Urdangarin will leave prison to do volunteer work

Inaki Urdangarin, the former Duke of Palma, has been granted permission to leave prison to carry out volunteer work. The Prison Surveillance Court 1 of Castilla y León has, with opposition from the Public Prosecutor's Office, considered Urdangarin's appeal for a voluntary programme.more

An EU country that does not accept the relocation of migrants should be "severely punished," said Italian new Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio yesterday. This is how he reacted to criticism from the Hungarian authorities accusing Rome of "dangerous" migration proceedings.more

Goro, a dog specialized in the fight against currency traffic, detects the export of large-sized banknotes concealed in the double suitcase bottoms and personal effects. more

The Stena Line Spirit ferry from Gdynia collided with another ship in the port of Verkoe in the Swedish Karlskrona today. According to the emergency services, no one was injured.more

Humberto has been upgraded to the status of a hurricane as the storm moves away from the U.S. further into the Atlantic Ocean.more

A wildfire in progress on the island of Zakynthos has led authorities to evacuate some exposed houses on the village of Keri, in the southern part of the island, as well as 120 tourists staying at a hotel there.more

Ukraine plans to implement several ambitious infrastructure projects, including the construction of a water route between the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea - said the head of the Ukrainian government Oleksiy Honcharuk.more

The British are only "part-time Europeans" and never wanted to share all policies decided by the European Union, Jean-Claude Juncker has claimed. The President of the European Commission added that no one would benefit from Britain leaving the EU.more

A Polish national has been killed in a bear attack on Mount Aragats in Armenia, the Ministry of Emergency Situations informs. A tourist from Poland identified as Margo L. called 911 at 14:26 today to ask for help after she and her friend were attacked by a bear.more

In the bodies of almost all children may be found substances that are part of the plastic. Some of them can be harmful to health - according to a study commissioned by the German Ministry of the Environment. The weekly "Der Spiegel" reached the results.more

The European Prostate Day today is an opportunity, among others, to disseminate knowledge about prostate diseases. The incidence of prostate cancer has increased several times in recent decades and experts are alerting that it is becoming the most common cancer in men.more

A tropical storm warning has been lifted for the Bahamas as the islands try to recover from the devastation from Hurricane Dorian. The new storm, Tropical Storm Humberto, is expected to become a hurricane by Sunday night, although the National Hurricane Center predicts the storm will take a sharp turn northeast away from coastal Florida. more

New data published by the United Nations cultural agency has revealed that at least 12 million young children will never access school with particularly girls facing the greatest barriers.more

The son of former Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed during a US counter-terrorism operation, Donald Trump has said.more

According to the RMF24 portal based on the Swedish media, the Swedish police issued an official warning to Poles against fraudsters using the Polish language. Poles are to look in the phone book for Polish-sounding names and then call these people pretending to be policemen.more

Ryanair flights are reportedly grounded across Europe after a "major systems failure" stopped people from being able to check in online.more

American whistleblower Edward Snowden has once again expressed interest in seeking political asylum in Germany. He has warned that if he turns up dead, it will not be the result of suicide.more

The right-wing party Vox presented in the parliament a project to build a wall on the border between Spain and Morocco. Both countries are neighboring each other through the Spanish territories in North Africa, Ceuta and Melilla.more

On Monday, the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker will meet in Luxembourg with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to talk about Brexit - the EC informed. This will be their first meeting since Johnson became head of government.more

We call it multiculturalism, but in fact we've created economic, social and human apartheid in Sweden; every ruler contributed to the increase in segregation, reports the daily Dagens Nyheter, criticizing the model of a country open to immigrants. more

The Jeronimo Martins Group, owner of the Biedronka chain of stores, refuses to pay the Portuguese government over EUR 20 million for so-called food safety tax. The retailer is in default of this obligation, arguing that it is unlawful.more

The city hall of Vigo in the North-West of Spain has just inaugurated work on decorating the streets with Christmas decorations. Local authorities will spend a record amount of over 800,000 EUR for this purpose. more

Transport unions have called for a major walk-out in protest against pension reforms. It is the biggest mobilisation at the state-owned transport system Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens. With 10 metro lines closed and interruptions to bus and RER train lines, public transport in Paris will be "extremely disrupted" on Friday.more

The White House plans to ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarette cartridges, according to the New York Times.more

At the first post-holiday European Parliament meeting, MEPs want to adopt a resolution calling for regulation of citizens' rights in the event of chaotic Brexit, EU sources say today.more

The Hague court acquitted a Dutch doctor who euthanized a 74-year-old woman suffering from dementia. According to the prosecutor's office, the doctor violated the ambiguously formulated obligation to consult his decision with the patient, regardless of her mental state.more

In the atmosphere distant from us 111 light years away from the exoplanet (i.e. extrasolar planet) K2-18 b there is water vapor - scientists from the London Center for Space Exochemical Data (CSED) reported today, presenting the results of spectroscopic studies.more

About 2.5 thousand persons were registered as missing in the Bahamas after the devastating hurricane Dorian - informed the local authorities on Wednesday, with the proviso that those who escaped to evacuation centers could be included in this number.more