Europe Estonia University of Tartu Hospital suspects that some cases went undetected by home HPV testing conducted by Synlab Estonia in 2021, challengin the credibility of HPV at-home tests
Europe Latvia The Council of Ministers approved amendments to the Law on Military Service, which provides for the possibility of admitting foreigners into the national armed forces in the event of exceptional mobilisation or if martial law is declared in the country
Europe Monaco A group of philanthropic organizations, including Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco, have come together under the banner of the Med Donors' Roundtable to commit €57 million to marine conservation efforts in the Mediterranean Sea over the next 5 years
Europe Luxembourg The Grand Duchy is one of nine countries in the EU with rising GDP-to-GDP ratios between the end of 2022 and the last quarter of 2023
Europe Denmark Based on decades of extensive data, a University of Copenhagen study has established a correlation between exposure to air pollution and elementary school pupils' grades, as children have pronounced negative effects on their brains
Europe France TotalEnergies generated a net profit of 19,8 billion euros in 2023, a new record after the historic 2022 result, improving 4% despite a depressed environment for gas and oil prices
Europe Hungary The Balaton Shipping Company has started its 178th shipping season with four new ships; in addition to the two new ferries designed for Lake Balaton, two new catamarans have arrived, one of which will operate in the western basin
Europe Iceland Iceland's Minister of Health will meet with the president of the Icelandic Association of Family Physicians to discuss doctors' criticism of excessive bureaucracy that reduces their time with patients
Europe Liechtenstein The country placed four Israeli settlers on the sanctions list after the increase in violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
Europe Ireland A severe potato shortage is increasingly likely as heavy rains flooded soils and are making planting impossible; Irish Times 2021 data showed an average Irish is the world's largest consumer with 85 kg potatoes/year, more than double the global average
Europe Switzerland Swiss multinational Nestlé has been accused of making children addicted to sugar in low-income countries in examination of some 150 products by NGO Public Eye
Europe Czech Republic A Holocaust Memorial for Roma and Sinti will be unveiled today at the site of a former concentration camp in Lety, South Bohemia; between 1942 and 1943, some 1.300 Roma passed through the camp and more than 300 died there, mostly women and children
Europe United Kingdom Parliament has passed the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which sets an ambitious goal for the UK to achieve smoke-free status by 2030, a decade ahead of the EU target