Tourists & Vagabonds

Monkeypox: WHO declares a ‘public health emergency’

July 24, 2022 Thomas Klausen 146 ViewsHealth, Monkeypox, Monkeypox virus, WHO 0 min read

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 1139 ViewsCorona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Economics, Inequality, International relations, Poverty, United States, Virus outbreak 2 min read

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 1098 ViewsAbortion, abortion ban, Inequality, United States of America, US, Women's rights 1 min read

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, 2019October 3, 2019 Thomas Klausen 1830 ViewsClimate Change, Environment, India, Prahlad Patel, Single-use plastics, The Archaeological Survey of India 1 min read

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, 2019November 6, 2019 Thomas Klausen 1809 ViewsClimate Change, Denmark, Renewable energy sources, Wind, Windmills 1 min read

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, 2019November 13, 2019 Thomas Klausen 1565 ViewsClimate Change, Coal, Environment, Phasing out coal, Progress 1 min read

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

A picture with the Union Jack and the EU flag being waved

Brexit Business Europe

Brexit: Yet another defeat for Theresa May

March 29, 2019August 19, 2019 Thomas Klausen 1482 ViewsBrexit, Donald Tusk, EU, House of Commons, Jean-Claude Juncker, No-deal, Theresa May, United Kingdom 1 min read

On the day that the UK was originally supposed to leave the EU, the House of Commons has – for the third time – rejected PM Theresa

Inequality World

Happy International Women’s Day!

March 8, 2019August 19, 2019 Thomas Klausen 1826 ViewsEmma Watson, Equality, Global Fund for Women, Human Rights Watch, Inequality, International Women's Day, UN Women, Women, Women's rights 1 min read

On 8 March every year the world celebrates women. It’s a time to assess the progress made – or the lack thereof – for women all over

A group photo of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen alongside Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels, and Rudy Giuliani

Crime United States

Cohen accuses Trump of being a “racist”

February 27, 2019November 13, 2019 Thomas Klausen 1936 ViewsDonald Trump, House of Representatives, House Oversight Committee, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels 1 min read

Michael Cohen accuses Trump of being a “racist” in the widely anticipated public testimony. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer appeared before the House Oversight and Reform

Donald Trump has said that European ISIS members must return

Crime Europe Security United States World

Trump: Europe must take back IS POWs

February 25, 2019August 19, 2019 Thomas Klausen 1956 ViewsEU, Europe, International Terrorism, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Trump, US 1 min read

In a series of tweets, US President Trump demands that European allies should take back a large number of so-called Islamic State POWs. The BBC, the Guardian,

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