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Fair Weather, a Prosperous Wind, But it Didn’t Stay That Way for America’s Pilgrim Fathers
… trade off the coasts of western Europe. Only one passenger, Stephen Hopkins … . Motivated by religion Around half of the passengers were English Protestant Separatists … sympathetic to the Saints’ religious goals, but most were not …
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‘We can do it!’: EU chief announces 55% emissions reduction target for 2030
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced plans on Wednesday (16 September) to target a 55% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 as part of a broader European Green Deal programme aimed at reaching “climate neutrality” by mid-century. “For us, the 2030 target is ambitious, it’s achievable and it is beneficial for Europe,”…
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Official says Polish ‘LGBT-free zones’ have no place in EU
… no place in the EU. European Commission President Ursula von … to strengthen LGBT rights in Europe. She did not mention … the centuries-old heritage of Christianity.” Similar assertions are often … Poland and by the powerful Catholic church. Jarosław Kaczyński, …
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Troubled pasts, and their implication for European integration
… bridges is not easy. EU-funded researchers are analysing collective … advance European integration. © sewcream #304603641, source:stock.adobe.com 2020 The EU-funded … connected to Europe today, and European integration.’ Northern Ireland, for instance, …
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More research needed into COVID-19 effects on children, says WHO head
COVID-19 effects on children – Joining the heads of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), at a press conference on Tuesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus outlined that since the start of the COVID pandemic, understanding its effects on children has been a priority. “Nine months into…
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Spies, Paranoia, Revolution, and the Rise of American Empire
… s betrayal of revolutionaries in eastern Europe; Ed Lansdale, a CIA … the upheaval on the European continent after World War … overthrown, you have a Islamic fundamentalist regime come in, … swing back to this Islamic fundamentalism everywhere. Even in …
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Mayflower400: why the Puritans had to leave England
… believed. Mary rounded up Protestants and had them killed just … wear the priestly robes of Catholic tradition and they thought … of God. It was for Christians, true believers, people who … smuggler’ smuggling Bibles into Eastern Europe in his VW Beetle. For …
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EU chief says UK cannot change EU-UK withdrawal agreement
… Union speech at the European Parliament in Brussels, Wednesday, … State of the European Union address to the EU legislators. Weakened … Union speech at the European Parliament in Brussels, Wednesday, … der Leyen told the European Union’s legislature that …
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EU chief says U.K. cannot change EU-U.K. withdrawal agreement
… Kingdom cannot unilaterally change the EU-U.K. bilateral withdrawal … von der Leyen told the European Union’s legislature that plans … s divorce deal with the EU an insurance policy against … said, however, that the EU will always respect its signature …
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‘This is the moment for the EU to lead the way,’ says EU chief Ursula von der Leyen
… the European Commission, said the EU should significantly toughen its … this.” MEPs and EU governments would still need to … by 2050. Speaking at the European Parliament in Brussels, the former … of the European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, …