In Germany, the airports of Hamburg and Duesseldorf were temporarily blocked on Thursday morning by climate activists from the "Last Generation" group.more
Temperatures above 47 degrees C near the ground have been recorded in recent days in parts of Sicily and Puglia in southern Italy, according to the EU's Copernicus earth observation satellite programme. Severe heat continues in Italy, brought by the African anticyclone, named Cerberus by meteorologists.more
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to further expand his country's nuclear combat potential and intensify testing, North Korean media reported. Kim yesterday oversaw the second test of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of attacking the continental United States.more
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced yesterday the deployment of 45,000 additional police and gendarmes across the country on the evenings of July 13 and 14 to prevent incidents during the National Day holiday, which will be celebrated tomorrow.more
The results of the NATO summit in Vilnius are good, but if Ukraine had been invited to join the Alliance, they would have been ideal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski announced today in Vilnius, during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.more
The restoration of the bust of Nicolaus Copernicus by Ludwika Nitschowa took place on July 3-4, 2023. The sculpture is located just outside the entrance to the Planetarium in Brussels. The project was initiated and carried out by the Polish Institute in Brussels, and the restoration work was financed from the budget of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, IP reported today.more
The 118-page "Domestic Violence Report," presented yesterday by Interior Ministry head Nancy Faeser, Family Minister Lisa Paus and the head of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), yielded "horrifying data and charts on domestic violence in families and relationships" and "gruesome details" - reported the 'Bild' daily.more
Nearly 62,000 Europeans died in 2022 due to hot weather. Scientists estimate that last summer was the hottest in Europe this century, according to a report published by the scientific journal Nature Medicine.more
The French government will pay its citizens small sums from October on the occasion of the repair of clothes and shoes in order to fight the excessive waste of clothes, reports the daily Le Monde. Every year, the French get rid of 70,000 tons of clothing, two-thirds of which end up in landfills.more
One hundred years after the ban was imposed by the Paris authorities, the water in the Seine becomes clean enough for bathing. Currently, when the water level is low, the water quality ranges from "sufficient" to "very good", reported the France24 portal.more
The African anticyclone, dubbed Cerberus, hit Italy with full force, bringing temperatures as high as 40 degrees. On Tuesday, Rome, Rieti, Latina, Frosinone, Florence, Bolzano, Perugia and Turin are on high heat alert.more
The volcano Fagradalsfjall, located on the Reykjanes peninsula in south-west Iceland, has been erupting since yesterday. The activation of this volcano two years ago resulted in the suspension of all arrivals and departures from Keflavik International Airport.more
Moscow city authorities are likely to threaten to withdraw contracts with construction companies if they do not meet the quotas for providing "volunteers" for service in Ukraine, the British Ministry of Defense said today.more
Despite his benign public image, US President Joe Biden is often short-tempered and shouts at subordinates behind the scenes, Axios reports. According to the portal, some of the president's advisers avoid meeting him face to face for this reason.more
A 17-year-old girl from Ostholstein (Schleswig-Holstein) in Germany died most likely as a result of the "Deo-Challenge" challenge popular on the TikTok online platform. The father of the deceased turned to the media because he wants to warn other parents through them.more
Last week was the hottest in the history of measurements in the world, the AFP agency reported, referring to the preliminary calculations of the World Meteorological Organization (WOM).more
Malmoe will host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2024, the organizer, Swedish public broadcaster SVT, announced Friday. Located in southern Sweden, the city beat out larger metropolises Stockholm and Gothenburg.more
Some 1.7 million young people, or nearly a fifth of Italians aged 15 to 29, are not in education, employment or training of any kind. Only Romania is worse off in the EU, Istat, Italy's main statistics office, reported Friday.more
The EU Council today adopted a new regulation that addresses "sustainability for batteries and used batteries." The regulation will cover the entire life cycle of batteries - from production to reuse and recycling.more
After a year in Austria, the willingness of women who left Ukraine because of the Russian invasion to return to their homeland has dropped significantly, according to a survey of about 1,000 people commissioned by the Austrian Integration Fund (OeIF). Only 13 percent of the women now have concrete plans to return to Ukraine, compared to 30 percent a year ago.more
Based on data collected by a smartwatch in just seven days, an artificial intelligence algorithm is able to detect Parkinson's disease several years before symptoms become noticeable. Such are the optimistic conclusions of an experiment conducted by researchers at the UK Dementia Research Institute (UKDRI) and Cardiff University.more
At the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius, Germany will push for a delay in Ukraine's accession, fearing it could lead the Alliance into war with Russia, Britain's Daily Telegraph reported yesterday.more
Members of Portugal's unicameral parliament have approved legislation eliminating so-called golden visas granted to citizens of non-Schengen countries. They were allowed to stay in the territory thanks to their acquired status as permanent residents of Portugal.more
Wenecja poszukuje lekarzy. "Najpiękniejsze miasto świata czeka na was”- to hasło kampanii, w której podkreśla się, że oferowana jest tam medykom jakość życia, która nie ma sobie równej.more
