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Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:07:07 +0100
This Lithuanian took a 2,500-km eco land trip to COP26. But it didn't go well and he's flying home
Marijus Gailius' 2,500km trip from Vilnius to Glasgow by land and sea was expensive, exhausting and didn't even help save the world.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:03:44 +0100
Why have France-England migrant crossings doubled in a year?
About 15,500 migrants had either attempted or successfully crossed in the first eight months of this year, according to the French Maritime Prefecture.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 08:45:33 +0100
Where in Europe are COVID infections and deaths on the rise?
What are the latest figures from your country?

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 08:33:12 +0100
Only the EU can save football from itself | View
Football is under threat. Cross-border regulation and the 'Brussels effect' could restore faith in the beautiful game and prevent future Super League-style disasters, argue four experts in the field.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 07:36:12 +0100
Austrian leader says lockdown for the unvaccinated is likely
On Monday, new rules took effect barring unvaccinated people who haven't recovered from an infection from restaurants, hotels, hairdressing salons and large public events.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 07:06:41 +0100
Myanmar jails American journalist Danny Fenster for 11 years
A Myanmar court found him guilty on several charges including incitement for allegedly spreading false or inflammatory information.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 21:34:17 +0100
Slovakia narrowly rejects proposed law restricting access to abortion
The bill was rejected by one vote, as 67 of the 134 lawmakers present in the 150-seat house voted in favour of it.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 20:02:38 +0100
COVID-19: Romania flies out patients to Italy as Croatia hits new record
The vaccination rate has slowed down in Romania. In other European countries, governments push for stricter measures against the unvaccinated amid soaring coronavirus infections.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 19:54:31 +0100
Bulgarians head to the polls Sunday for third parliamentary election of the year
Two previous votes had already taken place in April and July, but the country's largest three parties failed to produce a working coalition government.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:46:37 +0100
Meet one of the last independent journalists to be forced out of Belarus
One journalist who recently left Belarus told Euronews that the situation for reporters is so dangerous in the country that very few remain.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:35:25 +0100
Hungary to cap petrol and diesel prices as fuel prices surge
Petrol stations that charge more than the established cap could be shut down, the government has said.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:33:13 +0100
Greek law on preventing 'fake news' is too vague, says journalists' union
A Greek journalists' union says the new legal amendment could endanger the right to press freedom and needs to be rewritten.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 17:31:33 +0100
Aliaksandra Ramanouskaya: Belarusian skier and Lukashenko critic fined over protest
Aliaksandra Ramanouskaya was charged with attending banned mass rallies, according to the Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 16:58:45 +0100
US alleges 'unusual' Russian troop movements near Ukrainian border
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned Russia not to make a "grave mistake" and build up troops to repeat the conflict of 2014.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 16:45:56 +0100
Far-right Polish Independence Day march goes ahead despite court ban
Polish security forces have been mobilised across cities in preparation for rallies, in addition to the Belarusian border.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:22:22 +0100
Belarus: Lukashenko threatens to cut gas supplies if EU levies more sanctions over migrants
Belarus' autocratic leader has suggested he may halt gas supplies from Russia to Europe via its territory.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:13:22 +0100
Hong Kong's 'Captain America' jailed for secession under National Security Law
Ma Chun-man is the second person to be convicted under the controversial law that was introduced in Hong Kong last year.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:42:51 +0100
Two dead after Romania's fourth fatal hospital fire in a year
Romanian officials said the two victims were male patients in the 70s, while a nurse also suffered serious burns.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:20:42 +0100
North Macedonia coalition blocks no confidence vote in parliament
The parliament of North Macedonia was due to meet on Thursday to vote on a motion of no confidence in the government.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 11:58:21 +0100
South Africa's last apartheid president de Klerk dies aged 85
South Africa's last apartheid president de Klerk dies aged 85

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 11:34:17 +0100
Meet the new species of dinosaur discovered in England
With its long bulbous nose, Brighstoneus simmondsi was around eight metres long and weighed about 900kg.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 11:28:13 +0100
The Bulgarian government must make the UN torture report public | View
This week the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture raised concerns about the treatment of migrant children in Bulgarian detention centres. But the report will stay confidential - unless Sofia decides otherwise. Not good enough, says UN expert adv...

