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World

SUFFOCATION

Cult leader sentenced to life for murder of 'possessed' child

The Nomad Today 9/24/20

She had described the boy as being "possessed by evil" and representing the rebirth of Hitler .

European Commissioner for Promoting our European Way of Life Margaritas Schinas (C) and European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson (R) attend a press conference on a New Pact for Migration and Asylum at the European Commission. Photo: Lukasz Kobus/European Commission/dpa.

MIGRATION & ASYLUM PLAN

EU: "If you don't have the right to stay, you will be returned"

The Nomad Today 9/24/20

The European Union (EU) puts more and faster deportations at the center of its new migration and asylum plan.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Navalny demands Russia return his clothes from day of poisoning

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/21/20

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.

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…

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."

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.

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.

AIRLINES

Qantas launches 7-hour Australia scenic flight to nowhere

The Nomad Today 9/17/20

The flight will also include an in-flight auction of Boeing 747 memorabilia.

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.

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.

HISTORY

DNA analysis suggests Vikings were not all Scandinavians

The Nomad Today 9/16/20

A multinational team led by the University of Cambridge and the University of Copenhagen analysed 442 skeletons buried across Europe and Greenland.

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.

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…