-September-2019 All news of Europe.
  8. Melodi

    WEATHER The European Heatwave Thread week of July 26 though Early August

    OK guys, all jokes aside 108 degrees in Paris (yesterday) without AC and most of the UK airports shut down with thousands stranded, railroads and roads melting IS news. Feel free to ignore the obligatory "climate change" lectures at the ends of most articles but understand this is turning into...
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    TECH Diplomatic cables ‘hacked by China’

    didnt know where to put this...saw it yesterday..it is a good read...7 mins https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/2178704/hacked-diplomatic-cables-reveal-europes-anxiety-about-donald-trump Diplomatic cables ‘hacked by China’ reveal Europe’s anxiety about Donald Trump, Russia, Iran...
  10. Melodi

    SCI Cave girl was half Neanderthal, half Denisovan

    Cave girl was half Neanderthal, half Denisovan By Helen Briggs BBC News 3 hours ago Image copyrightB VIOLA, MPI-EVA Image caption Denisova cave in Siberia: Scene of an ancient liaison Once upon a time, two early humans of different ancestry met at a cave in Russia. Some 50,000 years later...
  11. Melodi

    FOOD Britons would rather cancel post-Brexit deal with US than accept lower food standards

    A day or so ago the topic of the US finding new trading partners for its agricultural products if the China Trade War go too hot for them and I mentioned that Europeans wouldn't buy the stuff (as consumers) and someone said "this is a first world problem) which may be true, but it is also true...
  12. Melodi

    INTL Hostages taken' at French supermarket-UPDATE probably Terror Related

    [IRumors are this could be a terror attack but unknown for certain right now.[/I] 'Hostages taken' at French supermarket Hostages taken at a supermarket after shots fired near Montpellier in southern France, French media report This breaking news story is being updated and more details will...
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    INTL Moscow says has evidence of Western meddling in Russian election

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-election-meddling/moscow-says-has-evidence-of-western-meddling-in-russian-election-idUSKCN1FZ1S1 World News February 15, 2018 / 5:53 AM / Updated an hour ago Moscow says has evidence of Western...
  14. MinnesotaSmith

    TRANS European Union Supreme Court rules Uber Cab is just another taxi service & regulatable as such

    https://sg.news.yahoo.com/taxi-app-uber-faces-big-eu-court-decision-012258746.html Uber suffers new blow as EU court rules it's a taxi service Alex PIGMAN, Danny KEMP AFP News20 December 2017 "The EU's top court ruled on Wednesday that Uber is an ordinary transportation company instead of...
  15. MinnesotaSmith

    POL "A Europe We Can Believe In" -- a manifesto

    Noticeably influenced by the Sixteen Points of the Alt-Right: http://voxday.blogspot.com/2016/08/what-alt-right-is.html http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-11-16/europe-we-can-believe A Europe We Can Believe In by Tyler Durden Nov 17, 2017 Via Oriental Review In early October a group of...
  16. Melodi

    INTL State Department Warning for US Citizens in Europe during the Holiday Season

    Since I'm registered with the US Embassy I get these things in my inbox; usually they don't mean much but I thought the timing (and the time limit) on it was interesting and it makes me wonder if they have a specific warning(s) they are concerned about or just being cautious - it is really so...
  17. Melodi

    WEATHER At least four dead as storm winds hit central Europe

    This is really similar to the storm that hit almost as soon as I put my bag into the cabin at our campground in Germany - that one killed 8 people, shut down transport in a similar way and downed trees all over North Germany. We didn't get even a hint of this storm here in Ireland, it sounds...
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    OP-ED Question: What really died at Auschwitz? Answer: Europe

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://michaelsavage.com/2017/09/05/question-what-really-died-at-auschwitz-answer-europe/ Question: What really died at Auschwitz? Answer: Europe September 5, 2017 1 Comment *What really died at Auschwitz? Here’s an interesting...
  19. Melodi

    BRKG Police in Brussels have opened fire on a car in the Molenbeek district,

    Police in Brussels open fire on car 'with explosives inside' 1 Independent.ie Newsdesk Independent.ie Newsdesk August 8 2017 6:00 PM 0 Police in Brussels have opened fire on a car in the Molenbeek district, according to Belgian media, as the driver claimed there were...
  20. Melodi

    DISASTER At least 39 people killed in massive fire in Portugal [forest fire]

    At least 39 people killed in massive fire in Portugal Firefighters work to put out a forest fire near Bouca, in central Portugal Firefighters work to put out a forest fire near Bouca, in central Portugal June 18 2017 7:17 AM 39 people have been killed in forest fires in central Portugal, many...
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    POL “COME AND GET THEM”: PRYING OPEN THE BLACK BOX OF EUROPE’S POWER POLITICS

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://warontherocks.com/2017/05/come-and-get-them-prying-open-the-black-box-of-europes-power-politics/ “COME AND GET THEM”: PRYING OPEN THE BLACK BOX OF EUROPE’S POWER POLITICS GEORGE VLACHONIKOLIS MAY 15, 2017 Yanis Varoufakis...
  22. Melodi

    EDUC Fanastic book on historical textiles for Kindle - 1.99 today only (US) May 9

    Hi posting this on the main because it is time sensitive - today only one of the major books I use in documenting historical information on European textiles and traditional women's tasks is just $1.99 on Kindle...
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    ALERT U.S. issues travel alert for Europe, citing threat of terrorist attacks

