Europe Malta Children under the age of five will not have to carry a COVID-19 test to visit the Malta International Airshow, organizers confirmed although many demanded refunds for tests that were initially mandatory for children from two years of age
Europe Slovakia According to the Slovak Statistical Office, in August 2021, the country's annual inflation reached 3.8%, the highest in almost 9 years, affecting especially fuel, rents and food products areas
Europe Albania The country ranks first in Europe for the inability to perform health examinations: the Eurostat data system reported that 13,5% of Albanians do not have the possibility to access health examinations because they are very expensive
Europe Norway State-controlled Equinor (EQNR.OL) and its partners will be allowed to increase gas exports from two offshore fields by 2% for the next 12 months amid concerns over a shortage of European supplies that have sent prices soaring
Europe Greece The International Animation Festival, whose theme is 'Freedom', kicks off today in Syros, with screenings of animated shorts and features from around the world that refer to personal and social freedoms and social revolutions
Europe Russia The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Russia was responsible for the "assassination" of former Russian security officer Aleksandr Litvinenko in London in 2006
Europe Moldova The community work days - a common practice in the USSR as a mean to clean the streets and parks of the capital - have been scheduled and will last until the end of November: citizens are asked to take part
Europe Estonia Tallinn has been elected European Green Capital 2023 thank to the eco-development of former industrial zones, free public transportation program and other “green” initiatives
Europe Denmark The Danish Ministry of Defence confirmed the agreement with Great Britain to receive 23 Afghan interpreters who helped Danish forces in Afghanistan
Europe Latvia Within the pilot project “Rigas satiksme” on public transport modernization, hydrogen-powered trolleybuses that have turned out to be unreliable will be replaced with new trains
Europe Russia Specialists of the Russian civil defense EMERCOM for the first time in Covid history practiced the evacuation of patients on artificial lung ventilation within the large-scale exercises held in the Arctic region in the first half of the month
Europe Kosovo The Victims’ Participation Office of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers said in its opening statement at the first trial held at the Hague-based court that the alleged victims of Kosovo Liberation Army fighters during the 1998-99 war have been silenced so far
Europe Spain Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma island, Canary archipelago, started activity 50 years from last major eruption of 1971; lava is flowing towards villages, evacuated, and has set fire to cultivated areas and bush