You have to pay taxes, it is "a civic duty, as is compliance with the just laws of the state," Pope Francis said during today's meeting with the faithful. He prayed that citizens would avoid hypocrisy and be honest.more

The "PA Polish Americans for TRUMP" from Pennsylvania took part in a rally-demonstration to support the re-election of Donald Trump as president of the United States. They came with white and red flags attached to cars and motorbikes.more

Chancellor Angela Merkel called on German citizens to limit contacts and refrain from traveling. She did so in a video speech from the daily "Bild".more

The number of Americans living in poverty has increased by eight million since May. The rise in poverty rates came after Washington's aid to people who lost their jobs or had to close their businesses due to the coronavirus.more

Classic Disney animated movies “Peter Pan,” “The Aristocrats” and “Dumbo” have been given content advisory notices warning viewers that they contain outdated or stereotyped depictions of people of color.more

"This is a terrible crime, barbarism", "We are afraid" - say the students and parents of a secondary school near Paris, where yesterday the killer cut off the history teacher's head. The teacher did not offend Muhammad, say students attending a course on freedom of expression.more

"Deaf dialogue", "Johnson plays who loses, wins" and "Johnson prepares the British for a no deal" are the headlines that appear on French media websites after the British prime minister's speech yesterday on trade talks with the EU.more

As a result of the second wave of the pandemic, food spending could increase for the first time in decades, Deloitte believes. Supply chains are long and complex; approx. 30 percent food products are wasted before reaching the consumer - he adds.more

At the summit in Brussels concluded yesterday in Brussels, the leaders of the European Union obliged the chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, to continue talks with the British.more

A teacher has been beheaded in a north-western suburb of Paris, with the attacker shot dead by police. The victim is said to have shown controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad to his students. The attack occurred at about 17:00 local time (15:00 GMT) near a school. Anti-terror prosecutors are investigating.more

The former king of Spain, Juan Carlos was planning to divorce Queen Sophia. To this end, he even prepared a document in which he described the way in which the former royal couple was about to part, informed the Madrid daily "El Mundo".more

In a study it described as both conclusive and disappointing, the World Health Organization said the antiviral drug remdesivir has "little or no effect on mortality" for patients hospitalized with coronavirus and it doesn't seem to help patients recover any faster, either.more

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the prime ministers of the federal states have agreed on uniform rules for cities and regions with a high number of coronavirus infections. Tightening up measures to combat the pandemic is necessary in view of the growing number of infections.more

Yesterday, sanctions against six people and one entity from Russia entered into force in the EU for involvement in the attempt to poison the leader of the local opposition, Alexei Navalny. They were covered by, among others director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and deputy defense ministers of Russia.more

The state of epidemic threat will be introduced in France at midnight from Friday to Saturday, said Prime Minister Jean Castex, presenting details of the new restrictions related to this.more

Half the corals on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have died over the past 25 years, scientists said Wednesday, warning that climate change is irreversibly destroying the World Heritage-listed underwater ecosystem.more

It is estimated that up to a third of the population will not develop Covid-19 - Polish geneticist and biologist prof. Marek Sanak saidmore

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, Hans Kluge, said today that the time has come to tighten measures to combat the pandemic. However, he called for the restrictions to be proportionate and for the closure of schools to be the last resort.more

Ryanair has announced big cuts to its winter flight schedule, saying it will operate at only 40% of last year's capacity.more

Facebook will ban ads that discourage people from getting vaccinated, the social media company announced on Tuesday, as it launches a new public health campaign aimed at spreading flu vaccine information.more

During the Covid-19 epidemic in the Iberian Peninsula, there are more and more initiatives in the province that has been deserted so far: here and there are opening schools and cultural centers closed years ago, and the number of people willing to live in the interior is growing.more

Company is unclear about whether patient was receiving vaccine or placebo in 60,000-patient study.more

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa declared Wednesday a "state of calamity" in his country due to the "serious evolution" of the COVID-19 pandemic.more

A court in Asti in the north of Italy sentenced a woman in northern Italy to four years in prison. She had been using sedatives and sleeping pills in a cappuccino for a colleague from work for almost a year. She was doing it because she wanted her to be fired as part of a cutoff in their company.more

Facebook has explicitly banned Holocaust denial for the first time. The social network said its new policy prohibits "any content that denies or distorts the Holocaust".more