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 10:12:08 +0100
A century ago World War One was over, but Europe wasn't at peace
On November 11, 1921, the war had been over for three years - but Europe was not at peace.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:59:58 +0100
Watch: Armistice ceremonies return to normal after COVID disruption
Armistice Day events were held around Europe, 103 years since the end of the First World War.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 08:17:51 +0100
Germany: Scholz demands 'new measures to get through winter' amid record COVID-19 surge
The Chancellor-in-waiting spoke as Germany recorded more than 50,000 coronavirus cases in one day for the first time since the pandemic began.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 07:56:06 +0100
Armistice Day: WWI was meant to be the war that ended all wars. It wasn't.
H.G. Wells predicted in 1914 that the First World War would usher in a new world order.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 07:22:35 +0100
Life sentence for anti-semitic murder of Mireille Knoll, 85, in Paris
Yacine Mihoub will spend a minimum of 22 years behind bars for the murder of Mireille Knoll, in a case that sparked outcry over anti-semitism in France.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 23:02:57 +0100
'New era' for France-US ties after VP Harris meets Macron in Paris
This was their first meeting at the Elysee presidential palace since the AUKUS incident, after weeks-long efforts by Washington to mend relations with France, America's oldest ally.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 22:06:26 +0100
EU-UK Brexit dispute: Lord Frost not yet ready to trigger Article 16
The dispute is over checks on goods coming into Northern Ireland from the UK mainland.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 21:51:15 +0100
Italy offers boosters to those over 40 amid 4th virus wave
Italy has already offered boosters to those 60 years old and older who received their last vaccine dose at least six months earlier.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:55:58 +0100
Strikes over salaries disrupt Greek ferry services for two days
The union strike began on Wednesday morning and is due to run until Friday.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:07:11 +0100
Former Croatian development minister arrested on suspicion of EU fraud
The alleged offences were committed within the Croatian Ministry for Regional Development and EU funds.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 19:55:47 +0100
Eighteen Russian prison officials dismissed over rape and torture allegations
Videos released by an NGO in October showed a prisoner being sexually abused at a prison hospital in the Saratov region.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 19:37:12 +0100
Czech prosecutors ask parliament to lift immunity for outgoing PM Andrej Babiš
The populist billionaire is facing allegations of fraud involving nearly €2 million of European Union subsidies.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 19:19:28 +0100
'The Taliban do not see us as human beings', says Afghan presenter who fled Afghanistan
Up until this summer, Masooma Gholamy was presenting the news for Tamadon TV in Kabul.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 18:54:13 +0100
Convenient, cheap and killing the planet: Why short-haul flights are still so popular
Short-haul flights remain popular but maybe not for long, as EU countries move to phase them out.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:37:19 +0100
Europe at global epicentre as COVID deaths and cases continue to rise
COVID-19 deaths have increased by 10% in the World Health Organization's Europe and Central Asia region over the last week.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:06:28 +0100
Bongs for beer steins? Why Germany might move to legalise cannabis
For many, big steins of beer are synonymous with Germany. But is another vice about to challenge its supremacy?

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:06:03 +0100
Ratko Mladic: Serbian police intervene after clashes over mural of convicted war criminal
Several NGOs said they would gather to remove the mural on the International Day Against Fascism and Antisemitism, but Serbia's police banned the rally.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 16:49:01 +0100
SNCF told to pay passenger over €1 million after train door accident
France's national state-owned railway company has been ordered to pay more than €1 million in compensation to a passenger who had her leg amputated in 2008 after a train door accident.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:44:19 +0100
North Macedonia declares 30-day state of emergency over energy crisis
North Macedonia's government said it would provide emergency funding for state companies to import the necessary fuel.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:33:34 +0100
Italy issues arrest warrant for grandfather of cable car crash survivor
Shmulik Peleg is accused of taking his grandson to Israel against the wishes of his Italian relatives.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:27:07 +0100
Two tourists on trial in Italy over fatal Lake Garda boat crash
The collision on June 19 killed left two people dead.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 14:59:56 +0100
La Masia: Barcelona welcomes women into famed football academy for first time
For the first time, girls and women have gained entry to the legendary training centre, which has honed the talents of male stars such as Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andres Iniesta.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:12:35 +0100
Belarus border chaos a 'hybrid attack not a migration crisis', says EU's von der Leyen
The European Commission president vowed to protect democracies and threatened sanctions against countries found to be aiding Lukashenko's efforts to damage the EU.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:51:33 +0100
France vows to build new nuclear reactors to meet climate goals
France already has 56 operational reactors and derives about 70% of its electricity from nuclear energy.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:18:28 +0100
Poland: Trio back in court over posters showing Virgin Mary with LGBT halo
“This appeal smacks of harassment and intimidation and the case should be dropped,” said Catrinel Motoc from Amnesty International

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 07:15:45 +0100
NASA delays next moon landing until 2025 at earliest
The space agency had been aiming for 2024 for the first moon landing by astronauts in half a century.

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 21:47:07 +0100
Will sharing photos of your pets really help plant trees? No, but that’s probably a good thing
A new feature suddenly appeared on photos of pets a couple of days ago. But it's not what it seems.

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 21:20:53 +0100
Two more suspects arrested over high-speed Amsterdam robbery in May
The arrests in France and Belgium bring the total number of suspects in custody to eight.



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