Households in Spain are shifting to "survival mode"; the percentage of families with severe financial difficulties, unable to cover basic needs, has risen from 6 percent in 2020 to 11 percent in 2022, according to the OCU consumer organization's annual report published in April.more

Google CEO Sundar Pichai admitted that concerns about artificial intelligence keep him awake at night, and that the technology could be "very harmful" if poorly implemented.more

Following President Emmanuel Macron's televised address in which he defended his pension reform, riots broke out in Paris, Lyon, Nantes and other cities, with barricades and garbage containers set on fire. Police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators near the Strasbourg Saint-Denis metro station in Paris, as well as in Lyon and Nantes, among other places.more

The most important elections of 2023 will be held in Turkey. They will be crucial for the security of Europe and the Middle East," assesses the Politico website, commenting on the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for May 14.more

26 thousand soldiers from 14 countries take part in the Aurora 23 military exercises. These are the largest maneuvers on Swedish territory since 1989. Soldiers from Poland and Great Britain will exercise on Gotland, and the US Marine Corps will arrive from Norway.more

Poles are in third place on the list of nations to which Hungarians feel the most sympathy - according to a survey conducted by the Publicus Institute on behalf of the "Nepszava" daily. Russians are the least liked.more

Officers of the military police (Koninklijke Marechaussee) detained two people at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, one of whom had a firearm, the military police said.more

The highest pickpocketing in Europe takes place in Italy, France and the Netherlands, according to a ranking published today in the Belgian daily "Le Soir", prepared on the basis of surveys conducted among tourists. Poland was ranked tenth.more

Melbourne, Victoria, has surpassed Sydney, New South Wales, which has been dominant for more than 100 years, to become Australia's most populous city, the Sydney Morning Herald reported today.more

Yesterday evening at the Pilecki Institute in Berlin, a theatrical performance "Warszawska Masada 1943" was staged, telling the story of the uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto, which broke out on April 19, 1943. The moving show was presented by high school students from Łódź.more

The American military conducted a helicopter operation this morning against one of the key leaders of the terrorist organization, the so-called of the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, who was believed to have died as a result, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Twitter.more

Yesterday there was a new wave of migrants to Italian shores. Within 24 hours, almost a thousand people from Africa arrived. The government of Giorgia Meloni appointed a special commissioner following the recent declaration of a migration crisis.more

US intelligence officials are expressing concern that the US will not be able to identify the early warning signs of China's invasion of Taiwan. Based on secret Pentagon documents leaked to the media, they also draw attention to Beijing's increasing aggression.more

Yesterday morning, after many tests, the third reactor of the Olkiluoto power plant, located on the island of the same name in the Gulf of Bothnia, was finally connected to the national grid. With a capacity of 1,600 MW, it is the largest reactor in Europe and the third in the world. The original plan assumed that the unit would be ready in 2009.more

The shocking news that the head of the media corporation Axel Springer sent to his colleagues comes to light. "Spiegel" quotes Mathias Doepfner, who "in terms of foreign policy, he is in favor of a free West, f***ing intolerant Muslims." He is also "very much in favor of climate change", because "civilizational warm phases have always been more successful than cold phases". D viewsmore

G7 environment and energy ministers pledged on Sunday to accelerate the process of moving away from fossil fuels to become carbon neutral by 2050, but did not give a deadline for abandoning coal power.more

Despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's suspension of work on judicial reform, on Saturday Israelis once again took to the streets to demonstrate for the 15th consecutive week in 150 locations across the country demanding the project be abandoned, Israeli media reported. According to the organizers, around 400,000 people took part in the demonstrations. people.more

With unrestricted use of fertilisers, the planet can feed 8-20 billion people. Organic agriculture, on the other hand, will feed 3-14 billion people. Improvements in nitrogen use efficiency are needed, according to an analysis by French scientists.more

Germany can learn from Poland that much more needs to be done than just talking about protecting European states, citizens and values. There is a price to pay someday for ignoring threats," said Ben Hodges, former commander of U.S. ground troops in Europe, in an interview with the t-online portal.more

French President Emmanuel Macron promulgated a pension reform bill overnight Friday to Saturday, which includes raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. The text has already been published in the Official Journal. Protests have been taking place across the country against the changes since January. more

Hedge funds are among the big winners of the global spike in food prices that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine; ten of the world's largest funds achieved profits estimated at almost USD 2 billion, notes the British "Guardian".more

A longer three-day weekend encourages many health-promoting behaviors. The effects include a lower risk of various diseases and greater creativity, the researchers point out.more

Euthanasia of children aged 1 to 12 will be allowed in the Netherlands, the government has decided. Health Minister Ernst Kuipers said the decision was made after consultations with pediatricians and the prosecutor's office. Currently, euthanasia of children under the age of 12 is a crime.more

Prices in Germany are rising, largely due to sugar. Its price in Europe is now noticeably higher than on the world market, for which the EU is partly to blame, the portal of the daily "Sueddeutsche Zeitung" analyzes today.more

The reconstruction of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris will be completed on time - President Emmanuel Macron assured today, who together with his wife Brigitte and Minister of Culture Rima Abdul-Malak visited the cathedral and met with the reconstructors.more