A group of 25 men, said to include an MEP who injured himself as he attempted to flee through a window, have been arrested by Belgian police for breaching the coronavirus lockdown after being discovered at a sex party above a bar in Brussels. The illegal gathering, staged on Rue des Pierres just a few...
Bodies of man and slave unearthed from ashes at Pompeii
Skeletal remains of what are believed to have been a rich man and his male slave attempting to escape death from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago have been discovered in Pompeii officials at the archaeological park in Italy said Saturday. Parts of the skulls and bones of the two men were found during excavation of the ruins...
Italy and Spain report highest daily Covid deaths of second wave
Italy and Spain have both recorded their highest daily coronavirus death tolls of the second wave, reporting 731 and 435 deaths respectively over the past 24 hours. Italy, the first western country hit by the virus, has logged 46,464 Covid deaths while Spain has logged 41,688. Such high Italian daily death figures have not been seen since...
Coronavirus HORROR: Fire kills 10 people at Romanian hospital treating Covid patients
The blaze broke out in the intensive care unit of the Piatra Neamt county hospital and quickly spread to a nearby room. Officials said it is not yet clear what triggered the fire. They added seven other people have been injured and are in a critical condition, including the doctor on call. Health Minister Nelu...
Bars and borders stay closed as Europe battles second wave of coronavirus
France The country announced a second lockdown from 30 October after daily Covid-related deaths reached their highest levels since April. Due to last at least a month, it is having a limited effect: new infections and hospital admissions dropped sharply at first only to increase sharply at the end of last week. , health ministry...
Russia threat: NATO ‘to confront Moscow’ amid Arctic cable fears in ‘Cold War return’
All land, internal waters, territorial seas and Exclusive Economic Zones in the Arctic are under the jurisdiction of the eight Arctic coastal states of Canada, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Finland and Russia. As climate change melts away more ice, Professor of geopolitics and security at Royal Holloway, Klaus Dodds, has warned the area is becoming of more...
Salud! Barcelona’s tiny local bodegas saved for posterity
Barcelona council has come to the rescue of some of the city’s most emblematic and best-loved bars by adding them to the list of protected sites and buildings. However, thanks to Covid-19 restrictions, you won’t be able to get a drink in any of them for at least the next few weeks. The city has added...
Why Portugal fears a backlash if Trump is re-elected US president
If the diplomatic spat between Portugal and the United States is anything to go by, Lisbon will be a..
Vienna attacker acted alone and had tried to join so-called Islamic State, say authorities
The man who killed four people in a shooting rampage in Vienna on Monday had sought to join the so-c..
Coronavirus: Italy has highest daily death toll in six months, Hungary, Netherlands set new measures
Italy recorded its highest daily COVID-19 death toll in nearly six months on Tuesday as Hungary and ..