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Right-wingers offer $325 burka bounty to anyone who reports veiled women to Belgian police

6 Jun

Reblogged from National Post | News:

BRUSSELS — Belgian right-wingers have offered a bounty of €250 ($325) to anyone who reports a veiled woman to police, they said Tuesday after last week’s riots in Brussels over the arrest of a woman wearing a niqab.

Filip Dewinter, a senior figure in Vlaams Belang, a right-wing party, said the violence had made police apprehensive about enforcing the burka ban and the payment should put pressure on authorities to further enforce it.

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Worlds Largest 3D Street Art

30 Mar

Sponsored by Reebok and located in the Canary Wharf business district, London. [Google Maps link].

Germans Own A Second Property

20 Mar

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Are You Not Entertained?

3 Feb

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Snow falls on the Colosseum, Rome.

German Obama Fingers

2 Feb

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Asiago Plateau, Italy

1 Feb

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Afternoon in Scotland

24 Jan

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What Being British is About

23 Jan

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Irish Reporter Humiliates Eurocrat

22 Jan

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Vincent Browne asks Klaus Masuch of the ECB why the Irish people have to foot the bill for unguaranteed bondholders.

The ACTA Explained [Clip]

22 Jan

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The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is secretly negotiated, instead of debated by elected politicians. More people need to be informed about this process – pass it on.

3D Grass Globe Illusion In Paris

21 Jan

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By François Abélanet, France.

Vienna Philharmornic Orchestra: New Year’s Concert 2011 [Clip]

31 Dec

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The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra has every New Year’s Day since 1 January 1941,  sponsored the Vienna New Year’s Concerts. The event is dedicated to the music of the Strauss family, and Johann Strauss II in particular.

What Caused The Eurozone Crisis?

22 Dec

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Infographic by BBC.

A Brief History Of Santa [Clip]

19 Dec

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History of the modern Santa Claus.

The Eurozone Visualized

5 Dec

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Illustration by Andrew Rae, New York Times.

Austrian Alpine Coaster

22 Nov

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Shot from a single-pipe alpine coaster in Mieders, Austria. No brakes involved.

Masters Of The Eurozone

18 Nov

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Worldwide Gasoline Prices

18 Nov

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It’s All Connected: Spectator’s Guide To The Euro Crisis

25 Oct

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Source: New York Times.

Balanced Reflections On The Occupy London Movement

23 Oct

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The BBC One Program «Have I Got News For You» Deals With The Values Of The Occupy London Stock Exchange Movement. Alexander Armstrong, Danny Baker and Louise Mensch joins Paul Merton and Ian Hislop.

Nobel Prize: Institutions And Countries With Most Winners

16 Oct

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 Source: The Wall Street Journal.

The Spectacular Milky Way, Shot From The North Sea Coast

5 Oct

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Meltdown: The Men Who Crashed The World [Doc]

3 Oct

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Second Episode ›› Here.

Source: Al Jazeera.

How The World Uses Social Networks [Infographic]

24 Sep

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A Recession Timeline

10 Sep

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Tracking Europe’s Debt Crisis

Source: NY Times [via The Big Picture]

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