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Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:36:33 +0100
WHO team visits Wuhan hospital that had early COVID patients
A World Health Organization team visited a hospital where China says the first COVID-19 patients were treated more than a year ago as part of the experts' long-awaited fact-finding mission on the origins of the coronavirus.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 06:40:02 +0100
Romania COVID-19 hospital fire leaves four dead
Another deadly hospital blaze in Romania just three months after 10 were killed in a fire north of Bucharest.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 06:15:05 +0100
Arctic town launches bid for 2032 Summer Olympics
Salla Mayor Erkki Parkkinen told Finnish media that the campaign aims to draw attention to the consequences of climate change.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 23:11:54 +0100
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective in UK study
While the Novavax vaccine study is still ongoing, initial results show it is nearly 96% effective against the older coronavirus and nearly 86% effective against the new variant circulating in the UK.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 22:43:57 +0100
GameStop stock surge: Are Wall Street wolves getting a taste of their own medicine?
GameStop has become the focus of Wall Street since its stock price surged by more than a thousand percentage points in recent weeks thanks to amateur traders on Reddit.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 21:32:29 +0100
Navalny warns Russian regime ‘you won’t succeed’ as court rejects appeal for release
The opposition leader used his court appearance to tell the Russian government: “Yes, you have the power now to put me in handcuffs, but it's not going to last forever.”

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 20:26:15 +0100
Sweden: One student injured in knife incident at Fridhemsberg school
Authorities have arrested a suspect in their 20s on suspicion of preparing acts of murder and arson.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 20:23:09 +0100
Botticelli masterpiece sells for record-breaking $92.2 million at auction
The 15th-century portrait achieved the highest ever price for an Old Master painting at Sotheby's.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 19:00:53 +0100
Germany considers stopping flights from countries with COVID variants
The country is set to take "drastic measures" to stop the spread of coronavirus variants, with plans to stop flights from the UK, Brazil, South Africa and Portugal.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 18:50:56 +0100
“Dream Big”, how Tony Parker accomplished the impossible
We speak to world-famous basketball player, Tony Parker, about his successful career in the NBA and his future projects to help today’s youth.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 17:27:37 +0100
Man-up about menstruation
Mustapha Ben Messaoud, chief of Field Operations and Emergency for UNICEF Afghanistan, reflects upon the importance to dismantle the social norms that suggest men cannot talk about periods.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 14:52:40 +0100
Belarus referred to the United Nations over jailing of journalists
Data shows Belarus was the most dangerous country in Europe for journalists in 2020.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 13:42:43 +0100
Customers 'will be fined' after Nice restaurant flouts COVID rules by serving lunch
Restaurant owner Christophe Wilson defiantly served lunch to dozens of people in defiance of pandemic restrictions in the French Riviera City.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 13:23:34 +0100
Bodo Ramelow: German state governor under fire for 'Little Merkel' comment and Candy Crush admission
Bodo Ramelow has been widely criticised for referring to the German Chancellor as "Little Merkel" during an online event and admitting to playing mobile games during COVID-19 meetings.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:39:46 +0100
COVID-19: UK steps up travel restrictions to crack down on rule flouters
'Going on holiday is not a valid reason to travel', said UK home secretary Priti Patel.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:40:52 +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?

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:58:39 +0100
'We can't wait any longer': Joe Biden signs executive orders to address climate crisis
The directives aim to offset the worst effects of global warming, and include plans to conserve land and water, double offshore wind energy, and move to an all-electric federal vehicle fleet.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 22:43:05 +0100
Serbia has second fastest COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Europe thanks to China
The President of Serbia has compared the distribution of the coronavirus vaccine in Europe to the sinking of the Titanic - saying the rich are being saved while the poor of the Balkans are being left to drown.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 22:27:35 +0100
COVID-19 vaccine: Fraudsters seek to cash in on UK's race to inoculate against coronavirus
The Cube, Euronews' social media newsdesk, has spotted huge numbers of online users sharing screenshots of scam emails and texts.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 22:03:56 +0100
Poland abortion law: Protesters take to streets again as near-total ban comes into force
The controversial ban on abortion in nearly all circumstances was delayed by the government due to widespread protests over the measure.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 19:49:00 +0100
Alexei Navalny: Police raid offices and apartments of jailed Kremlin critic
The raids come after protests across Russia at the weekend demanding the release of Navalny.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 19:22:30 +0100
COVID variants: Which ones have been identified and how transmissible are they?
Here's what we know about the coronavirus variants that have emerged in the UK, South Africa, Brazil and California

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 19:04:16 +0100
Ukraine and Hungary pledge to ease tensions over border region of Transcarpathia
The two countries have clashed over whether ethnic Hungarians in western Ukraine should be allowed to use their native language.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 19:00:56 +0100
Polish MP suspended by ruling Law and Justice Party after taking COVID-19 vaccine
Zbigniew Girzyński admitted he had been vaccinated in his role as a university lecturer but said he "did not ask anyone for any priority in the queue".

