Minister expected to declare his innocence and is not planning on stepping down. Follow latest updates• Full report: cabinet minister to make statement addressing historical rape allegation against him• Australia’s Covid vaccine tracker: when w… - 9 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:38am -
Hanson-Young says federal court decision sends ‘a timely and critical message that women deserve to be safe and respected’Former senator David Leyonhjelm’s bid to overturn a $120,000 defamation bill owed to Sarah Hanson-Young has been dismissed… - 14 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:33am -
General Angus Campbell’s comments to first-year trainees on how to keep themselves safe are being labelled as ‘clumsy’Australia’s defence force chief, General Angus Campbell, has told first-year cadets they should avoid alcohol and going out… - 15 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:32am -
One in seven children – 214m – have missed more than three-quarters of in-person learning; Brazil suffers national single-day record of 1,641 Covid deaths Austria and Denmark to work with Israel on future Covid jabsGermany and France under pressu… - 18 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:29am -
Country music legend Dolly Parton has been inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine that she helped to fund. Parton broke into song while getting the Moderna jab, adapting one of her best-known songs. To the tune of Jolene, she sang: ‘Vaccine, vaccine,… - 40 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:07am -
Victoria police arrested two men and charged one, Thomas Sewell, 27, over alleged assault which was filmed and posted online Counter-terrorism police in Victoria have charged one of the leaders of an Australian neo-Nazi group with assault after an al… - 47 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:00am -
Obituary: the polarising but passionate co-founder of Mushroom Records championed the careers of Kylie Minogue, Jimmy Barnes, Archie Roach and Paul Kelly, and put Australian music on the world stage• Michael Gudinski dies aged 68For more than 45 ye… - 57 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 12:50am -
Movie theatres have always been my happy place. But when they reopened I was apprehensiveIf nothing else, the past 12 Covid-filled months have been full of opportunities for learning. Learning about ourselves, about each other, about our country and… - 1 hour ago 3 Mar 21, 12:38am -
Iconic country music star sings a vaccine version of Jolene while getting inoculated in NashvilleCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDolly Parton has been inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine that she helped to fund.The coun… - 1 hour ago 3 Mar 21, 12:18am -
Greg Abbott: businesses can open at capacity from next weekDemocrats condemn ‘crazy’ decision amid Covid surge warningWith less than 7% of Texans fully vaccinated and another Covid-19 surge potentially imminent, Texas is flinging open businesses… - 2 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 11:40pm -
Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Phoenix’s Devin Booker have been 3-point champions at All-Star weekend before, and they’ll try to win that trophy again Sunday. The NBA revealed the 15 players Tuesday who will be taking part in the other on-cou… - 1 min ago 3 Mar 21, 1:47am -
Geoffrey Scott, a soap opera star popular for roles in TV juggernauts like "Dynasty" and "Dark Shadows," has died. He was 79. - 32 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:15am -
Tom Thibodeau was asked who he would start when point guard Elfrid Payton (hamstring) returns from his hamstring injury. That’s now the least of his problems. After his media availability before Tuesday’s game in San Antonio, the Knicks announced… - 36 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:11am -
When the Nets close out the first half of their season against the Rockets on Wednesday, the sports world will be watching James Harden’s return to Houston. Harden said he’s excited about his first visit back to a place he still calls home. How e… - 36 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:11am -
Police have arrested the mother of a young girl who was found alone on a street corner in the Bronx over the weekend, The Post has learned. Sadeekah Abdul Salaam, 32, has been charged with reckless endangerment, endangering the welfare of a child, an… - 39 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:08am -
A live homemade bomb was dropped off in front of an elementary school in California on Tuesday morning, authorities said. Officials responded to Ethel I. Baker Elementary School in Sacramento around 8 a.m. after an employee found a suspicious device… - 58 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 12:49am -
The exit door at Goldman Sachs is getting quite a workout. The megabank’s head lawyer, Karen Seymour, is reportedly on her way out — marking the third high-profile departure this week. The reason for her departure is unknown, but it might complic… - 60 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 12:48am -
