The world has never been so close to ending the COVID-19 pandemic, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced. He stressed, however, that the fight against the coronavirus, which has killed nearly 6.5 million people, is not yet won.more

The West Virginia Legislature has passed a law banning almost all abortions. Exceptions to the restrictive law are cases that require saving a woman's life or involve rape or incest, CNN reported yesterday.more

Sweden's Social Democratic Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson acknowledged her defeat in the parliamentary elections last night. With 99 percent of the votes counted, the right-wing party bloc gets 176 seats, while the left-wing bloc with the Workers' Party Social Democrats gets 173 seats.more

Revolut has launched a new online checkout feature which will allow merchants to offer Revolut Pay as a payment method on their websites.more

Thousands of Ukrainian refugees return to the country from the Netherlands, informs the Ministry of Justice and Security. Until last week, there were almost 9,000 of them. Ukrainians point to longing for home and loved ones, as well as the will to fight Russia as the main reason for their returns.more

Hackers from a group called Ragnar Locker revealed the details of 115,000 people on the Internet. people who used the services of the largest Portuguese carrier TAP. Since 2009, it has been operating flights between Lisbon and Warsaw.more

If we show the necessary courage and solidarity, Putin will fail, and Ukraine and Europe will win, assured the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen during the debate on the state of the European Union at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. She announced that she would go to Ukraine today to meet the president of that country.more

This morning fighting and shelling between Armenia and Azerbaijan resumed. According to the authorities of both countries, 99 people have already died in the fighting that broke out the day before yesterday. This is the greatest intensification of the conflict between these countries since 2020. Both countries accuse each other of escalating the situation.more

Saudi police this week arrested a Yemen pilgrim who posted a video on social media paying tribute to the late Elizabeth II. The video shows a man in the courtyard of the Holy Mosque in Mecca holding a banner in honor of the British Queen. The prosecutor's office will deal with the case.more

Due to the high gas prices, more and more Dutch people intend to heat their apartments with the help of tourist kerosene lamps, which are used not only to illuminate but also to heat the room, informs the NU portal. "The demand for both lamps and kerosene has increased significantly," said a spokesman for Obelink, a chain of stores selling camping accessories.more

The successes of the Ukrainian troops force the leadership of the Russian occupation authorities in Crimea and in the southern regions of our country to hurriedly evacuate their families to the Russian Federation, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry (HUR) informed.more

French President Emmanuel Macron launched a national consultation on euthanasia. The National Consultative Ethics Committee (CCNE) stated that if France were to have an end-of-life law, there are opportunities "for active help in dying, but under certain strict conditions."more

From 2023, the Australian Royal Mint will mint the image of the new King Charles III, instead of the late Queen Elizabeth II, announced Deputy Minister of the Treasury Andrew Leigh. The image of the king will not automatically appear on the five-dollar bill that now has the image of Elizabeth II.more

In France, the number of coronavirus infections increased by 33%. within a week, the Public Health Agency reported. Currently, the French medical services record an average of almost 17,000. new cases of Covid-19 daily.more

Last year, the crime at a gas station in Idar-Oberstein in Rhineland-Palatinate sparked terror across Germany. In the trial of the fatal shooting of a station employee in a dispute over the requirement for a mask, the accused was sentenced to life imprisonment.more

In Russia, the anti-democratic and pro-war movement of right-wing nationalists is becoming stronger and stronger. They criticize the Kremlin for defeats in the war in Ukraine, demanding an escalation of the conflict and a complete conquest of Ukraine without mercy for civilian casualties, writes Russian journalist Alexei Kovalov on the portal of the "Foreign Policy" magazine.more

48 percent Working Dutch residents do so on a part-time basis, according to a survey by the Netherlands Statistics Office (CBS). Less than 40 hours 70 percent work a week. women compared to 28 percent. men - added.more

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a positive opinion recommending that the European Union be granted authorization to use the bivalent vaccine produced by Moderna, targeting the variant of the coronavirus Omikron, the American pharmaceutical company said.more

In the European Union, a decision came into force yesterday that completely suspends the agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to Russian citizens. This will result in an increase in the visa application fee from €35 to €80, the need to provide additional supporting documents, an increase in the processing time and a tightening of the rules for issuing multiple-entry visas.more

After a period of restrictions on movement in Europe due to the coronavirus pandemic, migratory traffic is clearly increasing. This is particularly the case on the so-called Balkan route, through which more and more people from Syria or Afghanistan are reaching Germany, reports 'Welt am Sonntag'.more

Police have arrested a 61-year-old man who wanted to assassinate Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the daily De Telegraaf reported yesterday. "Someone must have put a gun in his mouth and then shot him". - Amsterdam resident Gerrit M. was alleged to have stated.more

Several hundred thousand Barcelona residents took part yesterday in a demonstration in the centre of the Catalan capital in connection with the region's celebrated festival, the so-called Diada. According to the organisers, there were 700,000 people in attendance, while law enforcement services report 150,000, the daily La Vanguardia reported.more

A bloc of left-wing parties, with the Workers' Party-Social Democrats in power for eight years, wins yesterday's parliamentary elections in Sweden, winning 176 seats in the 349-member Riksdag, according to an exit poll by public broadcaster SVT.more

According to the UN report on human development, 90 percent. countries have experienced a decline in life expectancy since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as decline in educational and welfare achievement. Sudan is the worst in this respect, and Switzerland has suffered the least.more

In the Sunday edition of the Chicago Tribune, one of the five largest newspapers in the US, which this year celebrates its 175th anniversary, with almost a million copies, there is a supplement on the history of Poland, prepared by the authors of the portal Everything Most Important. Contains texts, incl. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.more