The mafia has made performance-enhancing drugs ‘worth more than cocaine’
On a quiet street in Poland, a group of camouflaged police officers have gathered. They carry machine guns, apart from the man at the front, who is driving a handheld battering ram into an unmarked door. The lock quickly snaps and the police pour inside. They have entered a laboratory,…
Polish railway track blast an ‘unprecedented act of sabotage
Warsaw said in October that Poland and Romania had detained eight people suspected of planning sabotage on behalf of Russia An explosion that damaged a Polish railway track on a route to Ukraine was an “unprecedented act of sabotage”, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday as he vowed to…
Czechs and Slovaks commemorate Velvet Revolution rallying for democracy and Ukraine aid
The manifestations underscore a renewed resolve to defend not just domestic democracy, but also the transatlantic bonds that have sustained Ukraine’s fight for sovereignty. Thousands of Czechs and Slovaks gathered on 17 November to mark the 36th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution – the peaceful uprising that toppled communist rule…
Europe is not doing enough to detect HIV, hepatitis
The ECDC says the region could still meet its testing targets for HIV, but that it will be harder to improve detection for hepatitis B and C. Many European countries are falling behind on efforts to detect life- threatening diseases such as HIV and hepatitis, a new analysis has found. In 2018,…
Europe ‘not ready’ for Russian drone attack
Europe is not ready to deal effectively with a Russian drone attack and must integrate Ukraine’s “battle-tested” capabilities to better protect itself, EU defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius said Monday. The 27-nation bloc is scrambling to plug its drone defences after NATO jets shot down Russian drones over Poland in September. “Why…