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HANDOUT - 21 May 2021, Belgium, Brussels: European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders gives a press conference on the EU digital Covid-19 Certificate at the European Commission in Brussels. Photo: Christophe Licoppe/European Commission/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Tourism

AGREEMENT IN BRUSSELS

EU Covid-19 passport to go live in Finland from 1 July

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/21/21

Three types of certificate will be available free of charge and on paper or digitally as a QR code.

World

2022 WORLD CUP

Nordic countries ask FIFA chief for statement on human rights in Qatar

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/21/21

In an open letter, the federations from Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and the Faroes said they would welcome an "open debate" after renewed criticism on Qatar in the past months.

World

RUSSIA

Putin: Russia will 'knock out' opponents' teeth

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/21/21

His comments were aimed at countries that he said were trying to steal parts of Russian territory.

File photo of the Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona. Photo: picture alliance / Patrick Seeger/dpa.

Sports

HOMICIDE CHARGES

Maradona's personal doctor facing up to 25 years in prison

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/21/21

Maradona died of a heart attack last year in November at the age of 60. He was recovering from brain surgery at the time.

State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell of the Public Health Agency of Sweden talks to reporters after a news conference on the daily update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation, in Stockholm, Sweden May 6, 2020. Claudio Bresciani/TT News Agency/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Sweden records highest coronavirus infection rate in Europe

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/20/21

The Scandinavian country has recorded 577 new cases per 100,000 residents in the past 14 days.

HANDOUT - 19 May 2021, Belgium, Brussels: EU Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis addresses the European Parliament in Brussels. Photo: Eric Vidal/European Parliament/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Tourism

REOPENING

EU to open borders for vaccinated tourists from outside the bloc

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/20/21

Despite the EU recommendation Finland said on Thursday that current entry restrictions will be extended at least until 15 June.

19 May 2021, Palestinian Territories, Gaza City: Smoke billows above buildings following an Israeli air-strike, amid the escalating flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence. Photo: Bashar Taleb/APA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

MIDDLE EAST

Netanyahu continues attacks on Gaza despite US call for peace

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/20/21

Some 219 people have been killed in Gaza, a quarter of them children, the Gaza Health Ministry said.

World

DEAD IN 2018

Stockholm renames concert hall in honour of late Swedish DJ Avicii

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/19/21

The arena will also become a meeting point for initiatives fighting for mental health and the future of young people.

HANDOUT - 29 March 2021, United Kingdom, ---: A Russian Tu-142 Bear-F aircraft which was intercepted by Typhoons from the RAF Lossiemouth base on Monday morning after it was spotted operating near the UK. Photo: Sac Sian Stephens Raf/Ministry of Defence (MoD) via PA Media/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

'A PILLAR OF TRUST'

Russian parliament votes overwhelmingly to withdraw from Open Skies

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/19/21

Negotiated by the then-members of NATO and the Warsaw Pact, the agreement was signed in Helsinki (Finland) in 1992 and came into force in 2002.

28 July 2020, Hamburg: Sex workers hold signs and placards during a demonstration in Herbertstrasse against the lockdown of the brothels due to the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Photo: Daniel Reinhardt/dpa

World

CORONAVIRUS

Netherlands eases Covid-19 rules for cafes, gyms, zoos and prostitutes

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/19/21

Cafes and restaurants can now serve guests in their outdoor areas between 6 am and 8 pm.

Coronavirus

GREEN CERTIFICATE

EU leaders fail to agree on vaccine passport

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/19/21

The document is to indicate whether a person has tested negative for Covid-19, has recently recovered from the virus that causes the disease, or has been vaccinated.

Coronavirus

SWR

Russian secret service chief accuses EU of blocking Moscow's vaccine

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/19/21

He said the EU was preventing the approval of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V in Europe for political reasons.

Spain

UPDATE - MIGRATORY CRISIS

Spain returns to Morocco 4,000 North Africans who entered illegally

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/18/21

In the past day, 8,000 migrants managed to walk along the coast to the border fence to Ceuta.

24 October 2020, Schleswig-Holstein, Flensburg: Vehicles drive past the borders near Flensburg from Germany into Denmark. As of Saturday entry from Germany has been subjected to restrictions after Denmark declared Germany as a risk country amid the rising numbers of coronavirus infections. Photo: Gregor Fischer/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Denmark lifting nearly all restrictions, only nightclubs still closed

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/18/21

Remote working arrangements are to be scaled back in three phases so that all citizens will have returned to work by 1 August.

FILED - 28 July 2019, Russia, Saint Petersburg: Russian navy soldiers stand on the deck of a navy submarine as it sails past during the naval parade celebrating the Russian Navy Day. Russia plans to replace its last two Soviet-era nuclear submarines by 2030, a government representative told state news agency Ria Novosti on Monday. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

BY 2030

Russia to replace last Soviet-era nuclear submarines

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/18/21

Russia's strategic submarine fleet is outfitted with nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Spain

IMMIGRATION

Morocco puts pressure on Spain by letting thousands of migrants swim out

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/18/21

Moroccan police reportedly did not intervene as at least 2,700 people swam almost 2 kilometres across the border.

FILED - 03 April 2021, Brandenburg, Schoenefeld: A Boeing 737-8AS of the airline Ryanair lands on the southern runway of Berlin Brandenburg Airport. Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost airline, landed deep in the red in the past fiscal year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on passenger numbers. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa.

Economy & Business

AIRLINES

Ryanair reveals huge annual loss but expects vaccine-fuelled rebound

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/17/21

The airline's passenger traffic fell 81 per cent over the previous year, to 27.5 million.

16 May 2021, Sweden, Gothenburg: Barcelona players celebrate victory with the championship's trophy after the end of the UEFA Women's Champions League final soccer match between Chelsea and Barcelona at Gamla Ullevi stadium. Photo: Adam Ihse/PA Wire/dpa

Sports

4-0

Barcelona outclass Chelsea to win women's Champions League

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/17/21

While Barcelona celebrated, their victory removed the possibility of Chelsea winning both the men's and women's Champions League titles in the same season.