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Sun, 24 Jan 2021 10:14:06 +0100
Eleven workers rescued from China mine after being trapped for two weeks
Eleven workers trapped for two weeks by an explosion inside a Chinese gold mine were brought safely to the surface on Sunday.

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 09:51:49 +0100
Asian drug lord Tse Chi Lop arrested at Amsterdam airport
The alleged drug lord known as Asia's 'El Chapo' is suspected to run the Sam Gor international crime syndicate.

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 08:21:55 +0100
UK PM Johnson talks of free trade deal in first call with Biden
Boris Johnson spoke about a "potential free trade deal" in his first phone call with the newly inaugurated US president who plans on prioritising domestic investment.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 21:00:48 +0100
Relaxed and crowded scenes in Wuhan - a year on from first alerting the world to COVID-19
Exactly a year ago, Wuhan shocked the world by confining its 11 million inhabitants to their homes, beginning a 76-day lockdown.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 18:17:12 +0100
Europe's patient zero: Meet the French doctor who treated the continent's first COVID-19 case
"Be careful, when I notify the authorities, it will be like I've pushed a button," a woman at the Institut Pasteur had told him as officials learned of the first COVID-19 case in France.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 16:01:50 +0100
Estonian distillery infuses its tonic with Christmas pine needles
It's made from infused pine needles, mixed with cardamom and lemon peel and the end result is a delicate bitter-sweet soda.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 15:37:55 +0100
This week in pictures: Biden's inauguration, protesters arrested in Russia, explosion in Madrid
The key stories of the week have been captured by photographers around the world.


Sat, 23 Jan 2021 14:25:35 +0100
Larry King, legendary US talk show host, dies aged 87
The American broadcaster died Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles. No cause of death was given.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:30:43 +0100
Thousands in Hong Kong locked down to contain coronavirus
Thousands of residents in Hong Kong were locked down on Saturday to contain a worsening COVID outbreak.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 08:57:46 +0100
US President Joe Biden signs executive orders to kick-start economic recovery
US President Joe Biden signed executive orders to kick-start his recovery plan as he warned the effects of the COVID pandemic will deepen.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 08:40:28 +0100
Russia: More than 3,000 protesters arrested as scores demand release of opposition Alexei Navalny
Thousands of people have gathered in various cities across Russia to demand the release of Alexei Navalny - Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 08:00:46 +0100
Senate agrees to delay Trump impeachment trial to February 8
Senate leaders agreed to delay the former US president's impeachment trial to focus on Cabinet nominations and allow Trump to prepare a legal team.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 23:13:39 +0100
'Heavy-handed' tactics likely from Moscow at pro-Navalny rallies, says expert
Protests are planned across 60 Russian cities on Saturday in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 22:47:24 +0100
Denmark suspends flights from Dubai amid doubts over virus tests
Danish authorities faced a “concrete and serious citizen inquiry into" how the tests are carried out at Dubai entry and exit points, the Scandinavian country's transport minister said.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:51:26 +0100
Italy orders TikTok to block underage users after 10-year-old girl dies doing viral challenge
Italy has ordered TikTok to block any users where their age cannot be determined after a ten-year-old girl from Palermo died during an online "challenge".

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:14:54 +0100
Renew Europe expels Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich over homophobic comments
The liberal group chairman said in a statement that "there is no place for homophobia in the Renew Europe family".

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:11:24 +0100
Facebook's Oversight Board to rule on Donald Trump's suspension
Facebook is referring its decision to indefinitely suspend Donald Trump to its quasi-independent oversight board.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 20:16:43 +0100
#MeTooInceste: French share stories of family sexual abuse
Following in the footsteps of #MeTooInceste, #MeTooGay began to trend around the country this week as users shared stories of homosexual abuse.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 20:12:59 +0100
Former Bosnian Muslim general Sakib Mahmuljin convicted of war crimes
A Bosnian court has convicted a former senior Muslim officer of war crimes during the 1992-95 conflict and sentenced him to 10 years in prison.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:56:16 +0100
Meet the bike-loving Finnish city that keeps pedalling even in the snow
Despite the long, dark, and snow-filled winters, locals keep pedalling their way to and from work and school.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:28:03 +0100
Belgium bans leisure travel until March amid fears over COVID variants
Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said Friday that “when people travel, the virus travels with them".

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:23:27 +0100
Alexei Navalny: Russia says social networks have begun restricting online calls for protest
Russia had ordered TikTok and other social networks to restrict online calls for nationwide protests in support of detained Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:17:01 +0100
UK COVID variant: Some evidence it's more deadly than the original virus, says Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson said on Friday that early evidence showed "a higher degree of mortality" among those with the UK variant of COVID-19.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:45:57 +0100
From vaccine creation to trepidation: France's struggle with anti-vaxxers
France has one of western Europe's highest rates of distrust in modern-day vaccines. On Unreported Europe we take a look at why, what anti-vaxxers have to say and what can bring sceptics rounds.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:08:07 +0100
Growing up in a pandemic: how are masks and lockdowns affecting babies’ development?
In a world that seems to keep going in and out of lockdown, and where faces are increasingly covered up with masks, how are babies and young children adapting? Euronews asked an expert in child development at Oxford University’s BabyLab.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:46:57 +0100
EU travel bans: Bloc leaders agree to keep borders open...for now
Ursula von der Leyen, head of the European Commission, says all non-essential travel should be strongly discouraged both within a country and across borders.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:40:52 +0100
COVID-19 vaccine: Which country in Europe has immunised the most people?
With vaccinations underway in the majority of Europe, who is making the fastest progress?

