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Less Intelligent People Were More Likely to Vote for Brexit, Study Says
Researchers believe that lower cognitive ability made them more susceptible to misinformation and disinformation.
A US Tourist’s Life Is At Risk Because of Malta’s Strict Anti-Abortion Laws
Andrea Prudente's pregnancy is unviable, but no doctor in Malta can terminate it. Her husband told VICE World News that what she's enduring is “torture.”
'Visa Shopping' Is Causing a Spike in Applications to Visit Lithuania
People are applying to enter Europe via this Eastern European country – and they're even faking flights and hotel bookings to do it.
Western Governments Accuse Russia of Hacking US Satellite Internet Provider
The hack was launched just one hour before Russia invaded Ukraine, according to the European Union.
Europe Gets Tough With Russian Mercenary Group Wagner
Sanctions announced against the private military company which the EU says serves as an extension of Russia’s military were long overdue, NATO intelligence officials tell VICE World News.
Sweden Had a Woman Prime Minister – for 7 Hours
Magdalena Andersson quit just hours after making history as Sweden's first woman prime minister following a budget defeat in Parliament.
It’s OK to Want to Exterminate People, Greece’s New Health Minister Once Argued
Thanos Plevris, the man in charge of Greece's pandemic response, has apologised if comments he made about Auschwitz while defending his own dad from Holocaust-denial offended any Jewish people.
The State Separated Him From His Mother Aged 8 Months. It Took 26 Years to Learn the Truth.
Michal Dord was “one in thousands” of Roma newborns separated from their parents in the Czech Republic, the last EU country to institutionalise babies rather than place them in foster care.
Women Sterilised Against Their Will to Receive Compensation—Up to £10,000
In a historic move, the Czech Republic will finally offer compensation to women, mostly Roma, who were unlawfully sterilised. But victims told VICE World News nothing will undo the pain doctors inflicted upon them.
The Delta Surge Shows We Need Vaccine Passports. But North America Is Resisting
Some conservative officials are critical of the measure even though there’s fairly high—and somewhat bipartisan—support for the measure.
COVID-Infected Tourists Wandering Around Greek Islands As Quarantine Hotels Fill Up
Authorities have shut clubs and banned restaurants from playing music due to COVID outbreaks, as locals complained of sick tourists with nowhere to stay.
Cops Fear Drug Gang Felt Bold Enough to Kill One of Europe’s Most Famous Reporters
The death of Peter R. de Vries has shocked the Netherlands and is raising new questions about the lengths organised crime gangs controlling access to the world’s biggest cocaine market will go to target their opponents.