Spain has said it hopes to open up to overseas travellers from June, as plans for an EU-wide digital certificate go before the European Parliament. Tourism minister Fernando Valdés said…
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Germany: Grenade-shaped sex toy sparks police alert
Explosive experts were called to investigate a suspicious device in the German state of Bavaria on Monday night, only to find it was a sex toy. Officials said the grenade-shaped…
Somalia: President in poll U-turn to stop Mogadishu clashes
Somalia’s president has moved to ease tensions in the capital, Mogadishu, by calling for fresh presidential polls. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, better known by his nickname Farmajo, has said he will…
Latvia: Riga hostel blaze kills eight
Eight people have been killed and several others seriously hurt in a fire at an illegal hostel in the Latvian capital Riga, officials say. Firefighters were called to an apartment…
USA: Biden to put child care and free university on Congress agenda
US President Joe Biden is expected to call for free pre-school and community college in his first speech to a joint session of Congress. Speaking on the eve of his…
Australian: Man jailed for filming dying officers
An Australian man has received a 10-month jail sentence for filming and mocking police officers as they lay dying at a crash scene. Last month Richard Pusey pleaded guilty to…
India: Inside the US$1 billion house
For the world’s super-wealthy, not your Brad Pitt and George Clooneys but your billionaire CEOs and various magnates who are way wealthier than those peons, the price tag for an…
Australia: A town where people live, pray and shop underground.
The town is referred to as the “opal capital of the world.” Coober Pedy is an Aboriginal word that roughly translates to “white man in a hole.” Nothing about the…
Netherlands: Amsterdam’s answer to ‘public peeing’
The city of Amsterdam is going green in an attempt to combat an age-old problem — public urination. The local council has installed twelve hemp-filled, sustainable urinals in the city’s…
Israel: HRW accuses Jerusalem of committing crimes of apartheid and persecution
Israel is committing the crimes of apartheid and persecution against Arabs in the occupied territories and Israel itself, Human Rights Watch says. In a new report, it says Israel has…