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Helsinki airport and air traffic control tower. Photo: Finavia.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Finland requires coronavirus test for entry from more countries

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/17/21

As of Wednesday, 34 Omicron cases had been reported in the Nordic country.

FILED - 05 August 2020, North Rhine-Westphalia, Gelsenkirchen: Inter Milan's Christian Eriksen scores his side's second goal during the UEFA Europa League round of 16 soccer match between Inter Milan and FC Getafe the Veltins-Arena. Eriksen’s contract with Italian champions Inter Milan was terminated by mutual agreement on Friday, in the wake of the Denmark player's cardiac arrest at the Euro tournament in June. Photo: Bernd Thissen/dpa.

Sports

FOOTBALL

Eriksen and Inter terminate contract by mutual agreement

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/17/21

Eriksen, 29, suffered cardiac arrest during Denmark's game with Finland in Copenhagen and had to be resuscitated

17 December 2021, Turkey, Istanbul: People walk in front of a currency exchange shop in Istanbul. The Turkish central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to 14 per cent on Thursday, the fourth consecutive cut since September, leading the lira to fall to historic lows. Photo: Serkan Senturk/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

TURKEY CRISIS

Turkish currency crisis spirals as lira plummets to fresh record low

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/17/21

Local media is full of images of long lines for cheap bread , quotas on certain goods in supermarkets and panic buying of essential items

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Omicron spreading rapidly in holiday destination of Spain

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/17/21

More and more regions are introducing the requirement for people to prove they have been vaccinated, recovered or have a recent negative test in order to enter restaurants and other leisure…

22 April 2021, Spain, Mutilva: A healthcare worker draws a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen in Mutilva during the vaccination campaign against the coronavirus disease of the participants of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Photo: Europa Press/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Coronavirus

VACCINATION

US recommends Pfizer, Moderna vaccines over Janssen due to rare clots

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/17/21

Women aged between 18 and 48 are most affected by the blood clotting issue

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

Audi increases investment towards becoming all-electric

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/16/21

Audi wants to have more than 20 fully electric models on offer by 2025

Sports

TENNIS

Nadal hopes to compete at the top of tennis despite injury problems

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/16/21

"I want to fight again for everything, so that’s the goal," said the Spanish tennis star

FILED - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks at a Nordic Council press conference in Copenhagen in this file shot from November 3, 2021. Photo: Steffen Trumpf/dpa.

World

IMMIGRATION

Denmark seeks deal to house prisoners awaiting deportation in Kosovo jails

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/16/21

The agreement is due to apply from 2022 to 2025

FILED - British Airways planes at Heathrow Airport. Photo: Steve Parsons/PA Wire/dpa.

World

PANDEMIC

France restricts entries from Britain as Omicron variant takes hold

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/16/21

Under the new rules, people will have to register before travelling from Britain to France

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

La Palma holds its breath as volcano goes quiet after three months

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/16/21

A wisp of smoke rising from the 1,100-metre-high cone was the only reminder on Thursday of the spectacular eruptions that once unnerved residents of La Palma

Emergency services personnel on scene at Hillcrest Primary School in Devonport, Tasmania, Thursday, December 16, 2021. Several children have suffered serious injuries in northwest Tasmania after falling about 10 metres from a jumping castle that was blown into the air. (AAP Image/Grant Wells) NO ARCHIVING Photo: Grant Wells/AAP/dpa.

World

TRAGEDY

Five children die, more injured in Australian bouncy castle accident

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/16/21

Wind picked up a bouncy castle, threw it into the air and several children fell from a height of 10 metres

World

INVESTIGATION

Airline loader falls asleep, flies Mumbai to Abu Dhabi in cargo hold

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/15/21

The worker has been taken off the roster and the DGCA has ordered an investigation into the incident

A rainbow flag at the Madrid City Hall. Photo: Pixabay.

Economy & Business

LGBTI

Norwegian watchdog fines Grindr millions for data protection breach

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/15/21

Grindr is a popular dating app used by gay and bisexual men and transgender people

15 December 2021, Berlin: The defendant's lawyers, Christian Koch (l-r), Ingmar Pauli and Robert Unger sit in the courtroom at the "Tiergarten murder" trial. More than two years after the fatal shooting of a Georgian of Chechen descent in the middle of Berlin, a 56-year-old Russian has been sentenced to life in prison. Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa Pool/dpa.

World

ESPIONAGE

Russian diplomats told to leave Berlin after Moscow tied to murder

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/15/21

The court heard that the man convicted of the murder was an officer from the Russian domestic intelligence service, the FSB , who had travelled to Berlin using a fake identity in order to carry out…

15 December 2021, Italy, Rome: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi reports to the Italian Lower House ahead of this week's European Council summit. Photo: Riccardo Antimiani/ANSA via ZUMA Press/dpa.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Italy unexpectedly imposes more entry restrictions on non-EU travelers

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/15/21

The Italian tourism industry association slams the introduction of a coronavirus test obligation for visitors from outside the European Union

Sports

LA LIGA

Real Madrid stars Modric and Marcelo test positive for Covid-19

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/15/21

While Marcelo, 33, has started just once for Madrid this season, Modric remains a key part of Carlo Ancelotti's side

FILED - 05 March 2016, United Kingdom, Manchester: Manchester City's Sergio Aguero celebrates scoringhis side's third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium. Sergio Aguero has announced his retirement from football at the age of 33. Photo: Martin Rickett/PA Wire/dpa.

Sports

FOOTBALL

Barcelona star Aguero forced to retire due to heart issue

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/15/21

Aguero scored a club-record 260 goals in 390 appearances in a trophy-laden decade at City, including their famous last-gasp winner against QPR in 2011-12 to clinch the club's maiden title…

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

H&M Group Q4 net sales rise on firm demand

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/15/21

At the end of the quarter, around 115 stores remained temporarily shut, mostly in Austria and Slovakia

A general view of Valletta, the capital of Malta. Photo: Pixabay.

World

DRUGS

Malta parliament approves recreational cannabis law, in EU first

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/15/21

Under the new law, adult cannabis users can carry up to 7 grams of cannabis, grow up to four plants at home or buy small quantities of the drug

World

EUROPOL

544 arrested in Europe-wide operation against counterfeit drugs

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/14/21

The investigators focused on gangs dealing in doping substances and counterfeit drugs for the treatment of cancer, erectile dysfunction and allergies, as well as painkillers