France

World

Poisoned dissident Navalny to return to Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/15/20

Separate tests in France , Germany and Sweden have concluded that he was poisoned with a form of Novichok. European leaders have demanded an explanation from the Kremlin, which denies any…

World

Norway arrests man suspected of link to terrorist attack in Paris

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/9/20

In 1982, four assailants threw a hand grenade and then opened fire with automatic rifles on employees and guests at a Jewish restaurant . The attack has been blamed on the Abu Nidal…

World

Danish Prince Joachim leaves hospital after surgery

The Nomad Today 8/4/20

Joachim is sixth in line to the throne, following his older brother, Crown Prince Frederik, and Frederik's four children.

World

Danish Prince Joachim undergoes surgery in France

The Nomad Today 7/26/20

Joachim is sixth in line to the throne.

Coronavirus

France advises against travel to Catalonia due to virus resurgence

The Nomad Today 7/24/20

Norway reintroduces self-isolation for tourists returning from Spain.

Coronavirus

People in France required to wear masks in stores from Monday

The Nomad Today 7/19/20

In France - as in other countries - a second wave of the pandemic is feared.

World

France's Macron reshuffles government as he seeks fresh start

The Nomad Today 7/3/20

Jean Castex appointed as new prime minister.

World

European court upholds loss of nationality for French terror convicts

The Nomad Today 6/25/20

They all had another nationality - Moroccan in four cases, Turkish in the fifth - so losing their French passports did not make them stateless.

Finland

POLICE WARNING

Subutex, the opioid whose price can be multiplied by 50 in Finland

The Nomad Today 6/8/20

Police suspect that this drug is smuggled from France into Finland inside cookie packages.

Sports

Football returns to Europe gradually and with restrictions

The Nomad Today 5/6/20

Germany's Bundesliga can restart in the second half of May following the coronavirus stoppage, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

French scientists discover first known Covid-19 case was in December

The Nomad Today 5/5/20

French Government said they are “in touch with scientists and experts to try to confirm (or not) this discovery.”

Coronavirus

EU calls for enhanced international cooperation against coronavirus

The Nomad Today 2/10/20

In latest developments, 95 EU citizens were among those repatriated from Wuhan China yesterday, thanks to a UK flight.

Tourism

Nights spent by foreign tourists increased by 12%

The Nomad Today 11/28/19

The number of stays of foreign visitors in Finnish accommodation establishments increased twice that of domestic tourism.

World

Former French president who rejected Iraq war died at 86

The Nomad Today 9/26/19

Born in Paris in 1932, he served as President of the Republic between 1995 and 2007. He gained global sympathy in 2003 by leading the rejection to the US and British invasion of Iraq and by warning…

Finland

Rinne and Macron discussed climate change, rule of law and Brexit

The Nomad Today 9/19/19

"We must prepare for a no-deal Brexit", Prime Minister Rinne said.