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CNN —A Polish mayor died after falling from a fourth-floor window of a hotel in Sardinia, Italy, the Polish Press Agency (PAP) reported on Tuesday. The mayor was not named by PAP or the spokesman for Fabrizio Mustaro, the investigator of the Cagliari police. Mustaro’s spokesperson said the man was sitting on the windowsill and lost his balance. The mayor, who was visiting with the Polish delegation, fell out of the window of the room where he was with a colleague, PAP reported. The 44-year-old Polish citizen died on the night of Monday into Tuesday morning.

☆ Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Wagner group appears to do U-turn on withdrawal
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

CONFLICT* Russian forces are evacuating residents from the town that serves the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, the Ukrainian military said. * Russian missiles targeted an industrial site in the Mykolaiv region of southern Ukraine, while Ukrainian and Russian media reported multiple explosions across Russian-occupied Crimea. * Russia's defence ministry said its air defences had detected and destroyed 22 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea overnight. * Air raid alerts blared for several hours overnight into early Sunday over roughly two-thirds of Ukraine, with officials saying air defence systems shot down a number of drones. * The head of the U.N.'s nuclear power watchdog warned on Saturday that the situation around the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear station has become "potentially dangerous" as Moscow-installed officials began evacuating people from nearby areas.

☆ Poland to call for EU sanctions on imports of Russian farm products
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WARSAW, May 6 (Reuters) - Poland will demand European Union sanctions on imports of Russian farm products, its ambassador to the EU Andrzej Sados was quoted as saying on Saturday by PAP news agency. "Europe isn't threatened by disruptions in supply chain of farm products now, contrary, we have a problem of surpluses. We are resolving a problem of increased imports of farm products from Ukraine," Sados said, according to PAP. Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last year, the EU has adopted 10 sanctions packages against Russian individuals and companies. Poland in April proposed a new set of punitive measures against Moscow, including a ban on pipeline oil and diamond imports.

☆ Poland Lays Out Plans to Send MiG-29 Fighters to Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( James Marson | Karolina Jeznach | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Poland released the first details of its and other European countries’ plans to send MiG-29 warplanes to Ukraine, pushing Western support for Kyiv over a key threshold ahead of a planned offensive later this spring, despite warnings from Russia against Western nations playing a larger role in the conflict. The Polish government this week said a coalition of countries was willing to send their Soviet-designed MiG-29 warplanes to Ukraine and Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Warsaw would deliver its own planes in 4-6 weeks, Polish state news agency PAP reported. An official at the country’s Bureau for National Security said Poland could send 4-5 planes “for a start” as soon as a week from now.

☆ War of the worms: Polish politicians give each other a mouthful over edible insects
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WARSAW, March 3 (Reuters) - Polish voters were given food for thought on Friday, as politicians from the two main parties traded accusations that the other side planned to push meat-loving citizens into eating worms ahead of elections this autumn. "For the upcoming elections, PO politicians should write on each poster 'Instead of chicken eat a worm', because this is their real election programme," PiS lawmaker Bartosz Kownacki told reporters. State-run broadcaster TVP Info accompanied Kownacki's press conference with a news ticker reading "The opposition's proposals for Poles: worms instead of meat". TVP Info has been regularly criticised by the opposition as being a mouthpiece for government propaganda. However, PO politicians and city hall officials say this does not mean proposals to force people to lower meat consumption and eat worms are under consideration.

☆ Schoolteacher stabbed to death by pupil in southwest France
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS, Feb 22 (Reuters) - A teacher was stabbed to death by a 16-year-old pupil on Wednesday at a Roman Catholic high school in the town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz in southwestern France, local officials said. Pupils fled in panic after the stabbing, local newspaper Sud Ouest said. The Spanish-language teacher, a woman, was 50 years old, Sud Ouest said. Police arrested the pupil, who told another teacher he was possessed and heard voices that instructed him to attack the teacher, according to local media including BFM TV. Reporting by Layli Foroudi; writing by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Ingrid Melander; editing by Frank Jack Daniel and Mark HeinrichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ EU top court adviser backs FX borrowers, Polish bank stocks fall
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Anna Koper | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The country's KNF financial watchdog has warned that the banking sector could face a 100 billion zlotys hit in case of an unfavourable ruling. He added that if Polish courts grant remuneration to consumers the additional cost would be similar in the worst case scenario. Hundreds of thousands of Poles took out mortgages in foreign currencies, mainly in Swiss francs, attracted by lower interest rates. Many mortgage holders took banks to court, while banks started offering settlements to find an out-of-court solution. The total stock of foreign currency mortgages in Poland stood at almost 79 billion zloty in December based on the latest available KNF data, with Swiss franc mortgages accounting for over 52 billion zloty.

