Taiwan and Europe must work together to defend against authoritarianism and disinformation, President Tsai Ing-wen told visiting lawmakers from the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on Monday. Lithuania…
Louis Vuitton Star Designer Virgil Abloh Dies After Battle With Cancer
Virgil Abloh, fashion’s highest profile Black designer and the creative mind behind Louis Vuitton’s menswear collections, died on Sunday of cancer, Vuitton’s owner LVMH said. The French luxury goods giant…
Katrin Jakobsdottir, Iceland’s Staunch Feminist PM, Begins Second Term
Katrin Jakobsdottir, a popular and fervent feminist who has become a unifying force after years of political upheaval, on Sunday kicked off her second term as prime minister of Iceland….
Німеччина просить США не запроваджувати санкції проти «Північного потоку-2» – публікація Axios
Німецький уряд не підтвердив і не спростував справжність документа …
Swiss Vote to Approve COVID Restrictions as Infections Rise
Swiss voters on Sunday gave clear backing to legislation that introduced a system with special COVID-19 certificates under which only people who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested negative can…
Britain Snubbed as France Hosts Channel Migration Talks
France hosts a meeting of European ministers on Sunday to discuss ways to stop migrants crossing the Channel in dinghies, but without Britain, which has been excluded following a row…
As Europe’s Teleworking Laws Evolve, Portugal’s Meets Skepticism
Portugal’s new law on working from home makes the European Union country sound like a workers’ paradise. Companies can’t attempt to contact their staff outside working hours. They must help…
Smugglers Net Millions per Kilometer from Migrants Crossing Channel
The price to cross the English Channel varies according to the network of smugglers, between 3,000 and 7,000 euros ($3,380 and $8,000) though there are rumors of discounts. Often, the…
Anti-Government Protesters Block Bridges, Roads in Serbia
Skirmishes on Saturday erupted in Serbia between police and anti-government demonstrators who blocked roads and bridges in the Balkan country in protest over new laws they say favor interests of…
French Convoy Faces New Protests Crossing Into Niger From Burkina Faso
Protesters in Niger blocked a French military convoy Saturday shortly after it crossed the border from Burkina Faso, where it had been stuck for a week due to demonstrations against…
Britain Detects Two Cases of Omicron Coronavirus Variant
Two linked cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in Britain connected to travel to southern Africa, health minister Sajid Javid said Saturday. Omicron, dubbed a “variant…
France Says it is Willing to Discuss Autonomy for Guadeloupe
France is willing to discuss autonomy for the French Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe if it is in the interests of the people who live there, government minister Sebastien Lecornu said….
Czech Republic Reports 20,315 Daily Coronavirus Cases
The Czech Republic reported 20,315 new coronavirus cases for Friday, the first week-on-week drop in the daily tally in two months, although its hospitals were still filling and the government…
Iraqi Kurds Cite Work, Graft as Reasons that Belarus Beckons
The smuggler had said the car would come in 10 minutes, but Zaid Ramadan had been waiting in the dense forest straddling the Poland-Belarus border for three hours, desperate for…
51 Presumed Dead in Russia Coal Mine Accident; ‘Miracle’ Survivor Found
Russian authorities on Friday released the names of 51 people presumed dead after a devastating methane explosion in a coal mine in Siberia, believed to be the deadliest since 2010….
EU to Suspend Travel From Southern Africa Over New COVID Variant
European Union states have agreed to suspend travel from southern Africa after the detection of a new COVID-19 variant, the presidency of the EU said Friday. A committee of health…
Ціна нафти обвалилася до мінімуму за девʼять тижнів на тлі поширення нового штаму COVID-19
Заборону на вʼїзд із Південної Африки вже запровадили щонайменше 10 країн …
WHO Designates COVID Variant Found in South Africa as ‘of Concern’
The World Health Organization (WHO) Friday designated a new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa with a large number of mutations as being “of concern,” the fifth variant to be…
Global Stocks Tumble, FTSE 100 Suffers Year’s Worst Session on Virus Scare
Britain’s blue-chip share index slumped Friday, suffering its biggest drop in more than a year as fears over a newly detected and possibly vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant gripped stock markets around…
Survivor Found in Coal Mine Accident in Russia’s Siberia
Rescuers have found a survivor in a Siberian coal mine where dozens of miners are presumed dead after a devastating methane explosion, a top local official announced Friday. Sergei Tsivilyov,…
Furious France Scraps UK Migrants Meeting After Johnson Letter
France on Friday scrapped planned talks with the UK about migrant crossings in anger at a letter by Britain’s prime minister over the crisis, pushing relations to new lows following…
Russian Brinkmanship Poses Early Test for Germany’s New Leader
Germany will have a new government next month after three parties agreed this week to form a coalition, ousting the ruling Christian Democrats, the party of outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel….
Russian Brinkmanship Poses Early Test for Germany’s New Leader
Germany will have a new government next month after three parties agreed to form a coalition, ousting the ruling Christian Democrats of outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel. The new government under…
Defenders Urge Russian Court Not to Shutter Rights Group
Defenders of Memorial, Russia’s most prominent rights group, urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to dismiss a case to shut it down, saying the move would mark a dark day for…
Czech President Returns to Hospital
Czech President Milos Zeman was readmitted to a hospital late Thursday after he tested positive for COVID-19. He’d left the Prague military hospital only hours before, following more than a…
Pope Promises to Help Moribund Lebanon Rise Again
Pope Francis, meeting the prime minister of Lebanon Thursday, compared the country to a dying person and promised to do everything in his power to help it “rise again.” …
Долар закріпився вище за 27 гривень – курс НБУ
Торги на міжбанку завершуються на рівні 27 гривень 5–7 копійок за долар …
Italy Takes in National Geographic’s Green-Eyed ‘Afghan Girl’
Italy has given safe haven to Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed “Afghan Girl” whose 1985 photo in National Geographic became a symbol of her country’s wars, Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s office…
At Least 11 Dead, Dozens Trapped in Russian Mining Accident
At least 11 miners died in an accident Thursday at a coal mine in Russia’s Siberia, and an operation to rescue dozens more people underground was suspended due to the risk of an explosion, local authorities…
Зеленський заявив про створення національного авіаперевізника
Національний авіаперевізник має кілька робочих назв, одна з яких Ukrainian National Airlines …
