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Sat, 27 Feb 2021 10:01:26 +0100
Joe Biden travels to Texas amid recovery effort from deadly winter storm
More than a million people in the state are still under orders to boil water before drinking it after millions lost power and water pipes burst in an extreme cold snap.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 22:48:37 +0100
UN Security Council unanimously adopts resolution demanding COVID ceasefire
The resolution "will help bring vaccines to 160 million people in conflict areas or displaced by conflict,'' says the council president.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 21:53:31 +0100
Gunmen kidnap hundreds of girls from boarding school in Nigeria
Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria on Friday, police said.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 21:49:05 +0100
Myanmar's UN envoy opposes coup in dramatic speech
"We will continue to fight for a government which is of the people, by the people, for the people,'' Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun told the UN General Assembly in a surprise speech on Friday.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 21:10:14 +0100
Angela Merkel did not "refuse" the AstraZeneca vaccine, despite this being reported
Newspapers claimed the German Chancellor refused to have the vaccine. However, she wasn't offered it because she is above the age threshold.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:38:24 +0100
Armenia’s PM says the army attempted a coup. What’s really going on?
Who are the key players and what was the catalyst that sparked tensions this week?

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 19:48:48 +0100
Lockdown easing plan circulating on WhatsApp in Portugal is "false"
Portugal's government says there is "no truth" to the document, which has been shared widely on social media.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 19:24:15 +0100
Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi prince MBS authorised move to 'capture or kill' journalist, claims US report
The report was released one day after a later-than-usual courtesy call from Biden to Saudi King Salman.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:29:04 +0100
Former North Macedonia police chief sentenced for leading phone-tapping scandal
The former head of the North Macedonian intelligence police has been imprisoned for 12 years for co-ordinating a decade-long illegal wiretapping scandal.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:49:15 +0100
Boeing 777 flight makes unscheduled landing in Moscow after engine issue reported
Russian media say that a Boeing 777 plane made an emergency landing in Moscow in the early hours of Friday after the pilot reported a problem with the engine.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:26:00 +0100
Belgium's government warns against using its own facemasks over chemical traces
Belgian authorities said their freely distributed masks contain small traces of silver and a chemical compound and are undertaking further studies.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:22:28 +0100
Turkey slams Dutch bid to recognise massacre of Armenians as genocide
Turkey has strongly denounced a motion by the Dutch parliament to formally recognise the 1915 massacre of Armenians as genocide.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:18:54 +0100
Victory for Dutch government over legal challenge to COVID curfew
Court found government was entitled to use an emergency law to introduce the measures forcing residents indoors from 9 pm to 4:30 am

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:46:11 +0100
Russian diplomat uses hand-pushed rail trolley to travel home from North Korea with family
A group of Russian diplomats and their families have returned from North Korea on a hand-pushed rail trolley due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:39:34 +0100
Protesters gather in Georgia over opposition leader's arrest
Protesters gathered in Tbilisi, Georgia over the arrest earlier in the week of opposition leader Nika Melia.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 10:23:39 +0100
Islamic State bride Shamima Begum cannot return to UK for citizenship fight, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court, in its judgment on Friday 26 February, ruled against the Court of Appeal's decision, stating among other reasons that "the right to a fair hearing does not trump all other considerations, such as the safety of the public".

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 10:07:22 +0100
Closures on Iberian peninsula making life tough for cross-border workers
At 400 metres long, the Friendship Bridge allows cross-border workers to reach their homes in just a few minutes. But with its closure, they now have to travel dozens more kilometres.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:59:46 +0100
Biden emphasises 'human rights' in first Saudi call ahead of Khashoggi report
US President Joe Biden has his first phone call with Saudi King Salman ahead of the the release of a new US intelligence report on the Jamal Khashoggi killing.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 08:49:00 +0100
Ex-US Olympics gymnastics coach facing multiple charges kills himself
John Geddert had long-running ties to to disgraced Michigan State University sports doctor Larry Nassar, who is in jail for a series of sexual assaults.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 07:44:02 +0100
Mount Etna’s show, a Victorian house relocated in San Francisco, new photos from Mars | In pictures
The key stories of the week, captured by photographers around the world.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 07:09:55 +0100
Russian opposition leader Navalny sent to prison outside Moscow
Navalny’s incarceration has led to international calls for his immediate release, including from Europe’s top human rights court.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 06:48:09 +0100
US launches airstrike in Syria in Biden administration's first military action
The airstrikes targeted facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups, the Pentagon said.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 22:43:20 +0100
Malta police chief says all Daphne Caruana Galizia murder suspects caught
Authorities say that all those connected to the murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia have now been arrested.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:59:11 +0100
How Hungary’s great lakes threaten to put Budapest and Brussels on a new collision course
Activists say Hungary's government is changing the law to make it easier for private and state-run development on the shores of some of Europe's most unique freshwater habitats.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:22:15 +0100
Spain's vaccination programme picks up speed as second phase kicks in
The authorities expect to have 70% of the population vaccinated by the end of the summer