☆ Russia official warns countries supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons risk their own destruction
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The speaker of Russia's parliament warned Sunday that countries supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons risked their own destruction, a message that followed new pledges of armored vehicles, air defense systems and other equipment but not the battle tanks Kyiv requested. "Supplies of offensive weapons to the Kyiv regime would lead to a global catastrophe," State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said. "If it requires our sending some Abrams tanks in order to unlock getting the Leopard tanks from Germany, from Poland, from other allies, I would support that." Since invading Ukraine, Russia also has increased both the scope and the number of its joint military drills with China. Ukraine is asking for more weapons as it anticipates Russia's forces launching a new offensive in the spring.

☆ What diabetes is revealing about the benefits and risks of personal medicine connected to the internet
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Ellen Sheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Devices such as insulin pumps, which go back decades, and continuous glucose monitors, which monitor blood sugar levels 24/7, are increasingly connected to smartphones via Bluetooth. Sleep apnea, Type 2 diabetes and remote health careIt's not just diabetes where the medical device market is offering patients new benefits from remote monitoring. The number of internet-connected medical devices grew during the pandemic, as lockdowns created a big push to treat people at home. Multiple forms of medical cybersecurity riskIndustry security experts categorize cybersecurity risks of medical devices into three buckets. Many medical devices such as insulin pumps require patients to create online accounts to download data to a computer or smartphone.

☆ Gambian vice president dies of illness, president says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

BANJUL, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Gambia's Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof has died of illness in India, President Adama Barrow said on Wednesday. Joof, 65, was appointed vice president of the West African country in 2022. Barrow said on Twitter that Joof had died "after a short illness" without providing further detail. The vice president left Gambia about three weeks ago to seek medical treatment. (This story has been corrected to say Wednesday, not Tuesday, in the lead)Reporting by Pap Saine Writing by Sofia Christensen Editing by Estelle Shirbon and Jon BoyleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Gambia foils alleged coup attempt, arrests four soldiers
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BANJUL, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Gambian authorities have foiled a military coup attempt and arrested four soldiers plotting to overthrow President Adama Barrow's administration, the government said on Wednesday. The Gambian Armed Forces High Command arrested four soldiers linked to the alleged coup after a military operation on Tuesday, it said in a statement. Jammeh himself seized power in a coup in 1994 and foiled several attempts to overthrow him before he lost an election in late 2016 to Barrow. "Based on intelligence reports... some soldiers of the Gambian army were plotting to overthrow the democratically elected government," the government said on Wednesday. There were no details on whether the coup attempt was linked to the previous regime.

☆ Abortion was a hot topic in the 2022 midterms. Here's how an abortion clinic in Ohio plans to move forward after the end of Roe v. Wade.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The executive director of an independent Ohio clinic shares her plans for keeping the business open. At the same time, abortion clinics are navigating the new normal. While abortion access is temporarily restored in Ohio, limited timelines mean the viability to run an independent clinic is shrinking. Sri Thakkilapati, the interim executive director at the Cleveland independent abortion clinic Preterm, is trying to balance the two realities. It's always been our mission to destigmatize abortion and support patients through whatever reproductive-health decisions they make.

SINGAPORE, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong received a top post in the ruling party on Saturday, cementing his position to become the city-state's next prime minister. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, secretary-general of the People’s Action Party (PAP), which has ruled the island nation since independence in 1965, announced this year that Wong, 49, would be his successor. Wong becomes deputy secretary-general, the party said in an announcement of new leadership positions. Lee, 70, is the son of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's independence leader and dominant figure for half a century. The younger Lee has said Wong would succeed him before or after the next general election, which is due in 2025.

☆ Reports of possible Russian missiles hitting Polish village raise NATO alarm
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Marek Strzelecki | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Associated Press earlier cited a senior U.S. intelligence official as saying the blast was due to Russian missiles crossing into Poland. Russia's defence ministry denied reports that Russian missiles had hit Polish territory, describing them as "a deliberate provocation aimed at escalating the situation". Latvian Deputy Prime Minister Artis Pabriks said on Twitter that Russia "fired missiles which target not only Ukrainian civilians but also landed on NATO territory in Poland." Officials from Norway, Lithuania and Estonia - members of the NATO defence alliance - said they were trying to find out more information. "Every inch of #NATO territory must be defended!," Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Twitter.

