In Romania, "African temperatures" were announced this week, and the media is reporting further records. According to meteorologists, the perceived temperature will reach 40-42 degrees C during the weekend.more

An EU country is not obliged to automatically recognise refugee status granted by another EU country, the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled yesterday.more

Grey minke whales (Eschrichtius robustus) encountered near the Pacific coast have become 13 per cent shorter over the past 20-30 years, reports the journal 'Global Change Biology'.more

It is quite easy for adults to understand and believe that heat waves and fires are the result of climate change, but they do not want to believe that other extreme events such as hurricanes, floods and tornadoes are also associated with these changes, US scientists have found.more

In Mallorca, which is popular among holidaymakers, there are more and more protests by the local population against the mass influx of tourists to this Spanish island. Its inhabitants are increasingly expressing their dissatisfaction by organizing pickets on the beaches.more

Consumers are still spending money on airline tickets, despite rising prices, according to a report by Allianz Research. This year, the number of airline passengers worldwide is expected to increase by 10.4%. year to year and reach the highest level in history - the study said.more

Temperatures of up to 42-43 degrees Celsius are expected to be brought by the African anticyclone called Minos approaching Italy. According to meteorologists, the heat is to be hellish, and that is why the phenomenon that brings it is named after the judge from Hell from Dante's "Divine Comedy", who assigns a place to sinful souls.more

Several thousand people protested against the Spanish monarchy in the center of Madrid yesterday. The demonstration was organized by extreme leftist circles, including: the Podemos party represented in parliament, in connection with the 10th anniversary of King Philip VI of Bourbon taking the throne in a few days.more

As part of the "Home for Every Dog" program, the authorities of the capital of Kosovo will pay EUR 50 per month to anyone who adopts a homeless pet, N1 television reported.more

Much of America is bracing for extreme weather next week - from a heat wave in the South to possible snow in the Rockies. The temperature in Arizona reached 44 degrees Celsius on Saturday. Two feet of snow could fall in Montana.more

35 percent students of Viennese primary schools are Muslims, forming the largest religious group in the capital of Austria - according to research by local education authorities. The local authorities want to replace religion classes with a compulsory subject called "Life in a democracy".more

Grzegorz Braun, a Polish far-right politician known for his anti-Semitic acts, and Daniel Obajtek, a village head-turned-top-CEO, have been listed among the '23 kookiest MEPs heading to the European Parliament' by the news outlet Politico.more

As the climate warms, invasive mosquitoes carrying tropical diseases such as dengue and West Nile fever are spreading across Europe, warns the latest ECDC report. The tiger mosquito is increasingly detected in central and northern Europe.more

Francis will be the first pope in history to guest at the G7 leaders' summit today. During a several-hour visit to the meeting venue - Borgo Egnazia in Puglia in southern Italy - he will hold 10 bilateral talks, including with the presidents of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, and the US, Joe Biden.more

Rhinoceros vipers were observed in two locations in Zadar, located on the Croatian coast, on the same day, the Dnevnik portal reported on Wednesday. These snakes are considered the most dangerous European viper due to their size, long fangs and highly toxic venom.more

A Dutch court yesterday convicted three Poles on trial for the contract killing of investigative journalist Peter De Vries, state broadcaster NOS reported. Kamil E. received a 28-year prison sentence for the murder, while Krystian M. received a 26-year sentence and Konrad W. - 14 years in prison for complicity in the crime.more

EU citizens in the UK took a different position to people in the respective countries when voting in the European Parliament election last weekend. At the EU level, conservative parties came out as the winners, together with the far-right, which made significant gains in several EU member states, while losses were recorded among the Greens and the liberals. more

Persistent heavy rainfall in the Balearic Islands since Tuesday afternoon has led to traffic paralysis and numerous floods on the Spanish archipelago's popular tourist islands of Ibiza and Mallorca.more

Atlantic whales appear more and more often near the beaches of Portugal, which are popular among tourists, including: Meco near Lisbon - say biologists quoted by local media.more

A Polish citizen died on the shores of the popular La Roqueta beach in Guardamar del Segura in the province of Alicante, in eastern Spain. According to witnesses of the tragic event, a 46-year-old man took part in an operation to save a group of drowning vacationers.more

President Joe Biden has a slightly better chance of winning the November presidential election than his rival Donald Trump, according to the inaugural forecast of the renowned FiveThirtyEight center. The model constructed by analysts gives Biden 53 percent. chances of winning, even though the polls themselves are slightly in Trump's favor.more

A Polish daredevil was arrested in Buenos Aires Tuesday as he tried to scale a 30-story building without ropes, only to be removed by firefighters.more

A three-phase clinical trial of the first dual mRNA vaccine against influenza and Covid-19 has been successfully completed and has proven to be as effective as separate vaccination against these infections.more

Since 2016, the sea has encroached up to 45 metres into the Costa del Sol, Spain's popular southern coastline for tourists, according to estimates from the Ministry of Ecological Transformation, quoted by local media.more

The latest global fertility surveys show that the rate is falling faster than UN projections predicted and the global population will peak in 2061, 20 years earlier than originally estimated, the Polish Economic Institute reported on Thursday.more