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Wed, 03 Feb 2021 07:22:51 +0100
UN Security Council takes no action on Myanmar coup
The Myanmar ambassador who is currently in Europe strongly condemned the military’s takeover of the government.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 06:50:04 +0100
Alexei Navalny: scores detained in mass protests following opposition leader sentencing
As many as 918 people were detained, according to the OVD-Info group that monitors arrests.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 22:40:50 +0100
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, to step down as company's chief executive
Jeff Bezos will be replaced later this year by Andy Jassy, who runs Amazon's cloud business.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 21:59:32 +0100
Italy's political crisis: Mario Draghi, ex-ECB chief, invited to talks with president
It comes after talks looking at reviving the governing coalition led by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte collapsed on Tuesday.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 21:29:55 +0100
Snow blankets New York City bringing delays and disruption | In pictures
But it wasn't all bad: cross-country skiers were spotted enjoying themselves in Central Park, while others made "snow angels" at Times Square.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:56:04 +0100
Goats on Zoom: English farm finds new income by livening up video conferences
Video meetings? Meh. One English farm takes Zoombombing to a new level: hiring out goats to make surprise appearances on conference calls.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:51:31 +0100
'There's no justice in a dictatorship': How a political crisis exposed Belarus' rule of law problem
“Under a dictatorship, there cannot be independent judges and courts," said disbarred lawyer Alexander Pylchenko. "Our country is not an exception."

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:42:29 +0100
Turkey's Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu cited by Twitter for 'hateful' LGBT comments
Twitter said the post violated rules about hateful conduct but decided to keep it on the platform for public interest.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:24:58 +0100
Captain Sir Tom Moore, the veteran who raised millions of euros for healthcare, has died with COVID
The 100-year-old veteran garnered himself legions of fans last year, raising millions of euros for British healthcare services by walking laps of his garden.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 15:29:26 +0100
EU condemns 'threats of violence' as Northern Ireland-GB port checks suspended
EU staff working in Northern Ireland were told not to go to work on Tuesday after threats forced authorities to halt post-Brexit checks on goods.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 15:20:42 +0100
Italy's president set to hear possible solutions for country's political crisis
Last week the country's prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, resigned after ex-PM Matteo Renzi withdrew his party from the governing coalition.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 13:39:43 +0100
COVID-19 vaccine: Russia's Sputnik V jab has efficacy of 91.6% against coronavirus, say experts
BREAKING: Russia's Sputnik V vaccine has an efficacy of 91.6% against COVID-19, according to a study published in The Lancet.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 13:25:46 +0100
Serbia unhappy after Kosovo and Israel establish diplomatic ties
"We have invested serious efforts in our relations with Israel in recent years and we are not happy," said Serbia's foreign minister.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 12:53:00 +0100
Bulgaria accused of €6 million police vehicle fraud involving EU cash
Interior ministry officials bought older, secondhand SUVs for the police, instead of new vehicles, violating the terms of an EU cash grant, says OLAF, the bloc's anti-fraud agency.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 12:49:12 +0100
Serbia's PM says vaccine success down to prioritising healthcare over politics
The latest data shows that 6.4 doses have been administered per 100 people in the Balkan state. That's higher than any EU state.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 11:13:54 +0100
Repatriation of foreign children in Syrian camps drop sharply due to COVID-19
According to Save the Children, an estimated 200 foreign children were repatriated in 2020 from camps in north-east Syria, down from 685 in 2019.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 10:58:17 +0100
Could vouchers for millions of European flight cancellations now be cash refunds?
With travel severely restricted, millions of European consumers are still waiting for refunds from their airlines. Many accepted a vouchers after their flights were cancelled, but with holidays off the agenda for now - could could those travellers be...

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:57:24 +0100
EU leaders condemn Russia's jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny
Russia’s penitentiary service alleged that Navalny violated the probation conditions of his suspended sentence from a 2014 money-laundering conviction that he has rejected as politically motivated.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:22:09 +0100
US billionaire to pay for three people to go into space in first all-civilian flight later this year
One of the spots on the SpaceX's multi-day flight that will orbit Earth will be awarded via a lottery system.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 07:57:22 +0100
Australia: an estimated 30 homes destroyed in out-of-control wildfire
People in a 25-kilometre stretch west from Wooroloo to the Walyunga National Park northeast of Perth were told Tuesday it had become too dangerous to leave their homes.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 07:33:45 +0100
Bernie Sanders mittens and memes help raise €1.5 million for charity
And internet gold isn't the only thing to come out of Sen Bernie Sanders' memorable inauguration appearance - $1.8 million (€1.5 million) was raised for charitable organisations in his home state of Vermont.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 06:51:43 +0100
We may need COVID vaccines for 'many years to come', says German Chancellor Merkel
Merkel said the situation with COVID-19 is "similar to the flu vaccine, where you re-vaccinate against the new mutation of the virus every time".

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 06:33:33 +0100
Myanmar coup: US threatens sanctions over Aung San Suu Kyi detention
Myanmar, also known as Burma, has been a US democracy promotion project for decades.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 22:55:53 +0100
What can be done about the military coup in Myanmar?
Global condemnation has followed a military coup in Myanmar, in which senior officials from the ruling party, including de facto president Aung San Suu Kyi, were arrested. But what more can be done?

