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21 December 2021, Spain, Sevilla: Barcelona's Gavi (L) and Sevilla's Diego Carlos battle for the ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Sevilla and Barcelona at Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium. Photo: Jose Luis Contreras/DAX via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Sports

PANDEMIC

Barca trio Dembele, Gavi and Umtiti test positive for Covid-19

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/30/21

The Blaugrana sit in seventh place in LaLiga, 18 points behind leaders Real Madrid

07 December 2021, Spain, Madrid: Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior (R) and Inter Milan's Nicolo Barella battle for the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group D soccer match between Real Madrid and Inter Milan at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Photo: Apo Caballero/DAX via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Sports

PANDEMIC

Four Real Madrid players test positive for coronavirus

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/30/21

Madrid issued a short statement on Wednesday confirming Courtois, Camavinga, Valverde and Vinicius were the latest players to test positive

29 November 2021, Czech Republic, Trutnov: An employee of the microbiological laboratory of the Trutnov Hospital evaluates tests for COVID-19. The first case of the coronavirus variant Omicron in the Czech Republic has been confirmed after further laboratory tests. Photo: Taneèek David/CTK/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

France registers 208,000 new coronavirus cases in one day

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/29/21

Two people in France test positive for the virus every second

World

RUSSIA

Russia introduces compulsory medical exams for foreigners

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/29/21

Under the law, foreigners must be tested for tuberculosis, syphilis and HIV and the results must be sent to Russian immigration authorities

World

TAIWAN

Fury in Taiwan as Nicaragua transfers its embassy premises to China

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/29/21

The decision leaves just 14 countries worldwide that recognise Taiwan diplomatically - many of which are tiny Pacific nations, Caribbean islands and states in Central America

28 December 2021, US, Denver: People lay flowers in the memory of the Sol Tribe Tattooing and Piercing shop owner Alicia Cardenas in Denver. At least five people were killed and several injured, including a police officer, after a series of shootings across the Denver area. Photo: Hector Acevedo/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

SHOOTING

Colorado mass shooting leaves five dead and three injured in Denver

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/29/21

The suspect was eventually shot and killed

FILED - 22 August 2020, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Mukran: Wind turbines trun in the wind in the Baltic Sea. Spanish-German firm Siemens Gamesa and energy firm Iberdrola have signed agreements to maintain wind turbines totalling 1,928 MW at 69 of the energy group's wind farms in Spain and Portugal for a period of between three and five years. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB.

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

New contracts for Siemens Gamesa, Iberdrola in Spain and Portugal

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/29/21

The total workforce that is needed to maintain the wind farms included in these contracts accounts for around 160 employees

06 October 2021, Italy, Milan: Spain's Ferran Torres (R) celebrates scoring his side's first goal with team mates during the UEFA Nations League semi-final soccer match between Italy and Spain at San Siro Stadium. Photo: Fabrizio Carabelli/LPS via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Sports

LA LIGA

Barcelona confirm deal to sign Ferran Torres

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/28/21

The Catalan giants revealed a 1 billion euros release clause has been inserted in Torres' contract

World

HUMAN RIGHTS

Russian court dissolves human rights group Memorial

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/28/21

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said it has provided support to terrorists and extremists

FILED - 22 March 2018, Duesseldorf: Spanish player Jordi Alba attends a press conference ahead of Friday's international soccer friendly match between Spain and Germany, at the Paul-Janes-Stadion in Duesseldorf. Barcelona announced today, Tuesday, that defender Jordi Alba has tested positive for the Coronavirus. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa,

Sports

LA LIGA

Barcelona's Alba tests positive for Covid-19

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/28/21

The club has reported the case to the relevant authorities

17 November 2021, Spain, Barcelona: FC Barcelona's new Brazilian player Dani Alves (R) poses with FC Barcelona's president Joan Laporta (L) during his presentation at Camp Nou Stadium. Photo: Thiago Prudencio/DAX via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Sports

LA LIGA

Barca's Alves and Lenglet test positive for Covid-19

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/28/21

Both players will undertake a period of self-isolation at home, the club confirmed in a statement

FILED - Alexander Fomin (L), Russian Deputy Minister of Defence, and Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu, hold a meeting with Khalid bin Salman Al Saud (L), Deputy Defence Minister of Saudi Arabia (not pictured) on the sidelines of the International Military Technical Forum Army-2021. Photo: -/Saudi Press Agency/dpa.

World

TENSIONS

Russia warns NATO of the dangers of an armed conflict between the two

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/28/21

In 2020 alone, the number of military flights near Russia's borders had risen from 436 to 710

Social-distance-supermarket-Finland-Prisma by Foreigner.fi

World

PESSIMISM

Finland consumer sentiment, industrial confidence weakens

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/28/21

All four survey components weakened in December when compared to the previous month

World

ON CHRISTMAS EVE

Flatmate arrested after man's body found decapitated in south France

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/27/21

The man is said to have confessed to killing the victim after a fight on Christmas Eve at their shared accommodation

25 December 2021, Spain, Barcelona: Protesters take part in a protest against the vaccination and the Covid passport in the centre of Barcelona on Christmas day. Photo: Paco Freire/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Spain's parliamentary speaker tests positive as Covid-19 rate soars

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/27/21

Spain's seven-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants is currently 563

HANDOUT - 17 December 2021, ---: An image aquired via the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite shows the typhoon Rai sweeping through the western side of the Philippines. Emergency teams in the Philippines on Saturday rushed aid to areas battered by the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year, which killed up to 24 people and displaced more than 330,000. Photo: -/Nasa Earth via ZUMA Press Wire Service/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

DISASTER

Typhoon death toll hits 389 in the Philippines, with 64 still missing

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/27/21

Power and communication lines were also knocked out in the most affected areas, and many areas were expected to only get electricity in January

FILED - 30 November 2015, South Africa, Cape Town: Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is pictured at the offices of The Desmond Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town. Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, has died aged 90. Photo: Chris Radburn/PA Wire/dpa.

World

'MORAL COMPASS'

Tributes pour in for anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/27/21

Tutu fought consistently for justice for South Africa's black population under apartheid, and spoke for peace and reconciliation after the end of the white supremacist regime in the nineties