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01 January 2022, Spain, Seville: People gather in front of the largest LED tree lights in the Plaza de San Francisco during the the New Year's Eve celebrations. Photo: Eduardo Briones/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Lifestyle

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Nations ring in 2022 with muted celebrations due to the pandemic

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/1/22

Many parties and fireworks displays were cancelled, for example in London and Paris, or scaled down, like in Madrid

People walking in Rabat. Photo: Pixabay.

World

ELECTIONS

Morocco's ruling Islamists defeated by liberals after decade in power

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/9/21

The Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD), which has been in power since 2011, won just 12 seats in the country's 395-seat parliament

Spain

REOPENING

All night parties return to Mallorca as island relaxes its rules

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/6/21

Spain has fully vaccinated 71.5 per cent of its population to date, while 77 per cent have received at least one jab

An anti-LGBT graffiti last week next to a school in Kerava. Photo: Foreigner.fi

Finland

PRIDE WEEK

Young man beats several people at LGBT party in Jyväskylä

The Nomad Today 7/5/21

This is the second incident involving violence or threats against the LGBT community recorded in Finland during the celebration of Pride 2021

FILED - 12 July 2020, United Kingdom, London: Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson speaks during a Black Lives Matter protest in Parliament Square. Sasha is in critical condition in hospital after being shot in the head in the early hours of Sunday, according to her Taking The Initiative Party. Photo: Thabo Jaiyesimi/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

UK

Black Lives Matter activist in critical condition after shooting

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/24/21

The mother of two had helped organize protests against systemic racism in Britain in summer 2020.

FILED - 15 October 2019, Berlin: Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg attends a press conference. Solberg on Monday defended freedom of speech in her country after an anti-Islam rally at the weekend where pages were torn out of the Koran. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa.

World

PANDEMIC

Norwegian prime minister fined for coronavirus-violating party

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/12/21

She gathered family members at a ski resort in Geilo, in central Norway, to celebrate her 60th birthday.

dpatop - FILED - Then US president Donald Trump talks to reporters about the impeachment hearings in Washington while touring Flextronics. The unprecedented second impeachment trial of Trump begins in the US Senate on Tuesday, marking the first time in history that a US president is impeached after leaving office. Photo: Jay Janner/Pool/ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

FORMER US PRESIDENT

Trump does not rule out running again in 2024, is against a new party

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/1/21

Trump charged that Biden had "the most disastrous first month of a president in modern history," and accused him again of wanting to turn the US into a "socialist country."

30 August 2020, Norway, Oslo: Rescue workers stand at the scene, where at least 24 people, mainly young people, were taken to hospital with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after attending a party in an underground bunker. Photo: Geir Olsen/dpa

World

Police file first charges in carbon monoxide poisoning at Oslo party

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/31/20

Up to 200 people reportedly attended the party, according to Oslo police.

World

DIZZY AND INCOHERENT

25 in hospital over suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Oslo

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/30/20

They were attending a party in an underground bunker.

Finland

Finance Ministry spent 21,626 euros on anniversary themed party

The Nomad Today 4/14/20

Ministry of Finance did not organize a New Year Party. However, they preferred a big anniversary part. In addition, other Finish ministries spent more than 250,000 euros for their Christmas parties.