Pickpockets are flooding Dutch streets - alarms the daily "De Telegraaf". The number of pickpockets in the Netherlands increased by almost 40 percent in the first half of the year. "Dozens of gangs operate in the Netherlands, mainly from South American and North African countries," said Rene Middag of the police headquarters.more

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brandenburg, Michael Stuebgen, renewed his call for the introduction of permanent controls at the border with Poland in connection with the growing number of migrants who cross it illegally, the portal of the daily "Sueddeutsche Zeitung" informs today.more

Saturday will be the worst day of the summer on French roads as millions of July vacationers head back to the cities, passing millions of August vacationers headed for the beaches, warns government road service Bison Fute.more

Half of the global population will develop a mental health disorder by the age of 75, according to a study.more

For two decades, crime among children and adolescents has been on a downward trend. However, in 2022, police crime statistics for suspects under the age of 18 show a significant increase. The new data show that violence is again more acceptable among young people, reports the ZDF station's website.more

Catalonia's regional government has declared a state of emergency in 24 municipalities of Girona and Tarragona, in northeastern Spain, due to a 30-month drought and unprecedented water shortage, the Catalan water management company (ACA) said.more

The local government of Catalonia (Generalitat) recalled that the current Equal Treatment and Non-Discrimination Law does not allow access to public pools to be restricted to topless women or those wearing full-body covering burkinis.more

Four Nigerians attempted to reach Europe as stowaways - instead, to their surprise, they made it to Brazil, the BBC news portal reported on Wednesday. They traveled at the helm of a merchant ship and in a cramped space above it.more

Austria refuses to take a tougher stance toward the Kremlin, citing its neutrality. Today, almost as much Russian natural gas enters Austria as before the war. Since the invasion began, €7 billion has flowed from Austria to Moscow for gas alone. And Raiffeisen Bank already handles nearly half of international payment transactions from Russia, the German portal RND reveals.more

The Russian Navy began exercises in the Baltic Sea yesterday with the participation of, among others, 30 ships and 30 aircraft, Reuters reported after the Russian Defense Ministry. Some 6,000 troops are taking part in the maneuvers.more

11 female residents of India, employed to collect garbage and earning the equivalent of $3 a day, smashed a lottery jackpot reaching $1.2 million, the BBC news website reported.more

The Greek government, in cooperation with local authorities, will offer a week's free stay in Rhodes next spring or fall for tourists who had to flee the island in July because of the fires, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Micotakis said in a statement to British ITV.more

Meta will launch a group of chatbots, powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and possessing different "personalities" with which the company's 4 billion platform users will be able to have conversations. For example, the company is considering creating a chatbot that will mimic President Abraham Lincoln, the "Financial Times" reported.more

A grand jury in Washington yesterday filed four charges against former President Donald Trump, accusing him of illegally acting to reverse the outcome of his election loss.more

A couple from West Bengal, one of India's poorest regions, dreamed of buying an iPhone to post on Instagram. However, Jaydev and Sathi did not have the money for this gadget, so they decided on a shocking move - they sold their eight-month-old son. When the case came to light, the police arrested the child's parents and the woman who bought their baby.more

The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Keith Rowley has asked Europe to pay compensation for the exploitation of slave labor to which the indigenous people of the Caribbean were forced.more

The American space agency NASA has announced which companies it will cooperate with in the development of technologies needed for long-term exploration of the moon and space.more

11.4 percent of Germans could only afford a meal with meat, poultry, fish or a vegetarian equivalent every other day, the RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND) website reported yesterday, based on Eurostat data for 2022 that the Left Party parliamentary group obtained from the Federal Statistical Office.more

The same number of American voters say they want to vote in next year's election for president Joe Biden, as for his likely rival Donald Trump, according to a New York Times and Siena College poll published yesterday. As the daily adds, although Biden's ratings are better than a year ago, the poll draw with Trump is a warning signal for him.more

A stir in Italy was caused by the information that UNESCO recommends inscribing Venice on the list of endangered heritage. The whole world should invest in this city, declared the head of the regional government Luca Zaia.more

Due to the increasing number of fires caused by batteries in laptops and e-bikes, the Dutch fire brigade is urging you to only charge your devices when you are near them.more

"Swimsuits, shorts and sandals can return to the wardrobe. Instead, a jacket, sweater and wellies should be taken out", reports the portal of the "Bild" daily. "We're expecting really terrible weather," warned meteorologist Dominik Jung of wetter.net. August "may become a complete failure" from the point of view of summer weather.more

In Brussels, drug-related violence has reached its peak in recent weeks, alerts "Le Soir". The journal lists cases of finger-cutting, kidnapping or bodies riddled with bullets.more

Danish Defense Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen returned to work on Tuesday after six months of sick leave due to overwork.more

Every cigarette sold in Canada will carry a warning about the dangers of smoking. Canada is the first country in the world to adopt such a solution. From now on, the new rules will gradually enter into force.more