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Tue, 29 Jun 2021 10:42:41 +0200Bruno Candé: Portuguese man convicted of racist murder of black actor
A Portuguese court has sentenced a 76-year-old man to more than 22 years in prison for the racist murder of black actor Bruno Candé.
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:51:04 +0200Greece: Police recover Picasso and Mondrian paintings stolen from Athens museum in 2012
Police say they have recovered the artworks nearly a decade after their theft from Greece's biggest state art gallery in Athens.
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:33:29 +0200Ethiopia declares immediate, unilateral cease-fire in Tigray region
The cease-fire could calm an eight-month war that has caused suffering to hundreds of thousands and destabilized Africa's second most populous country.
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:14:12 +0200COVID-19: UK confident about July reopening despite soaring cases
Britain's new health secretary says he sees "no reason" for social restrictions to remain beyond 19 July despite an ongoing rise in new coronavirus infections.
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 06:51:02 +0200Facebook: US judge dismisses government antitrust lawsuits in blow to regulators
In a blow to regulators, a federal judge dismissed antitrust lawsuits saying they didn't provide enough evidence to prove Facebook was a monopoly.
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 00:00:03 +0200Euro 2020: Switzerland beat France after match goes to penalties
Switzerland are through to the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 after the day’s second goal-fest saw them beat France in a penalty shootout.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 23:07:59 +0200COVID: Russia records new daily deaths records in Moscow and St Petersburg
Russia has recorded new daily deaths records for coronavirus in Moscow and St Petersburg, surpassing previous records set over the weekend.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 21:29:06 +0200Polish Catholic Church reveals hundreds of new sexual abuse claims
From July 2018 to the end of 2020 368 cases of sexual assault, committed between 1958 and last year, were reported to the Polish Catholic Church.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 21:22:32 +0200Euro 2020: Spain beat Croatia in eight-goal thriller to progress to quarter-finals
Spain’s two goals in extra time saw them knock out Croatia and progress to the quarter-finals of the European Championship.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 19:38:13 +0200Czech Republic demands damages from Russia over 2014 depot explosion
The Czech Foreign Ministry said they had summoned Russia's ambassador on Monday to call for compensation.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 19:35:31 +0200Greek teens offered €150 in vouchers if they get a COVID-19 jab
Bad news, you can't spend it all on booze.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 18:47:01 +0200Germany stabbing: Man arrested after two hospitalised in Erfurt attack
Police launched a manhunt after the stabbing but have since arrested a suspect.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 18:15:51 +0200Grandfather picks up wrong child from nursery
Italian authorities have launched disciplinary proceedings against a nursery school after a grandfather mistakenly picked up the wrong child.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 17:02:24 +0200Neanderthals discovery: Bones found in Israel 'from last survivors of once very dominant group'
After years of study, scientists reported bones found in an Israeli quarry are 120,000 to 140,000 years old, and probably belonged to a group closely related to Neanderthals.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:55:14 +0200Anger after Czech President Miloš Zeman calls transgender people 'disgusting'
Czech President Milos Zeman told a television interview on Sunday that he finds transgender people 'disgusting'.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:18:13 +0200COVID-19 vaccines: 10-month interval between AstraZeneca doses improves immune response — study
Researchers from the Oxford Vaccine group said on Monday that an inter-dose period of up to 45 weeks resulted in increased levels of antibodies and enhanced immune response against COVID-19.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:49:55 +0200Greek trio arrested for trying to sell priceless Roman statue for €40,000
One of the three found the statue in his garden and asked the other two to sell it, police say.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:19:48 +0200UN racism report: States should 'deliver redress' including reparations, says human rights chief
The report from Michelle Bachelet, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, offers a sweeping look at the roots of centuries of mistreatment faced by Africans and people of African descent, notably from the transatlantic slave trade.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 11:42:04 +0200Ensuring 'lasting defeat' of IS on agenda at Global Coalition summit
The summit in Rome is co-chaired by the Italian Foreign Minister, Luigi di Maio, and his American counterpart, Anthony Blinken, and will be attended by more than 80 international delegations.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 11:25:01 +0200Czech Republic: Milovice commemorates 30 years since the withdrawal of Soviet troops
The former Soviet military base has marked the moment with a parade of floats reconstructing this important moment in its history.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:49:06 +0200Brussels Economic Forum 2021: How can Europe build a new post-pandemic economy?
On June 29, international policymakers, academics, civil society and business leaders will come together at the Brussels Economic Forum.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 06:56:11 +0200US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria
The airstrikes were launched in response to drone attacks by Iran-backed militias on US troops, the Pentagon said.
Sun, 27 Jun 2021 13:43:49 +0200J&J agrees to pay $230M to settle New York opioid claim
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million (€192.6 million) to New York state to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis.
Sun, 27 Jun 2021 13:37:25 +0200Blinken and Lapid meet in Rome amid US-Israel relations reset
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will meet in Rome to turn the page after the eras of Trump and Netanyahu.
Sun, 27 Jun 2021 13:23:19 +0200Pride parades marred by clashes and arrests in Turkey
This year's LGBT Pride parades in Europe have been marked by suppression in some countries and jubilation in others.
