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NETHERLANDS

Dutch court jails man for rape of 98-year-old woman

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/25/20

The defendant claimed the victim "participated voluntarily."

World

BELARUS

Lukashenko sworn into office in a surprise ceremony

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/23/20

The event's date had not been previously announced to the public.

20 September 2020, Hessen, Frankfurt_Main: People from various organisations, including Seebruecke Frankfurt and Migrantifa Hessen, march with placards during a demonstration against German and European migration policy. Photo: Andreas Arnold/dpa.

World

EXPLOSIVE DEBATE

EU executive to propose overhaul of migration and asylum system

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/23/20

Under current EU rules, the country where people first generally arrive has to process their asylum claims; this means countries with external borders carry a disproportionate burden.

Economy & Business

AIRLINES

Scandinavian SAS main shareholders approve new recapitalization plan

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/22/20

The plan, worth about 14 billion kronor (1.34 billion euros), includes the directed issue of shares to the main shareholders and the issue of new shares.

14 September 2020, Belgium, Brussels: A doctor prepares to take a nasal test at the Coronavirus (Covid-19) test centre at Brussels Airport. Photo: Thierry Roge/dpa.

Tourism

TRAVEL

Airline industry wants Covid-19 tests for all international passengers

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/22/20

Global passenger numbers in July were only 8% of what they were one year ago.

Oslo City Hall, where the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony usually takes place. Photo: Pixabay.

World

Nobel Peace Prize ceremony moves to new venue due to pandemic

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/22/20

The prize-giving ceremonies are held in Stockholm and Oslo on 10 December.

HANDOUT - 21 September 2020, Belgium, Brussels: Finnish Foreign Affairs Minister Pekka Haavisto speaks to media ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. Photo: Mario Salerno/European Council/dpa.

Finland

EU FOREIGN MINISTERS

Haavisto aired frustration over Cypriot veto of sanctions on Belarus

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/22/20

The EU was unable to unanimously agree on sanctions due to the blockade by the Nicosia authorities, who demand measures against Turkey for its activities in the eastern Mediterranean.

03 September 2020, Norway, Oslo: Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg speaks during a press conference for children about the coronavirus. Photo: Berit Roald/dpa.

World

Norway announces plan to increase carbon capture and storage

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/21/20

Environment Minister Sveinung Rotevatn said that, to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, large amounts of carbon dioxide must be removed from the air and stored.

HANDOUT - 19 September 2020, Berlin: Russian dissident Alexei Navalny is pictured on the stairs of Berlin's Charite hospital. Navalny has published the picture on his Instagram account and thanked the hospital's "brilliant doctors". Photo: -/Navalny Instagram/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

Navalny demands Russia return his clothes from day of poisoning

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/21/20

Lifestyle

Oxfam report: richest 1% emit majority of carbon emissions

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/21/20

The poorer half of the global populace was only responsible for 7% of emissions between 1990 and 2015, a period of unprecedented emissions growth.

A view of Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo: Pixabay.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Lithuania confirms record rise in coronavirus cases in 24 hours

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/20/20

Lithuania, which has nearly 3 million inhabitants, has so far recorded a total of 3,664 confirmed infections.

World

COMMISSION

EU executive launches anti-racism action plan

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/18/20

The commission would also, it said, try to improve diversity in its own institution.

27 August 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Members of the AMAP (OMON) special police forces take position during a protest at the Independence Square against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa.

World

WITH EU NEIGHBOURS

Belarus closes western borders as military tensions rise

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/18/20

Military manoeuvres with NATO troops are being conducted in Lithuania and Ukraine. At the same time, the Belarusian army is training with Russian forces in the west of the country near the EU's…

Spanish Minister of Economic Affairs Nadia Calvino, prior to the start of the EU Informal Meeting of Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs. Photo: Hannibal Hanschke/REUTERS/POOL/dpa

Economy & Business

FINANCE

Spain's Caixabank and Bankia boards approve merger

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/18/20

With a total domestic balance sheet total of almost 564 billion euros, the new bank would be ahead of the previous number one, BBVA .

World

AIRLINES

Qantas flight to nowhere sold out in 10 minutes

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/18/20

The 'Great Southern Land' scenic flight to nowhere is due to take off from Sydney airport on 10 October with "no passport or quarantine required."

Hans-Kluge, regional director of WHO for Europe. Image: screenshot of video by WHO.

Coronavirus

WARNING

WHO: Latest Covid-19 figures in Europe exceed March peak

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/17/20

The UN health agency counted more than 300,000 new Covid-19 patients last week in its European statistics.

HANDOUT - 17 September 2020, Belgium, Brussels: European Commissioner for the European Green Deal French Timmermans speaks during a press conference on the Commission’s plan to step up the EU’s climate ambition for 2030. Photo: Dati Bendo/European Commission.

World

CLIMATE EMERGENCY

European Commission presents 2030 climate plan for greener EU

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/17/20

So far, net emissions have only been reduced by 22% compared to 1990.

FILED - 20 August 2020, Berlin: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a press conference in Berlin. Thunberg has reacted critically to the proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for a more ambitious EU climate target. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa.

World

Greta Thunberg reacts critically to EU Commission's climate target

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/17/20

Commission's chief Ursula von der Leyen proposed reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the EU by at least 55% below the 1990 level by 2030.

Economy & Business

RECESSION

OECD moderates forecast for economic damage from coronavirus

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/16/20

The intergovernmental think tank said its projections assumed that sporadic local outbreaks will continue, but that they would be addressed by targeted local measures rather than the national…

11 September 2020, Greece, Moria: Migrants take part in a protest to call for their resettlement after the massive fire that burnt out the refugee camp of Moria which almost destroyed it, leaving more than 12,000 migrants homeless. Photo: Socrates Baltagiannis/dpa.

World

AFGHAN NATIONALS

Greek police arrest five asylum seekers for setting fire to Moria camp

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/16/20

According to police sources, the five are Afghan nationals whose asylum applications were rejected. On Tuesday evening, another fire broke out near the refugee camp on the Greek island of…