Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 8-14
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Jan. 8-14 include rapper-actor LL Cool J, actor Jason Bateman and musician Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and of Nirvana
Europe
Germany calls for fireworks ban after attacks on rescue services
Chancellor condemns incidents on New Year’s Eve in which firefighters and police officers were targetedGerman police and firefighters’ unions have called for a ban on personal fireworks on New Year’s Eve, as the chancellor, Olaf Scholz, condemned incid…
Croatia ditches currency to adopt euro and join border-free Schengen zone
Croatia switched to the shared European currency and removed dozens of border checkpoints to join world’s largest passport-free travel area
Spanish police find hundreds of archaeological artefacts at two homes
Two men under investigation after tipoff about collection that also contained bone fragments believed to be up to 5,000 years oldTwo men are under investigation after Spanish police discovered hundreds of archaeological artefacts as well as bone fragme…
Who is Tristan Tate? All we know about Andrew Tate’s brother arrested in human trafficking raid
The younger Tate brother was arrested on rape and human trafficking offences during a police raid in Romania
Croatia takes final steps into EU with open border and euro switch
Common currency was already used for valuations and bank deposits in former Yugoslav country, which joined the EU in 2013Croatia has adopted the euro and joined the European Union’s borderless Schengen zone, two steps that its prime minister said repre…
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Germany condemns New Year’s attacks on fire, police officers
The German government is condemning incidents on New Year’s Eve in which police officers and firefighters were attacked mostly with fireworks
Hunters go home empty-handed on first day of Sweden’s biggest wolf cull
Hunters allowed to kill 75 wolves from an already endangered population of 460 amid ‘political pressure’ from hunting lobbyThe biggest wolf cull in modern times has begun in Sweden as nature organisations warn it could drastically harm the population.O…
Ukraine missile strike on Russian-held city of Makiivka kills scores of troops
Moscow says 63 of its soldiers died in attack on school building used as barracks amid claims death toll could be higherRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesA New Year’s Day attack on a complex in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Makiivka ha…