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Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:36:16 GMT
Zaporizhzhia nuclear workers: We're kept at gunpoint by Russians
"Soldiers are everywhere," says one worker at Zaporizhzhia. "Everyone is kept at gunpoint."

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 20:40:42 GMT
Legoland: Rollercoaster crash at Germany resort injures 31
The accident happened after two rollercoaster trains collided into each other, Legoland says.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 20:03:19 GMT
France firefighters battle 'monster' wildfire near Bordeaux
The blaze in France's south-west has gutted a number of homes and forced some 10,000 people to flee.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 23:38:30 GMT
Malta: 'I was scared to even search the word abortion'
Malta is the only EU state with a total ban on abortion, but some believe change could be coming.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 01:33:28 GMT
UN alarm as Ukraine nuclear power plant shelled again
Ukraine and Russia trade blame as the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Europe's largest, is hit.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:45:00 GMT
German army reserve officer on trial over claims of spying for Russia
The reserve officer is accused of passing information to Russia between 2014 and 2020.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:34:24 GMT
McDonald's plans to reopen in Kyiv and western Ukraine
The burger chain says it hopes to support a "small but important sense of normalcy".

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:01:42 GMT
Ukraine war: Crimea airbase badly damaged, satellite images show
New pictures show extensive damage to buildings and warplanes after explosions hit the Russian base.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 19:41:29 GMT
Ukraine war: Fears over Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, and major damage at Crimea airbase
The Zaporizhzhia plant is shelled again, while new images show major damage at a Crimea airbase.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 06:45:30 GMT
The Russian billionaire daring to speak out about Putin
Boris Mints calls Putin's invasion of Ukraine "vile", adding the war is a result of his "madness".

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 15:34:43 GMT
Zaporizhzhia: Russia must exit Ukraine nuclear plant, says G7
Moscow's occupation of the Zaporizhzhia site puts the entire region in danger, say foreign ministers.

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 23:20:37 GMT
Ex-inmates reveal details of Russia prison rape scandal
Former prisoners expose how and why rape is being used as a weapon inside Russian jails.

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 14:40:16 GMT
US officials concerned as Russia launches Iranian satellite
The US has warned Russia plans to maintain use of the satellite to spy on Ukrainian troop movements.

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 12:51:56 GMT
Tighter export controls on electronics could hamper Russia's war effort - report
Russian weapons could be permanently degraded by tougher export controls in the West, a think tank says.

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 12:59:36 GMT
Ukraine war: Four more grain ships leave Ukraine as hopes grow for export stability
Four vessels leave Ukrainian ports via a safe maritime corridor set up under a deal with Russia.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 12:24:42 GMT
Robert Pope: Guinness-fuelled man runs width of Ireland in a day
Robert Pope ran the almost 130-mile route from Galway to Dublin in just 23 hours and 39 minutes.

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 23:16:47 GMT
Plans for giant seaweed farms in European waters
As worldwide sales of the algae soar, the European Union wants to establish giant seaweed farms.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 21:34:23 GMT
Banned Russian oligarchs exploited UK secrecy loophole
A BBC investigation links a little-known type of company to fraud, terrorism and money laundering.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 21:23:52 GMT
Viktor Orban alone in Europe but among friends at CPAC in Texas
The controversial Hungarian leader will be warmly received when he addresses US Republicans.

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 23:44:55 GMT
Ukraine's shadow army resisting Russian occupation
Sarah Rainsford meets the underground partisans resisting Russian occupation in southern Ukraine.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:52:52 GMT
Kosovo: Why is trouble flaring between Serbs and the Albanian-led government?
Serbs have been demonstrating in Kosovo, raising fears of renewed ethnic hostilities.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 13:22:04 GMT
Why does the world need grain to be shipped from Ukraine?
The Razoni is the first cargo ship to have left a Ukrainian port since February.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 20:49:34 GMT
Every woman's body is beach ready, says Spanish government campaign
The government's campaign urges women worried about their bodies to go to the beach.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:55:32 GMT
A1(M) Bowburn crash: Three-death smash remembered a year on
The BBC hears from some of those involved in a fatal crash caused by a lorry driver using his phone.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:53:13 GMT
Russia sanctions: Can the world cope without its oil and gas?
Many countries are heavily dependent on Russian energy and will need to find new suppliers.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:51:51 GMT
Megafire rips through swathes of land near Bordeaux
Firefighters continue to try to extinguish the wildfire raging through the Gironde region.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:38:57 GMT
French freediver breaks deep dive world record
Arnaud Jerald took 3 minutes and 34 seconds to complete the dive during the Vertical Blue competition.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 11:01:17 GMT
Whale dies during rescue mission in France
A team of 80 helpers worked through the night to try and rescue the animal from the River Seine.

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 19:08:19 GMT
Crimea beachgoers run after airfield explosion
Russia has played down the series of explosions at a military airfield in the area it annexed from Ukraine in 2014.

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 17:51:31 GMT
Drought leaves boats stranded on dried-up river bed along French-Swiss border
Stretches of River Doubs on the French-Swiss border are parched after severe droughts hit western Europe.



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