A sandcastle in Denmark has established a new Guinness World Record of 21.16 metres, which is 3.5m taller than the previous record of 17.66m set in Germany in 2019. The structure is built in the shape of a triangle to avoid collapsing like many others have. A wooden structure was built around it to allow the artist to carve the…
View More World’s tallest sandcastle constructed in Denmark, with a theme on Covid pandemic
More than four million people in Denmark have begun vaccination against Covid-19, according to a latest update from the country’s health authorities. The exact figure of 4,018,508 Denmark residents who have received at least the first dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus was released by the Ministry of Health on Thursday. That corresponds to 68.67 percent of the country’s…
View More Denmark: 4 million people receive Covid-19 vaccination
The Swedish Public Health Agency reports the spread of COVID-19 is increasing in the metropolitan regions but is still at a low level nationally. During the week ending July 17 (epi week 28), officials say 1,855 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Sweden, which is an increase of approximately 24 percent compared with week prior. The incidence calculated over…
View More Sweden reports increase of COVID-19 spread in metro areas: AstraZeneca to be discontinued
Norway has begun commemorations marking 10 years since far-right attacker Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 people in the worst act of violence in the country since World War II. On July 22, 2011, Breivik detonated a car bomb outside the prime minister’s office in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people. Later the same day, he headed to Utoya island dressed…
View More Bells toll in Norway to mark 10 years since neo-Nazi Breivik killed 77
Iceland, one of the first nations in the world to lift all Covid restrictions for vaccinated tourists, on Friday announced new curbs following a spate of infections. At the end of June, Iceland lifted rules around social distancing, mask-wearing, limits on public gatherings and the opening hours of bars and restaurants after introducing virus restrictions in March last year. Starting from midnight…
View More Iceland reimposes COVID-19 restrictions after cases surge
A study in Icelandic government offices again shows the benefits of a shorter workweek. Productivity rose enough to ensure that all services were still provided as needed. Because of the study’s success, 86 percent of Icelanders now or soon will have the right to a shorter workweek. Having rolled out a major program that reduced the work hours of more…
View More Iceland sees success with 4-day work week
Finland will allow travellers who carry their Coronavirus vaccine certificates with them starting Monday (26 July). The vaccine must be recognised by the Finnish government. As of now, the government has approved seven vaccines but it doesn’t include the Russian-developed Sputnik V. According to the local media, travellers need to show their certificate upon arrival. Passengers must have received their…
View More Free entry in Finland from Monday if you are carrying full vaccination certificate
The European Parliament adopted on Tuesday (6 July) the final of the ePrivacy derogation, a temporary measure enabling providers of electronic communication services to scan and report private online messages containing material depicting child sex abuse. The provisions also allow companies to apply approved technologies to detect grooming techniques. “This interim regulation ends uncertainty for companies. It does not end danger to…
View More New EU law allows screening of online messages to detect child abuse
The globe reached a couple of Coronavirus milestones this week. One is terribly grim: We passed 4 million deaths due to the virus. The other, offers faint hope: Through July 13, more than a quarter (25.6%) of the world’s population has now received at least one COVID-19 vaccine according to Our World in Data, which collects information from local governments.…
View More 25.6% of the world has received a COVID-19 vaccine.Check how your country is doing.
Health authorities in places such as Los Angeles County and St. Louis are requesting even immunized people to resume wearing masks in public. The Covid-19 curve in the United States is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks. This is driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging…
View More America sees a increase in Covid-19 cases again: Doubles in 3 weeks.