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Heavy Psych and Stoner Rock Bands Find an Unlikely Hotbed In Poland
Here are nine Polish acts who live on the intersection of hard rock, metal and sludge, bound together by cosmic vibes, hedonistic mischief, and the…
Coronavirus: Catalonian regional government orders 'indefinite' lockdown of Spain's Segria region due to Covid-19
Number of people entering hospital in capital of region has tripled in 10 days Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/coronavirus-catalonia-segria-region-cases-spike-lockdown-news-a9601261.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
What Sweden can teach us about coronavirus
Ever since the coronavirus swept into Europe, everybody’s had an opinion about Sweden. Specifically, the country’s decision not to impose a nationwide lockdown — a…
Kissing and heavy breathing banned as Dutch sex workers wave goodbye to lockdown
‘If I am ill for a week that means a week without income,’ one worker says Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/holland-dutch-sex-workers-kissing-lockdown-back-to-work-a9596026.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
Coronavirus: Switzerland quarantines 300 after 'superspreader' causes outbreak at nightclub
Zurich health authority threatens club closures in event of more outbreaks Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/coronavirus-switzerland-quarantine-300-superspreader-outbreak-nightclub-a9589881.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The…
Björk Announces Three August Concerts In Reykjavík
While the United States is reopening but still very much in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Iceland has pretty much recovered. Public pools, restaurants,…
Germany reports largest COVID-19 outbreak since early May
More than 600 employees from the Toennies slaughterhouse in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck tested positive, health officials from the city of Guetersloh said. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/germany-reports-largest-covid-19-outbreak-early-may-n1231388 Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
Brexiteer MP says his 'French-speaking' dogs should be able to keep free movement rights
Bob Stewart says his dogs regularly cross the Channel and should not lose out Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-tory-mp-bob-stewart-dog-pet-passport-france-channel-a9569231.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
Looking to U.S., Europe seeks its own civil rights movement
It took the killing of a black man in the United States, choked under the knee of a white police officer, to bring people out…
France to ban chokehold arrests in drive to tackle police violence and racism
France will ban police from using chokeholds to carry out arrests and take a harder line on racism in police ranks, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner…
Panda escapes from enclosure at Copenhagen Zoo
Seven-year-old male scaled metal pole to make a break for exit Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/panda-escape-copenhagen-zoo-enclosure-xing-er-a9554201.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The…
Dutch mink cull starts as coronavirus spreads to 10th farm
Dutch mink farms have begun a government-ordered cull amid concern that animals infected with coronavirus could transmit the illness to humans. Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-netherlands-mink/dutch-mink-cull-starts-as-coronavirus-spreads-to-10th-farm-idUSKBN23D0KB?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews Droolin’ Dog…
Trump orders large withdrawal of U.S. forces from Germany
Perhaps only President Donald Trump could turn a withdrawal of troops into an act of aggression. The president has directed the Pentagon to reduce sharply…
Germany will require electric vehicle charging at every gas station
As part of a 130 billion euro stimulus plan, Germany will require every gas station in the country to install electric vehicle charging stations. As…
Landslide in Norway sweeps houses into the sea – video
Eight houses have been swept into the sea in Norway after a powerful landside near the town of Alta. The landslide was filmed by a…
Giant buttplug gnome statue unveiled by man suspended by hooks in own flesh
This video depicts a giant gnome statue being unveiled by a man in Ekeberg Park in Oslo. The gnome is holding a similarly enormous buttplug….
Cannes 2020 Boasts ‘Significant Increase’ in Films from Women, but That’s Only Part of the Story
Just two years after its adoption of the the 5050×2020 gender-parity pledge, the Cannes Film Festival’s typically resistant path to diversity and inclusion among its…
Paris protests see thousands defy police order to rally against racism and police brutality
‘What is happening in the United States is an echo of what is happening in France,’ says the sister of Adam Traore, a black Frenchman…
Portugal to reopen beaches next month in bid to regain tourists
New app will help holidaymakers find space on the beaches of the Algarve Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/portugal-coronavirus-lockdown-reopen-beaches-tourism-a9521791.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with…
70 cases of COVID-19 at French schools days after re-opening
Just one week after a third of French children went back to school in an easing of the coronavirus lockdown, there’s been a worrying flareup…
German cafe gives customers 'pool noodle' hats to ensure social distancing after reopening
A cafe in Germany celebrated its reopening by giving customers hats made from pool noodles to ensure that people maintained social distancing guidelines. Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/germany-cafe-lockdown-social-distancing-pool-noodle-hats-rothe-a9518846.html…
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