Pirates Cripple Orbital Dateline 3207.105 The Joint Q7 Casualties in the hundreds have been reported as a result of a major pirate raid on the brand new orbital at The Joint in Quadrant 7. The colony had only just commissions the new orbital to support the increasing trade to the rebuilt system (readers will recall […]
Political Corruption Under Investigation Dateline V1, Q7 3207.079 The District Prosecutor’s Office in Willie City has launched an official investigation into the so-called ‘chips of truth’ recorded by Renata Beger. The opposition SelfDefense MP had recorded with a hidden camera her negotiations with two representatives of the ruling Law and Justice Party linked to the […]
Armed siege continues Dateline 3207.049 Bettah, Q5 A tense stand-off between local planetary militia and heavily armed religious cultists is continuing. The group, calling themselves the Whip of God, have been blamed for several attacks on government targets, whom the group denounce as ‘heretics’ who stand in the way of the imposition of a Christian […]
Centre-left coalition takes power in MAFC Dateline 3207.007 New Mars Q0 Negotiations between the major parties in the wake of the recent Senate elections have produced a new Martian Government. The new ruling centre-left coalition is broadly based, with 21 of the 30 Senate seats, and consists of the four parties which ousted the Harness […]
Colonial Referenda and Memberships – from our colonial correspondent The following colonial worlds are planning referenda: Breech Q2 on 3206.380, considering membership of the Republic of New Venus, the Union of Xyon or the Sirian SR Ruritania Q1, on 3207.050, considering membership of the Union of Xyon or the Sirian Socialist Republic MB291 Q5 on […]
Crime Boss Escapes Assassin But Not Justice: Dateline Aggadah Q0 3206.301 Crowds gathering outside the Hall of Justice in New Neopolis today scattered in panic when shots rang out as Snyder Rini arrived to hear details of the charges against him. They had been hoping to catch a glimpse of the head of the Toto […]
Planetquake Smashes New Colony Dateline Ant Q5, 3206.210 Having only just started up as a going concern, colonists on Ant are struggling to recover from the effects of an unexpected and serious planetquake. Many thousands of citizens are homeless and hundreds lost their lives. The damage to newly-built infrastructre means that the colony may very […]
Liberal Resurgence In Martian Senate Vote Dateline New Mars Q0 3206.215 With the votes now in and counted, the results of the 3206 Martian Senatorial elections have seen a resurgence for the main opposition Martian Liberal Welfare Party and the effective end of eight years of CDP dominance of the Senate, following the fall of […]
Great Storm Closes Spaceport P14 Q5 3206.160 In an unprecedented climactic change, the whole northern hemisphere of P14 has been wracked with massive storms for over an octant. the storms have been so extreme that many buildings in rural areas have been flattened, and the capital city’s spaceport has been closed. “This is a disaster […]
Election Success For Crisis-Hit Zhang Earth Q0, 3206.124 Earth’s First Minister Lee Zhang has returned home from an electioneering tour of the Q0 Homeworlds amid talk of crisis within his Administration. Senior Imperial Audit Office figure Van Helsing is facing mounting calls for his resignation over recent anti-piracy action at Shi’Ar. Some Senators claim he […]
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