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For the first time, contactless card payments in the shops of the country has overtaken the number of traditional card payments that require customers to insert their card and manually enter their PIN code

The world's largest Imax screen opened in Leonberg in time for the latest Bond film, after two years of work; the screen is 21m high, 38m wide and weighs 227kg

The Government of Republika Srpska has approved the decision to declare 'Vrela Sana' a natural monument, thus opening up many opportunities for the development of responsible and sustainable tourism

BelGee joint venture car manufacturer to deliver the new mass produced Belarusian-Chinese electric car "Geometry C" with a power range of 550 km for the fourth quarter of 2021

5,2 million euros will be allocated by Germany for the restoration of the 19th century building where Richard Wagner worked as Kapellmeister from 1837 to 1839 for the German Theatre in Riga

The first traffic light labels have appeared in Czech shops at the initiative of the EU, allowing consumers to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy food

RAPID TRIDENT – 2021 military exercises, ending today in the western part of the country, involved 6.000 troops from 15 countries including USA and 11 NATO members

Three convicted drug dealers will have over €1,3 million worth of Bitcoin returned by the Swedish government after a legal misstep saw prosecutors value the proceeds of their crime in Krona and not in crypto

The country has been registering significant growth in agrotourism over the past two decades, as visitors are turning to small-scale trips with a low environmental impact and high educational content

Last update of DEF (Document of Economy and Finance) estimates GDP to reach pre-Covid levels in mid 2022; reports +6% growth in 2021 - well above projections - and public debt under 150%; envisions relation dept/GDP at pre-crisis standards by 2030

The Sant Julià School of Art has started its course with 150 students and a new jewellery workshop

Data centres, which currently account for 11% of national grid capacity, could use 70% of Ireland's electricity by 2030, according to an academic of the National University of Ireland

Last year, the average person threw away 68kg of food, 1kg more than in 2019, of which 40% was still edible; households and the food trade generated more food waste, while food production and the catering and food service industries generated less