This week Europe has lost a star in the sky and we hear about how Louis Pasteur managed to create a rabies vaccine back in 1885 (he wasn’t even a medical doctor). Pope Francis seizes even more control about the Vatican’s finances and appoints an “extraordinary commissioner” to raid the entity looking after St Peter’s Basilica. Apparently, someone has been cooking the books.In the news this week:– After a new outbreak the German authorities suggest people stay at home for vacation– Was SARS-CoV-2 really present in Barcelona in March 2019? – WHO stops Hydroxychloroquine tests– WHO launches new podcast - Health in Europe– High risk for polio outbreak in Ukraine– Russian disinformation operations revealed– Swedish actor from "Fargo" creates documentary TV-series promoting bogus rune stone in Minnesota– What's happening with Facebook?- 5G towers burning in Limassol- Climate change denier loses bet - has to pay up- National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition bans most homeopathic products from claiming specific therapeutic effects- Our friend Holm Hümmler airs a documentary about conspiracy theoriesTo end the episode secondary school students in Germany gets today’s Really Right Award for not backing down from their “tinfoil hat” projectEnjoy!Segments:Intro; Greetings; This Week; Pontus Pokes the Pope; News; Really Right; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Out-takesEvents Calendar: http://theesp.eu/events_in_europe

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