Unless there is an unforeseen breakthrough, U.S. intelligence agencies will not be able to tell whether the Covid-19 virus has spread through animal-to-human transmission or has leaked from a laboratory. Such a thesis was presented on Friday by representatives of the authorities.more

On the night of October 30-31, we change the time from winter to summer - we will sleep an hour longer. On Sunday morning we will move the hands of clocks in Poland from 3am to 2am and in the UK from 2am to 01am.more

Airline, which even barred some people who sought redress, commits to refunds within five working days more

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday approved the emergency use of the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech in children 5-11 years of age. This is the first Covid-19 vaccine to be available to children in the US.more

Authorities in France and Poland are investigating the fraudulent use of cryptographic keys to generate QR codes for European vaccination certificates, the European Commission reported.more

Greenpeace called for the European Union to ban short-haul flights Wednesday, targeting some of the world's busiest air routes just as the airline industry finally begins to recuperate from 18 months of record-breaking losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.more

The hearing in the case of the Turów mine will be held at the Court of Justice of the EU in Luxembourg on November 9, the CJEU said in a press release.more

IKEA in the Netherlands grants employees who wish to change their gender an additional 24 days of “medical and non-medical treatment” leave to be used over a 10-year period.more

Due to a food shortage, North Korean authorities are promoting the cultivation of ornamental black swans for meat, and the lack of paper used to print money forces them to issue a substitute temporary currency, according to South Korean intelligence and media findings.more

The resumption of the epidemic has been confirmed, the Public Health Agency (SPF) said today. The intensity of the coronavirus circulation is increasing, there are more Covid-19 cases. The number of hospital admissions for resuscitation is increasing again.more

The lack of rain that the Alt Empordà (Girona) has experienced in this extremely dry summer (in some areas it has been one of the worst of the century) has forced this Thursday for the Generalitat to declare the alert for drought in 22 municipalities that are nourished from the Fluvià Muga aquifer, one of the main sources of supply for the Pyrenean region.more

Government formation talks in the Netherlands have become the longest on record, 226 days after the 17 March elections delivered a fractured political landscape that made parties more reluctant than ever to compromise.more

In the last month, the number of new coronavirus infections in Europe increased by 120%. The new wave of the epidemic is developing the fastest in Central Europe. The largest number of infections per population is observed in the Baltic states. In other continents, the number of infections is declining or remains stable.more

The vast majority of unvaccinated people will not be persuaded to be vaccinated against coronavirus in the coming weeks, according to a survey of unvaccinated people commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Health, the RND website writes today.more

"The British must respect their commitments," French Prime Minister Jean Castex said today, commenting on the conflict with the government in London over fishing licences for French fishermen.more

Na planie filmu "Rust", na którym przypadkowo zginęła postrzelona przez aktora Aleca Baldwina operatorka Halyna Hutchins, panowało "pewne niechlujstwo" - poinformował wczoraj szeryf hrabstwa Santa Fe, Adan Mendoza.more

Due to the increasing number of new coronavirus infections, the entire territory of the Netherlands is now marked red on the European pandemic risk map. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has today updated this map in the European Union countries.more

Visitors to Christmas markets in Germany are obligated to wear a protective face mask because of the Coronavirus pandemic. However, this does not apply to markets opening under the 2G rule, as the Berlin Senate decided on Tuesday.more

The RSV virus, which is dangerous for newborns and infants and attacks the respiratory system, has arrived in Italy. The daily Corriere della Sera reports today that many children have been taken to hospital in the country. Paediatric wards, including intensive care, are overcrowded.more

Sweden has the largest poverty gap in the EU between children born in the country and those from migrant families, to the detriment of the latter, according to a report published on Wednesday by the NGO Save the Children.more

The massive influx of tourists concerned by the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano led to traffic chaos on the Spanish island of La Palma yesterday. The traffic difficulties are exacerbated by the increasing presence of lava on the roads of the Canary island.more

An internal report conducted by Facebook suggested that the site had a negative impact on political polarisation in Poland, contributing to a "social civil war" waged online and providing an incentive to reinforce divisions, the Washington Post wrote yesterday.more

Two British fishing vessels have been stopped and one fined in the Gulf of Seine. This is part of a policy of "tighter controls" in the conflict between France and the UK over fishing after Brexit.more

Sweden will offer a third Covid-19 vaccine dose to everyone over the age of 65 – and in due course the booster shot will be offered to all adults, said Swedish health officials. This means that around 1.5 million Swedes will soon be able to get a booster shot, but eventually the third dose will be offered to everyone aged over 16. more

The World Health Organization's Emergency Committee said Tuesday no proof should be required of COVID-19 jabs for international travel, as this would limit global access due to inequitable distribution of vaccines to fight the pandemic.more