Actually, no one should be compared to Hitler, not even Putin. But the parallels in Hitler's fall to Putin's current situation are striking, notes Nikolaus Blome in the Spiegel weekly. Are these the last days not in Hitler's bunker in Berlin, but somewhere in the Kremlin? - the author wonders.more
In less than two weeks after Vladimir Putin announced mobilization, some 700,000 people left Russia, 200,000 of whom went to Kazakhstan, Forbes magazine reported in its Russian edition. It is unclear how many plan to return.more
Juventus Turin, with Wojciech Szczęsny, but without Arkadiusz Milik, scored the first victory this season in the Champions League - in the third round they defeated Maccabi Haifa 3-1 at home. FC Copenhagen goalkeeper Kamil Grabara scored five goals in a 5-0 defeat against Manchester City.more
The RSPCA has said the number of abandoned pets in England and Wales is up 25% compared to the previous year.
Data provided by the charity shows as of July, it responded to 22,908 animals being left by their owners.more
Elon Musk has once again changed his mind and stated that he is ready to buy Twitter for the $44 billion price originally agreed with the service, Reuters reported yesterday.more
A minute's silence will precede the start of all matches under the auspices of UEFA this week, in memory of the victims of the tragic events at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Indonesia, the European soccer organization announced on social media.more
Customers initially thought they may be able to get their hands on adult versions of Happy Meals but McDonald's has confirmed they won't be available in the UKmore
The government of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Tuesday that free rail travel on medium-distance and suburban routes will be in effect in the country in 2023.more
More than 66.7 thousand imported used cars and vans up to 3.5t dmc were registered in Poland in September, down 18.2% year-on-year, according to data from the Samar Institute. It added that the age of the vehicles is at a record high, with an average age of more than 13 years.more
Surviving politically difficult moments, Prime Minister Liz Truss assured today that she will "take Britain through the storm" and "everyone will benefit" from the effects of her economic policies, whose priorities are "growth, growth and growth."more
FC Barcelona can't win without the effectiveness of Robert Lewandowski, the Spanish media assessed today, describing yesterday's 0:1 defeat to Inter Milan in football's Champions League. They ask whether the "Pride of Catalonia" is already addicted to the Pole's goals.more
Inflation in Germany rose to 10 percent in September - the highest level since 1951. Consumers, however, see the price increase differently. According to the survey, perceived inflation among Germans is 34.2 percent, the Welt newspaper's website reported.more
Polish artist Agnieszka Nowinska has been awarded the Gold Medal in Art by the French Academic Society for the Encouragement and Education of Art-Science-Literature for 2022. As she pointed out, this is the highest honor one can win in the artistic field in Paris.more
Piotr Biankowski - an athlete and extreme swimmer, a man with an open heart for helping others, ambassador of the Ronald McDonald Foundation - is ready for a new attempt! He will swim a grueling distance of 48.5 kilometers under twenty New York bridges to help build the third Ronald McDonald House in Poland.
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EU member states last night reached an agreement on an eighth package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, an EU source said. Another diplomatic source said that some details still need to be clarified and this will happen today.more
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman promised yesterday that the country will finally regain control of its borders. She stressed that stopping the uncontrolled flow of illegal immigrants is not racism or xenophobia.more
CD Aves has sold the 2018 Portuguese soccer Cup it won at an online auction. The club from the north of the country will use the proceeds from the auction to cover debts in excess of 17 million euros.more
The average electricity user in Los Angeles spends $269 per month on electricity. In megadomes, the bill can run into the tens of thousands, and in extreme cases reach 50,000.more
The chairman of oil company Shell yesterday called on the British government to impose a tax on windfall profits earned by companies in the energy sector, his company among others, to protect the poorest from rising energy prices.more
