Norway has got the go-ahead to construct what's being billed as the world's first ship tunnel, designed to help vessels navigate the treacherous Stadhavet Sea.more

New coronavirus infections in the Netherlands jumped 44% in the week through Tuesday, forcing several hospitals in the country to cut back on regular care to deal with a rising number of COVID-19 cases.more

A team of researchers has launched a mobile phone app to listen to users’ voices and coughs in order to detect whether they are infected with the novel coronavirus.more

Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set with a gun a crew member had assured the actor was safe, a tragic mistake that came hours after some workers walked off the job to protest conditions and production issues.more

Unvaccinated people in Austria could face new lockdown restrictions if coronavirus case numbers continue to rise, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said.more

Declassification of new documents on the murder of former US president John F. Kennedy will be postponed for a year, announced US President Joe Biden.more

After several phases of the coronavirus pandemic in Italy, the need for help from exorcists is growing. Earlier, for sanitary reasons, there was a decrease in requests for such a rite.more

The tragic accident that took place on the set of the western "Rust" continues. The lead actor and producer of the picture, Alec Baldwin fired a prop pistol which, as it turned out, contained live ammunition. The husband of operator Halyna Hutchins, who died as a result of his injuries, assured that Baldwin was "a big support" for his family.more

Family doctors secretly vaccinate against the coronavirus in the town of Staphorst in the Netherlands, located in the so-called Bible Belt. "Some residents want to take a drug against the coronavirus, but are afraid of the judgment of the religious community" - explains Dr. Reza Pezeshki Nia, quoted by RTL Nieuwmore

A decision on the possible EU approval of Russia's Covid-19 Sputnik V vaccine will not be made until the first quarter of 2022 at the earliest, Reuters reported yesterday, citing an anonymous source linked to the European Medicines Agency (EMA).more

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that the Covid-19 pandemic will last a year longer than it could have if the world's poorer countries had received the necessary amount of vaccines. In addition, WHO estimates that between 80,000 and 180,000 medical workers from around the world have died from Covid-19 between January 2020 and May this year.more

Dogs and cats living in Spain will have their own identity cards from 2022, the Minister of Social Affairs and Agenda 2030, Ione Belarra, has announced. This process will be accompanied by the mass implantation of chips in the animals.more

With the end of free coronavirus testing and the introduction of paid testing, there is an increase in crimes related to the falsification of and trafficking in vaccination certificates in several states. Some of the forged certificates point to professional forgers, the North Rhine-Westphalia Criminal Police office reported.more

Australia's second largest city Melbourne and the state of Victoria are lifting the lockdown after 77 days, Reuters reported today. The city has been locked in lockdown six times since March last year; in total it lasted almost nine months - 262 days, a world record.more

A booster dose of Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine showed high efficacy against the virus, including the Delta variant, in a phase III trial, it was reported yesterday. The study was conducted on a sample of 10,000 participants over the age of 16, and the effectiveness was 95.6 per cent.more

Prosecutors have charged a 15-year-old who witnesses say pushed a 39-year-old Polish man under an oncoming tram. The incident happened on Monday in The Hague. The man died on the spot.more

At this stage of the pandemic, it is too early to shake hands, according to hygiene expert Carlo Signorelli of the University of Milan. In his opinion, collective immunity is still a long way off.more

Former US President Donald Trump's new social network, dubbed TRUTH Social and launched on Wednesday in an initial test version for "invited guests only", was hacked after a few hours, US Newsweek reported yesterday.more

Near the Cumbre Vieja volcano, which has been in eruption since 19 September, a team rescuing dogs surrounded by lava found human bones. There have been various speculations in the media and online forums about the unusual discovery.more

The US has reached an agreement with France, Italy, Spain and the UK on a digital tax and will roll back punitive tariffs on goods imported from these countries introduced in connection with the taxation of internet giants, the US Department of Finance announced yesterday.more

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved boosters for those who received the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines while authorising anyone eligible for an extra dose to receive a brand different from that used in their original inoculation.more

A woman has died and a man has been injured after actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a New Mexico film set. Police in the US state said Mr Baldwin discharged the weapon during filming for the 19th Century western Rust.more

From 24 October, travellers to the Netherlands from Poland must show a certificate of vaccination against Covid-19 or a negative coronavirus test, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs says.more

The grandson of Queen Elizabeth II has joined forces with Re:wild to take a stand against oil drilling in Africa. Along with leading environmentalists and celebrities supporting the initiative, Prince Harry has written an open letter calling for the oil company ReconAfrica to be stopped from further oil and gas extraction in the Okavango river basin in the south-west of the continent.more

Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, yesterday called on the US Congress to establish paid parental leave. The US is the only developed country that does not guarantee this.more