French officials said on Wednesday they had identified health workers suspected of leaking the vaccination status and personal details of President Emmanuel Macron.more

The number of murders in the United States rose nearly 30% in 2020 and overall violent crime rose for the first time in four years, the FBI said in its annual crime report on Monday, in a surge experts attribute in part to COVID-19 hardships.more

In Spanish Galicia, for only 200,000 euros, you can buy the abandoned village of Candelago in the A Coruna province with 12 houses and a view of the Atlantic Ocean. The village is a few kilometers from the village of Corme where all services are available.more

Air carrier Swiss is set to begin laying off cabin personnel who refuse to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, warned the company on Tuesday.more

In western Germany, in Hesse, Asian tiger mosquitoes appeared. This invasive species is considered a potential carrier of dangerous diseases. A few years ago, mosquitoes were called “the deadliest animals in the world” by Bill Gates.more

With most adults vaccinated, Sweden is removing almost all pandemic restrictions Wednesday despite rising case numbers. The country has been an outlier in aspects of its handling of the disease, shunning hard lockdowns throughout the pandemic.more

Controversial Dutch politician Arnoud van Doorn - who quit Geert Wilders’ far-right party and converted to Islam — was arrested at the weekend for “plotting” to kill the prime minister, according to his lawyer.more

The Covid-19 pandemic contributed to the lowest number of divorces and separations in Spain in more than 20 years, according to published data from the National Statistics Office (INE) in Madrid.more

The film, which was filmed this summer during the official inspection of the wreck of the “Estonia” ferry lying on the bottom of the Baltic Sea, shows severe damage to the ship’s hull. Deformations can indicate an explosion, reported the Swedish radio (SR). more

In Malmoe, Sweden, the search for the missing 32-year-old Polish woman, Beata R., has been underway since Friday. The police suspect her husband about the abduction of the woman. The man, who did not plead guilty, was arrested yesterday.more

The hamster called Mr Goxx trades cryptocurrencies when he runs around in his cage on a wheel and in tunnels connected to electronics. Since June, its turnover on the market has increased by almost 20 percent, which means that it has overtaken many professional stock exchange players - the BBC reported.more

As much as 70 percent. The Dutch believe that the restrictions introduced in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic are illogical, according to a study by the National Institute of Public Health (RIVM).more

Russia will begin clinical trials for a new vaccine against Covid-19, a preparation called Betuvax-CoV-2; the appropriate approval was given by the Ministry of Health. 170 people will take part in the tests. Phase I and II are scheduled to be completed on August 31, 2022.more

With the help of the Silesian police, a Polish woman detained and mistreated in Tunisia by a man with whom she had made an acquaintance via the Internet, was released and returned to the country, the press team of the Provincial Police Headquarters in Katowice reported.more

The American pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced that it has begun advanced stages of testing the effects of an oral drug to counteract the development of Covid-19 in people who have contracted the coronavirus.more

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) began assessing the application of the US concern Moderna on Monday to administer a booster dose of the vaccine against Covid-19.more

The Dutch National Prosecutor’s Office said on Monday it suspected nine men of attacks on Polish shops in the country. Since last year, explosives have exploded in shops selling Polish products in Aalsmeer, Beverwijk, Heeswijk-Dinther, Lelystad, Panningen, Rotterdam and Tilburg.more

In the US and Europe, year-on-year life expectancy is currently at its lowest level since World War II. All because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by the Leverhulme Demographic Science Center at the University of Oxford.more

Paris authorities and the police separated the capital's 19th district with a wall from the poor suburbs of Pantin to cut off drug addicts' way to the capital. Pantinians speak of a symbolic border between rich and poor, describing the wall as "a wall of shame".more

US sportswear giant Nike and US retail giant Costco both say they are facing product shortages and delays due to global supply chain problems. more

In France, about 150,000 jobs are missing in the hospitality sector. workers due to the coronavirus pandemic. Gastronomy graduates do not want to work in the profession, complaining about hard work. The industry's turnover dropped drastically.more

The outgoing Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, is being targeted by members of organised crime. As a result, heavy security measures are being enforced to protect him. According to sources close to De Telegraaf, “spotters” or hitmen were seen lurking in close vicinity of Rutte, possibly to attack or kidnap him.more

Some buildings sustained significant damage after a strong earthquake struck the Greek island of Crete. At least one person died and nine were injured as buildings collapsed.more

Switzerland agreed to legalise civil marriage and the right to adopt children for same-sex couples by a nearly two-thirds majority in a referendum on Sunday, making it one of the last countries in Western Europe to legalise gay marriage.more

The autonomous government of Madeira announced in the evening announcement that there were no casualties, but imposed a condition that rescue teams in the area conduct a search at night as well.more