New fish invade the Adriatic Sea, threatening local species
Dubrovnik, Croatia/Kotor, Montenegro Reuters For decades, Croatian fisherman Marko Kristic has cast his nets in the sparkling waters of the Adriatic Sea. Now an invasion of the Mediterranean parrotfish is endangering his traditional catch and his livelihood, he says. Due to climate change and increased maritime traffic, the parrotfish, along with around 50 new species, […]
StrangeSights: A stone Mercedes in Croatia; an unusual perfume; and, a recycled wood Eiffel Tower
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
StrangeSights: A matchstick Michelangelo; a Ukrainian-born Miss Japan sparks debate; and, why fried toothpicks shouldn’t be on the menu…
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
StrangeSights: A “Chicago rat hole”; free vintage bus rides in Croatia; and, dog DNA detectives in Italy…
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
‘Liberland’: Breakaway Balkans micronation dreams of crypto future
Libertarian supporters of self-declared independent island in the heart of Europe pin their hopes on a crypto-based future, but unstable technology paints an uneasy future for the micronation. ADAM SMITH, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Ukraine vows never to forget or forgive on Bucha anniversary
Bucha, Ukraine Reuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Ukraine would never forgive Russian troops responsible for alleged atrocities in Bucha as the town near Kyiv marked the anniversary of its recapture after 33 days of occupation. Ukrainian forces took back control of the small towns of Bucha and Irpin to the north-west of Kyiv […]
Ukraine vows never to forget or forgive on Bucha anniversary
Bucha, Ukraine Reuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Ukraine would never forgive Russian troops responsible for alleged atrocities in Bucha as the town near Kyiv marked the anniversary of its recapture after 33 days of occupation. Ukrainian forces took back control of the small towns of Bucha and Irpin to the north-west of Kyiv […]
Bus crash in Croatia leaves 12 Polish pilgrims dead, 32 injured
Varazdin, Croatia Reuters Twelve people were killed in Croatia on Saturday when a Polish bus filled with religious pilgrims slipped off a road and crashed near Varazdin, authorities said. Thirty-two people were injured in the crash which happened at 5:40am on the highway between Varazdin, in north-west Croatia, and capital Zagreb. Rescuers work as a […]
Nearly half of Jewish cemeteries in Europe are falling apart – report
RNS A new report cataloging 1,700 Jewish cemeteries across Central and Eastern Europe has found that almost half them are in a severe state of disrepair. The report, to be published in September, was undertaken by the European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative, a group funded by the European Union. It found that 44 per cent of the […]
EU countries agree to share ‘solidarity vaccines’ with states in need
Brussels, BelgiumReuters Most European Union member states on Thursday agreed to share part of their upcoming vaccine deliveries with the five EU countries they said need them most. The EU’s vaccine doses are usually distributed between the bloc’s 27 countries based on population size. Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca, and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels […]