Monthly Archives: July 2020
Greece extends entry ban for some countries
Greece has banned flights to and from Turkey, Albania and North Macedonia until 31 July due to the coronavirus.
The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority says...
Austria steps up COVID-19 border checks
Austria is strengthening its border controls with the help of the military as coronavirus cases rise in the Western Balkans.
Euronews reports anyone entering Austria...
Lithuania bans travellers from 5 EU countries
Lithuania has decided to ban residents from Bulgaria, Romania, Luxembourg, Portugal and Sweden from entering the country.
Schengen Visa Info reports citizens and foreign residents...
US opens border for some from Schengen, Ireland, UK
The United States has decided to open its borders for certain business travellers, investors, treaty traders, academics, and students from the Schengen Area countries,...
The impacts of IoT on the data centre
Introduction
There are many devices, computers, workstations, wireless devices, and even IT infrastructures that are now interconnected amongst one another. There is a technical term...
Possibly largest euro counterfeit bust
An organised crime network involved in euro counterfeiting has been dismantled by law enforcement authorities from Italy, Belgium and France, with the support of...
EU releases 2020 population statistics
Eurostat says the population of the European Union (EU) in 2020 is nearly 448 million.
In January, it was estimated that the population of the...
US restricts visas for employees of Huawei
Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State, announced visa restrictions on employees of Chinese technology companies, including Huawei.
The US "will impose visa restrictions on certain...
Forgery ring busted in Germany and Greece
Police in Germany and Greece, together with the support of Europol, have arrested one suspect and carried out 12 house searches as a result...
Ongoing Twitter investigation after crypto scam
Twitter says its investigation into its crypto “security incident” is still ongoing and informed users that they may be unable to tweet or reset...
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LIVE BLOG: Louisiana drivers with seizure disorder can now say so on license
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New Banknotes for Caribbean Islands Curaçao and St. Maarten
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For news about a specific US Territory, click on the US...
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After 2010, Curaçao and Sint Maarten became autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. It was...
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