Europe – Mohd Murtadha

Sacré bleu! Restaurants in France now have to give out doggy bags

by murtadha on January 5, 2016 with No Comments

French restaurateurs have expressed consternation after a new law has made le doggy bag – long considered a dining faux pas in France – a legal requirement. The new law came into force on New Year’s Day, and dining establishments … Read More

Russia sentences blogger to 5 years in Siberian prison as Internet crackdown intensifies

by murtadha on January 1, 2016 with No Comments

Russia on Wednesday sentenced a blogger in the city of Tomsk to five years in a Siberian prison for “inciting extremism and hatred” after he criticized Russian military intervention in Ukraine in videos he posted to YouTube and Vkontakte, Russia’s … Read More

European Space Agency is shooting for a moon base by the 2030s

by murtadha on January 1, 2016 with No Comments

There is growing interest in Europe to prioritize the moon as humanity’s next deep-space destination. The moon, supporters say, can serve as a springboard to push the human exploration of the solar system, with Mars as the horizon goal. So … Read More