Europe

German retailers sold 8.8 percent less in June than a year earlier. That is the sharpest drop since the measurements started in 1994, reports the German federal statistical office Destatis. As in other European countries, consumers…
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A second death from monkeypox has been reported in Spain, a day after the first death was reported from the disease. "Of the 3750 patients, 120 have been hospitalized, and two have died," the Spanish Ministry of Health reported.…
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Eurozone consumer confidence fell to an all-time low in July. The European Commission reported this. Confidence is under pressure from high inflation, undermining households' purchasing power. Concerns about an economic recession…
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The gas price rose above 190 euros per megawatt hour on Tuesday for the first time since March on the leading Amsterdam gas exchange. Gas traders responded to the announcement that gas supply through the Nord Stream pipeline would…
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The German trade union Ver.di calls on the ground staff of the airline Lufthansa to stop working for one day on July 27. With the warning strike, which is due to start on Wednesday and will run until 6 am Thursday morning, the…
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The Kremlin wants the European Union to ease sanctions against Russia and not just make promises or promises. However, government spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in Moscow that there is a considerable gap between the EU's intentions and…
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Radiation levels around the old Chornobyl nuclear power plant are up to three times higher than previous estimates by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Greenpeace reports. An international team of radiation experts,…
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China denies inviting European leaders to meet with President Xi Jinping in Beijing in November, the South China Morning Post reported. "Fake news," said a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman in the Chinese capital. The…
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