Catalan government to postpone the curfew until 1.30 am on Christmas Eve
The Catalan government will postpone the curfew until 1.30 am on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. The cabinet allowed one extra hour before 11pm on January 5th on the eve of the Three Kings Day. On Wednesday, Interim President Pere Aragonès said in Parliament that he plans to “flexibly” measures on the […]
Read MoreAlgarve: Eight counties with no positive Covid-19 cases
The border town of Alcoutim in the Algarve is one of eight counties in the country where there is no positive case of Covid-19. Other Algarve towns with low infection rates are Aljezur and Castro Marim. The next low-level counties are Olhão, São Brás de Alportel, Silves, Tavira and Vila Real de Santo António. […]
Read MorePortugal: Restaurants Owners Continue Hunger Strike
The owners of nine restaurants, bars and nightclubs entered today a hunger strike for the sixth day, in order to protest the coronavirus restrictions. The protesters camped outside the parliament, relying on water, tea and coffee donated by their supporters. They said that they will not eat until the Prime Minister and the Minister of […]
Read MoreCrete Marks Union Anniversary With Greece
On December 1, 1913, Crete was officially incorporated into the Greek state. Just a month ago, Sultan Mehmet V gave up all sovereignty over the island. Most historians believe that since the Cretans joined the Greek War of Independence on June 14, 1821, the separation of Crete from the Ottoman Empire was a violent […]
Read MoreVenice: MOSE barriers saved the city from flooding
The Municipal Flood Control Office said that on Wednesday, the MOSE flood dike in Venice was raised to an ‘acqua alta’ of 120-centimeter-high. The high tide was slightly below the expected 130 cm and hit Lagoon City at 10:45. Moses saved the city from flooding. Venice was blown by the cold “Pola” wind. […]
Read MoreItaly to impose travel restrictions between the regions during Christmas
The Minister of Health Roberto Speranza said on Wednesday that the government would “dissuade” travel between the regions of Italy from December 25 to 26 and January 1 and “restrict” Travel between the towns of the country. The minister told the Senate: ”If we don’t want to close again in January, we must […]
Read MoreMurcia: Only 5 Cities Will Be Banned From Opening Due To Covid-19
Due to the high rate of coronavirus, only 5 cities will be banned from opening in the Region of Murcia. The five unfortunate people are: Yecla, Totana, Los Alcázares, Torre Pacheco and San Javier. The bars are allowed to open their terrace so that they reaches 100% of its capacity, and observes the basic […]
Read MorePortuguese presidential election: Nearly 1 million euros must be spent on masks
The Portuguese presidential election will compete with it at this time: nearly one million euros must be spent to provide masks, gloves, sun visors and alcohol gel to polling staff and the public. Before the general election on January 24, the government newspaper Diário da República announced a fee of 439,000 euros and […]
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