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Thu, 09 Sep 2021 08:40:37 +0200
Fossil fuels must remain in the ground to keep warming below 1.5°C, study says
Nearly 60% of both oil and fossil methane gas and almost 90% of coal must remain in the ground by 2050, researchers said, in order to keep global warming below 1.5°C.

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 07:03:24 +0200
North Korea parades military hardware to celebrate founding
There were marches of troops wearing gas masks and bright red suits.

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 06:52:02 +0200
At least 10 die in North Macedonia COVID-19 hospital fire
The fire occurred in a city that had a large COVID-19 outbreak in recent weeks.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 22:41:34 +0200
UK denies dropping Paris climate goals from text to secure Australia trade deal
UK denies dropping Paris climate goals from text to secure Australia trade deal

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 21:16:06 +0200
Afghanistan: Blinken tells Taliban any legitimacy 'will have to be earned'
The chief US and German diplomats urged the Taliban to respect Afghans' basic rights -- but Heiko Maas said the new government's make-up "is not the signal for more international cooperation".

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 18:40:20 +0200
Viktor Orbán is having his cake and eating it - Timothy Garton Ash
World-renowned Professor of European Studies, Timothy Garton Ash, gives his insight into the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the EU's core values and the politics of Angela Merkel.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 18:22:28 +0200
Belarusian President Lukashenko wants to suspend EU agreement on migrants
Belarusian President Lukashenko has proposed suspending an EU accord to accept refugees that violate their conditions in the bloc.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 18:03:53 +0200
MEPs discuss women's rights in Afghanistan after Taliban takeover
It comes amid warnings that the EU must not turn a blind eye to the situation in Afghanistan.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:33:28 +0200
Denmark wants foreigners to work to access welfare benefits
The Danish government is proposing that foreigners and people with immigrant backgrounds work 37 hours a week in exchange for welfare benefits.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:19:15 +0200
Brussels increases pressure on Warsaw, confirming link between funds and democratic abuses
The European Commission wants the EU's top court to impose daily fines against Poland for failing to comply with an order to suspend a chamber designed to punish judges for some of their rulings.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 16:18:01 +0200
Poor voters! Three lookalike candidates with same name are on this election ballot paper in Russia
Will the real Boris Vishnevsky please stand up?

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 16:12:28 +0200
Diplomatic spat with China pays off for Lithuania as Taiwan's consumers splurge on beer and biscuits
Donated COVID vaccines and diplomatic strife with China have made Lithuania a hot new destination for Taiwanese shoppers.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 15:05:06 +0200
Two people killed in gas explosion at apartment building near Moscow
A gas explosion in an apartment building outside Moscow on Wednesday killed at least two people and injured at least five others.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:58:59 +0200
'My life has no value if I'm stuck home,' Afghan woman tells Euronews
"Your independence is everything. I lost it so I'm not afraid anymore. My life won't have any value if I'm just stuck in my home. Stuck in your home is worse than being killed."

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:34:27 +0200
Every major crisis of the past decade has divided Europe. COVID is no different | View
The pandemic has created geographical and generational divides across the European Union which have the potential to change politics in a significant way.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:21:31 +0200
Russia’s emergency situations minister Yevgeny Zinichev dies during Arctic drill
Russian authorities said the minister died "while saving a person’s life", in a statement sent to national media.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:00:56 +0200
Paris 2015 attacks: Accused Salah Abdeslam's 'provocations' on first day of trial
Salah Abdeslam, the main accused in the trial of 20 men, remained defiant as proceedings opened but a lawyer for the plaintiffs said he was 'not the main event' and the first day had gone well.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:00:54 +0200
French wine production in 2021 cut by nearly a third due to frost and disease
Losses incurred by a historic bout of frost in early spring were compounded by the emergence of diseases blamed on the wet summer.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 13:30:00 +0200
French doctors and scientists call for more protection against online death threats
A union for doctors in private practice has called on French authorities to take action against the insults and threats.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 13:10:32 +0200
EU blasts new Taliban-formed government as neither 'inclusive nor representative'
The Taliban announced a new caretaker government on Tuesday evening, stacked with veterans of their hard-line rule from the 1990s.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 12:45:47 +0200
Spanish woman sues health authorities after DNA test reveals baby swap mistake
The error was only realised after a DNA test revealed that one of the women was not the daughter of her presumed parents.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 12:41:30 +0200
Joe Biden says 'world is in peril' on visit to storm-hit New York and New Jersey
"The nation and the world are in peril, that’s not hyperbole. That is a fact. They've been warning us the extreme weather would get more extreme over the decade and we're living it in real-time now."

