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Sun, 05 Dec 2021 10:51:39 +0100
At least 13 dead and scores injured in Indonesia volcanic eruption
The sudden eruption of Mount Semeru on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java killed a least 13 people and injured another 57.

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 09:52:57 +0100
Pope returns to Greek isle at heart of Europe migrant debate
On his previous visit to Lesbos in 2016, Francis brought back 12 Syrian refugees with him aboard the papal plane.

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 07:00:05 +0100
Watch top news stories today | December 5th – Morning edition
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Sat, 04 Dec 2021 18:29:29 +0100
Russia's gas gift to Serbia comes with strings attached | View
Gas prices in Serbia will remain stable for another six months in a relief for President Vučić after a fraught meeting with Putin last month. But at what cost? asks LSE's Vuk Vuksanovic.

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 18:00:11 +0100
Watch top news stories today | December 4th – Evening edition
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Sat, 04 Dec 2021 17:02:53 +0100
France's Macron meets Saudi crown prince in final Gulf stop
Emmanuel Macron is among the first Western leaders to meet with Mohammed bin Salman since the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 14:52:52 +0100
In first, French conservatives pick a woman as presidential candidate
President of Paris region Valérie Pécresse has won the primary of Les Républicains, France's main right-wing party.

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 14:29:40 +0100
Panama seizes record €9 million of drug money
Authorities in Panama found 10 million dollars of illegal drug money hidden in a residential house in Nueva Providencia.

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 13:01:30 +0100
Germany's Social Democrats overwhelmingly back coalition deal at party conference
The plan is for Scholz to be elected as chancellor on Wednesday and to lead a coalition with the Greens and Free Democrats. But before that can happen, members of the three parties need to approve the coalition deal.

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 12:21:19 +0100
Europe 'torn by nationalist egoism' on migration, says Pope on Greece visit
The pope's trip to the region has focused on the plight of asylum-seekers as some European nations harden their border control policies.

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 12:00:07 +0100
Watch top news stories today | December 4th – Midday edition
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Sat, 04 Dec 2021 11:58:14 +0100
Nationalists vow joint votes in European Parliament but fall short of forming new alliance
While the Warsaw meeting fell short of creating the new alliance nationalist leaders were hoping for, Le Pen said it marked "a key step" toward closer cooperation.

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 10:24:09 +0100
Belgian zoo says its two very runny-nosed hippos have COVID-19
Imani and Hermien are believed to be the first hippopotamuses with a confirmed COVID-19 infection.

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 07:00:05 +0100
Watch top news stories today | December 4th – Morning edition
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Fri, 03 Dec 2021 22:55:10 +0100
Russia registers record for monthly COVID virus-linked deaths in October
Russia in recent months has faced its deadliest and largest surge of coronavirus cases, with officially reported infections and deaths regularly hitting all-time highs.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 19:50:41 +0100
Antony Blinken: “What's most important for Russia to understand is that actions have consequences"
In this Global Conversation, Euronews speaks to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the escalating tensions with Moscow's over its military build-up on the border with Ukraine.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 18:51:42 +0100
'Don't panic', WHO says, as fears of Omicron COVID-19 variant rise
The World Health Organization's chief scientist says the new variant is 'highly transmissible' but that the world is better prepared than in 2020.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 18:25:22 +0100
Osman Kavala: Council of Europe launches legal action against Turkey
The European Court of Human Rights had called for Kavala to be immediately released, but Turkey has dismissed the ruling.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 18:20:16 +0100
Catholic Church in Portugal urges sex abuse victims to come forward
Only a dozen allegations of sexual abuse involving Portuguese priests have been investigated by authorities since 2001 - more than half of those were dropped.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 18:00:05 +0100
Watch top news stories today | December 3rd – Evening edition
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Fri, 03 Dec 2021 17:04:30 +0100
Biden and Putin to talk next week amid growing tensions over Ukraine
The planned talks come after Kyiv has warned Russia could invade next month. Meanwhile, the Kremlin says it wants binding guarantees to avert NATO's expansion to Ukraine.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:55:16 +0100
Belarus threatens to retaliate against latest EU and US sanctions
Minsk has admitted the latest sanctions on airliners and travel companies will "economically stifle" the country.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:47:01 +0100
To unlock the new economy, Central Europe needs coordination | View
On the other side of COVID-19, Central Europe's sluggish economies need to diversify, work together and make room for innovation to thrive, says public sector advisor Soňa Muzikárová

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 15:36:26 +0100
'People's Republic of Comedy': Lithuanian MP slams China on trip to Taiwan
Matas Maldeikis traded barbs with a Chinese journalist on Twitter over the the EU delegation visit to Taiwan.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 15:30:22 +0100
Karl Nehammer set to become Austria's next chancellor
Nehammer needs the backing of his party’s junior coalition partners, the Greens, and the approval of Austria’s president, which is considered a formality.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 14:41:32 +0100
Fake news: Man caught after trying to get COVID jab in prosthetic arm
"He thought he could cheat the system and thus obtain the green pass without actually having had the vaccine."

