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09 October 2020, Norway, Oslo: Queen Sonja of Norway (R) and Crown Prince Haakon visit King Harald after the heart valve operation at Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet. Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum/dpa.

ON SICK LEAVE

Norway's King Harald has 'successful' heart surgery

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/9/20

He received an artificial heart valve in 2005.

Fight against hunger earns Peace Nobel for World Food Programme

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/9/20

"I hope, I really do, that this award, this prize, will awaken many in the world to realize that there are still people going to bed every night hungry and starving to death," says David…

FILED - 07 July 2017, Hamburg: US President Donald Trump attends a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit. Trump and his wife, First Lady Melania, have tested positive for the coronavirus and will quarantine, he wrote on Twitter early on Friday. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa.

CAMPAIGN

White House doctor clears Trump for Saturday return amid debate chaos

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/9/20

The White House doctor did not say in its statement if the president has tested negative for the virus, or if Trump plans to test negative before attending public events.

30 July 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya attends a campaign rally ahead of The presidential election in Belarus which is scheduled on 09 August 2020. Photo: Celestino Arce Lavin/dpa.

Danish parliament committee meets fake Belarusian opposition leader

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/8/20

During the 40-minute session it soon became apparent something was wrong.

Facts about the Nobel Prize in Literature

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/8/20

As of 2019, the Swedish Academy has handed out 113 awards to 117 writers.

A medal with the portrait of Alfred Nobel can be seen in the Nobel Museum in this file photo from December 12, 2007. US poet Louise Gluck was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her unmistakable poetic voice," the Swedish Academy said on Thursday. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa.

'Unmistakable poetic voice' earns Literature Nobel for Louise Gluck

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/8/20

She was born in 1943 in New York and works as a professor of English at Yale University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Janet-Chang-by-Taiwan-representative-office

NATIONAL DAY

Taiwan celebrates good relations with Finland on its 109th anniversary

The Nomad Today 10/8/20

Representative Janet Chang expresses her "gratitude" to all her country's friends and invites them to a virtual tour of the National Palace Museum in Taipei.

HANDOUT - 04 October 2020, US, Bethesda: US President Donald Trump, joined by Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, participates in a phone call with Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Defence Mark Esper, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien, at his conference room at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he is being treated from coronavirus. Photo: Tia Dufour/White House /dpa.

CAMPAIGN

Declared 'symptom-free,' Trump makes return to Oval Office

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/8/20

Trump wants to participate in next week's debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden, the second face-to-face leading up to the November election. Biden has insisted that Trump be virus-free.

HANDOUT - 07 October 2020, Belgium, Brussels: European Commissioner for Transparency and Values Vera Jourova speaks during an online press conference to presents the EU framework on Roma equality and inclusion strategies at the European Commission headquarters. Photo: Mauro Bottaro/European Commission.

DISCRIMINATION

Brussels pushes EU states to tackle Roma exclusion with new strategy

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/7/20

In Finland there are an estimated 10,000 – 12,000 Roma and about 3,000 Finnish Roma live in Sweden. 85% of Roma children are at risk of poverty, compared to 20% in the general EU…

FILED - 07 August 2015, Canada, Toronto: Eddie Van Halen performs on stage during a concert by the Van Halen band at the Canadian Amphitheatre. Eddie Van Halen died on Tuesday at the age of 65, his son announced. Photo: Igor Vidyashev/dpa.

MUSIC

Rock and roll lovers mourn death of guitar legend Eddie Van Halen

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/7/20

Their 1984 song "Jump" became an international chart hit and remains a classic party tune.

05 October 2020, Hamburg: Shlomo Bistritzky, state rabbi of Hamburg speaks during a media interview a day after a suspect attacked a 26-year-old Jewish student with a shovel outside a synagogue. Photo: Jonas Walzberg/dpa.

ANTI-SEMITISM

Attempted murder probe launched after Jewish man attacked in Germany

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/6/20

The alleged suspect in the attack was being held in a psychiatric facility under a court order. He is reported to have been wearing a uniform of the German Army at the time.

21 September 2020, Italy, Milan: Matteo Salvini, Federal Secretary of the Lega Nord right-wing party, speaks during a press conference after the announcement of the results of the 2020 Italian regional elections. Salvini failed to conquer Tuscany, the biggest prize in Italy's regional polls, according to early projections on Monday. Photo: Gian Mattia D'alberto/dpa.

'SECURITY DECREES'

Italian government softens migration laws sponsored by Salvini

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/6/20

Fines of up to 1 million euros for migrant rescue charities that make unauthorized entries into Italian territorial waters were lowered to 10,000-50,000 euros.

HANDOUT - 04 October 2020, US, Bethesda: US President Donald Trump greets supporters during a drive by outside of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he is being treated from coronavirus. Photo: Tia Dufour/White House /dpa.

CORONAVIRUS

Trump returns to White House after hospital stay

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/6/20

"Feeling really good! Don't be afraid of Covid. Don't let it dominate your life ... I feel better than I did 20 years ago!" the president tweeted as he announced he was being discharged.

30 July 2020, Berlin: Two activists disguised as US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin ride two models of nuclear bombs in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a demonstration for a world without nuclear weapons. Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa

NEW START TREATY

US, Russia meet in Helsinki on extending nuclear arms pact

The Nomad Today 10/5/20

The two powers are discussing the future of the New START treaty.

FILED - 02 October 2020, Belgium, Brussels: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends the second day of the EU summit. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has entered self-quarantine after recently coming into contact with a person with Covid-19, she wrote on Twitter on Monday. Photo: Chr.Dogas/European Council.

CORONAVIRUS

EU's von der Leyen entering self-isolation after Covid-19 contact

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/5/20

She said she would be in self-isolation until early on Tuesday, "in accordance with regulations in force."

HAMBURG

Jewish student severely beaten with shovel outside German synagogue

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/5/20

Germany has recently seen a rise in anti-Semitic incidents in the country, most recently at protests against coronavirus restrictions.

03 October 2020, US, Bethesda: Supporters of US President Donald Trump gather in front of the Walter Reed Military Hospital in Bethesda, where Trump is being treated after a coronavirus infection. Photo: Steven Ramaherison/dpa.

CORONAVIRUS

Trump improving but on steroids after oxygen levels dropped

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/4/20

"If he continues to look and feel as well as he does today, our hope is that we can plan for a discharge as early as tomorrow to the White House, where he can continue his treatment course," his…