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 12:14:22 +0200
Angry protesters throw gravel at Canadian PM Justin Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has repeatedly faced off angry protesters on the campaign trail while seeking a third term in office in snap elections due to take place on September 20.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 11:58:01 +0200
'No place for Afghan refugees in Europe,' says Czech PM Babiš
"A better option is a solution that allows people to stay in Afghanistan," he said.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 11:53:08 +0200
Bulgaria battles surge in COVID-19 cases amid vaccine opposition
Since the start of the pandemic, more than 19,000 people in Bulgaria have died of COVID-19.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 10:00:15 +0200
Czech election: Opinion polls, key issues and all you need to know
From the Pirate Party to post-election alliances, here's your guide to the Czech general election.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 09:50:33 +0200
Merkel attempts to boost CDU candidate ahead of Germany's election
Merkel's unusually partisan speech came during what was likely the last session of the Bundestag ahead of the September 26th election.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:55:40 +0200
Tobacconist accused of stealing customer's €500,000-winning scratch card is arrested in Rome
A 70-year-old woman had brought the winning scratch card to his shop to be validated.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:10:03 +0200
November 2015 Paris attacks: Bereaved brace for silence ahead of France's 'trial of the century'
"This trial won't bring back our daughters," one French couple directly affected by the terror attack told Euronews.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 07:20:16 +0200
Indonesia prison fire kills 41 drug inmates, 80 hospitalised
A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia’s capital early on Wednesday.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 07:14:54 +0200
Mexican Supreme Court decriminalises abortion in 'historic ruling'
The decision annulled parts of the penal code in Coahuila, a northern Mexican state bordering Texas.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 06:24:25 +0200
Strong earthquake hits near Acapulco, buildings sway in capital city
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near Acapulco, Mexico on Tuesday night, causing buildings to rock and sway in Mexico City more than 300 km away.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 22:02:06 +0200
Netherlands, Belgium supplant Spain as main gateways into Europe for cocaine
"The epicentre of the cocaine market in Europe has shifted northwards," the Europol report, drawn up in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), said.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 20:00:21 +0200
Experts see greater role for public policy and state regulation in post pandemic years
World-renowned economists Joseph Stiglitz and Mario Monti give their insight into economic recovery in the post-pandemics years.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 19:49:15 +0200
Prisoner in Kosovo puts the 'bile' in mobile as Nokia phone is removed from stomach
Pin-digestion? The prisoner had been complaining of stomach pain for days before doctors discovered the Nokia phone.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 19:22:38 +0200
Injuries in suspected homophobic assault in Spain were 'consensual', admits man
A 20-year-old man has admitted that the injuries he claimed he had received in an assault by eight masked men in Madrid were actually consensual.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 18:53:08 +0200
The world must not abandon human rights in Afghanistan | View
There is still a small window of opportunity for the international community to protect the most at risk and vulnerable through concrete measures. This should include maintaining and bolstering UNAMA’s human rights mandate when the Security Council...

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 17:42:10 +0200
Trial of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed resumes 20 years after attacks
The pre-trial hearing will take place on Guantanamo Bay, the Cuban island detention centre where Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has been held since his capture in 2003.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 17:17:08 +0200
Police arrest suspects after armed robbers steal €10m from Paris jewellery store
French police have arrested three suspects after armed robbers stole €10m worth of jewellery from a Paris store on Place Vendome.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 17:10:00 +0200
'French Spider-Man' climbs Paris tower to protest COVID health pass
The 60-year-old was arrested more than an hour into his equipment-free climb and placed in police custody at midday for "endangering the lives of others".

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 17:08:55 +0200
Afghanistan: Taliban announce new caretaker government full of the old guard
Mohammad Hasan Akhund will head the new Afghan government, while Abdul Ghani Baradar, the militant group's co-founder who took part in the US withdrawal negotiations, will be the new executive's number two.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 15:58:09 +0200
Kosovar activists disrupt session at war crimes court they say tries to 'change history'
Two activists spoke out against the court, accusing it of trying to “change the history of Kosovo’s war" by portraying the war as a conflict “between two aggressors" and not a war of liberation and independence.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 15:57:36 +0200
Hungary’s opposition unites in bid to oust Viktor Orban from power
"Nothing like this has ever happened before in Hungary," said Hungarian politics expert Róbert László.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 15:51:07 +0200
Czech Republic helps Lithuania fund border fence with Belarus
The deal comes after Lithuania asked fellow EU member states for assistance against illegal migration.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:28:28 +0200
Nine coal miners killed after underground lift breaks in eastern Ukraine
The steel cable holding the lift broke as the men descended to the bottom of a mine shaft, emergency services said.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:13:54 +0200
Romania's government faces confidence vote after ministers resign from coalition
Ministers from the second-largest party in the ruling coalition resigned on Monday following the dismissal of Romania's Justice Minister last week.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:03:09 +0200
Germany protests to Russia over alleged cyber attacks on MPs ahead of election
Berlin says that a hacking network called "Ghostwriter" has been attempting to steal personal data from German MPs and spread disinformation.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 13:37:58 +0200
Vaccine distribution needs to be fairer, says Italy's health minister
There has been controversy recently over whether richer countries should administer booster shots with vaccine coverage so low in some poorer nations.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 11:12:21 +0200
Thousands queue at Kabul's banks after Taliban impose withdrawals cap
"Most of the people don't have anything to eat because their cash is in the banks, and the banks have locked their cash."

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:45:18 +0200
Why the US' lack of strategic thinking is everyone’s problem | View
"The US’ lack of strategic thinking, its transactional diplomacy pursued under Trumpism, and the lasting effects of the events in Afghanistan has undoubtedly damaged America’s former "global leader" image beyond repair."



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