Items on the block this time around include Collins' "Testify" Award, his 1989 international rock award and designer purses, jewelry, and shoes. - 60 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 12:48am -
Joe Biden’s aides were furious that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a self-serving video for the 2020 Democratic National Convention and asked his camp to redo it — but they refused, a new book says. “Every four years, Democrats asked themselve… - 1 hour ago 3 Mar 21, 12:43am -
Observations from the Mets’ spring training game Tuesday afternoon: Fifty-fifty ball James McCann was 1 of 2 throwing out runners attempting to steal against him and Jordan Yamamoto. The Mets catcher threw out the Astros’ Freudis Nova attempting… - 1 hour ago 3 Mar 21, 12:40am -
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Rather than allow her creative muse to ebb away during lockdown, Charlotte Tilbury is currently running her empire from Lamu Island, off the coast of Kenya. - 8 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:40am -
Graphic footage, posted on Danny Duffy's Youtube channel, shows the self-titled 'urban explorer' stumbling across the remains in a wooded area near Bolton, Greater Manchester. - 17 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:31am -
Colin Blanchard, 51, from Rochdale, has been referred to the Parole Board to be considered for release with a hearing taking place as soon as May. - 27 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:21am -
Rishi Sunak said the support was in recognition of the fact that the arts are a 'significant driver of economic activity', employing more than 700,000 people across the UK. - 29 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:19am -
Tonic Housing said it would purchase 19 already built flats at the Bankhouse development in Vauxhall in order to open the UK's first retirement community for elderly LGBT+ people later this year. - 35 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:13am -
ROSS CLARK: How ironic that the word 'hybrid' is derived from the Latin for the offspring of a wild boar and a tame sow. - 42 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:06am -
Taking to Instagram after the news broke, Alice, 49, shared a screenshot of the reports as she cryptically penned: 'Oh. Ok. Thanks for letting me know. I guess?' followed by a teary-eyed emoji. - 47 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:01am -
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey said the £125million fund would 'provide certainty' for leaseholders and spare them the cost of making buildings safe. - 48 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:00am -
The Scottish Government's probe of sexual harassment claims was 'unlawful' because of prior contact between the investigating officer and two complainants. - 1 hour ago 3 Mar 21, 12:45am -
Experts said 'Doctor Google' and social media were fuelling an increase in parents who fabricate illnesses in their children. Some have kept their children off school or even shaved their child's head. - 1 hour ago 3 Mar 21, 12:39am -
The U.S. said it is publicly assessing "with high confidence" that FSB officers poisoned Navalny using the Soviet-designed nerve agent Novichok. - 12 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 2:12pm -
“They had to use methods that are a far cry from environmental protection to warm the windmills up,” the longtime green energy critic said. - 12 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 1:20pm -
Russia has won plaudits for its macroeconomic handling of the coronavirus. Can other countries learn from its success? - 13 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 12:39pm -
Armenia has faced days of political crisis after its prime minister made controversial remarks on a Russian missile system. - 13 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 12:35pm -
An unnamed official said Yerevan launched a Russian Iskander missile “directly into the capital” of Azerbaijan days before its ceasefire with Baku. - 19 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 7:13am -
Shipment arrived Monday afternoon and the country's prime minister said he would sidestep EU approval rules to start using the vaccines. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 5:49pm -
Russia recently signed a 25-year agreement to build a naval base in Port Sudan, part of Moscow's latest geopolitical push into Africa. - 2 days ago 1 Mar 21, 12:02pm -
A World Health Organization (WHO) mission investigating the origins of Covid-19 has all but dismissed a theory that it came from a lab in China. - 2 days ago 1 Mar 21, 9:01am -
In conversations with The Moscow Times, former inmates of the jail spoke of psychological isolation and harsh conditions. - 2 days ago 28 Feb 21, 4:43pm -
President Milos Zeman said he personally requested a batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccines in a letter to Vladimir Putin. - 3 days ago 28 Feb 21, 1:16pm -
Boris Nemtsov was one of President Vladimir Putin's loudest critics until he was shot and killed on a Moscow bridge near the Kremlin. - 3 days ago 27 Feb 21, 1:58pm -