☆ Fact Check-A UCLA study on late-stage cervical cancer rates does not show HPV vaccine is ineffective
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Francoeur said the study, first published in August 2022, looked only at stage-four cervical cancer, but the overall rates of cervical cancer among U.S. women are decreasing. Francoeur and colleagues examined rates of new diagnoses of advanced cervical cancer – cancers that have spread to the bladder or rectum -- between 2001 and 2018. Another study, of more than 1.6 million girls and women in Sweden, also linked HPV vaccination to lower rates of cervical cancer (here). “Cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination is essential to prevent later stage of presentation of cervical cancer,” Francoeur said. A UCLA study of advanced cervical cancer rates among U.S. women does not reflect trends in overall rates of cervical cancer, and its authors say that no correlation can be made between HPV vaccination and the increase in late-stage cancers analyzed in their study.

☆ Gambia says it has not yet confirmed cough syrup as cause of child deaths
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Pap Saine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BANJUL, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Gambia has not yet confirmed that toxic cough syrup was the cause of the deaths of 70 children from acute kidney injury, a representative of the country's Medicines Control Agency said on Monday. The small West African state has been investigating a mysterious slew of child deaths in recent months, which police said in a preliminary investigation was linked to four cough syrups made in India. The spike in cases of acute kidney injury among children under the age of five was detected in late July. By October, the number of deaths had risen to 70, out of 82 children reported to have acute kidney injury. Indonesia has also recorded a spike in child deaths from acute kidney injury in recent months, and is investigating paracetamol syrups as a possible cause.

☆ Poland mulls barrier on Kaliningrad border, says top official
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Poland accuses Russia and its ally Belarus of using migrants as part of a "hybrid warfare" campaign to destabilise Europe. Poland built a 5.5 metre (18 feet) tall steel barrier, equipped with motion sensors and cameras, stretching for about 187 km (116 miles) on the Belarus border. Poland had previously said the border guard had received funds to build an "electronic barrier" of sensors and cameras on the Kaliningrad border. Since Feb. 24, 7.26 million Ukrainians have entered Poland, according to the Polish Border Guard. Sobolewski also said there were signs of larger groups of migrants appearing at the Belarus border.

☆ Gambia says child deaths linked to cough syrup have risen to 70
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BANJUL, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Gambia's government on Friday said the number of child deaths from acute kidney injury, thought to be linked to Indian-made cough syrups, has risen to 70 from a previous toll of 69. President Adama Barrow gave the update at an emergency cabinet meeting which he convened on Thursday to discuss the crisis, according to a presidency statement. The syrups were found to be made by New Delhi-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd, which has since had one of its factories shut down in northern India as health authorities there investigate. Gambia is also investigating the deaths and this week set up a new commission of inquiry to deal with them, the statement said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Pap Saine; Writing by Nellie Peyton; Editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Polish venue cancels Roger Waters gigs after Ukraine comments
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Former rock band "Pink Floyd" musician Roger Waters performs on stage during his tour, at Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington, U.S., September 18, 2022. REUTERS/Amr AlfikyWARSAW, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Concerts by Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters were cancelled by a venue in the Polish city of Krakow, organisers said on Sunday, after the artist's comments on the war in Ukraine caused a storm of criticism. "Live Nation Polska and Tauron Arena Krakow have cancelled Roger Waters' concert," organisers said in a statement on the venue's website. Local councillors in Krakow had been due to vote on a resolution declaring Waters 'Persona non grata' on Wednesday. Wantuch said in a Facebook post on Sunday morning that he was in Ukraine and would comment on Waters' statement in the evening.

☆ Poland could hike rates by 200-400 bps more, central banker Tyrowicz says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WARSAW, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Poland could raise interest rates by 200 to 400 basis points more, central banker Joanna Tyrowicz was quoted as saying on Friday, striking a hawkish tone at a time when many economists say the tightening cycle is nearing its end. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterIn September Poland's central bank raised its main interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.75%. However, Tyrowicz said that Poland may need a more "radical" approach. Nevertheless, she said that the need for higher borrowing costs did not necessarily mean rates had to rise in October. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Alan Charlish; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

La Moldova.org am întrebat de fiecare cum și-a petrecut acest sfârșit de săptămână și prin ce a fost diferit Paștele în acest an. Iar după asta, am luat cartea pe care Moldova.org urmează să ți-o prezinte în această săptămână și m-am pus pe citit. Doar că de data aceasta masa de sărbătoare a fost pregătită în exclusivitate la solicitarea membrilor familiei. ăEcaterina Buruiană, stagiarPaștele pentru mine a fost mereu unica sărbătoare de suflet pentru că suntem cu toții acasă. Și la final, am pregătit și o galerie de poze pentru un pic de căldură și frumusețe.

