Airport ground staff in Portugal went on strike this morning, demanding pay raises and improved working conditions. The strike, organized by Menzies staff, will last at least 76 days.more

The price of gold has hit a record high as demand for the precious metal remains strong amid global economic uncertainty. The spot gold price hit $3,508.50 per ounce early on Tuesday, continuing its upwards trend which has seen it rise by nearly a third this year.more

Data from NASA's Centre for Near Earth Object Studies indicate that today (3 September) an asteroid measuring several dozen metres will pass our planet. By cosmic standards, this will be a close encounter, as the distance will be approximately 218,000 km – less than the distance between the Moon and Earth.more

Poland, previously perceived as a Central European country, is increasingly turning towards the Baltic Sea; this is linked to the transition to a green economy and the intensification of the effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to the latest edition of the British weekly magazine “The Economist”.more

From the new school year, 400,000 Swedish secondary school pupils will learn about NATO and total defence for the first time as part of the compulsory subject of social studies.more

The largest Polish population in Romania is located in Bukovina, in the northeastern part of the country. Every year, Polish Days are held there, which include traditional harvest festivals.more

For the first time since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, more Poles left Germany than arrived, reported The Times. The British daily explained that one of the reasons for citizens returning to Poland is its dynamic economic development.more

Forty years ago, a team led by American oceanographer Robert Ballard discovered the wreck of the Titanic at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The discovery was made as part of a top-secret US government mission searching for the remains of two nuclear submarines.more

According to a report by Cushman & Wakefield, 20 new hotel facilities offering 1,600 rooms were opened in Central and Eastern Europe in the first half of this year, most of them in Warsaw. The capital city gained 647 new rooms.more

Thermal imaging cameras to monitor tourist flows in the historic center of Florence, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are a new initiative by the authorities of the Italian city, which is struggling with the phenomenon of overtourism. As emphasized, this is an exceptionally effective monitoring system.more

After nearly 90 years, US customs authorities have today resumed charging fees on parcels worth up to $800. The fees will depend on the customs duties applicable to goods imported from a given country. Due to uncertainty about the consequences of this decision, postal services in many countries around the world, including Poland, have suspended sending parcels to the US.more

Europe is one of the regions most affected by cyberattacks, the number of which is growing thanks to artificial intelligence, according to a report by NETSCOUT, an American company specialising in digital security, as reported yesterday by Euronews.more

Austrian Minister for Integration, Family and the EU Claudia Plakolm announced significant cuts in financial assistance for asylum seekers who do not participate in the integration process. She also confirmed that the ban on children under the age of 14 wearing headscarves will be reinstated in the autumn.more

Polish customers of the Revolut platform most often preferred holidays in Italy, Spain and Croatia, according to the financial platform. It added that between May and August, nearly one million of its customers, mainly from the United Kingdom, visited Poland. The British spent PLN 0.5 billion in Poland.more

At least four people, including two children, were killed and around 24 injured in a Russian missile and drone attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, authorities said this morning. Hundreds of buildings were damaged and numerous fires broke out, which were extinguished by air forces.more

American tariffs imposed on the EU may remain in force for up to 20 years, and although they are economically harmful, they are politically attractive, do not require tax increases, and can therefore be maintained by Democratic administrations, according to an analysis by the Bruegel think tank.more

From 1 November, every passenger arriving in Tanzania by plane will have to pay a new tax, the government of this African country has announced.more

The war economy has created a new ‘middle class’ in Russia, giving it a sharp increase in income, higher social status and greater benefits. This new middle class fears the end of the war, according to the British daily “The Telegraph”.more

Although the number of people dying of starvation fell to zero between 2008 and 2010, conflicts in Sudan, Afghanistan, Yemen and the Gaza Strip in recent years have led to a sharp increase in the number of people suffering from hunger, with access to food being used as a weapon, according to the 'Financial Times'.more

Peatlands could become a key element in Europe's defence against two major threats: Russian expansionism and man-made climate change, the British daily “Financial Times” wrote yesterday.more

Spain’s National Police on the Costa del Sol have detained a Polish crime boss listed by Europol as one of Europe’s most wanted, for alleged murder, drug trafficking and belonging to a criminal organisation. The suspect – who police believe to be the leader of a violent Krakow-based gang that moved narcotics from Spain to Poland – was tracked down and arrested in Benahavís (Malaga).more

The growing number of tourists and the expansion of scientific bases are harming ecosystems in Antarctica, according to a report published on the Nature Sustainability website.more

An official in the Swedish Prime Minister's office left a briefcase containing secret documents about Sweden's accession to NATO in a toilet at Stockholm Arlanda Airport in 2022 after a state visit to Turkey, the newspaper Dagens Nyheter revealed today. However, the official's identity was not disclosed.more

Satellite missions have led to a threefold increase in soot and CO2 emissions, which is impacting Earth's climate, reports The Guardian. British scientists have called for action to address air pollution from the space industry.more

US President Donald Trump warned that if the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, do not meet, there could be "very serious consequences".more

Ewelina Sekiw was named Norway's most likeable craftswoman in the interior design category. She bested hundreds of rivals in the industry competition held Saturday evening. She emerged victorious despite only establishing her company two years ago.more

"There is speculation that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has agreed to a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with American television NBC News broadcast yesterday.more

The Netherlands recorded its first ground frost after the summer, with temperatures in Eindhoven and Volkel dropping to -0.3°C, almost a month earlier than usual. In Ell, a record cold snap was also set for August 24th. Meteorologists from weeronline.nl emphasize the uniqueness of this phenomenon.more