Sergei Sobyanin said the statue election was "increasingly turning into a confrontation between people holding different views." - 4 days ago 26 Feb 21, 7:14pm -
Russian researchers say they are seeing fewer malnourished polar bears despite shrinking Arctic ice pushing the animals further south. - 4 days ago 26 Feb 21, 2:15pm -
Following the discovery of the first case of H5N8 bird flu in humans, virologists fear farms will become virus “petri dishes.” - 4 days ago 26 Feb 21, 1:55pm -
The results come months after Russians voted in favor of controversial constitutional reforms that allow Putin to run for two more terms. - 5 days ago 26 Feb 21, 12:44pm -
Police ignored repeated calls from neighbors as 23-year-old student Vera Pekhteleva’s ex-boyfriend beat her for 3.5 hours until she died. - 5 days ago 26 Feb 21, 8:46am -
The diplomats and their families were forced to push the trolley for over a kilometer due to North Korea's coronavirus border closures. - 5 days ago 26 Feb 21, 7:01am -
Alexander Gabyshev, who announced plans to restart his crusade to “exorcise” Putin this spring, is accused of violently resisting detention. - 6 days ago 25 Feb 21, 11:42am -
A German man is facing espionage charges for passing PDF files with the floor plans of parliamentary properties to Russian secret services. - 6 days ago 25 Feb 21, 10:17am -
Three decades after anti-communist protesters toppled the monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky outside the KGB’s headquarters, it could be set to return. - 6 days ago 25 Feb 21, 8:26am -
Activists blamed Losiny Ostrov (Elk Island)'s new administration for making cuts to its ranger service, leaving the animals vulnerable. - 6 days ago 25 Feb 21, 7:04am -
Putin called on the FSB to make the Western threat a priority in its work this year along with its primary task of countering terrorism. - 6 days ago 24 Feb 21, 2:51pm -
Valentina Baranovskaya, 69, has been sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of participation in a banned organization. - 6 days ago 24 Feb 21, 2:38pm -
Lavrov accused Western countries of having a "desire to take advantage of the pandemic to punish 'undesirable' governments." - 7 days ago 24 Feb 21, 12:27pm -
The Iowa State Cyclones face Texas in the last home game of the season, on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Hilton Coliseum in Ames. - 32 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:16am -
The location was evacuated. No suspects have been identified. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact Ankeny police. - 33 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:15am -
The Iowa Senate approved the voucher measure weeks ago. The Iowa House, also Republican-controlled, had delayed action, is considering separate bills. - 2 hours ago 3 Mar 21, 12:00am -
Ames athletic director Judge Johnston said the decision to propose leaving the CIML to the Ames Community School District board all boils down to numbers. - 5 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 9:15pm -
Nicole Foelske used card meant to purchase essentials for needy youths to buy gift cards she then put in her personal PayPal account, audit find. - 6 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 7:29pm -
In the ranking, Greenpeace criticized Hy-Vee for its efforts to reduce single-use plastics, including not "sharing its overall plastic footprint." - 14 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 12:00pm -
The Senate has voted overwhelmingly to confirm Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to serve as President Joe Biden’s commerce secretary and help guide the economy’s recovery during and after the coronavirus pandemic. - 12 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:36am -
Chinese health experts say China is lagging in its coronavirus vaccination rollout because it has the disease largely under control, but plans to inoculate 40% of its population by June. - 20 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:28am -
An upbeat Mayor London Breed says San Francisco will reopen indoor dining, movie theaters and gyms with reduced capacity starting Wednesday as more counties in California open up for business. - 24 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:24am -
President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, has withdrawn her nomination after she faced opposition from key Democratic and Republican senators for her controversial tweets. - 26 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:22am -
President Joe Biden’s Cabinet is taking shape at the slowest pace of any in modern history, with fewer than a dozen nominees for top posts confirmed more than a month into his tenure. - 29 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:19am -
Authorities say 13 people were killed when an SUV carrying 25 people and a big rig collided on a Southern California highway near the U.S.-Mexico border. - 34 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:14am -
The Biden administration has sanctioned seven mid-level and senior Russian officials over a nearly fatal nerve-agent attack on opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his subsequent jailing. - 34 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:14am -
