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Sat, 21 May 2022 10:22:59 +0200Live: Sievierodonetsk shelling 'brutal and pointless', Zelenskyy says as Russian offensive continues
Earlier on Friday, Moscow claimed victory in Mariupol after months of siege and the destruction of over 90% of the southern port city.
Sat, 21 May 2022 07:00:05 +0200Latest news bulletin | May 21st – Morning
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Fri, 20 May 2022 22:44:14 +0200Austria to lower hurdles for LGBT+ citizens to donate blood
Health Minister Johannes Rauch said the country was "putting an end to discrimination from another age".
Fri, 20 May 2022 22:41:36 +0200Brexit: UK 'miscalculating' over unilateral action to override treaty, says Ireland's Coveney
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney told Euronews the UK is wrong if it thinks overriding the Northern Ireland Protocol would not provoke a trade war with the EU.
Fri, 20 May 2022 21:29:16 +0200Nikola Gruevski: Former North Macedonia Prime Minister given fourth prison sentence
Nikola Gruevski has been living in exile in Hungary since 2018 and was convicted of abuse of power in absentia.
Fri, 20 May 2022 21:21:42 +0200Ukraine war: Concern for medic who filmed Mariupol horror, captured by Russians
Yuliia Paievska, or 'Taira', helped wounded soldiers and civilians from both sides and is one of hundreds of prominent Ukrainians kidnapped or captured by Russia.
Fri, 20 May 2022 20:58:53 +0200Ukraine war: Azov Battalion evacuates dead after fighters stop defending Mariupol steel plant
Earlier, the Russian defence ministry said 1,908 Ukrainian soldiers from Azovstal had "rendered themselves prisoner" since Monday.
Fri, 20 May 2022 20:08:13 +0200Residents inspect damage after huge fire in Manila
Hundreds of residents tried to salvage parts of their destroyed homes on Friday, a day after a massive fire engulfed a residential compound in Manila.
Fri, 20 May 2022 18:51:59 +0200Three migrants dead and ten missing in shipwreck off Tunisian coast
Officials say the boat carrying more than 50 Tunisian migrants had been trying to reach Europe illegally.
Fri, 20 May 2022 18:15:12 +0200'Extremist' audio clips removed from SoundCloud in Europe-wide operation
The illegal files included jihadist chants and audio clips that promoted right-wing extremist groups.
Fri, 20 May 2022 18:00:57 +0200Good News: UK’s first queer museum, how coffee grows cucumbers & how to land a plane for beginners
What’s gone well in the world this week? The UK’s first queer museum, how coffee grows cucumbers and the beginner’s guide to landing a plane.
Fri, 20 May 2022 18:00:07 +0200Latest news bulletin | May 20th – Evening
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Fri, 20 May 2022 17:26:57 +0200Monkeypox outbreak: Drugmaker SIGA says EU authorities seeking to stockpile its smallpox antiviral
Shares in companies that make antiviral drugs to fight smallpox and related viruses have soared as monkeypox cases multiply in Europe and North America.
Fri, 20 May 2022 17:16:04 +0200Ukrainian woman, 3 children survive house bombing
The explosions started in the middle of the night, shaking the house to its foundations.
Roof timbers splintered and windows shattered, sending shards of glass hurtling above the three sleeping children into the opposite wall.
Fri, 20 May 2022 17:13:07 +0200Gang violence crackdown sees 30,000 arrested in El Salvador
The violence is a longstanding problem.
Fri, 20 May 2022 16:55:01 +0200Mariupol escapees 'have to pass through Russian filtration camps'
All men -- and women under 60 -- that want to leave are sent to the camps for questioning, a local told Euronews.
Fri, 20 May 2022 16:32:52 +0200Belgium lowers voting age to 16 for European Parliament elections
It is the fourth EU member state to reduce voting ages for European Parliament elections after Austria, Greece, and Malta.
Fri, 20 May 2022 16:19:13 +0200Gerhard Schröder: Germany's ex-chancellor quits Russian energy giant Rosneft amid pressure over war
Schröder has been under pressure for weeks over his ties to Russia's energy industry amid the war in Ukraine.
Fri, 20 May 2022 16:11:51 +0200'A taste of security': NATO-themed beer flies off the shelves in Finland
The owners of Olaf craft brewery in the eastern city of Savonlinna say they can't keep up with demand for the new brew.
Fri, 20 May 2022 15:57:21 +0200Azov photographer publishes his work just before being taken prisoner
Photographs taken by Mariupol defender besieged for months in the steel plant.
Fri, 20 May 2022 15:51:42 +0200Germany backs plans for €9-a-month local transport pass
The move aims to help Germans cope with high energy prices amid Russia's war in Ukraine.
Fri, 20 May 2022 15:41:39 +0200What next for Lebanon after Hezbollah loses its parliamentary majority?
We spoke to Middle East expert Dr Chloe Kattar, a research fellow in history at the University of Cambridge, to find out.
Fri, 20 May 2022 14:56:06 +0200"Russian Hulk" sets world record by pulling three helicopters
The world record holder in towing multi-ton equipment, Sergey Agadzhanyan, nicknamed the "Russian Hulk", set a new world record on May 19, by towing three helicopters at the same time without the use of special devices such as ladders.
Fri, 20 May 2022 13:44:22 +0200Two paragliders killed amid strong storms in Germany
"They appear to have been hit by a gust of wind that caused the paraglider to collapse, and the air vehicle crashed onto a field,” police said on Friday.
