The US has seen the highest number of flu hospitalizations in a decade and a decline in immunization rates against this infection, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).more

Eight out of 10 Belgian companies are securing additional budget to offer job candidates higher salaries than their own employees, according to research from Acerta. Nearly half of the companies also offer potential employees additional benefits, such as company cars.more

A pair of Dutch vacationers were arrested in the Spanish city of Malaga after they left their six-month-old baby in a hotel room and went shopping, the daily De Telegraaf reports.more

Auction houses Aguttes and Drouot will jointly hold a sale of Aristophil's collection on November 16 in the Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine; it includes Nicolaus Copernicus' work "On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres," estimated to be worth between €150,000 and €200,000, as well as works by Balzac, Einstein and Celine, the release said.more

A ticket that won the Powerball lottery's top prize of $2.04 billion was purchased in Altadena, US California. This is the highest lottery win in US history. The delayed drawing took place yesterday morning.more

North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan today, South Korea's military said. This is another of Pyongyang's provocations, which have intensified in the past week.more

According to the Household Energy Price Index (HEPI) report, electricity and gas bills in the capitals of European Union countries have almost doubled compared to the previous year.more

Extremists use conspiracy theories to undermine trust in the democratic legal order of the Netherlands, according to a document handed over to the lower house of parliament (Tweede cameras) by the national counter-terrorism coordinator (NCTV). The coordinator also points out that the greatest terrorist threat in the Netherlands is the jihadist movement.more

In October, the largest number of asylum applications was submitted in Germany since 2016. Compared to October last year, it was by 80%. more. Most of the applications came from Syrians, Afghans and Turks, according to the website of the "Welt" daily. Refugees from Ukraine do not have to apply for asylum.more

The four largest Belgian banks are predicting a recession at the end of the year, report "L'Echo" and "De Tijd", but they do not agree on how long it will last.more

The largest Covid-19 outbreak in Antarctica to date has forced the McMurdo research station, the largest on the continent, to suspend work, the Guardian reported from the US National Science Foundation (NSF).more

Due to the growing number of threats against scientists, a special helpline was launched on Monday, where they can turn for help, informs the daily "Het Parool".more

The first Christmas markets in Germany have already started, others will start soon - but in many places with restrictions to save energy. Many organizers are also forced to raise prices. In Potsdam you will have to pay around four euros for mulled wine.more

Elon Musk, who has been criticized for firing nearly half the employees of the Twitter account he took over, will allow an account tracking the movements of his private jet to operate. The billionaire announced his decision yesterday on Twitter.more

The cost of maintaining the Amadea - a US seized yacht linked to a Russian oligarch - is nearly $10 million a year. Part of this cost is borne by U.S. taxpayers, and Amadea is just one of the costly seized Russian assets, Bloomberg writes today.more

Another major strike will take place in Brussels on Wednesday, November 9. Belgians will protest against rising energy and product prices in stores. It has been announced that 40 percent of flights from the capital's airport will be canceled.more

Customers will wait longer for some Apple phone models, as the largest assembling Foxconn factory in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou is operating with significantly reduced capacity, the US company announced. Foxconn has imposed further restrictions due to Covid-19.more

For the first time in Venice's history, it happened yesterday that while St. Mark's Square was flooded, water did not enter the nearly 1,000-year-old basilica. The water was stopped by glass protective barriers, installed in recent weeks. Yesterday they passed a successful test of the so-called high water (acqua alta).more

Today in another drawing for the US Powerball lottery, the top prize is $1.9 billion. On Saturday again, no one had, counting including the extra, six winning numbers. A ticket costs $2.more

Well-sleeping women are more motivated to perform professionally and gain success. Men are not affected, the US study suggests.more

President Joe Biden's administration is unofficially encouraging the Ukrainian government to signal openness to negotiations with Russia and abandon its publicly demonstrated demand that engagement in peace talks be possible once President Vladimir Putin is removed from power, Reuters reported today, citing information from The Washington Post.more

Food banks (Tafel) in Germany have never before supplied so many people. "Since the beginning of the year, we have seen a 50 percent increase in the number of customers," - relayed the head of Tafel Deutschland Jochen Bruehl to the Rheinische Post daily yesterday. This means that some 2 million people are benefiting.more

Twitter, which has been headed by Elon Musk since late October, has launched an $8 monthly subscription program that will allow users to, among other things, receive a blue tag, until now only given to verified accounts.more

A British passenger plane Jet2 flying from the Canary Islands to Manchester was forced to land in Bilbao yesterday due to a toilet failure, Spanish media reported.more

A court in Rotterdam has decided that the sale of filtered cigarettes is illegal due to an incorrect way of measuring levels of harmful substances, Dutch media reported yesterday.more