Sun, 27 Jun 2021 09:51:46 +0200Families cling to hope as condo collapse toll rises to 9
The death toll from the collapse of a Florida beachfront condo building has risen to nine as search-and-rescue efforts continue, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said on Sunday.
Sat, 26 Jun 2021 18:59:05 +0200Authorities ponder motive for German knife attack that left three dead
Authorities are searching for the suspect's motive after a 24-year-old killed three women in a knife attack in southern Germany.
Sat, 26 Jun 2021 16:55:20 +0200Report showed major damage before Florida condo collapse
The building that collapsed near Miami had "major structural damage" to a concrete slab below its pool deck that needed to be repaired, according to a 2018 engineering report on the building.
Sat, 26 Jun 2021 16:20:12 +0200Student trip to Mallorca fuels Spanish COVID-19 outbreak
Various clusters of COVID-19 cases have been detected across Spain after multiple end-of-year student trips to Mallorca.
Sat, 26 Jun 2021 12:31:08 +0200As virus surges in Uganda, hospitals accused of profiteering
Uganda is among African countries seeing a dramatic rise in the number of infections amid a severe vaccine shortage.
Sat, 26 Jun 2021 12:00:34 +0200US intelligence report says 143 UFO incidents remain unexplained
A highly-anticipated US intelligence report offered few explanations for unidentified aerial phenomena, highlighting 143 incidents that remain unexplained.
Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:07:58 +0200Everyone 'safe' after Colombia president's helicopter attacked
A helicopter carrying Colombian President Iván Duque and several senior officials came under fire in a region bordering Venezuela, Duque said.
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 23:05:41 +0200Aid group MSF 'horrified' as colleagues murdered in Ethiopia
Two Ethiopian MSF colleagues and one from Spain were found dead Friday, a day after colleagues lost contact with them while they were traveling.
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 22:14:28 +0200French woman convicted of killing 'monster' abuser, set free
Valerie Bacot given a symbolic four-year prison sentence for killing her abusive husband
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 22:09:04 +0200Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years for murder of George Floyd
Hours before the hearing, Judge Peter Cahill denied Chauvin's motion for a new trial, saying his attorney failed to prove abuses from the court
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 20:38:14 +0200António Guterres: 'Vaccinate everybody everywhere sooner rather than later'
In a wide-ranging interview with Euronews on the pandemic, climate, migration and violence against women, UN secretary general António Guterres made a case for strengthening international institutions and the multilateral framework. It's either a br...
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 19:48:01 +0200German police: Three people killed in knife attack in Würzburg
Police said the attacker was arrested after an officer used a firearm against him
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 19:42:16 +0200McAfee's wife orders 'thorough investigation' into his death in Barcelona jail
“His last words to me were ‘I love you and I will call you in the evening,’” Janice McAfee told reporters outside the Brians 2 prison
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 19:00:54 +0200Recycling turbine blades: the Achilles heel of wind power
In this episode of Unreported Europe, Monica Pinna investigates the latest controversy engulfing the wind power sector - - the recycling of turbine blades.
We’re looking at how the market and researchers are pushing for higher sustainability. Tha...
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 17:19:38 +0200Award-winning Czech documentary film highlights the scale of online grooming
The makers of "Caught in the Net" created three fake profiles of young girls to try and expose sexual predators and their online tactics.
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 17:10:28 +0200Britain's health minister apologises for breaking his own COVID-19 rules by hugging aide
The Sun tabloid newspaper ran pictures of Matt Hancock embracing a woman, before COVID rules allowed it
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 17:03:33 +0200German police officers saved from burning car by passing students
German police said four students walking home from their school graduation ceremony in the early hours Friday helped rescue two police officers from a burning patrol car in Bochum.
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:28:08 +0200Man found dead after breaking into Danish town hall and setting off explosives
Police investigating a break-in at Middelfart town hall on Friday say a male suspect has been found dead.
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 15:04:33 +0200Poland's conservatives formally lose majority in parliament after three rebel MPs leave
Three rebel lawmakers have left Poland's ruling Law and Justice party, leaving the conservatives two seats short of a majority in parliament.
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:51:35 +0200France: Woman stands trial for murder of husband who abused her for decades
A mother-of-four is accused of killing her husband after decades of sexual, physical and psychological mistreatment, in a case that has highlighted long-held taboos around domestic abuse.
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:31:38 +0200Roman Protasevich: Belarus journalist and girlfriend Sofia Sapega moved from jail to house arrest
Opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Friday called moving Pratasevich and Sapega to house arrest “good news,” but stressed it is not the end. “House arrest is not freedom, they're still facing charges, their every step is still being w...
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:43:52 +0200George Floyd: Former police officer Derek Chauvin to be sentenced for murder
The former Minneapolis police officer faces up to 40 years in prison for his conviction of second-degree unintentional murder.
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 07:56:21 +0200COVID-19: Parts of Sydney to go into lockdown again after outbreak of the Delta variant
The outbreak has been traced back to a Sydney Airport limousine driver who is said to have been infected while transporting a foreign air crew.
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 07:41:16 +0200Rare tornado kills five people and injures hundreds more in the Czech Republic
The tornado formed on Thursday night during a series of thunderstorms across the entire country.
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 07:30:55 +0200Britney Spears' speech drew public support - but it might not help her legally
Lawyers say a process to ending Britney Spears' conservatorship would still be a long and arduous one.