Fri, 20 May 2022 13:23:12 +0200Russia to build '12 new military bases in the west' in response to NATO expansion
Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu cited 'growth of military threats on Russia's borders' for the move.
Fri, 20 May 2022 12:42:10 +0200Young women used in love scam to trick elderly men out of €1 million
The women would often enter into a physical relationship with their victims before convincing them to part with their money, said police.
Fri, 20 May 2022 12:11:27 +020037 years after massacre, families receive remains
Almost four decades after one of the worst massacres in the country's history, Peruvian authorities handed over the bones of people killed by the army in 1985 during the Andean nation's internal conflict with rebel groups.
Fri, 20 May 2022 12:00:06 +0200Latest news bulletin | May 20th – Midday
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Fri, 20 May 2022 11:15:57 +0200US actor and activist Forest Whitaker honoured at Cannes Film Festival
The US actor and activist Forest Whitaker has given an award at the Cannes Film Festival in recognition of his work as an artist and an activist
Fri, 20 May 2022 09:05:45 +0200Extremely rare 1955 Mercedes sells for world record price at auction
It was bought for an eye-popping €135 million.
Fri, 20 May 2022 07:37:20 +0200Ukraine war: Russia 'takes full control' of Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol
The Russian army says it has "fully liberated" the Azovstal steel plant in the strategic southeastern city after the last Ukrainian soldiers surrendered.
Fri, 20 May 2022 07:00:05 +0200Latest news bulletin | May 20th – Morning
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Thu, 19 May 2022 22:39:12 +0200Ukraine prosecutor asks for life sentence for Russian soldier in war crimes trial
Sergeant Vadim Shishimarin, 21, has pleaded guilty to shooting dead 62-year-old civilian Oleksandr Shelipov, and asked for 'forgiveness' from his widow in court.
Thu, 19 May 2022 22:27:32 +0200Paris attacks trial: Young son of Bataclan victim calls suspect a 'rotten banana'
The five-year-old boy's testimony was read out in court at the landmark trial in the 2015 terror attacks.
Thu, 19 May 2022 22:25:32 +0200Five sailors drown after tugboat sinks off Italian coast of Bari
The vessel had been heading for Albania when it sank, according to the Italian coast guard.
Thu, 19 May 2022 22:22:47 +0200Ukrainian troops surrendering at Mariupol registered as prisoners of war
Ukrainian fighters in the last bastion of resistance continued abandoning the Azovstal steel plant on orders from above to save their lives.
Thu, 19 May 2022 22:13:02 +0200G7 countries pledge billions for Ukraine 'to get through this'
G7 finance ministers tried on Thursday to strike a new deal to keep Ukraine's budget afloat without losing sight of the global economic impact of Moscow's war.
Thu, 19 May 2022 21:33:52 +0200'No reason' for Ukrainian refugees to arrive in UK illegally, says Priti Patel
Undocumented Ukrainians have voiced concerns that they may be transferred to Rwanda under a new immigration policy.
Thu, 19 May 2022 20:14:24 +0200Cannes Film Festival: 'Father and Soldier' shines a light on colonialism and imperialism in France
Omar Sy plays a father signing up to fight for France in World War I in order to watch over his son.
Thu, 19 May 2022 19:17:22 +0200'The Russians are running': Meet Ukraine's soldiers near Kherson on the southern frontline
Euronews International Correspondent Anelise Borges met up with a frontline battalion trying to retake the city of Kherson from Russian control.
Thu, 19 May 2022 18:42:31 +0200Three arrested over cashpoint explosions that netted gang nearly €1 million
They are accused of using stolen vehicles and explosives to attack ATMs during the night to steal money.
Thu, 19 May 2022 18:41:44 +0200Russia says easing Ukraine Black Sea ports blockade dependent on sanctions review
Moscow's comments follow an appeal by the UN food chief to Vladimir Putin that millions would die around the world because of Russia's blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea ports.
Thu, 19 May 2022 18:00:05 +0200Latest news bulletin | May 19th – Evening
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Thu, 19 May 2022 17:55:55 +0200An honorary Palme d'Or for Tom Cruise at the Cannes Film Festival
The American actor received an honorary Palme d'Or before the screening of "Top Gun: Maverick" on Wednesday 18 May.
Thu, 19 May 2022 17:25:39 +0200Ryanair must pay Italian social security for some Bergamo staff, says ECJ
Ryanair failed to produce evidence that every crew member was covered by Irish-issued E101 certificates, so the European Court of Justice ruled they are effectively Italian employees.
Thu, 19 May 2022 17:08:09 +0200Danish MPs block state secrets charges against former defence minister
Claus Hjort Frederiksen had been accused by prosecutors of illegally disclosing "highly classified information".
Thu, 19 May 2022 16:21:26 +0200Germany’s top court approves vaccine mandate for health workers
Judges said the need to protect vulnerable people in hospitals and care homes outweighs any infringement of workers’ rights.
Thu, 19 May 2022 15:10:18 +0200Dutch PM Mark Rutte questioned after deleting text messages for years
According to Dutch law, certain government correspondence must be kept for public accountability.
Thu, 19 May 2022 15:04:44 +0200Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy extends martial law
"Our army and all those who defend the state must have all the legal tools to act calmly," Zelenskyy said.