Published on 20/07/2026 – 12:03 GMT+2•Updated 12:05 The European Commission on Monday found AliExpress €550 million for failing to adequately assess and mitigate risks linked to the sale of illegal, unsafe and counterfeit products on its e-commerce platform. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The decision comes just days after the EU introduced a €3 flat duty on parcels […]
Continue ReadingAfter his conviction, the man confessed to the crime (symbolic image).Image: keystone July 20, 2026, 11:33July 20, 2026, 11:33 The case of a missing nurse concerned France like no other: after the discovery of skeletal parts and a confession from her already imprisoned husband, there is now sad certainty. The bones unearthed by the police […]
Continue ReadingByFranziska Müller Published on 20/07/2026 – 8:27 GMT+2 Space exploration sometimes has consequences that are not immediately apparent. According to NASA scientists, a piece of rocket could collide with the Moon in early August. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING In January 2025, around a year and a half ago, Elon Musk’s company SpaceX launched its “Falcon 9” rocket, […]
Continue ReadingThe right-wing coalition in Rome expressed solidarity with a jeweler who killed two burglars. President Sergio Mattarella was now fed up. Jul 20, 2026, 3:29 amJul 20, 2026, 3:29 am Dominik Straub, Rome / ch media Covered body of a robber after the attack on a jewelry store in Grinzane Cavour.Image: Alessandro di Marco / […]
Continue ReadingNorway has opened a new memorial for the 77 victims of the country’s deadliest terror attack in peacetime, days before its 15th anniversary. On 22 July 2011, neo-Nazi Anders Breivik killed eight people with a car bomb in Oslo and shot dead another 69 – mostly teenagers – at a youth camp on Utoeya island. […]
Continue ReadingThe USA is moving more fighter jets to the Middle East. Image: keystone According to media reports, the USA is moving more fighter jets to the Middle East amid the escalating Iran war. July 20, 2026, 12:15 a.mJuly 20, 2026, 12:15 a.m The “Wall Street Journal” reports that this affects, among other things, F-16 fighter […]
Continue ReadingNew York City and New Jersey were battered by torrential rain and thunderstorms on Saturday, triggering flash flooding and widespread disruption. The downpour cascaded into subway stations and flooded city streets in parts of New York and the Tri-State area, which also includes Connecticut, while some drivers abandoned their vehicles in rising water. Videos shared […]
Continue ReadingRussian mercenaries in Africa: In addition to Ukraine, the Wagner Group was also active in Syria, Libya, Mali and the Central African Republic.Image: keystone 28-year-old Pavel Prigozhin has gathered former Wagner fighters and brought the drug trade in the Central African Republic under his control – and snubbed the Kremlin. July 19, 2026, 5:37 p.mJuly […]
Continue ReadingA forest fire also raged north of Zaragoza, which is now largely under control. Image: keystone According to the authorities, around 13,000 hectares have already been burned in a forest fire northeast of the Spanish capital Madrid. July 19, 2026, 4:02 p.mJuly 19, 2026, 4:02 p.m The area burned is equivalent to more than 18,000 […]
Continue ReadingTwenty-three runners from seven countries took part in races at the Arctic’s geographic North Pole, organisers have said, in an event they dubbed as the “world’s coolest marathon”. The races took place on drifting sea ice at the geographic North Pole in the Arctic, with competitors arriving from Norway aboard the French polar vessel Le […]
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