For almost two months, from September 29 to November 25, the Earth will have as many as two natural satellites, astronomers report. In addition to the Moon, asteroid 2024 PT5, described as a mini-moon, will also move in Earth's orbit.more
In America, the number of the most serious crimes fell significantly last year compared to 2022. Homicides and manslaughter cases were an estimated 11.6 percent lower. - which is the largest one-year decline in two decades. Rape decreased by 9.4 percent.more
The Afghan Taliban are beginning to impose severe restrictions on men and some of them regret not fighting for women, whose rights had already been taken away. Now Afghans will be banned from ‘imitating non-Muslims in dress or behaviour’ - reports the ‘Washington Post’.more
The electoral success of Germany's extremist parties and their dislike of Ukraine may change Chancellor Olaf Scholz's policy towards Kyiv. An SPD delegation has reportedly already visited Moscow, wrote the main foreign affairs commentator of the ‘Financial Times’, Gideon Rachman.more
The Greenland ice cap is losing an average of 30m tonnes of ice an hour due to the climate crisis, a study has revealed, which is 20% more than was previously thought.more
Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump announced yesterday in an interview with Sinclair Media Group that if he is not elected to the highest office in the land this year, he will not participate in the next election in 2028.more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in the US, where he will attend the annual session of the UN General Assembly. According to the Ukrainian president, the war with Russia is entering a decisive phase. The coming months will be decisive for the situation on the frontline and the end of the war.more
Diseases caused by pathogens resistant to available antimicrobial drugs could cause the deaths of more than 39 million people over the next 25 years and indirectly contribute to another 169 million deaths, according to a forecast published in the prestigious medical journal Lancet.more
There are currently 95,119 people in Japan who are over the age of 100, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Their number has been growing continuously for 54 years. As many as 88 percent of seniors (83,958) are women, while there are 11,161 men in this age group.more
Barcelona authorities are helping to finance the legal costs of victims of repeat pickpockets who have become a plague in the Catalan capital, the daily La Vanguardia reported on Monday. The pilot program, whose results are awaiting final evaluation, was launched in mid-August. The police have a list of criminals who have committed petty thefts or robberies involving violence.more
The tourism industry in the EU has more than recovered from the pandemic, Eurostat data shows. 2.3 per cent more nights were rented in 2023 than in pre-pandemic 2019. Short-term rental platforms saw the most pronounced increase of almost 30 per cent.more
Former President Donald Trump's visit to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Pennsylvania has been cancelled, an insider to the Republican candidate's plans confirmed yesterday.more
The French daily "Le Monde" assesses that Poland has become "a new key player in Europe", which was helped by the development of its economy and "acceleration of changes in the geopolitical context". The daily emphasizes the unprecedented increase in Poland's defense spending.more
Radio waves from Elon Musk’s growing network of satellites are blocking scientists’ ability to peer into the universe, according to researchers in the Netherlands. The new generation of Starlink satellites, which provide fast internet around the world, are interfering more with radio telescopes than earlier versions, they say.more
The new Dutch coalition government headed by Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom party (PVV) appears to be on a collision course with the EU over immigration after formally asking Brussels for an opt-out on asylum rules.more
A German tourist who lost her leg in a shark attack some 500 km from the Canary Islands died hours later aboard a rescue helicopter, EFE news agency reported on Tuesday.more
Each successive escalation - from HIMARS to ATACMS - brings the world closer to ‘armageddon’ - wrote the son of former president Donald Trump jr. along with Trump supporter Robert F. Kennedy jr. on The Hill website. In doing so, the authors warned the Biden administration against allowing Ukraine to use US missiles to strike deep into Russian territory.more
Europeans will become less and less prosperous if the EU does not change its economic course. The Community must invest more in innovation by companies and people and reduce energy prices. This will require public investment, argued former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi during a debate in the EP in Strasbourg.more
A power bank and an e-cigarette exploded on board an EasyJet flight due to leave Iraklion in Greek Crete for the UK yesterday, Greek TV station SKAI reported. Passengers were evacuated. No one was injured.more
Billionaire Elon Musk's comments, in which he accused US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris of saying no one had ever tried to assassinate them, were condemned by many social media users and the White House as an incitement to violence, the BBC reported yesterday.more
For the third year in a row, Switzerland has taken first place in the US News and World Report's list of the world's best countries. The ranking takes into account dozens of different factors. The Alpine country has overtaken Japan and the United States in the list. Poland has placed 37th.more
Meta, which owns Facebook, announced yesterday that it would block the Kremlin's RT television and other Russian state media from its apps. Meta claims that these media outlets are trying to influence the results of the American election in various ways.more
At least 16 people have died after severe flooding swept across Europe, leading to widespread evacuations and helicopter rescues.
Record rainfall has caused flooding in several central European countries since Thursday, including Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania.more
An explosive device detonated on Monday morning next to a club near the Hohenzollernring in the center of Cologne, in western Germany. According to the daily "Bild," the only person injured in the explosion was a 53-year-old Polish citizen.more
