Some European Nations See Warmest Start to the Year Ever Measured

Countries across the continent saw the warmest start to the year ever measured. The weather has forced ski resorts to close trails, with sparser than usual snow cover. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/04/world/europe/europe-warm-weather-climate-change.html Isabella Kwai Original Source: NY Times >>

Merkel Focuses Final New Year’s Speech on Coronavirus Pandemic

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, who is expected to leave office in 2021, used her last New Year’s Eve speech to address the coronavirus pandemic and deliver a message of hope. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000007528475/merkel-new-years-eve.html Reuters Original Source: NY Times >>

Germany Locks Down Ahead of Christmas as Coronavirus Deaths Rise

Stores and schools will be closed, and public and private meetings will be restricted over the holidays, in an effort to bring down coronavirus infections and deaths. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/world/europe/germany-lockdown-christmas-covid.html Melissa Eddy Original Source: NY Times >>

Germany Locks Down Ahead of Christmas as Coronavirus Deaths Rise

Stores and schools will be closed, and public and private meetings will be restricted over the holidays, in an effort to bring down coronavirus infections and deaths. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/world/europe/germany-locks-down-ahead-of-christmas-as-coronavirus-deaths-rise.html Melissa Eddy Original Source: NY Times >>

Female journalist groped during live broadcast in Cologne

A journalist was groped during a live broadcast as she was reporting about Carnival in Cologne, Germany, which has been on high alert after a string of sexual assaults on New Year’s Eve Esmeralda Labye, a Belgian journalist working for Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française, was covering Carnival when three drunk men made …