The tallest residential building made of wood in the world will be built in the Swiss city of Winterthur over the next four years. Currently, the 18-story, 85.4-meter-high Mjostarnet building in Norway is called the tallest wooden skyscraper. The new skyscraper, which is to be the pride of Winterthur in 2026, will surpass it by 14.6 cm and will be exactly 100 meters high.more

Ryanair filed a complaint on Tuesday with the European Commission against the regulation of the Polish Prime Minister of April 25 on the introduction of restrictions in air traffic - the company informed. According to the Irish carrier, the regulation gives PLL LOT priority over other airlines.more

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres met today in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of an effort to end the war in Ukraine. The united nations are ready to fully mobilize their resources to save lives in the besieged Mariupol on the Sea of Azov, he said.more

The risk of an outbreak of a nuclear conflict is now real and cannot be underestimated, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, quoted by Reuters. He added that Moscow is in favor of reducing this threat.more

Motor vehicles and toys are at the top of this year's list of unsafe non-food products in the EU, according to a report by the European Commission. Personal protective equipment such as protective masks still accounts for a significant proportion of the notified products.more

The Jagiellonian University was ranked 381st in The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). The University of Warsaw is not much behind him - in 402nd position. The first place has been held by Harvard University for 11 years.more

The board of Twitter has agreed to a $44bn (£34.5bn) takeover offer from the billionaire Elon Musk. Mr Musk, who made the shock bid less than two weeks ago, said Twitter had "tremendous potential" that he would unlock.more

"From a counterintelligence point of view, China is the greatest threat to the US," said FBI director Christopher Wray. He stressed that Chinese cyber spies have stolen more data from the US than hackers from other countries combined.more

"The Russian army has made this year's Easter in Ukraine red with blood," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a video posted today on social media.more

"One way to keep peace is to prepare for war and strengthen your country," warned Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton, quoted today by News.com. He added that the greatest threats to peace were posed by China and Russia.more

In yesterday's second round of the French presidential election, President Emmanuel Macron, who is seeking re-election, won with 57.6 per cent of the vote; National Unity leader Marine Le Pen received 42.4 per cent of voters, according to poll results reported by the Elabe Institute and SFR for BFM TV at 20:00, shortly after polling stations closed.more

Nanometer-sized vesicles released by red blood cells may be an ideal carrier for immunotherapeutic RNA molecules that have the potential to inhibit breast cancer growth and metastasis, Singapore researchers have announced in the Journal of Extracellular Vesicles.more

Former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder wants to be a mediator in the war in Ukraine and "represent German interests". In an interview that appeared yesterday on the website of the New York Times, he argues that he has good relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who "is interested in ending the war".more

After two years of pandemonium, Venice is again facing a massive influx of tourists. From this summer it will be necessary to register before arriving. The authorities were prompted to this idea by the situation at Easter, a real tourist assault on the city. Between 100,000 and 140,000 people arrived every day during the past Easter holidays. In turn, 40,000 Venetians spent their holidays at home.more

The faithful of the Eastern rites - Orthodox and Greek Catholics - celebrate Easter, called the Pascha of Christ, on 24 April. The celebration of the feast begins with a several-hour-long Paschal Laud and midnight liturgy. There is also a procession with an icon of the Risen Christ and bread called "artos" and a Liturgy. Despite warnings, Kiev residents are thronging the churches today.more

Chinese authorities are censoring reports from Shanghai, which has been in strict lockdown for more than three weeks, and expressions of criticism posted by frustrated residents on social networks, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.more

Amsterdam Trade Bank, owned by the Russian oligarchs included in the list of people and institutions subject to sanctions, has declared bankruptcy, informed the daily “Financieele Dagblad”. The fall will affect 26 thousand. customers with savings of over 400 million euros.more

The purchasing power of the French, the war in Ukraine, energy, security, ecology, migration and taxes - these are the main topics of the campaign before the second round of presidential elections in France, in which on Sunday the incumbent head of state Emmanuel Macron and the head of the far-right National Union Marine Le Pen. We present the programs and declarations of both candidates.more

Due to an unannounced strike by employees of the Dutch airline KLM, Amsterdam's Schiphol airport has been paralyzed for hours today. Dozens of flights were canceled, and the airport management called on passengers not to come to the airport.more

The world's largest beer producer, AB InBev, is in talks to sell a stake in a Russian joint venture to its Turkish partner. The deal could mean a loss of $1.1bn for the world's largest drinks group, the Financial Times reported yesterday.more

A first-instance court in China has sentenced US citizen Shadeed Abdulmateen to death for the murder of his former partner, a 21-year-old Chinese woman named Chen, state-run Chinese media reported today.more

SKF, the world's largest bearing manufacturer, has decided to cease all activities and operations in Russia. The intention is to divest the business in a controlled manner, SKF announced yesterday.more

The US space agency has released a recording made with the Perseverance rover that shows a solar eclipse on Mars. The recording shows the eclipse with the highest accuracy and video frame rate ever.more

As 287 inspections completed on 15 April and carried out over the course of a month by Interpol in the virgin forests of twelve Latin American countries, which are invaluable to the earth's climate, have shown, "their area is decreasing at a rapid rate due to illegal logging using the latest technology".more

The Madrid daily La Razon today points to Poland as a country which, through its involvement in helping Ukraine, which has been attacked by Russia, has already proved that it would even be prepared to fight on its side against the invader.more