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:56:06 +0100
'Angry citizens who hate the system': Why the riots in the Netherlands go beyond a COVID curfew
Violence rocked Dutch towns and cities for successive nights after a curfew to stop the spread of coronavirus was imposed. It is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to grievances with the government.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:50:44 +0100
Nikos Dendias and Péter Szijjártó break down the EU's pending issues
EU Foreign Ministers met to discuss some of the bloc's most pressing issues on Monday. We talk to the Hungarian and Greek foreign ministers about potential sanctions on Russia, vaccines, Turkish relations and much more.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:30:27 +0100
Holocaust Memorial Day: Auschwitz survivor educates public after recovery from COVID-19
Lily Ebert, 97, survived Auschwitz and COVID-19. Now she and her great-grandson are writing a book together.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:01:49 +0100
Dutch police arrest 131 people on 'calmer' night of curfew protests
Authorities said the fourth night of a national coronavirus curfew on Tuesday passed more peacefully than the previous three nights of rioting.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:43:16 +0100
Spain snowstorm: Madrid’s farming sector estimates €6 million loss from Filomena
It's been more than two weeks since Storm Filomena - and the consequences are still visible in Madrid’s countryside.  

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:32:46 +0100
Spain earthquakes: Tremors cause minor damage in south of country
Three earthquakes over 4.0 magnitude and around 40 aftershocks were felt across the region in just a few minutes

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:19:48 +0100
‘He hasn’t learned lessons’: Johnson and Starmer lock horns as UK COVID-19 deaths pass 100,000
Boris Johnson has been accused of failing to learn lessons from his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, as the UK became the first country in Europe to surpass 100,000 COVID-19 deaths.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 13:32:16 +0100
Romania criminalises creating fake social media accounts
It comes after a case in Braşov in December 2018 where a man had threatened his former girlfriend with uploading compromising photos.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 11:04:03 +0100
German start-up company makes 120,000 FFP2 masks a day
Most countries in Europe now require people to wear facemasks on public transport and in shops. In Germany, new rules allow only medical masks to be worn on public transport and supermarkets. Euronews has visited one small factory in the German capit...

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 11:01:45 +0100
Holocaust memorial day: thousands of names being projected onto the French Embassy in Berlin
76 years ago, the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp in occupied Poland was liberated. The day is commemorated as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year, pandemic restrictions in Germany mean the anniversary is being mostly marked virtually.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:01:16 +0100
French and Malian troops kill 100 jihadis in offensive in the Sahel
Jihadist insurgents still control large areas of the Sahel desert region after violence erupted in northern Mali in 2012.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:31:17 +0100
Photos of the Holocaust: What Nazi family albums and propaganda images tell us today
A selection of archive photographs shows the suffering of Jewish victims at the hands of their Nazi persecutors during the Holocaust in WWII.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 07:05:17 +0100
Thousands of Indian farmers return to protest after challenge to PM Narendra Modi over farming laws
One protester was killed and 80 police injured after farmers stormed a symbolic fort in New Delhi on India's Republic Day in a mass protest on Tuesday against PM Narendra Modi.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 07:00:27 +0100
Holocaust Memorial Day: Plans unveiled for vast memorial complex at Ukraine's Babyn Yar
The ravine near Kyiv was the site of one of the worst Nazi massacres of Jews and ethnic Poles during the Second World War

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 06:50:13 +0100
New US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vows reversal of Trump's 'America First' foreign policy
Blinken said he would set about reversing the Trump-era "America First" policy, reaching out to longstanding allies who the former president allienated.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 22:32:16 +0100
Dutch police out in force to prevent further anti-lockdown rioting
Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb posted a video message on Twitter, asking rioters: “Does it feel good to wake up with a bag full of stolen stuff next to you?”

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 21:56:44 +0100
French teachers strike in Paris over government's response to COVID-19
Teachers complain of working conditions, low pay, and a bungled pandemic response.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 21:00:04 +0100
Brexit regrets for UK fishermen as catch values halve due to border delays
“I think, if we knew this was going to happen, I honestly think things might have been different, people would have voted differently,"

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 20:37:02 +0100
Biden raises Navalny arrest, Russian hacking in first call with Putin
Unlike his immediate predecessors, Biden has not held out hope for a “reset” in relations with Russia.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 20:05:03 +0100
Global COVID-19 cases pass 100-million milestone
A third of all confirmed cases around the world are in Europe.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:58:54 +0100
Albin Kurti: Former Kosovo PM barred from February 14 general election
Election authorities have ruled that Albin Kurti is an ineligible candidate because he has been sentenced for a crime in the last three years.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:54:28 +0100
Russia guilty of violations during 2008 war with Georgia, says Europe's top court
President Salome Zurabishvili described the ruling as “historic."

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:28:21 +0100
Netherlands welcomes US return to the climate change debate
The virtual meeting aimed to produce an agenda for dealing with effects such as rising sea levels, extreme weather and crop failure.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:37:50 +0100
'Grassroots anti-myth' website aims to bust COVID misinformation
"People need to know what these people in the public eye have been saying. And they need to know that these people in the public eye have been really irresponsible ... I hope that the outcome will be more understanding of the reality of COVID," co-fo...

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:46:41 +0100
UK becomes first in Europe to record more than 100,000 COVID-19 deaths
BREAKING: UK becomes first in Europe to record more than 100,000 COVID-19 deaths

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 16:47:19 +0100
Norway fines Grindr dating app €9.6m over data privacy breach
It comes after a complaint by the Norwegian Consumer Council, which had alleged that users' personal data was being shared unlawfully for marketing purposes.



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