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on June 22, 2017 in World News

European Establishment and Members of the Public Poles Apart on EU, Immigration, Islam, Confirms Study

by Jack Montgomery The Royal Institute of International Affairs, commonly known as Chatham House, has published research which indicates there is a huge divide between Europe’s media-political establishment and ordinary members of the public on the EU, mass immigration, and Islam. Their paper, titled “The Future of Europe: Comparing Public and Elite Attitudes”, indicates that whilst 71 per cent of the “elite” feel they have benefited from the European Union, only 34 per cent of ordinary people feel the same way. Only 34% of the public feel they have benefited from the EU, compared with 71% of the elite, new survey… View Article

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on June 22, 2017 in World News

Migrant Who Frequently Visited Kindergarten May Have Given Children Tuberculosis

by Chris Tomlinson An asylum seeker diagnosed with tuberculosis who visited a kindergarten several times in Bünsdorf, Germany, may have infected as many as 18 children and four adults with the disease. The migrant, originally from Yemen, spent five months from January to May in the community, meeting families and spending time at a local kindergarten. Brought to Bünsdorf by the local church, the man is said to have had an infectious case of tuberculosis and children aged three to six may be affected, leaving parents outraged, Eckernförderung Zeitung reports.  The man was given asylum in a church hall in the town… View Article

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