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Fri, 29 Oct 2021 10:24:31 +0200
UK's Johnson seeks 'G20 bounce' for key climate conference
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will try to persuade G20 leaders to make bigger commitments ahead of the UN climate change conference in Glasgow next week.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:47:32 +0200
Macron and Biden to meet in person for first time since Australian submarine crisis
The meeting between Biden and Macron on Friday is their first since last month's announcement of an Australia-UK-US security pact in the Indo-Pacific that resulted in France losing a multi-billion submarine deal.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:06:09 +0200
Man in Germany goes on trial for castrating 8 men on his kitchen table
The defendant told the court that he castrated, or partially amputated the genitals of, eight men between July 2018 and March 2020.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 06:41:04 +0200
Mikheil Saakashvili: Jailed Georgia ex-president 'getting weaker every day'
Mikheil Saakashvili said he considers himself "Putin's prisoner", according to Ukraine's Public Defender.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 06:19:18 +0200
Two US neo-Nazi group members sentenced to 9 years in prison
The judge who sentenced Mathews and Lemley to prison concluded that they intended to engage in terrorist activity.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 06:08:36 +0200
Angela Merkel arrives on last visit to post-financial crisis Greece
Relations between Greece and Germany were often thorny during Merkel's tenure due to the financial crisis.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:32:41 +0200
London summons French ambassador over post-Brexit fishing row
It comes after Paris threatened retaliation over London denying some French fishermen a licence to operate in UK waters.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 20:35:17 +0200
Facebook is rebranding as Meta, says CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook is rebranding as Meta, says CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:33:17 +0200
Volunteers gather to help migrants at Poland-Belarus border ahead of winter
At a makeshift warehouse inside the Polish town of Michalowo's fire station, locals can drop off dry winter clothes and food, and also provide legal help to the migrants.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:14:42 +0200
Italian company Ferrero accused of exploiting hazelnut pickers
Turkish hazelnut farmers are paid €12 a day for 12 hours of work, which is less than the minimum wage that Turkey requires for a 45-hour week.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 18:56:32 +0200
'The first to stand up, I'll shoot': Bataclan audio played in court at Paris attacks trial
An association of victims had requested that an audio recording of the massacre be played in court.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 18:45:00 +0200
Danish brothers who murdered biracial man have sentences increased
The body of 28-year-old Phillip Mbuji Johansen was found in a forest on the Baltic Sea island in June 2020 after he had been tortured by two former friends.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 18:30:24 +0200
Asturias winner Gloria Steinem reflects on a lifetime of feminist activism
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem reflects on her life and career after winning Spain's prestigious Asturias award.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:16:12 +0200
How migration is fuelling the remarkable rise of cricket in Germany
Germany made history recently by moving a step closer to qualifying for next year's T20 World Cup.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 16:49:35 +0200
Europe's energy crisis: Prices drop after Putin orders Gazprom to fill EU stocks
Europe’s gas prices have soared in recent weeks but immediately fell after a call between the Russian President and Gazprom.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:47:18 +0200
Fatmir Mediu: Former Albania minister charged over deadly 2008 explosion
Fatmir Mediu has been charged with abuse of power over the blast at a munitions disposal factory in 2008 that killed 26 people.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:36:11 +0200
German man given suspended sentence for passing Bundestag floor plans to Russia
Federal prosecutors said the suspect had sent details and floor plans of the Bundestag building in Berlin to Russian military intelligence.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:16:27 +0200
Moscow shuts most workplaces as COVID cases and deaths soar
The government coronavirus task force reported 1,159 deaths in 24 hours, the largest daily tally since the pandemic began.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:09:31 +0200
French fraudster posed as Brigitte Macron's nephew to get luxury treats
The suspect had claimed he was related to the French president's wife to get luxury treats, including a hotel stay in Morocco and F1 Grand Prix tickets.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 14:54:32 +0200
Firms in Hungary can now require their employees to get a COVID jab
It comes as Hungary is facing a surge in COVID cases and deaths not seen since May.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:45:16 +0200
Dominic Raab's attack on the ECHR should frighten us all | View
"Since Roman times, despots and authoritarian leaders have tried to erode the power of judges to strengthen their own rule. Britain's justice secretary is in dubious company."

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:36:05 +0200
Stanislav Tomáš: Czech police maintain officers not resposnible for Roma man's death
The death of the Stanislav Tomáš has stoked divisions between Czech authorities and the Roma minority community, who reject the official autopsies.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:09:34 +0200
Businessman found guilty over fatal flight of footballer Emiliano Sala
The businessman who organised the fatal flight of footballer Emiliano Sala has been found guilty of endangering the safety of an aircraft.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:13:07 +0200
French pain ahead? Bakers could knead to raise their baguette prices
The price hike fears are linked to a 30% worldwide increase since September in the price of wheat — one of the baguette's key ingredients — after bad harvests in Russia and Canada,

