Section: Protothema (Greece)
These are the friendliest countries in the world
A new study has revealed that Taiwan is the best country in the world for expats, while Kuwait is the worst. The results come from a report by the online expat community InterNations, which looks at everything from quality of life and personal finance, to job satisfaction and ease of settling indices. More than 14,000 respondents representing 174...
Which are the tallest nations in the world?
A research published in the journal eLife lists the tallest people by country. The research revealed that over the past 100 years humans have become taller to their ancestors thanks to better nutrition and health, but the amount of height gain varies from country to country. Authors found that people from central and southern Europe, as well as...
Are UK PM Theresa May and German Chancellor Angela Merkel part of the Illuminati?
New British PM Theresa May was caught up in a bizarre conspiracy theory on the internet (it doesn’t take much really), as she was seen using a signal resembling the diamond shaped ‘Illuminati’ sign with her hands during her speech at the the UK Parliament. As British ‘DailyMail’ writes: The hand signal is listed on the...
Cyprus passes resolution for lifting sanctions against Russia over Ukraine
The House of Representatives in Cyprus approved with 33 votes in favour a resolution calling for the lifting of the sanctions the European Union has imposed on the Russian Federation, Thursday. The ruling party abstained from the vote. The resolution was approved by 33 votes in favour. The ruling Democratic Rally party DYSI abstained. Leader of...
Shocking video shows Ukrainian soldiers burying Russian alive (warning: disturbing images)
A horrific video allegedly showing soldiers burying a man alive has been posted online. It shows four men wearing camouflage uniforms and balaclavas throwing the man into an open grave. The man is clearly alive and his feet can be seen moving once he is lying in the ground. A voice can reportedly be heard in the background saying in Ukrainian:...
NATO unable to defend Baltic from Russian military, says alliance General
The American commander of US troops in Europe has admitted that Nato is unable to rapidly deploy large forces to Eastern Europe at the same pace that Russia can. Lt-Gen Ben Hodges’ comments come as Nato carries out a large scale exercise in Poland, simulating a Russian attack on the country. Speaking to BBC Hardtalk, Hodges said that it was...
Putin: Russia will respond to NATO aggressive rhetoric
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would respond to aggressive NATO rhetoric, during his address at the Duma. Putin warned that Russia will take adequate measures to counter NATO’s aggressive talk. He called for the creation of an international security system open to all countries. ‘Russia is ready to discuss this extremely...
How will ‘Brexit’ affect EU countries: Politico
The whole world will be watching the outcome of Thursday’s British referendum on the country’s future in the EU. A ‘Brexit’ would almost certainly have serious consequences from financial markets and European policy decisions to political careers to the stability of the EU bloc. Website Politico.eu presents the possible impacts...
EU should enter into economic collaboration with Russia: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the European Union should aim to forge a common economic bloc with Moscow stretching from Vladivostok in the Pacific Ocean to Lisbon in Portugal. Speaking at a corporate event Merkel expressed the view that economic sanctions imposed on Russia by the EU due to the crisis in Ukraine were not an end in...
Tensions rising with Russia, as NATO prepares for military exercise in Poland
Nato countries are taking part in their biggest ever joint military exercises in Poland, amid concerns about a potential threat from Russia. Some 31,000 Polish, US and other troops are participating in the land, sea and air exercises called Anaconda-16. It comes weeks before a Nato summit at which leaders are expected to decide to base a...
