Read more about the article Austria Practically Closes Borders Over Christmas And New Year
Sebastian Kurz. (Newsflash)

Austria Practically Closes Borders Over Christmas And New Year

Austria has imposed a 10-day quarantine on all arrivals from countries with high cases of COVID-19 from 7th December to 10th January, essentially closing its borders over the Christmas and New Year period. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz made the announcement in the capital Vienna on 2nd December. The threshold for…

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Read more about the article Last Photo Of Tragic Girl, 8, Electrocuted By Faulty Xmas Decoration On Public Square
The victim in front of the christmas decorations that killed her. (Newsflash)

Last Photo Of Tragic Girl, 8, Electrocuted By Faulty Xmas Decoration On Public Square

This picture of a little girl waiting to watch the Christmas lights being switched on with her family was taken moments before she was electrocuted to death by one of the decorations. Julia Honoria Franco, 8, died when she was struck by the high-voltage blast of electricity in the municipality…

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Read more about the article Elon Musk Agrees To Send Amputee Adventurer Into Space
Philippe Croizon the famous French adventurer in front of a rally racing car. (Philippe Croizon/Newsflash)

Elon Musk Agrees To Send Amputee Adventurer Into Space

Elon Musk has agreed to send disabled athlete Philippe Croizon - the first quadruple amputee to swim across the English Channel - into space after he plucked up the courage to ask the SpaceX billionaire. French athlete and adventurer Croizon, 52, asked the Tesla and SpaceX CEO if he would…

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Read more about the article Belgian Mayor Admits Bungling After Council Workers Built Phallic-Shaped Xmas Decorations Which Were Cheaper Than Buying Online
The Christmas decorations in the municipality of Oudenburg. (Newsflash)

Belgian Mayor Admits Bungling After Council Workers Built Phallic-Shaped Xmas Decorations Which Were Cheaper Than Buying Online

A Belgian mayor has told local residents that he “did not intentionally set out to make” this year’s Christmas decorations made using the colours of the city appear quite so phallic. The new Christmas lights were recently installed in the municipality of Oudenburg in the Belgian province of West Flanders…

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Read more about the article French Nobel Winners: Lockdown In December To Save Xmas
Esther Duflo, the economist who won the Nobel Prize, propose confinement in December in France to allow Christmas to be celebrated with the family. (Newsflash).

French Nobel Winners: Lockdown In December To Save Xmas

Two Nobel Prize winners say France needs to go back into lockdown to "save Christmas" and their recommendation echoes Boris Johnson's plan to ensure families will be able to be together in December. Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, who won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2019, predict a spike…

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