Category Archives: Short Stories

Thanks to BBC Online News and Jessica Murphy for the Headline

A right wing republican sees Alberta as the entry level for gaining a slice of Canada from a population willing to “separate”. He spouts this idea as there have been rumblings in Alberta that they need a pipeline to the Pacific and that there are moves afoot to have a referendum to separate from Canada. The idea though is independence from Canada and the USA, they just want to be able to supply oil to these Countries and need the infrastructure to achieve that. That is a lot different from saying we want to be the next American State.

Thanks to CNN Travel ‘s Amarachi Orie and Pierre P Bairin for the Headline

Banning children from a new premium-class carriage has caused a few raised eyebrows in France. Some see it as a attack on the human rights of children. Others well they are thinking wouldn’t it be nice to go somewhere where you didn’t have to accommodate doting parents with their manic hyperactive attention demanding children. Good Headline though, personally if you are willing to pay for a carriage by yourself you should be entitled to, no one expects you to share your hotel suite with someone else’s four year old , do they?

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AI generated image, I’m sure the woman is holding onto the child’s rucksack and not pushing him in front of the train.

So there has been some action on releasing people who opposed the Maduro regime in Venezuela and were put in prison for their opinions.

Apparently some 150 people have been released , however, there are still over 700 in jail for their Political Opinions.

The release of the prisoners , along with the request to hand over 50million barrels of Venezuelan Oil was the first thing that the Trump administration pushed for. The interim Government of Venezuela announced that it was a “gesture of Peace” to release the prisoners.

The stories behind those released and those still held are extremely sad, and the charges against them have not yet been dropped.

At the end of the day the son-in law is back with his Wife and Children whereas his father-in -law is in exile in Spain. There is a long way to go for Venezuela.

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Thank You to Farah Mokrani and Euro Weekly News for the Headline

Single use sachets for diners eating on a premises will no longer be offered to customers due to new E.C. regulations which Spain is applying shortly ( effective August 12 2026) and is aimed at reducing plastic waste .

So sugar bowls and salt and pepper pots, vinegar and sauce bottles are returning. Actually I think that’s quite nice. The rules initially will apply to restaurants and bars, however, in future the plan is to cover all areas of hospitality and also to apply the reduction in wasteful packaging to hotel rooms where soaps and shampoos are supplied. These will be from dispensers not little packets. Although this legislation is unlikely to be enacted until 2030.

Food takeaways are not affected as for hygiene and logistic reasons the sachets are convenient.

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