    DOT.... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-europe-alert-attacks-idUSKBN17X2CV World News | Mon May 1, 2017 | 4:25pm EDT U.S. issues travel alert for Europe, citing threat of terrorist attacks The U.S. State Department issued a...
  24. MinnesotaSmith

    WAR Mark Steyn on the 2016 Berlin Christmas Market Massacre

    http://www.steynonline.com/7641/market-forces Market Forces by Mark Steyn Steyn on the World December 19, 2016 "On Saturday morning, I recalled a conversation over the summer with a German lady who had "found herself on the receiving end of some vibrant multicultural outreach from one of...
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    WoT The Myth of Lone-Wolf Terrorism

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/gartenstein-ross-daveed-the-myth-of-lone-wolf-terrorism/ The Myth of Lone-Wolf Terrorism Daveed Gartenstein-Ross 26th July 2016 - Foreign Affairs Co-written with Nathaniel Barr This month...
  26. Melodi

    BRKG Austria presidential poll result overturned

    Oh life this side of the water just got even more interesting... Austria presidential poll result overturned 18 minutes ago From the section Europe Image caption The decision was announced by the Constitutional Court Austria's highest court has annulled the result of the...
  27. Melodi

    ECON Morgan Stanley Moving 2,000 Jobs to Dublin and Frankfort after Brexit

    I thought this needed its own thread, feel free to add other breaking economic bolting by large corporations, banks etc; I am a bit stunned this is already starting - though of course Dublin benefits - Melodi Morgan Stanley begins moving 2,000 London jobs to Dublin and Frankfurt after UK votes...
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    OP-ED The Triumph of American Big Business and the Tragedy of Modern American Amorality

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://warontherocks.com/2016/06/the-triumph-of-american-big-business-and-the-tragedy-of-modern-american-amorality/ The Triumph of American Big Business and the Tragedy of Modern American Amorality Does American exceptionalism survive...
  29. Melodi

    DISASTER Huge Floods Strike Europe - Paris under water - emergency declared in parts of Germany

    OK I didn't have a chance to start reporting on this yesterday because of planned power outages and I've got to go out this morning but I'm starting this thread as they are now evacuating art from the Louvre and shutting down not just downtown Paris but other river cities in Europe as well -...
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    OP-ED Nationalism Is Rising, Not Fascism - George Friedman

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://geopoliticalfutures.com/nationalism-is-rising-not-fascism/ Nationalism Is Rising, Not Fascism May 31, 2016 The claims of an increase in fascism in Europe and the U.S. derive from a misunderstanding of the term. reality...
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    ALERT State Dept issues alert for summer travel to Europe

    Probably shouldn't surprise anyone..... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/281725-state-dept-issues-alert-for-summer-travel-to-europe Home | Policy | National Security State Dept issues alert for summer travel to Europe By...
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    INTL Child brides sometimes tolerated in Nordic asylum centers despite bans

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-brides-idUSKCN0XI1MZ World | Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:05am EDT Related: World Child brides sometimes tolerated in Nordic asylum centers despite bans OSLO | By Alister Doyle Some...
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    OP-ED The Globe and Mail: Three European crises, and no threads to connect them

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/three-european-crises-no-connecting-dots/article29384864/ Three European crises, and no threads to connect them DOUG SAUNDERS The Globe and Mail Published Saturday, Mar. 26, 2016 8:00AM EDT...
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    BRKG Paris Attack Fugative Salah Abdeslam Captured in Belgium Police Raid

    More... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://news.sky.com/story/1662599/paris-attacks-suspect-abdeslam-caught-alive Paris Attacks Suspect Abdeslam 'Caught Alive' Salah Abdeslam is tracked to a Brussels flat after his fingerprints were confirmed found in another...
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    OP-ED Why the 1648 Peace of Westphalia treaty merits scrutiny today

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.thenational.ae/opinion/comment/why-the-1648-peace-of-westphalia-treaty-merits-scrutiny-today Why the 1648 Peace of Westphalia treaty merits scrutiny today Alan Philps January 28, 2016 Updated: January 28, 2016 05:50 PM...
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    OP-ED Europe’s New Medieval Map - Robert D. Kaplan at WSJ

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.wsj.com/articles/europes-new-medieval-map-1452875514?tesla=y Life | Ideas | The Saturday Essay Europe’s New Medieval Map As the European Union unravels, the continent is reverting to divisions that go back centuries...
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    INTL Russia Steps Up Calls to Dismantle European Antimissile System

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-steps-up-calls-to-dismantle-european-antimissile-system-1439564634 Russia Steps Up Calls to Dismantle European Antimissile System NATO officials stress that system is not directed at Russia By Nathan...
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    OP-ED The 'Re-pivot' To Europe Is Underway

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2015/08/05/the_re-pivot_to_europe_is_underway_108332.html August 5, 2015 The 'Re-pivot' To Europe Is Underway By Daniel Gouré Back in 2009, as part of its new security strategy, the Obama...
  39. Melodi

    ILL IMM EU Boat Crises Thread April 23 to April 30, 2015

    I am starting a new thread for this with a timer because I know this topic may be boring to some but there is already talk of what I think of as "The Roman Solution" aka the possibility of sending European Military forces into Libya to try and stop this- this article falls just short of that...
  40. Melodi

    WEATHER New week, New storms thread Ireland/UK/Europe for Feb 12 - 16, 2014

    Looks like the Isles and Europe are getting two more storms back to back - one today and one Friday and since the prediction is that "Darwin" (outside my window right now) may be "the worst yet" according to one source, I thought a new thread was a good idea. Otherwise these stories just all...
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