Chinese media are showing World Cup football matches in Qatar, with crowds of fans enjoying themselves without masks. Some viewers in China are asking themselves why there are still lockdowns and strict restrictions in their country. "Do they live on the same planet as us?" - asks one internet user.more
"If we stop supporting Ukraine, Russia will win this war and start another one, and the next victim of its aggression will be Poland," Deputy Foreign Minister Pawel Jablonski warned yesterday in an interview with the British daily ''Daily Express''.more
Polish scientist Slawosz Uznański has been selected by the European Space Agency to join the ESA Astronaut Reserve. In addition to the 11 reserve astronauts, ESA has also selected six basic corps astronauts. Their names were announced yesterday in Paris.more
Russian missile fire into Ukraine shows that the Kremlin is willing to increase the risk of a nuclear incident that could threaten the entire region, White House National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson announced yesterday.more
Even if a digital euro is created, cash will still be in circulation, Dutch Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag assured parliament yesterday. "No decision on the digital currency has been taken yet," Kaag announced.more
Dutch airline KLM has announced that it will introduce a special digital passport combined with facial recognition when passing through the airport gate at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport from next year, reports daily De Telegraaf. The new system is expected to help ease queues.more
The European Parliament today adopted a resolution recognising Russia as a state sponsoring terrorism with 494 votes in favour, 58 against and 44 abstentions. The Ukrainian authorities thanked the resolution for its adoption.more
The sounds of an explosion heard in Kiev today were reported by, among others, the Suspilne portal. It is not known whether it was a rocket explosion or its shooting down by an air defence system. Four explosions in the city centre were reported by a PAP correspondent.more
At a ceremony in the plenary chamber in Strasbourg, MEPs commemorated the creation of the precursor to this institution, the Joint Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community, in 1952.more
Seven people, including an attacker, were killed in a shooting that occurred Tuesday night into Wednesday at a Walmart chain supermarket in Chesapeake, Virgina, in the eastern part of the US, authorities in that city tweeted after local police.more
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in an interview with the Portuguese edition of CNN that France was "in denial" that a Russian invasion of Ukraine was possible, and accused the German government of advocating a swift Ukrainian defeat in the conflict.more
Higher inflation and slower growth are the price the world economy pays for Russia's war in Ukraine, next year economic growth will slow down and will amount to 2.2 percent. at 3.1 percent this year, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.more
Charging an electric car while driving will soon cease to be a futuristic vision. The first two sections of the road, which will inductively charge the batteries of cars passing it, are to be launched in American Detroit by the end of 2023. It will be the first wireless electric road system (ERS) in the US.more
The US and its allies condemned North Korea's recent missile tests, but at a meeting of the UN Security Council, China and Russia, which have veto power, opposed tightening sanctions against Pyongyang, the AP agency reported.more
The Associated Press has fired a reporter who erroneously suggested that Russia fired a missile that landed in Poland, killing two people in Przewodowo, the Washington Post reported. "When our standards are broken, we must take the steps necessary to protect the integrity of the message," the agency said.more
Since Twitter introduced a paid verification system and fired thousands of content moderators, the number of accounts spreading health misinformation has increased and their reach has increased, The Guardian reported.more
The Germans do not intend to stop at moving the German Patriot air defense batteries to Poland, reports Rzeczpospolita. This may be the first step towards further involvement of Germany in the defense of Poles, the German ambassador to Poland, Thomas Bagger, told the newspaper.more
In Venice, the Mose system of movable barriers today blocked the flow of so-called high water with one of the highest levels in history, local authorities said. In the morning, this level reached 173 centimeters in the Adriatic, which is the highest after the floods of 1966 and 2019.more
The Belgian government has officially given citizens the choice of whether they want to work four or five days a week, but according to the regulation, which entered into force yesterday, the number of working hours will hardly change regardless of the option chosen, Euronews reported.more
Belarus is saying goodbye to McDonald's, to be replaced from tomorrow by the Russian chain Vkusno i Tochka. Internet users speak of a "farewell to an era", but Alyaksandr Lukashenko "thanked god" for the departure of the American chain.more
The five main banks of the Netherlands will jointly investigate all transactions above €100 by customers, according to a bill presented today in the Netherlands aimed at preventing money laundering and terrorist financing.more
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSO), responsible for ensuring the security of the Kremlin authorities, is preparing to stop attempts at a 'palace coup'. FSO commanders are taking seriously scenarios involving an opponent's use of hypnosis techniques or psychological operations, the independent Russian portal Insider reported.more
The UN Security Council must take "serious action" in response to North Korea's recent launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers said yesterday.more
The rocket that fell in Poland was an accident, not a strike by Russia against NATO, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced in an interview with public broadcaster CBC.more
Canada’s Defense Minister Anita Anand said at the opening of the International Security Forum in Halifax that the current situation “has a dangerous resemblance to the 1940s.”more
