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Mon, 26 Jul 2021 09:26:04 +0200
Today at the Olympics: Great Britain rakes in the gold
Monday morning was a good one for Team GB with two gold medals.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:24:15 +0200
Eleven European spa towns honoured by UNESCO
Towns from Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, the United Kingdom and Czechia got together to seek joint recognition.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:11:14 +0200
'Major incident' at two London hospitals due to flooding caused by heavy rainfall
Whipps Cross and Newham hospitals are urging people to use other emergency facilities because of operational difficulties caused by the flooding.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 06:29:25 +0200
Tunisian president fires prime minister after violent protests
President Kais Saied also lifted the immunity of all parliament members and said he would name a new prime minister in the coming hours to bring calm to the country.

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 19:08:18 +0200
Two adults and boy, 9, die after incident in Scotland’s Loch Lomond
Police were called Saturday night to a report of concerns for people in the water near Pulpit Rock in Loch Lomond, a large lake in southern Scotland. A 41-year-old man, a 29-year-old woman and the 9-year-old were pronounced dead at the scene.

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 18:31:11 +0200
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, who led the 1974 revolution in Portugal, has died
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, who led Portugal's 'Carnation Revolution' in 1974 and brought about huge social and political change, has died aged 84.

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 18:26:41 +0200
Russia displays its maritime might as the country celebrates Navy Day
Fifty-four war ships sailed the Neva River through St. Petersburg marking Russia's Navy Day celebrations. Russian president, Vladimir Putin, was in attendance and gave a glowing reviewing of his country's military capabilities.

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 17:30:08 +0200
Cordouan 'king of lighthouses' granted UNESCO world heritage status
Cordouan Lighthouse, the 400 year-old beacon nicknamed the "King of Lighthouses" has been granted UNESCO world heritage status

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 12:44:55 +0200
Germany mulls restrictions for unvaccinated people if COVID cases rise
The German government is considering imposing a health pass, similar to those announced in France and Italy, should COVID-19 cases rise in the coming months.

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 12:05:01 +0200
French president Macron visits former colonies in French Polynesia
President Emmanuel Macron is visiting former French colonies in Polynesia in the South Pacific

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 12:03:00 +0200
Spain sees uptake of vaccines by younger people as COVID-19 cases surge
In Spain there's been an uptake of vaccines by younger people as cases of COVID-19 surge across the country

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 11:15:56 +0200
Ten killed, 44 injured in bus crash in Croatia
A bus swerved off a highway and crashed in Croatia early on Sunday, killing 10 people and injuring at least 30 others, police said.

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 10:31:47 +0200
Historic German winemaker counts ‘devastating’ cost of floods
The deadly floods that hit Germany last week have left a historic wine cooperative devastated, with some winemakers losing both their homes and livelihoods.

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 10:30:43 +0200
Tens of thousands march in Berlin's iconic Pride parade
Tens of thousands took to the streets of Berlin for the annual Christopher Street Day Pride parade

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 19:28:38 +0200
Budapest Pride parade sees anger directed at Hungary’s government
The march came after a controversial law passed by Hungary's parliament in June prohibited the display of content to minors that depicts homosexuality or gender change.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 17:14:35 +0200
Tens of thousands protest against health pass in France
For the second weekend in a row, thousands took to the streets in France to protest against the extension of the coronavirus health pass and compulsory vaccination for certain professions.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 16:28:55 +0200
Lebanon's hospitals fear new COVID wave as economy begins to collapse
On Friday the UN warned that clean water may soon no longer be available for more than four million people. The government is so cash-strapped it's struggling to run both water and power plants.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 15:24:31 +0200
Russia sends aid to Cuba amid rise in COVID-19 cases
Russia said it had sent two planes full of humanitarian aid to Cuba, which is suffering from a rise in COVID-19 cases.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 12:50:34 +0200
Over 100 people die after monsoon rains hit parts of western India
Dozens died in floodwaters whilst 54 perished in four landslides in Raigad and Ratnagiri districts in western Maharashtra state.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 10:53:32 +0200
Australia: Thousands take to streets in anti-lockdown protests amid surging cases
Thousands of people took to the streets of cities in Australia on Saturday to protest against lockdown restrictions, amid a surge in coronavirus cases

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 10:30:06 +0200
US donates half a million Pfizer vaccine doses to Georgia
Half a million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Tbilisi, Georgia early on Saturday.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 09:44:51 +0200
Lithuanian border town protests over number of migrants from Belarus
Residents in a small border town in Lithuania are protesting over the number of migrants crossing over from neighbouring Belarus

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 22:00:43 +0200
UN Security Council condemns Turkish move to reopen Cyprus ghost town Varosha
In a statement on Friday UN Security Council warned that any move to resettle the former tourist town would be "inadmissable".

