A russian lawmaker sparked violent clashes on thursday at least 240 people were injured when riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters the unrest forced georgias parliamentary speaker to step down. Spains Supreme Court has overruled 2 lower courts and sentenced 5 men to 15 years in prison for raping an 18 year old woman the case had triggered an outcry last year after the lower courts convicted the men of the lesser crime of sexual abuse. Tens of thousands of students from across europe gathered in the german city of often to call on governments to take Border Action on the Climate Crisis organizer said it was the largest fridays for future rallies so far on thursday European Union leaders failed to agree on a plan to make the blocks economy Carbon Neutral by 2050 i. Greetings from berlin and welcome to news from the world of arts and culture she raves by night and by days she cleans up Plastic Waste all over the world canadian d. J. And producer blondish shes here to tell us about her campaign to reduce Single Use Plastics in the Music Industry also coming up. More music as hamburgs reeperbahn festival travels to new york for the 4th time as part of an effort to promote cultural and music Business Exchange between germany and the u. S. And in our series on taiwanese cuisine we get introduced to thai pays version of the magnificent dumplings long battle. Of the club music scene and viral mental activism might not seem like the most