President Joe Biden says the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccine for all adults by the end of May — two months earlier than anticipated. - 37 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:11am -
An SUV packed with people crashed into a semitruck in Imperial County, California, on Tuesday morning, leaving 15 dead and others hospitalized, hospital officials said. - 11 mins ago 3 Mar 21, 1:37am -
The White House is pulling the nomination of Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Budget, according to an administration official. - 1 hour ago 3 Mar 21, 12:32am -
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday he's lifting the mask mandate in Texas, even as health officials warn not to ease safety restrictions. - 2 hours ago 3 Mar 21, 12:07am -
Square, the financial payments firm run by Jack Dorsey, launched an in-house bank that it says will allow it to "operate more nimbly" in an increasingly crowded fintech market. - 3 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 10:49pm -
President Joe Biden, announcing that drugmaker Merck will help manufacture a vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, said the United States would have enough doses for every adult American by the end of May. That does not mean they would all be admin… - 3 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 10:46pm -
The Biden administration has slapped sanctions on seven Russian officials in response to the poisoning and imprisonment of opposition leader Alexey Navalny. - 3 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 10:28pm -
Jahmil French, an actor known for his role as Dave Turner on the Canadian series "Degrassi: The Next Generation," has died, according to his manager, Gabrielle Kachman. He was 29. - 4 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 10:08pm -
Nearly two months after the riot at the U.S. Capitol and the death of police Officer Brian Sicknick, information remains scarce about how he died. - 1 hour ago 3 Mar 21, 12:42am -
2 pharmaceutical giants formed a historical collaboration to roll out more vaccine. Some church officials have sharp words for J&J. COVID-19 news. - 1 hour ago 3 Mar 21, 12:35am -
With the right support, students are remarkably resilient. They have risen to the COVID challenge in ways that inspire me as an educator and a father. - 1 hour ago 3 Mar 21, 12:31am -
At least 13 people died after an SUV with 25 passengers collided with a semitruck full of gravel near the U.S.-Mexican border in California on Tuesday. - 1 hour ago 3 Mar 21, 12:25am -
Jahmil French, an actor who played Dave Turner in "Degrassi: The Next Generation" from 2009 to 2013, has died. He was 29. - 1 hour ago 3 Mar 21, 12:20am -
For the first time, scientists have spotted what they're calling a "space hurricane" spinning above the North Pole, according to a new study. - 2 hours ago 3 Mar 21, 12:05am -
As OMB director, Neera Tanden would have become the first woman of color and first South Asian person to lead the powerful executive office. - 2 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 11:54pm -
Broadcaster Dan Dakich went after two college professors who had engaged him on Twitter, prompting ESPN to say it "taking this matter very seriously." - 4 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 9:52pm -
Family of former Cardinals star Marshall Goldberg gave J.J. Watt its blessing to wear No. 99, one of five numbers that had been retired by the team. - 4 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 9:52pm -
Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to relax contact restrictions slightly from next week in Germany - but extend much of the shutdown, a draft paper shows. - 9 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 4:50pm -
German-Spanish actor Daniel Brühl called on some of his more "humiliating" Hollywood experiences for the black comedy "Next Door", his directorial debut premiering in competition at this week's Berlinale filmfestival. - 9 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 4:50pm -
With the vaccination campaign going slowly, Germany is looking to mass rapid testing to help relax Covid-19 measures. - 12 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 2:12pm -
German unemployment was stable in February with a small increase, official data showed Tuesday, amid the pain of prolonged shutdowns to slow the spread of Covid-19. - 15 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 11:17am -
While coronavirus restrictions remain strict in Germany, the online events scene is booming. Here's a selection of things to see in March. - 15 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 10:53am -
Two German states want to see an overhaul of the country's vaccine campaign, with a focus on making sure people are inoculated in hotspots near the Czech Republic border. - 16 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 10:05am -
