Europe

43% of adults are overweight, with significantly more men affected than women; first-hand data are delivered by the obesity centre at Aarau Cantonal Hospital, which is currently receiving more new patients than ever before

The DKK 33 (€4,4) billion project for the new Copenhagen metro has been approved: it will have nine stops and pass through Lynetteholm, the future neighborhood being built on the sea; it will be partially financed by increased ticket prices to the airport

Nationalist and anti-fascist marches were held in Sofia on the same day: far-right factions gathered to commemorate controversial general Hristo Lukov in the annual so-called Lukov March while a “No Nazis on our streets” demonstration was held earlier

Due to population growth, the Tallinn City Government is planning to build new schools, giving priority to the city districts of Põhja-Tallinn, Lasnamäe and Haabersti

Monaco joined forces with France and Italy to conduct a large-scale search and rescue exercise involving 300 people, five aircraft and 19 boats in the waters off Menton to rehearse a highly realistic crisis scenario and test the entire rescue chain

Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina will play under the Australian flag after announcing she has changed nationality; currently number 12 in the WTA ranking, she had repeatedly criticised the war in Ukraine

Prime Minister Kurti affirmed that more than 1 billion euros will be allocated for the Kosovo Security Force in a possible new term of government

With house prices in Bulgaria's ten largest cities having risen by 25-26% over the past two years, more and more people are buying real estate, with or without loans, fearing that house prices will rise further after the country joins the Eurozone

An international arrest warrant has been issued for Milorad Dodik by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country's highest judicial body; Milorad Dodik is the president of Republika Srpska, the Serb-majority entity of the two that make up BiH

Oksana Kulabukhova is the only public service gynaecologist near the front: she tells how her work changed with the war and why she decided to stay; there would also be another colleague covering the region, absent for family reasons

Job visa opportunities will be offered in 2025 for skilled workers in sectors such as technology, engineering, healthcare and finance; the measure aims at addressing the shortage of qualified professionals

The extraordinary emergency measures ordered by Chief Veterinary Surgeon Martin Chudy in connection with the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak have come into force and will be valid until further notice