Europe France France's first bookstore for the visually impaired Grands caractères in Paris, will launch its collection of books for 6-12 year olds
Europe Luxembourg According to recent estimates by the finance and housing ministers, a third of Luxembourg's homeowners live without a mortgage, while those who have a mortgage spend more than a third of their disposable income on that
Europe Sweden More and more people are being diagnosed with syphilis, especially in Stockholm; in two decades, the number has increased by 500%
Europe Switzerland Swiss Re and Climeworks, a carbon removal specialist, are collaborating to combat climate change by signing the world's first long-term purchase agreement for the direct capture and storage of carbon dioxide in the air
Europe Slovenia Efforts to rejuvenate the lynx population in the northwestern region of Gorenjska have been successful: the first cubs were born after five lynx were released into the wild by Life Lynx project
Europe Portugal Ryanair will hire around 300 new employees in the country including flight crew, cabin crew and IT professionals; the announcement includes a dig at national airline TAP, which is currently involved in a controversial restructuring plan
Europe Germany The Berlin Wall Foundation has released an App that uses augmented reality to give an immediate feeling of how tense the situation was at the time
Europe Moldova On the 30th anniversary of independence a military parade of the National Army will be held in Chisinau today
Europe Monaco The 2021 International Contemporary Art Fair starts today at the Chapiteau de l'Espace Fontvieille
Europe Poland A fence will be built after an influx of migrants on the border with Belarus, whose authorities have been accused of driving dozens of migrants into Polish territory
Europe Greece With a 26th place in international rankings in terms of attracting investments in Renewable Energy Sources - higher than countries such as Finland and Norway - an all-time result was achieved
Europe Vatican City Pope names Dr. Jennifer Doudna - awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - as ordinary member of Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Europe Latvia Six participants from Latvia are among the 102 finalists of the “Leaders of Russia” competition for top managers aiming to attract highly qualified personnel from all over the world; the winners will receive Russian citizenship