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Netherlands Closes 19 Prisons Over Inmate Shortage, Leases 242 Cells to Norway for €25.5M per Year

October 21, 2026

100ml Tear Gas Canister: Sold to 18+, But Using It to Defend Your Store Could Still Bring You to Court

October 21, 2026

France Deploys 255,000 Soldiers to Patrol Stations and Churches Since 2015, Draining Army Training Grounds

October 20, 2026

Over $8 Billion Spent in Nigeria: Steel Mill Declared 98% Complete in 1984 but Never Produced a Single Commercial Steel Sheet

October 20, 2026

French Police Overtime Debt: Laurent Nuñez Quantified the State’s Three Million Hours in 2018

October 20, 2026

3.3 Billion in Public Funds Spent on Two Direct-to-Home Satellites: The Dish Promised to French Households Installed on Only a Few Roofs

October 19, 2026

1.8 Billion Francs Spent on Thomson Computers in Schools: IT for All Plan Abandoned Before End of Decade

October 19, 2026

Nearly 20 Billion Francs Wasted on the Charles de Gaulle Carrier: Radar Plane Could Not Land Safely During Tests

October 18, 2026

25 Billion French Francs Spent to Wire French Households: By the Late 1980s, Most Were Still Waiting for Outlets

October 18, 2026

112,000 Calls From Women in Distress to France’s 3919 Helpline in 2023 Amid Resource Cuts

October 18, 2026

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