Hans-Joachim Berthold had a spring in his step as he set off down the street on Monday morning after getting his hair cut for the first time in two and a half months. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 4:58pm -
Several of Sweden's regions have introduced stricter coronavirus recommendations in response to local outbreaks and the spread of more infectious variants of Covid-19. Here are the things you need to do to protect the people around you. - 29 days ago 1 Apr 21, 9:04am -
Sweden's Public Health Agency on Tuesday announced changes to its workplace contact tracing guidelines, meaning that more close contacts of infected staff members will be tested. - 10 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 3:34pm -
Sweden's coronavirus cases are rapidly increasing, and there is a risk of a third wave that could be more serious than the second wave, despite the ongoing vaccinations. - 10 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 3:29pm -
Sweden has pledged to offer a 'digital vaccine pass' in time for summer, showing that the holder has been vaccinated against Covid-19. - 11 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 2:53pm -
Follow the latest news about how the coronavirus outbreak is developing in Sweden with The Local's paywall-free blog. - 13 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 1:12pm -
The Local asked Sweden's 21 regions whether the Covid-19 vaccine will be free for foreigners without a personnummer, and how people in this group should make sure they are offered the vaccine. - 15 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 10:58am -
As of Monday, a total of 240 people were receiving intensive care treatment for Covid-19 across Sweden, up from 197 just ten days previously. - 18 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 7:29am -
When moving to Sweden, a lot of the paperwork is mercifully simpler than in many places – at least once you arrive. But one crucial insurance can be easily missed, and can end up costing a lot if you fail to apply. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 7:14pm -
Europeans may be allowed to travel more freely this summer with a new digital vaccination passport in a plan set to be laid out by the European Commission. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 3:28pm -
A senior official from the Norwegian Directorate of Public Health (NIPH) has expressed optimism over the return of travel before the end of the spring. - 10 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 3:49pm -
Norway’s government is to follow advice issued by the country’s health authority by switching to a regional prioritisation for distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. - 11 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 2:32pm -
More than 300 people have been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel Institute announced Monday, with climate activist Greta Thunberg and ex-US president Donald Trump among them. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 4:22pm -
Europeans may be allowed to travel more freely this summer with a new digital vaccination passport in a plan set to be laid out by the European Commission. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 3:39pm -
Municipalities near Oslo said on Monday have said they will follow the capital in introducing tighter Covid-19 restrictions. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 3:18pm -
Norway's capital Oslo announced tighter coronavirus restrictions on Sunday evening, including mass testing of high school pupils and the closure of shops, cafes and restaurants. - 2 days ago 28 Feb 21, 7:48pm -
Day commuters from Sweden and Finland will be able to travel to work in Norway again from Monday 1st March, as long as they take a Covid-19 test every seven days.. - 4 days ago 27 Feb 21, 12:39pm -
551 new cases of Covid-19 were registered in Norway on Friday, the highest total since January 13th. Of those, 231 were detected in capital city Oslo. - 4 days ago 26 Feb 21, 2:00pm -
Low cost airline Norwegian has registered a loss of 14.9 billion Norwegian kroner for 2020, a year in which the company saw a drastic reduction in passenger numbers and was on the brink of bankruptcy. - 5 days ago 26 Feb 21, 12:16pm -
Andalusia's health department has stated that foreigners in the southern Spanish region who aren’t registered with the public health system should get the Covid-19 vaccine in their own home countries. - 5 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 8:34pm -
The number of people in Spain registered as unemployed surpassed four million for the first time in five years in February, government figures showed Tuesday, as pandemic restrictions hit the country's tourism-dependent economy. - 9 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 4:54pm -
Spain is open to setting up bilateral agreements and safe corridors with non-EU “third countries”, including the UK, if no deal is reached regarding travel requirements across the European Union, the country’s Secretary of State for Tourism has… - 16 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 9:24am -
