Tourists & Vagabonds

Israel continues barbaric attacks on Gaza; at least 38 people dead

July 18, 2025 Thomas Klausen 81 Views Apartheid, Gaza, Genocide, Israel, State terror

Israel has carried out a new round of brutal attacks on Gaza, according to Reuters, Al Jazeera, and the BBC. Israel struck several civilian areas, including hospitals,

A picture of the town of Shushi in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Crime Security World

Fears of ethnic cleansing send thousands fleeing

September 25, 2023 Thomas Klausen 2268 Views Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ethnic cleansing, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia

Thousands of people are fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh because of an Azerbaijani military offensive, according to multiple reports from the BBC and The Guardian. The refugees fear ethnic cleansing.

Inequality Public Health

Monkeypox: WHO declares a ‘public health emergency’

July 24, 2022 Thomas Klausen 548 Views Health, Monkeypox, Monkeypox virus, WHO

The World Health Organization on 23 July declared the outbreak of monkeypox ‘a public health emergency of international concern’. Although the members on the WHO committee failed

A black and grey image with red spots marking the outbreak of the coronavirus

Inequality Poverty Public Health United States World

How the coronavirus has increased inequality

August 19, 2020 Thomas Klausen 1505 Views Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Economics, Inequality, International relations, Poverty, United States, Virus outbreak

The Corona virus has in the most extraordinary way demonstrated how vulnerable the world really is. Indeed, the current crisis has shown how the coronavirus has increased

A protester in favour of women's rights is holding up a sign that says fuck your abortion ban

Inequality United States

Federal judge blocks Alabama abortion ban

October 31, 2019 Thomas Klausen 1435 Views Abortion, abortion ban, Inequality, United States of America, US, Women's rights

Women’s rights activists reacted with horror and dismay to the Alabama abortion ban. The ban was to stop almost all kinds of abortions, no matter the reason.

Environment India

India bans single-use plastics (in some locations)

October 2, 2019 Thomas Klausen 2140 Views Climate Change, Environment, India, Prahlad Patel, Single-use plastics, The Archaeological Survey of India

India plans to combat the unsustainable use of single-use plastics by not allowing them on the premises of historical monuments or within 100 metres of them, report

Three windmills in a flat landscape with the sun setting in the background.

Environment Technology

Danish windmills break record

September 17, 2019 Thomas Klausen 2034 Views Climate Change, Denmark, Renewable energy sources, Wind, Windmills

Windmills are great when it comes to transforming energy production from black to green. And some countries excel in using them. Denmark is one of those countries.

Climate Change Environment Europe

Phasing out coal: Britain making good progress

June 1, 2019 Thomas Klausen 1778 Views Climate Change, Coal, Environment, Phasing out coal, Progress

Phasing out coal as a energy resource is a goal for many countries. Therefore, there is some good news from Great Britain regarding climate change. For the