Europe

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

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

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

Thousands of scouts and guides participated in their annual parade through the streets of Valletta

A new integrated social services unit for disabled children and their families, Respito Center, was opened in Bucarest and will provide free services like care, supervision, temporary housing, counseling, play and rehabilitation, medical care and meals

Serbia's Ministry of Mines and Energy has rejected an application by Chinese company Zijin Mining to extend its mining waste management permit, which expired on Dec. 31, 2022

Amsterdam has launched an experiment that allows cyclists with fast electric bikes to use the road instead of a designated bike lane

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

The lower house of parliament has voted to continue work on four bills that aim to liberalize abortion, after the previous government almost completely banned it, thus taking a first step toward reintroducing the right

The country will send a new frigate to the Red Sea in August to help secure maritime traffic, which has now been disrupted for months due to Houthi attacks

The removal of 4 Albanian Kosovar mayors elected in the North will be voted on today, after months of tension and violence; Serb majority boycotted last local elections and may do it again, letting everything stay the same

The Monaco Energy Boat Challenge, in collaboration with Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco, has announced a new category for the 2024 edition of the event that will promote innovative and sustainable solutions for the marine industry