Spain suffered its second-worst month for coronavirus deaths in February with 10,528 fatalities, the worst figure since April last year, government figures showed on Monday. - 18 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 7:54am -
Holy Week in Spain starts at the end of March, but will people living in the country actually be able to travel to another region for an Easter holiday? Here's what we know so far. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 4:27pm -
Europeans may be allowed to travel more freely this summer with a new digital vaccination passport in a plan set to be laid out by the European Commission. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 3:28pm -
March 2021 will bring with it updated travel bans, changes to daily regional restrictions and the start of the Easter holidays. Here's what you need to know about the month ahead. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 2:03pm -
Police raided the offices of FC Barcelona on Monday, carrying out several arrests just six days ahead of the club's presidential elections, a Catalan regional police spokesman told AFP. - 2 days ago 1 Mar 21, 12:06pm -
Spain's herd immunity to the coronavirus has reached almost 20 percent of the population, according to a study by a prominent Spanish epidemiological institute. - 2 days ago 1 Mar 21, 10:26am -
Spain has extended its restrictions on non-essential journeys from countries outside the EU and Schengen Area to March 31st. - 2 days ago 1 Mar 21, 9:01am -
France's vaccine rollout has been the subject of widespread criticism for its sluggish pace, but ministers claim that the decision to prioritise the most vulnerable has been vindicated in reduced death rates in certain groups. These are the latest st… - 10 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 3:54pm -
The Paris house where iconic French singer Serge Gainsbourg spent a large part of his life is to open as a museum in the autumn, his daughter has announced. - 10 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 3:33pm -
The French medical regulator the Haute Autorité de Santé on Tuesday recommended that France's Covid-19 vaccination programme be extended to pharmacies, and agreed that pharmacists and midwives could give the injection, in addition to doctors and nu… - 13 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 12:25pm -
As France opens up its Covid-19 vaccination programme to extra groups, here is how to go about registering for the injection if you are eligible. - 15 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 10:46am -
France is to open up its AstraZeneca vaccine programme for people aged 65-74, after previously only licensing it for use on under 65s due to concerns about a lack of data on its effectiveness in older people. - 15 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 10:28am -
While French may be regarded around the world as one of the most beautiful and romantic languages, you’ll quickly notice profanities are very much part of everyday speech. But as a foreigner it's not always easy to judge exactly how offensive certa… - 16 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 9:55am -
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Monday she opposed the government's proposal to impose a weekend lockdown in the French capital and its surrounding suburbs. Instead she demanded more vaccines to slow the rising Covid-19 numbers. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 5:23pm -
Already facing a daunting Covid vaccination challenge, French and German authorities are fighting to convince more people that a jab from the pharma giant AstraZeneca is just as effective as others. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 4:11pm -
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will appeal his conviction for corruption and influence peddling, which saw him handed a three-year prison sentence on Monday, his lawyer said. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 3:48pm -
Europeans may be allowed to travel more freely this summer with a new digital vaccination passport in a plan set to be laid out by the European Commission. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 3:39pm -
Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi on Tuesday evening signed off on a revised coronavirus emergency decree which includes measures closing schools in areas with a high contagion rate. - 8 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 6:08pm -
From updated Covid-19 restrictions to new energy efficiency stickers, here are the changes in Italy you should look out for in March. - 14 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 11:26am -
Italy has been criticised over the speed of its vaccine rollout so far, but is that about to change under ambitious acceleration plans laid out by the new government? - 18 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 7:29am -
Europeans may be allowed to travel more freely this summer with a new digital vaccination passport in a plan set to be laid out by the European Commission. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 3:28pm -
The pandemic has triggered a shift in how businesses operate, priming the culture for a freelance boom and with it, creating new living and working opportunities. Is now the time to set up as a freelancer in Italy? - 2 days ago 1 Mar 21, 1:11pm -
