What Are you Doing? Camerawoman Bust Tripping Migrants For More Dramatic Shot [Video]
This how to end your journalism career – get caught on camera doing something tragically inhumane. What a bitch.
So This Flying Car’s Test Flight Didn’t Exactly Go To Plan
All hail the Aeromobil, the flying car that is set to change the way humans travel. That is, of course, once it irons out a few of the kinks evident from its maiden flight.
Marilyn Manson Discusses Charlie Hebdo Attacks
Controversial musician Marilyn Manson has spoken up about the Charlie Hebdo attacks after his latest single was pulled from radio stations across Europe. Let rip Marilyn…
International Football Match Abandoned Following Drone Pitch Brawl [Video]
Talk about political views taking over a mere football game. Once again I think of the saying “A gentlemen’s sport played by hooligans”…
You’ll Never Guess What They’re Using For Heating In Austria
Some clever Austrians are looking below the city in order to take it forward, offering an efficient and clean way of providing heating from an unorthodox source.
In China, You Can Drop-Off Your Unwanted Baby Down A Baby Hatch [PICS]
The concept of a baby hatch is actually not a uniquely Chinese idea, some European countries literally have a baby hatch where unwanted babies can be dropped off. In America they are called ‘safe surrender sites.’ The Chinese variety is a mixture of the two, basically a tollbooth with a crib in it.
Are You In Europe for The Rest Of Feb? These Are The Goldfish Concert Dates! [Includes Video For New Single ‘Take Back Tomorrow’]
Dave and Dom (AKA Baby Jesus and The Blonde) from Goldfish pulled through to 2oceansvibe Radio last week to tell us about their new single and their upcoming tour to Europe, including Amsterdam, Switzerland, St Andrews, Edinburgh, London and Germany. This video rocks and if you’re in Europe… Make sure you catch them!
City of Berlin: “No Entry For Hipsters”
Berlin has just shot to the number three most visited tourist destination in Europe, coming in just behind London and Paris. The difference is that London and Paris have been hosting tourists for a good few hundred years. Berlin, on the other had, has only been welcoming guests for the last 20. Ze Germans aren’t too happy about this.
European Commission Draws Flack For “Sexy Female Scientist” Video
The European Commission is drawing pretty widespread condemnation for releasing a video — ostensibly aimed at getting girls into science — which pretty much depicts female scientists as sexy models in short skirts who hang around bunsen burners, giggling. Take a look at what lady scientists apparently look like in Europe after the jump.
Spanish Activists Looking To Sue Former Bank Manager For Financial Crisis
Spanish activists are raising a large private fund to pay for a civil action suit against Rodrigo Rato – the former chairman of Bankia, one of the banks central to the Spanish financial crisis. The fundraiser is following the usual decentralized online-activist structure, with members organizing themselves under the #QuerellaPaRato (“Lawsuit for Rato”) hashtag.
Apple Drop 4G From UK iPad Advertising, What About SA?
Apple has been forced to drop the use of the term “4G” in its UK advertising for the new iPad, bacause not only is 4G not yet available to iPad users in the UK and Europe; it also appears that not all new iPads will be able to work on UK and European 4G when it does arrive. Is SA likely to suffer the same fate?
Violence Erupts In Europe Following Anti-Capitalism Protests [VIDEO]
On Saturday, demonstrators across Europe took to the streets to partake in a day of protest against capitalism. The proceedings, which started peacefully, took a turn for worse soon after they began when protestors began clashing with local law-enforcement. Click through for the video.
Unemployment Rates In Eurozone Continue To Climb – Spain’s Figures Hit The Roof
If you’re looking for a job, don’t even think seeking your fortune in Europe. Unemployment rates across the Eurozone – the countries which use the euro – continue to climb and in February were at their highest level since the introduction of the single currency in 1999. Spain has been worst hit, with the unemployment rate amongst its under-25 population rising to an alarming 50.5% in February.
Girl Pulled Alive From Avalanche Using Cellphone
Nine people were recently killed in Kosovo when an avalanche covered their house under 10 feet of snow. A little girl, only five years old, was pulled alive from the snow after being buried for more than 10 hours. How do you find someone buried under a storey of snow? With their cellphone.
European Freeze Claims Dozens Of Lives
Dozens are dead and countless more are seeking medical attention as an icy winter rages on in Eastern Europe. At last count 58 people were reported dead in the last week, most of them succumbing to hypothermia and severe frostbite.
Belgium’s New Leader Is World’s First Openly Gay Male Head Of State
The new Prime Minister of the previously rudderless Belgium is 60-year old, Elio Di Rupo from the Socialist Party, who was sworn in yesterday. Di Rupo is also openly gay, making him the world’s first full-time openly gay male head of state. Go Belgium!
Europe Bans X-Ray Body Scanners Used In American Airports
Yesterday the European Union prohibited the use of X-ray body scanners, the kind frequently used by airport security in United States, citing cancer risks. American airport security, meanwhile, has deployed hundreds of scanners, screening millions of airline passengers – and if the European Commission’s conclusions can be trusted, exposing a fraction of those passengers to cancer risks.
Europe’s First Transsexual MP Takes Her Seat In Parliament
Yesterday was a big day for European politics, with Poland welcoming their first transsexual woman ever into its parliament. Anna Grodzka was born a man but underwent a sex change. She was also joined by Robert Biedron – the country’s first openly gay man to be elected to office.
EU Trying To Enforce Enhanced Privacy From Facebook
The European Union is attempting to establish the “right to be forgotten online,” as a legislative response to embarrassing old data – risque photographs, stupid statuses – that refuse to disappear. The proposed bit of legislation would enforce higher privacy settings and offer greater user control.
GEOGRAPHY – IT’S ALL A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE
Ever wondered what a world map would look like if it was customised to fit the stereotypes of any one country? If nothing else, this series of maps created by Bulgarian graphic designer, Yanko Tsvetov, teaches us that foreign policy in Europe will always be more about friends and relatives than actual reason. Much geographical […]