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:39:18 +0100
Germany charges man with passing Bundestag floor plans to Russia
A German man has been charged with espionage for allegedly passing information on properties used by the German parliament to Russian military intelligence.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:04:32 +0100
Facebook picks a side and bans Myanmar's military from their platforms
Facebook said on Thursday they have removed all of the remaining military accounts with immediate effect.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:26:25 +0100
EU regulator issues guidance to adapt COVID-19 vaccines to new variants
The EU regulator says authorized vaccines protect against the variants currently prevalent across Europe. But the shots may need to be adapted as new mutations spread.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:13:39 +0100
Illegal workers from Moldova ‘smuggled into France on fake passports’
"The criminal group, organised by a Romanian national living in France, smuggled at least 40 Moldovan nationals to exploit them in the construction business in France," Europol said.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:31:14 +0100
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accuses military chiefs of 'attempted coup'
"What happened today is that some people tried to put our military staff in a non-democratic process and a military coup," said Pashinyan to his supporters.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:24:34 +0100
Suffocating migrants rescued from tiny, airless compartment in truck
They were found hidden in a truck at the Slovenia-Croatia border.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:14:24 +0100
France v Scotland Six Nations match cancelled due to COVID outbreak among French rugby team
Around 10 of France’s 102 territorial areas known as departments are in a "very worrying situation" in terms of COVID-19 infections, government spokesman Gabriel Attal has said.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 11:26:29 +0100
Unseen Van Gogh goes on public display before Sotheby's auction in March
The work depicts a rarely seen view of Paris in the nineteenth century. 'Scène de rue à Montmartre' shows how the busy suburb used to be a rural, tranquil place.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:55:35 +0100
As the ESA calls for new recruits, Hungary prepares its candidate for orbit
The European Space Agency is currently recruiting astronauts from EU member states - and one country is serious about getting their candidate amongst the stars.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:49:39 +0100
UN and IOM call for Europe to resume search and rescue after latest Mediterranean deaths
UN data shows that out of the 3,800 people who arrived in Italy by sea this year, 2,527 departed from Libya.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:01:10 +0100
Single dose coronavirus vaccine found to be effective and safe by US regulators
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is 66% effective and protects against severe COVID-19, US regulators confirmed. They could authorise the vaccine within the coming days.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:49:26 +0100
PPE is the new plastic waste nightmare threatening the environment
Plastic bags have been overtaken by face masks as one of the most common pieces of plastic waste. In fact, 102 million are thrown every week in the UK alone.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 06:31:10 +0100
Italy warns riders 'treated like slaves' by food delivery firms
About 60,000 riders using bicycles and motor scooters mostly work without any kind of contract, pension contributions, paid holidays, sick leave or accident coverage.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 06:17:09 +0100
Venezuela expels top EU diplomat over new sanctions
Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa was given 72 hours to leave the country.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 22:28:53 +0100
COVID-19: Are you coronamüde with coronafrisur? Learn some of Germany's new 1,200 words
It's mostly thanks to coronavirus that another 1,200 words have been added to the German language this year. Here's some of the best.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 18:19:05 +0100
In Kosovo, an uncertain future for the war crimes court nobody wanted
Kosovars hate it and its president has warned EU diplomats of a plot to undermine it. But Kosovo's new leader-in-waiting Albin Kurti might just choose to ignore it.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:53:47 +0100
Blow for smugglers as Hamburg makes Europe's biggest cocaine seizure
The cocaine was found in more than 1,700 tin cans that had been filled with putty, Hamburg's customs office said.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:50:22 +0100
Which vaccine should I choose? Serbia gives citizens choice of four coronavirus jabs
Which would you prefer? In Serbia, people can select any of four jabs: the one developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, China’s Sinopharm, Russia’s Sputnik V and Oxford-Astrazeneca's.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:11:46 +0100
Carlos Ghosn: Three jailed for helping ex-Nissan boss flee to Lebanon
Three jailed for helping ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn flee to Lebanon

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 12:07:49 +0100
Hungary becomes first EU nation to use China's Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19
"Today we are starting vaccinations with the Chinese batches," said Prime Minister Viktor Orban in a brief message on Facebook.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:25:54 +0100
ICU capacity in Czech Republic 'will be exhausted in 2 weeks' says health ministry
The Czech Republic health officials say hospitals are overwhelmed and they plan to ask for help from abroad when the numbers of remaining beds in hospitals reach 10%

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:13:08 +0100
Germany convicts former Syrian secret police officer of crimes against humanity in landmark ruling
Human rights campaigners hope the landmark ruling will set a precedent for other cases.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:43:32 +0100
Reporters under fire: Journalists around the world face threats and intimidation
Euronews correspondent Shona Murray spoke to Sunday World reporter Patricia Devlin who has been targeted for her work in Northern Ireland.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:31:53 +0100
Mars rover's giant parachute carried secret message
The huge parachute used by NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message, thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 06:39:44 +0100
San Marino buys `Russia's Sputnik V after EU vaccine delivery delays
San Marino isn’t an EU member and was excluded from the deals the 27-nation bloc negotiated with pharmaceutical firms.



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