Greece won a victory yesterday in its dispute with Denmark over the protection of its right to the term "feta", writes Reuters. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) admonished Denmark for failing to prohibit local companies from using the name in selling the cheese outside the EU.more

Women and men will be treated equally in 132 years, and last year the pandemic and conflicts have worsened the situation of women and girls, according to a report by the World Economic Forum.more

The EU will ask EU countries to save gas ahead of the winter season by encouraging companies to reduce their consumption of the commodity so that the Union is prepared for possible further supply cuts, according to a document accessed by Reuters.more

Ivana Trump, Donald Trump's first wife, died of "blunt impact injuries" to the torso, the New York City medical examiner's office has said. It added that the death of the 73-year-old on Thursday was accidental.more

Uber drivers have been accused by 550 women in the US of sexual harassment. The case will be heard in a San Francisco court, the BBC news service reported today.more

The Canadian government has reinstated random testing of travellers arriving in Canada, suspended in June. Testing on Covid-19 will be conducted outside airport buildings, it was announced in yesterday's announcement.more

MP for the right-wing Sweden Democrats party Bjoern Soeder has proposed to give Poland back the 1506 Statute of Laski, a valuable UNESCO-listed document looted by the Swedes during the Swedish Deluge (1655-1660). The Swedish Foreign Ministry said it would respond to the parliamentarian's enquiry by 26 July.more

'We are facing the biggest crisis our country has ever faced,' the head of the German employers' association Rainer Dulger told the daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung. In his view, the suspension of gas supplies from Russia will cause serious problems for everyone in Germany. "We have to be honest and say: we will lose the prosperity we have had for years," - Dulger stated.more

Italian President Sergio Mattarella has rejected the resignation submitted by Prime Minister Mario Draghi, informed the Presidential Palace after their evening meeting. The head of state asked the prime minister to go to parliament and assess the situation of his coalition there.more

At the age of 73, Ivana Trump, Donald Trump's first wife, died on Thursday. The former US president informed about the death on the social platform Truth Social.more

The US consumer price index rose and inflation reached 9.1 per cent on an annualised basis in June. - US authorities reported on Wednesday. Since May, inflation has remained at its highest level in more than 40 years, reports the Associated Press.more

In Germany, the number of people aged 100 and over is at its highest level since 2011. Last year, there were about 23.5 thousand of them, i.e. by 3 thousand. more than a year earlier, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Four out of five people in this age group are women.more

The Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, warned World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. He stressed that the pandemic remains "a public health emergency of international concern" and that the highest alert level is still in place.more

At Brussels Airport, 72 per cent of flights are delayed and 2.5 per cent are cancelled. Frankfurt Airport is second with 68 per cent of delayed flights. Heathrow only ranks 15th, according to a Bloomberg compilation comparing European airports in terms of delayed flights.more

The Dutch work 42.5 years in a lifetime - the longest of all nations in the European Union. Romanians are the shortest active in the labor market. Poles fall slightly below the EU average estimated at 36, according to data from the European Statistical Office Eurostat.more

In its summer economic forecast published today, the European Commission forecasts record levels of inflation this year for the EU as a whole and the euro area. It also partially lowers the prognosis for GDP growth.more

Sixty-five per cent of Ukrainians who have gone abroad because of the war have no plans to return any time soon, the results of a survey by the UNHCR reported yesterday by Ukrainska Pravda show.more

The heatwave that has been lingering over the Iberian Peninsula for almost a week intensified yesterday in Spain. In the western and southern parts of this country, thermometers exceeded 45 degrees.more

Poles working on the construction of the tunnel under the Belt Fehmarn Strait will be paid on the same terms as their Danish colleagues, according to an agreement reached by trade unions with the investment contractor FLC Consortium. The reason for the strike was lower wages for foreign staff.more

Berliners can get vaccinated against the monkey pox virus. The German capital has the highest number of infections in the country. According to the state health and social affairs office, 986 cases have been registered so far in the city. There are less than 1,600 people infected across Germany, reports the rbb24 portal.more

New Zealand lacks bourbon, craft beer and chicken nuggets due to problems in global supply chains, the Guardian reported.more

German airlines Lufthansa announced the cancellation of another 2,000. flights during the holiday season, mainly short domestic connections. This is the third wave of canceled flights, which has only taken place since the end of June.more

30 percent of Russia's residents are in favor of an immediate end to the war with Ukraine, the independent portal Meduza reported, citing a survey conducted by the All-Russian Center for Public Opinion Research (VCIOM), the results of which are classified.more

Due to problems at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, the Icelandic airline, Icelandair, sends its employees to unload passengers' luggage, RTL Nieuws reports, citing the Icelandic media. The carrier explains that it wants to do everything possible to prevent delays.more

Apple's version of the iOS 16 operating system for iPhone smartphones, announced in the fall, is expected to have a number of improvements, including a lock mode that allows users to stay connected while reducing the risk of a hacked connection. However, the company wants to make sure that this blockade works. Therefore, it is looking for hackers who will try to crack it.more