Persons: Ana, ., Raisa Răzmeriță, mmmmdelicios, Tatiana, Paști, Diana Madan, Georgeta Carasiucenco, Natalia Graur, Eugenia, Ernest Todiev, Sâmbătă, Ecaterina Buruiană, mami, Marta Sterpu, Anu Locations: Moldova, Cluj, Chișinău

☆ Российские послы вызваны в министерства иностранных дел Великобритании и Польши
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-15 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Российские послы вызваны в министерства иностранных дел Великобритании и Польши. Как отмечается в заявлении Форин-офиса, Андрей Келин вызван в британский МИД «в связи с враждебной линией поведения России». Среди подобных действий перечислены «кибератаки, вмешательство в демократические процессы и усиление военного присутствия на украинской границе и в незаконно аннексированном Крыму». В то же время глава дипмиссии в Варшаве Сергей Андреев приглашен в министерство в связи с введением санкций США против России и ситуацией на Украине, передает польское агентство PAP. Среди оснований для их введения указываются якобы враждебная активность России в киберсфере, вмешательство в выборы в США или других иностранных государств.

Persons: Форинофис, Андрей Келин, Сергей Андреев, Владимир Александров, Джо Байден Organizations: РИА Новости, МИД Locations: Великобритания, Польша, Россия, Крым, Варшава, США, Украина

☆ Vaccinarea anti-COVID-19 a început oficial în toate ţările Uniunii Europene
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-27 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +6 min

Femeia a declarat că nu a simţit nimic atunci când a fost vaccinată. Leif Hasselberg, 79 de ani, a fost prima persoană care a fost vaccinată în această ţară, relatează dpa. Rachel Grech, angajată la unitatea de boli infecţioase a spitalului Mater Dei, a fost vaccinată sub privirile premierului Robert Abela şi ale ministrului sănătăţii Chris Fearne. „Cred că acesta este suflul libertăţii”, a declarat Caputova, imediat după ce a primit vaccinul Pfizer-BioNTech. „Nu a durut”, a declarat ea, citată de agenţia de presă PAP.

Persons: Domenico, René, Portugalia Antonio Sarmento, EFE, Marta Temido, ., Leif Hasselberg, dpa ., Rachel Grech, Robert Abela, Chris Fearne, Tihon, Andrej Babis, Babis, Caputova, intervenţia, PAP Organizations: ORF, DR, Mater, Ministerului, Interne Locations: Roma, Italia, coronavirus, ţara, Europa, Germania, Berlin, Franţa, Sevran, Seine - Saint - Denis, pariziană, Paris, AP, HP, Spania, Rosario Hidalgo Sanchez, Guadalajara, Porto, vaccinată, Portugalia, Suedia Suedia, Stockholm, Göteborg, Austria, Danemarca, Malta, Bulgaria, dimineaţa, Praga, Brno, Cehia, Slovacia, Slovaciei, Polonia, Varşovia

Poliţia le-a cerut prin megafon manifestanţilor din Varșovia să plece şi a încercat să-i înconjoare, relatează ziarul Gazeta Wyborcza. Participanţii purtau bannere cu sloganuri precum: „Nu-mi spune cum să trăiesc” şi „Să scăpăm de guvernul misogin”. Poliţia a arestat mai multe persoane, a raportat agenţia de ştiri PAP. Manifestările au marcat, de asemenea, 102 ani de la introducerea dreptului femeilor de a vota în Polonia, pe 28 noiembrie 1918. În luna octombrie, Curtea Constituţională a Poloniei a decis că femeilor nu li se permite să facă avort, chiar dacă fătul are probleme grave de sănătate.

Persons: Poliţia, PAP Locations: Varșovia, Cracovia, Wroclaw, Polonia, Poloniei, Europa

☆ She Didn’t Want a Pelvic Exam. She Received One Anyway.
▼ + stars: | 2020-02-17 | by ( Emma Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Before the procedure, she told her physician that she did not want medical students to be directly involved. But after the operation, Janine said, as the anesthesia wore off, a resident came by to inform her that she had gotten her period; the resident had noticed while conducting a pelvic exam. “What pelvic exam?” Janine, 33, asked. Later, she said, her physician explained that the operating team had seen she was due for a Pap smear. The hospital declined to comment on its policies regarding informed consent for pelvic exams.)

Persons: Janine, “, ” Locations: Arizona

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