Europe France A new pristine coral reef has been discovered in Tahiti, French Polynesia, at a depth of over thirty metres; experts believe that knowing its secrets could help save and protect other ecosystems, thus representing a great sign of hope for the future
Europe San Marino Marino Federico Fattori has been confirmed as President of the San Marino Sailing Federation, as announced by the San Marino National Olympic Committee
Europe Ukraine In the event of a large-scale Russian invasion, more than 90% of Ukrainian citizens would defend their country, forecasts Andriy Yermak, head of the President's Office
Europe Andorra First year secondary school students are promoting the fourth edition of a blood donation campaign to be held on 2, 3 and 4 February in El Prat de Roure through leafleting and other involvement actions
Europe Netherlands Dutch museums and concert halls are temporarily turned into hairdressing salons in protest against the Dutch government's Covid-19 restrictions, which allow the opening of beauty salons but not cultural venues
Europe United Kingdom The Department for Transport spent almost £900.000 on research requested by PM Johnson for the possibility of building a bridge or tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland; its estimated cost of up to £355 billion was judged "impossible to justify"
Europe Liechtenstein Cello player Moritz Huemer will be performing with Berliner Philharmoniker in three concerts, chosen as best best substitute among fellow musicians
Europe Belgium The journey of Zara Rutherford has been successfully completed with her landing at Courtrai-Wevelgem Airport, making the 19-year-old Belgian the youngest woman pilot to fly solo around the world
Europe Albania The PM openly labelled ‘abusive’ all entrepreneurs that haven’t self-regulated wages; as of yesterday, all of them must declare wages or can be prosecuted and fined
Europe Finland Neste will donate a total of €1 million to Finnish universities to support research and education in the chemical industry and to further strengthen collaboration between industry and the scientific community
Europe Spain Among European countries, Spain has the most plants and animals at risk of extinction; data from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species show that one in seven species (14,51%) in the country is classified as endangered
Europe Serbia While EU officials have welcomed the results of Serbia's referendum on constitutional changes, opposition parties have expressed suspicions about fraud - although the fact that several cities voted "No" to the government has given them optimism
Europe San Marino The call for tenders for the search of accommodation to be allocated to social housing has been deserted; the Secretariat of State will now proceed to evaluate other opportunities