As the Italian government has declared its first coronavirus 'white' zone from Monday, here's a look at what that means. - 2 days ago 1 Mar 21, 8:13am -
Italy's government has tightened restrictions, with three more Italian regions becoming higher-risk 'orange' zones and two regions declared red zones from Monday. - 2 days ago 1 Mar 21, 8:03am -
An ornate Roman chariot has been discovered "almost intact" near Italy's buried city of Pompeii, the archaeological park announced on Saturday, calling it a discovery with "no parallel" in the country. - 3 days ago 28 Feb 21, 11:41am -
Italy has introduced a new card for British residents that shows they have the right to remain even after Brexit. But there's still some confusion over what exactly it is, and how to get it. - 3 days ago 28 Feb 21, 11:01am -
Support is growing in Europe for the introduction of an Israel-style immunity card, which would allow holders to go to bars, visit the gym, attend events and travel. Do you support this idea - and would you get one? - 10 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 3:29pm -
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has criticised the European Union's vaccine approval process, saying it is "too slow". - 13 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 1:16pm -
Austria is set to loosen some lockdown rules, including allowing restaurants with terraces to open again on March 27th. Here’s what you need to know. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 5:34pm -
A flood of complaints against parcel delivery service DPD has led to the Austrian regulatory authority RTR setting up a reporting form to ensure incidents are captured. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 5:07pm -
The prime ministers of Denmark and Austria are to agree a plan for common production of future vaccines and co-operation on research treatments with Israel, moving away from sole reliance on the EU. - 4 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 10:13pm -
Europeans may be allowed to travel more freely this summer with a new digital vaccination passport in a plan set to be laid out by the European Commission. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 3:39pm -
The Danish Liberal party, the largest party in opposition, has suggested the country could find a way to cooperate with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad to return refugees whose claims for asylum have been rejected or withdrawn. - 2 days ago 1 Mar 21, 12:16pm -
Everyone in Denmark who wants to be inoculated against Covid-19 will be given the chance to do so by June 27th, according to the current health authority plan. - 2 days ago 1 Mar 21, 10:52am -
Grand Teatret in Copenhagen has been named as one of the world's most beautiful cinemas according to British publication Time Out. - 2 days ago 28 Feb 21, 2:22pm -
The warmer temperatures at the end of February have brought hopes of an early Spring and reduction in coronavirus infections. But a meteorologist warns the weather in March is likely to be typically mixed. - 3 days ago 27 Feb 21, 4:44pm -
The Swiss canton of Graubünden’s approach of giving vaccinated people exemptions from quarantine requirements might be a way forward as Switzerland emerges from the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what you need to know. - 7 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 6:20pm -
The cost of renting an apartment in Switzerland depends on the region. A new study shows where the rents are highest and lowest. - 8 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 6:14pm -
The Federal Act on Electronic Identification Services (LSIE) one of the three issues at the ballot box in Switzerland on March 7th. - 15 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 11:03am -
In an ongoing effort to include foreign nationals in Switzerland’s political decisions, one party is proposing granting voting rights to foreign nationals in federal elections. It submitted the project on Monday, while the parliament is in its spri… - 16 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 9:26am -
Swiss voters will go to the ballot box on March 7th to weigh in on three issues. One of the most controversial ones is the so-called ‘anti-burqa’ initiative. - 18 hours ago 2 Mar 21, 8:02am -
Official Swiss data shows that the number Covid-related infections, hospitalisations and deaths has dropped over the past several weeks, though the new mutated viruses are still a concern. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 5:14pm -
Cantons play a hugely important role in Swiss life and you will have to deal with cantonal authorities at some stage if you live in Switzerland. But what exactly do they do and what powers do they have? Read on to find out more. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 5:10pm -
Switzerland's 'burka ban' referendum represents a cultural and social paranoia of Islam in Swiss society, writes The Local Switzerland's guest contributor Sara Arab. - 1 day ago 1 Mar 21, 4:30pm -