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 20:31:33 +0200
Traffic on Trans-Siberian Railway halted after bridge collapse
Heavy rains have caused a bridge collapse in Russia, blocking traffic on the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 20:25:57 +0200
Delta variant of COVID-19 now dominant in Europe, says World Health Organization
The World Health Organization has said that the Delta variant of COVID-19 is now dominant in much of the European Region and has urged governments to step up vaccination programmes.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 20:14:01 +0200
'Fooled by disinformation': Vaccine protests at Slovak parliament
Opposition politicians spoke with the crowds, who were protesting new rules exempting people who have been vaccinated against coronavirus from some restrictions.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 19:50:13 +0200
WHO Europe Chief Kluge calls for a greater vaccination push
Global Conversation speaks to Hans Kluge at the Mental Health Summit in Athens about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 19:30:01 +0200
Are European arms fuelling wars and conflicts worldwide?
Where do European-made weapons end up? How are current conflicts worldwide impacted by the Defence industries of EU Member States? We take a look at the Defence sector and those opposed to its exports strategies.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 18:57:55 +0200
What's it like to be LGBT in Hungary amid Orban's rights crackdown?
Ahead of Budapest Pride this weekend, Euronews spoke to several members of Hungary's LGBT community to find out how a controversial new law had affected them.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 16:20:40 +0200
Israeli film about Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi wins Cannes Jury Prize
Ahed's Knee is about "a country that should have been different, that could have been different," its director said.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:42:32 +0200
Northern Ireland: 1998 Omagh bombing that killed 29 people could have been prevented, says UK court
A Northern Ireland judge has ruled that there was plausible evidence that authorities could have prevented the 1998 car bombing in Omagh.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:31:05 +0200
Moldova's new government has an old problem: Transnistria. Can it solve it?
The future of the breakaway region - which accounts for 10% of Moldova's claimed territory and over half a million people - could spark a new row with Russia.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:27:08 +0200
Let the Games begin! Tokyo 2020 kicks off with manga-inspired opening ceremony
The 11,000 athletes have been waiting for a year but stepped out on Friday into a near-empty stadium.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:06:09 +0200
Europe should welcome in journalists forced to leave Belarus | View
"The people of Belarus deserve to know the doors of other European countries are open to them."

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:02:28 +0200
Germany flood victims distraught as the clean-up begins
The death toll from Germany's floods stands at 177, with dozens still missing. In neighbouring Belgium, at least 31 were killed.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:52:17 +0200
Several migrants missing after boat sinks off Greek islands in Aegean Sea
A boat carrying 45 migrants is sinking near Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea, Turkey’s defense ministry has said.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:49:34 +0200
The EU must act now to protect Thessaloniki's antiquities | View
"In Greece, an archaeological site of incalculable value is today at great risk of being irretrievably damaged."

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:47:11 +0200
Senior Bosnian official bans denial of Srebrenica genocide under law
The head of Bosnia’s Office of the High Representative has imposed changes to the country’s criminal law, introducing prison sentences for anyone who denies the genocide at Srebrenica.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:21:32 +0200
‘Handful’ of Russians denied place at Olympics over doping suspicions
A number of Russian athletes implicated in state-sponsored doping were stopped from joining their country’s team of 335 at the Tokyo Olympics.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:17:19 +0200
Fact-Check: Video does not show French police joining protests against vaccine passports
An old video has been shared on social media, falsely claiming to show French police applauding protests against new COVID-19 restrictions.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:13:43 +0200
Poland's legal defiance is the EU’s moment of truth | View
"The latest confrontation between Warsaw and Brussels is more than a judicial disagreement: it marks a key moment in the fight between the rule of law and autocracy that threatens to very essence of the European project."

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 21:48:07 +0200
Georgia is still a long way off showing it adheres to EU values | View
"The recent violence in Tbilisi against a planned gay pride parade and some journalists reporting the event, one of whom has now died, show just how far Georgia still needs to go to adopt EU and UK values."

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 21:19:27 +0200
Tommy Robinson: Far-right activist ordered to pay £100,000 in damages to Syrian refugee
Jamal Hijazi came to the UK with his family in October 2016 as part of the UK government's Syrian refugee resettlement programme.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 20:15:30 +0200
Driver killed after bus plunges from road on Italian island of Capri
Italian media said some beachgoers instinctively dived into the sea for cover when they heard the loud crash.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 19:03:01 +0200
Meet the volunteer pilots trying to save lives on the world's deadliest migration route
This year alone, the French pilots have accumulated over 500 flight hours over the Mediterranean searching the sea for migrant boats in danger.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 16:12:07 +0200
Hong Kong police arrest unionists for 'sedition' over children's book
The five members of the General Association of Hong Kong Speech Therapists were detained in connection with a series of books about sheep, which police said were thought to be allegorical.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 16:06:39 +0200
Germany floods: Dozens still missing as more heavy rain forecast for weekend
Germany’s national weather service said that regions hit by deadly floods last week could see more heavy rain this weekend.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 15:28:45 +0200
Iran water crisis: Internet shutdowns observed amid protests in Khuzestan
The Iranian province of Khuzestan has experienced internet outages amid demonstrations over a water shortage, NetBlocks says.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:25:10 +0200
Five years on, Munich remembers victims of 2016 mass shooting
Nine people were killed and dozens of others were injured after a gunman with far-right views opened fire in a Munich shopping centre in 2016.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:09:54 +0200
Women in France fined for wearing 'burkini' swimsuits at pool
"Burkinis" -- a swimsuit that covers the whole body except the face -- have been outlawed by several French municipalities since 2016, arguing the costumes violate the country's secular values. But activists have argued that the ban is rooted in Isla...



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