Europe

MILEX-2021 International Exhibition of Military Arms and Machinery (at its 10th edition) starts today in Minsk and ends on 26 June

For the first time ever an Italian band, Maneskin, are in the UK top 10 single charts

Representatives of the cities of Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht, have asked the Tweede Kamer, the Second Chamber of the States General, that the abolition of slavery be celebrated as a national holiday on 1 July

The country spent €1,127 per capita to fight the pandemic, according to a study by Moore Czech Republic, based on March data from the International Monetary Fund

A private collection of Rolls-Royces from the country was auctioned in Eschen, with the end result of 11.1 million Swiss francs far exceeding the expectations of Sotheby's auction house

Norwegian start-up Wind Catching Systems has revealed its design for a floating 'wind sail': a 324m by 300m structure with 117 turbines, capable of generating as much power as five conventional spinners at a lower cost

Villa Bianca in Birkirkara will be regenerated into a music centre for children with disabilities and autism, the first centre of its kind in the country

The country moved up five places to 42nd position in the competitiveness ranking published by the IMD World Competitiveness Center of the Swiss Business School

Pope Francis has prayed for peace and appealed for help to build humanitarian corridors in Myanmar

From this week, gay and bisexual men in England, Scotland and Wales can donate blood, plasma and platelets for the first time; eligibility will be based on individual circumstances about health, travel and sexual behaviour, regardless of gender

Warsaw and Lodz will become a single metropolitan area with a new ultra-high-speed rail link, which will be completed in 2027, connecting the two cities in 45 minutes

An environmental tax of 5.7 cents for oil will be introduced and that the value-added tax on electricity will be temporarily reduced from 18% to 5% for one year