The detailed attack by opponents of the new, left-wing head of state Inacio Lula da Silva on the headquarters of major democratic institutions, including the presidential palace in the Brazilian capital - displaced all other topics in the Latin American electronic media yesterday.more
Magdalena Fręch defeated Austrian Sinja Kraus 6:2, 6:0 in the first qualifying round for the Australian Open Grand Slam. The next rival of the Polish tennis player will be American Sachia Vickery.more
British Prince Harry, in an interview broadcast last night, accused some members of the royal family that their relationship with the tabloid press is like "going to bed with the devil". He also admitted that his wife Meghan did not get along with Prince William and his wife Kate from the beginning.more
A new variant of the coronavirus, XBB.1.5, is rapidly becoming the dominant strain in the US and already accounts for more than 70% of all deaths. Covid-19 cases in the Northeast, the Washington Post reported.more
Irish police have arrested former Ireland, Sanderland and Celtic Glasgow footballer Anthony Stokes and his friend in Dublin. Both were arrested after a chase and drugs were found in their car, the Irish Mirror reported.more
Since the beginning of this term in the British House of Commons, i.e. since December 2019, MPs doing extra work unrelated to their parliamentary activities have earned £17.1 million, according to an analysis published yesterday by Sky News and Tortoise Media.more
Last year, a record number of Belgians applied for a name change, reports the weekly "De Zondag". As many as 5,104 people applied to their municipality to change their name, and 1,120 decided to change their surname.more
The quality of teaching in public schools in Poland is more often assessed positively than negatively, but compared to previous years, the assessment of teaching in all types of schools has deteriorated, according to a CBOS survey conducted in November.more
There is a shortage of accommodation for refugees from Ukraine in Ireland. For this reason, a group of refugees has been temporarily placed in the largest stadium in the country, and the government is appealing to Ukrainians to refrain from coming to Ireland for the time being.more
AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, currently recovering from a knee injury, is most likely to be considered for call-ups for the 2024 European Football Championship qualifying matches, said Sweden coach Janne Andersson.more
The EU is striving to seriously reduce trade ties with Russia after that country's invasion of Ukraine, and above all, it wants to become independent of Russian energy supplies, which is not easy, according to the Spanish portal 20minutos.es.more
Real Madrid's players, without any Spaniards in the starting line-up, lost 1-2 away to Villarreal in the 16th round of the Spanish top flight. Today, Barcelona will have a chance to jump away from the "Royals", which - weakened by the lack of Robert Lewandowski - will play with Atletico.more
From today, passengers on direct flights from mainland China to the UK are being randomly tested for Covid-19 and all positive samples will be sent for sequencing to detect possible new variants of the virus.more
The first ecological Sunday of the year was announced in Rome. The ban on private passenger cars in a large part of the city will apply between 7:30 and 12:30 and from 16:30 to 20:30. The aim of this initiative is to sensitize the inhabitants to the issues of environmental pollution, the level of which is high.more
At least one hidden Chinese SIM card enabling the transfer of location data was found during a review of British government and diplomatic cars, the daily "The i" revealed, citing sources in the security services.more
Juventus beat Udinese 1-0 in Turin and moved up to the runners-up position in the Italian top flight after an eighth successive victory. Inter Milan lost points in extra time, drawing with newly promoted Monza 2-2.more
A 32-year-old Iranian man was arrested tonight in Castrop-Rauxel (North Rhine-Westphalia) on suspicion of preparing a chemical attack for religious reasons. It is not yet clear whether the man had a specific target for the attack, the dpa reported.more
There are just weeks left to use Royal Mailstamps that don’t have barcodes on them, following the introduction of barcoded stamps in February 2022.more
Newcastle United, third in the Premier League, were unexpectedly knocked out in the third round (round of 32) of the FA Cup. The Magpies lost 2-1 to Sheffield Wednesday in the third tier. The defending champions Liverpool drew 2-2 with Wolverhampton.more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug called lecanemab for patients with early-stage Alzheimer's disease. Tests have shown that the agent slows down memory degradation processes by 27% compared to the placebo agent.more
The leader of the world ranking of tennis players Iga Świątek withdrew from the WTA tournament in Adelaide starting on Monday. The reason given by the Polish woman was an injury to her right shoulder.more
Although price growth in Europe is slowing down, the cost of living remains high, the Associated Press agency reports and emphasizes that the peak of inflation is probably behind us.more
According to the "World's Best Cities" report prepared by the consulting company Resonance Consultancy, London is the best city to live in, ahead of Paris and New York. Warsaw was ranked 38th, and the capital of Ukraine received the honorary title.more