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:28:44 +0100
The Silence of the Trams: Barcelona commuters told not to talk to avoid spreading coronavirus
"People shouting or talking on the phone can emit up to fifty times more particles," according to the Spanish National Research Council.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:34:38 +0100
Hungary imposes 'traditional values' disclaimer for LGBT books
Luca Dudits thinks this ruling is discriminatory. She is the Communications Officer at Háttér Society, a non-governmental LGBT organisation in Hungary.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:30:29 +0100
COVID and communication: Lip-readers struggling behind the mask
Hard of hearing people use visual cues, like the movement of another person’s lips, to understand and interact with others. But since the pandemic struck, the use of face masks has interfered with people's ability to communicate clearly.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:17:19 +0100
Power balance, lockdown and record infections: Portugal goes to the polls this Sunday
Sunday's presidential election in Portugal comes at a very difficult moment in the fight against COVID-19. The country is under lockdown and the traditional last round of political campaigning has been scrapped. Now candidates and observers fear a re...

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 10:32:38 +0100
Albania expels Russian diplomat for violating COVID-19 pandemic measures
Albanian Foreign Ministry says the diplomat had "continued to violate measures to protect against the pandemic".

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 08:45:41 +0100
Google threatens to remove search engine from Australia over new law
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison hit back at the search giant saying "we don't respond to threats" after Google said it would remove its services from the country.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 07:31:23 +0100
Republicans push to delay Donald Trump's second impeachment trial until February
House Democrats have already voted to impeach Trump for a second time over charges he incited the assault by his supporters on the US Capitol building which left five people dead.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 07:15:09 +0100
US judge rules Amazon won't have to restore Parler web service
Favoured by Trump supporters, Parler was removed from the Google and Apple app stores and kicked off Amazon's its web-hosting service following violence at the US Capitol.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 06:45:11 +0100
Japan 'focused on hosting' amid talk Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games will be cancelled
A majority of the Japanese think the Olympic Games in the capital should be postponed again or cancelled amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 00:55:33 +0100
Biden signs string of COVID orders and vows 'help is on the way'
US deaths have surged past 400,000, and the new president noted projections that they could reach 500,000 in a month.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 00:39:45 +0100
Concerns grow that COVID vaccine misinformation campaigns are targeting Muslims
With vaccination programmes being rolled out across the continent, health authorities are keen to see them adopted by all communities. But against them are anti-vaxx campaigns.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 22:18:15 +0100
Scientists are using satellites to count elephants from space for the first time
The elephants are counted using a computer algorithm trained to identify the creatures against a variety of backdrops.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 21:33:15 +0100
Austrian mayors accused of jumping queue for COVID-19 vaccines
Austrian authorities have confirmed they are investigating reports that non-priority citizens, including mayors, have received COVID-19 vaccines.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 21:30:55 +0100
#MeToo hits Serbia as teacher at acting school is arrested over student rape allegations
"After a hard internal struggle, some brave girls and I decided to stand in the way of a dark circle of abuse. We will not give up," said actress Milena Radulovic

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:30:12 +0100
How did conspiracy theorists react to Joe Biden's inauguration?
Supporters of the baseless QAnon theory believed that Donald Trump would remain US President to fight against supposed enemies in the "deep state".

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:02:17 +0100
Dutch parliament backs plans for a 9pm-4.30am COVID curfew
The Netherlands will now join the likes of France, Belgium, Italy, Greece and some areas of Germany in introducing the night-time restrictions.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:50:32 +0100
COVID-19 vaccine: China marches to Serbia's aid as EU's COVAX scheme fails to deliver
While the whole region was waiting to get at least some vaccines from the COVAX scheme, a plane from China landed in Belgrade with a million doses on board.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:43:03 +0100
Eurostar bailout: France prepared to help struggling train operator, says transport minister
Passenger numbers on the cross-channel train service have been down 95% since March and are currently believed to be less than 1% of pre-pandemic levels.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:00:45 +0100
Ralph & Russo put Dubai on the fashion map
Ralph & Russo, the British clothes label, is taking the fashion world by storm. They are expanding globally and dressing some of the world's icons. Euronews' Jane Witherspoon gets the lowdown on the brand.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 16:36:43 +0100
France: Hospital workers demand more resources to fight COVID-19
French hospital workers demand more resources to cope with the relentless influx of COVID-19 patients.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:16:12 +0100
Storm Christoph could bring more flooding as rivers overflow, UK authorities warn
Flood warnings in parts of northern England and Wales are in force after Storm Christoph brought swollen rivers and hundreds of evacuations.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:13:33 +0100
Tens of thousands of Europeans die from air pollution each year - and many could have been avoided
Researchers have said around 52,000 deaths in Europe could be prevented each year if emissions are cut to WHO guidelines.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 14:51:33 +0100
Coronavirus: COVID-19 infections and deaths - latest data
The latest data on the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus



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