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 22:41:09 +0100
Restaurants and museums reopen in Italy as country eases restrictions
Restaurants and museums reopen in Italy as country eases restrictions.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 19:53:38 +0100
How did European leaders react to Myanmar's military coup?
The military said the coup was the result of the government’s failure to act on claims of voter fraud in November’s parliamentary election.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 19:38:20 +0100
France says its ski lifts will remain closed for at least another month
BREAKING: France says its ski lifts will remain closed for at least another month

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 19:16:35 +0100
Man arrested in Toulon after severed head found in cardboard box
The man was arrested in Toulon after a severed head was found in a cardboard box that had been thrown out of a window of a flat.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:45:35 +0100
Belgian police confirm knife-related 'incident' Monday afternoon on Brussels metro
Police so far have not confirmed to Euronews how many injuries there are from the incident but Belgian media are reporting several.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:37:28 +0100
Donald Trump: Estonian MEP Jaak Madison nominates ex-US president for Nobel Peace Prize
Jaak Madison, from the right-wing EKRE party, said he had nominated the former US President just two hours before the deadline.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 16:54:22 +0100
France opens talks in bid to regain public trust in police
In November video of Paris police appearing to beat and abuse a black music producer inside his studio shocked the country.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 16:20:00 +0100
COVID-19 vaccines: 90% of coronavirus jabs have been given in richer countries, says WHO
North America and Europe have a higher percentage of population vaccinated against coronavirus than the rest of the world so far.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 16:00:46 +0100
Montenegro wants to join the EU - but will Brussels have it?
Montenegro is united in its desire to join the EU. On everything else, it is more divided than ever.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:13:36 +0100
Can the UK be rid of petrol and diesel cars by 2030?
The UK is expected to stop selling petrol and diesel cars by 2030. But some car manufacturers are dubious about whether this is possible. Stellantis has even said it could force one of its UK factories to close.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:17:19 +0100
'A gift that fell from the sky': Vaccine brings hope to Spanish care homes devastated by COVID-19
There's a light at the end of the tunnel in Spain for care home residents and workers who have received their COVID vaccines. But they also recall the horror of the first wave.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:07:30 +0100
Defiant French restaurateurs open doors despite COVID closure orders
"I will always defend my profession. My job is not to click and collect and put food in a box. I have always been a restaurateur, I love what I do," Stéphane Turillon, owner of La Source Bleue, said.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:58:54 +0100
10,000 people rally against Austrian police in anti-lockdown protest in Vienna
Several police officers were injured in clashes, while around 850 people in total were fined following Sunday's rally.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:57:44 +0100
'It's not right what's going on': Anti-lockdown protests continue in Belgium, Austria and Slovenia
Resistance is growing after nearly a year of restrictions on businesses, travel, and community life.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:35:54 +0100
'COVID tongue': Mouth ulcers or rashes likely a coronavirus symptom, says expert
"It was ignored by most doctors who didn't think it was related, but now with all these increasing reports, it's looking like it's part of this syndrome," said Professor Tim Spector.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:15:08 +0100
New lockdown in France 'almost inevitable' says infectious diseases expert, as new measures begin
The current measures that have begun have been seen as mild in a week in which the government appeared to be preparing to issue new stay-at-home orders.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 07:37:03 +0100
Major snowstorm heads to NYC after blanketing US Midwest
Temperatures were expected to be as low as -6C for the New York City metro area.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 06:58:29 +0100
European leaders condemn Myanmar coup after military takes control, detaining Aung San Suu Kyi
A spokesperson for the French government said Paris called for "the vote of the Myanmar people to be respected" and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson wrote on Twitter that he condemns "the coup and unlawful imprisonment of civilians, including Aung San...

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 22:14:50 +0100
Thousands join in Jerusalem funeral, flout pandemic rules
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis attended a rabbi's funeral, flouting the country's ban on large public gatherings during the pandemic.

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 21:47:48 +0100
Spanish newspaper publishes details of Messi's €555 million contract
A Spanish newspaper published the details of Lionel Messi's €555 million contract with FC Barcelona.

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 18:37:44 +0100
Trump parts with impeachment lawyers a week before trial
Former President Donald Trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers just over a week before his Senate trial.

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:53:09 +0100
Irish Taoiseach says 'lessons to be learned' over EU exports chaos
Irish PM Micheál Martin said there were "lessons to be learned" over the EU's move to tighten coronavirus vaccine exports.

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:08:25 +0100
Thousands flee Hong Kong for UK, fearing China crackdown
Thousands of Hong Kongers are moving to Britain since Beijing imposed a strict national security law on the Chinese territory last summer.

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 14:49:15 +0100
Italian parties continue talks to solve government political crisis
Political parties in Italy are in talks to end the political crisis over the country's economic recovery after Giuseppe Conte stepped down as prime minister.

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 13:20:41 +0100
Nurse wins prize to watch films for a week on a remote Swedish island
An emergency room nurse in Sweden has won a prize to watch films for a week alone in a lighthouse on a remote island.

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 12:54:11 +0100
'We've had enough': In France, Spain and Denmark, anti-lockdown protests continue
An authorized demonstration quickly turned into a party in the centre of Perpignan on Saturday, with about 200 ravers dancing to a podium-mounted sound system.



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