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:41:19 +0200
Gender Equality Index 2021: COVID-19 caused 'big losses' for gender equality in Europe
"Europe has made fragile gains in gender equality. But big losses are emerging as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic," said the European Institute for Gender Equality in its new Index.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:20:27 +0200
France fines two British fishing boats amid row with UK
France and the UK are at heads over fishing licenses, with France threatening to impose more customs checks on products coming across the English Channel.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:00:03 +0200
UK government unveils new budget boosted by faster than expected recovery
The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that "this budget is focused on investment and a more innovative and skilled economy," but the opposition has railed against tax cuts for banks and short-haul flights.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 07:24:50 +0200
United States issues its 1st passport with 'X' gender marker
The U.S. special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights said the decision brings the government documents in line with the “lived reality” that there is a wider spectrum of human sex characteristics than is reflected in the previous two designations.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 06:29:12 +0200
Europe's energy crisis: Spain presses Algeria to guarantee natural gas supply
A spike in energy prices across Europe is hitting the Iberian peninsula hard and driving up electricity bills for homes and businesses.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 06:13:50 +0200
La Liga denounces racist insults against Vinícius Junior
The league said it will take the case to Spanish authorities so they can pursue the necessary measures against the fan.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 22:20:22 +0200
France to return looted treasures to Benin
The "Abomey Treasures," were stolen by the French army in 1892.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 21:40:41 +0200
'Suicide powder' may have killed dozens in the Netherlands, say prosecutors
Only strict medically-approved assisted suicide is legal in the Netherlands.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 21:14:01 +0200
Luxembourg PM Xavier Bettel admits plagiarising university dissertation
An online report has said the more than "three-quarters" of Bettel's postgraduate dissertation was written without proper citation.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 20:24:05 +0200
'This shouldn't be news': Australian footballer Josh Cavallo comes out as gay
Josh Cavallo has received global support after becoming the only active male top-flight footballer to come out as gay.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 18:39:37 +0200
Italy’s senate rejects divisive bill aimed at fighting homophobia
Italy’s senate moved to block a divisive bill that aimed to fight homophobia.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 18:00:21 +0200
"Freedom of expression at all costs" - Emmanuel Carrère
"The right to blaspheme is part of our tradition" - Author, journalist, film director and columnist of the November 2015 attacks in Paris, Emmanuel Carrère, defends his preference for freedom of expression.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:59:09 +0200
Poland's senate to vote on €350 million wall along Belarus border
A draft bill to construct the new border wall was approved by the lower house of the Polish parliament on October 14. The bill is now heading to the opposition-dominated Senate for a second vote.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:42:55 +0200
Slovenia eyes possible lockdown as COVID-19 infections surge
Health Minister Janez Poklukar said hospital beds have been filling up as the country logged the highest number of daily cases since January.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:19:24 +0200
Polish independence march banned by court over far-right violence
The annual rally on November 11 has recently been overshadowed by violent clashes and anti-Semitism.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:53:28 +0200
China condemns Tibetan-flagged election posters outside embassy in Denmark
Several posters featuring a local election candidate next to the Tibetan flag were placed outside the Chinese embassy in Denmark before being removed.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:54:28 +0200
'Girls Night In': UK bars and clubs close in solidarity with anti-spiking boycott
Campaigners have called for a one-night boycott of bars and nightclubs on Wednesday in protest at rising cases of young women being drugged via drinks or needles, often a prelude to sexual assault.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:38:49 +0200
Morgenshtern: Russian rapper under investigation for 'insulting' WWII comments
Morgenshtern said in an interview that he "doesn't understand" why Russia still celebrates its victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:07:09 +0200
Sweden probes foreign adoptions since 1950s over possible abuses
The inquiry will look into whether some children adopted from China and Chile since the 1950s were legally taken from their parents.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:26:06 +0200
COVID vaccinations surge in Romania after record daily death toll
Romania has the second-lowest vaccination rate in the European Union after Bulgaria with just 37% of adults now fully vaccinated. The EU's average is 75%.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:44:40 +0200
French presidential election: Who's who in the race to replace Macron?
Incumbent Emmanuel Macron has not yet officially declared he is running, Nevertheless, polls put him in the lead.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:58:48 +0200
Moldova receives first non-Russian gas delivery as it grapples with severe energy crisis
The delivery came four days after the eastern European country declared a one-month state of emergency to secure gas supplies amid a crisis over rising prices.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 07:37:11 +0200
Prince Andrew's lawyer wants to keep 2009 legal deal sealed
A pretrial hearing pertaining to the lawsuit is scheduled for next week.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 07:06:03 +0200
Brazil senators recommend Bolsonaro face charges over COVID handling
A Senate committee formally approved a report calling for prosecutors to try Bolsonaro on charges ranging from charlatanism and inciting crime to misuse of public funds and crimes against humanity.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 06:50:43 +0200
Two dead in Sicily as heavy rain causes flash floods
"The situation in Catania and its province is very critical," Regional President Nello Musumeci said.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 05:07:38 +0200
Julian Assange: US begins appeal against ruling not to extradite WikiLeaks founder
Washington's lawyers are hoping to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to face 18 charges relating to the release of 500,000 secret files from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.



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