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 12:59:27 +0100
Turkish lira's decline has impact over the border in Syria
The Turkish currency has in turn lost 40% of its value since the start of the year. More than 20% was lost during the last month alone.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 12:05:15 +0100
COVID in Europe: Are countries moving towards mandatory vaccination?
Here's a look across Europe at the conversation on mandatory vaccines.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 12:00:07 +0100
Watch top news stories today | December 3rd – Midday edition
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Fri, 03 Dec 2021 11:44:11 +0100
UAE signs contract with France for 80 Rafale warplanes as Macron visits Gulf
French officials hailed a "historic contract" to sell 80 Rafale military planes to the United Arab Emirates.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 11:21:47 +0100
COVID: Omicron variant linked to increased risk of reinfection, claims study
The risk of reinfection appeared to increase in South Africa amid a surge in Omicron variant cases, a new study said. It is too early to determine whether the new variant causes more severe illness.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 10:28:14 +0100
France moves closer to punishing school bullying with prison sentences
Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer has said that France has taken an "important step" to tackling bullying and harassment in schools.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 09:51:05 +0100
Slavko Curuvija: Four ex-Serbian officers convicted of journalist's murder
The four men were sentenced to a total of 100 years in prison for their involvement in the killing.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 07:35:20 +0100
COVID in Europe: Tens of thousands protest virus measures in Austria
Here's a round-up of the COVID situation across Europe, where countries are tightening restrictions amid a spike in cases.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 07:14:36 +0100
Maxwell trial: Former Epstein staffer says teen accusers visited mansion
Two women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexually abusing them as teens were repeated visitors to his Palm Beach mansion, a former staffer said at Ghislaine Maxwell's trial.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 07:00:05 +0100
Watch top news stories today | December 3rd – Morning edition
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Fri, 03 Dec 2021 06:54:27 +0100
Paris archbishop who had 'ambiguous' relationship resigns
Pope Francis on Thursday accepted the resignation of the archbishop of Paris, who unexpectedly offered to step down last week after admitting to an “ambiguous” relationship with a woman in 2012.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 06:48:56 +0100
Olympics committee says it has spoken to Peng Shuai in China
The IOC said it held a second video call with the tennis star but did not release any video or transcript.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 06:34:28 +0100
Pope to meet Cyprus' Orthodox leader to strengthen ties
Pope Francis plans to meet with the leader of Cyprus’ Greek Orthodox Church with the aim of further mending an ideological and political rift between the Catholic West and the Orthodox East that dates back nearly a millennium.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 23:08:31 +0100
Pomp and punk as Germany's Angela Merkel gets military tribute
A song by East German-born punk singer Nina Hagen was among those requested by the outgoing Chancellor as she was treated to a traditional send-off.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 20:48:05 +0100
Colombia seizes over 300 spiders and scorpions being smuggled to Europe
Two German citizens were allegedly found smuggling the arachnids in over 200 plastic containers.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 20:37:30 +0100
US 'will respond' if Russia 'acts recklessly' against Ukraine, Blinken tells Lavrov
In an interview with Euronews, the US Secretary of State says Moscow must understand that attacking Ukraine would not be in Russia's interests.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 19:47:15 +0100
Cyprus vows to protect schools after overnight bomb attack in Limassol
Cyprus' education minister said he would work with police to prevent similar “common criminal acts”.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 19:44:36 +0100
Belarusian KGB used fake accounts to stir border tensions with Poland, says Meta
Facebook's parent company also said it had removed dozens of fake Polish accounts that posed as migrants.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 19:22:48 +0100
Norway Christmas party causes biggest Omicron outbreak outside South Africa
A corporate Christmas party in Norway caused the biggest Omicron outbreak outside South Africa, authorities said on Friday.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 19:03:26 +0100
'An act of kindness': Long-lost Yugoslav artworks returned to Bosnia by a Serbian collector
More than 30 World War II-era artworks that were stolen from a museum in Jajce, in central Bosnia, finally found their way back home after a collector purchased them at a Vienna flea market.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 18:14:04 +0100
UN appeals for record €36 billion amid global surge in demand for aid
The UN warns that needs are skyrocketing worldwide as the pandemic continues to rage, and climate change and conflicts push more people to the brink of famine.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 18:00:08 +0100
Watch top news stories today | December 2nd – Evening edition
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Thu, 02 Dec 2021 17:06:45 +0100
COVID-19: Spain steps up vaccine drive amid Omicron variant fears
Since mid-November, nearly 200,000 Spaniards who were reluctant to get the vaccine at first have now finally taken the step.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 16:57:16 +0100
Frontex plane arrives in northern France to help fight people smuggling
The EU border agency aircraft was deployed a week after 27 migrants died when their dinghy deflated in the Channel.



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