Devices such as self-cleaning door handles and masks that also filter out pollution have shown how human innovation has triumphed in a year of adversity.

A directive from the Ministry of Transport and Communications on Thursday instructed that "all wireless broadband data services be temporarily suspended until further notice,” according to a statement posted online by local provider Ooredoo.

As many as 72 people are still trapped in the train's carriages and 61 have been taken to the hospital.

Japan’s Abe Hifumi is our man of the day. This was the 66kg double World Champion’s first outing on the tour since qualifying for the Olympics late last year and he flew through the preliminaries.

Those representing the Kremlin critic have warned that his condition is deteriorating.

His €3,000 a month salary was not enough to support his family of six.

The ideology of National Action was described in court as based on “Aryan purity” and a particular hatred of non-white groups, particularly Jews.

The Polish government claims the Istanbul Convention does not respect religion and promotes controversial ideologies about gender.

Not having a computer is a major issue when studying at home. And the fact that Italy kept schools shut for longer than many European countries as a result of the pandemic means that many have no option but to home school.

"I used to study hard and got very good grades," one 15-year-old sufferer told Euronews. "But now I can't study. I don't retain information."

The surprise defeat leaves Germany languishing in third in Group J.

George Floyd's struggle with three police officers trying to arrest him, seen on body-camera video, included Floyd's panicky cries of “I'm sorry, I'm sorry” and “I'm claustrophobic!” as the officers tried to push Floyd into the back of a poli...

More than 1.6 million people contracted COVID-19 in WHO Europe's 51 countries last week — the sixth weekly rise in a row.

US President Joe Biden outlined a more than two trillion dollar plan to invest in infrastructure including roads and broadband internet.

Seven people, including former lawmaker Martin Lee and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, were convicted in Hong Kong for their role in pro-democracy protests.

A shooting at a Southern California office building on Wednesday killed four people, including a child.

Hungary leads the EU in percentage of population vaccinated against COVID-19, but it is currently suffering a devastating surge in deaths.

It found that the pandemic has had a more negative impact on women than men. Not only have women lost their jobs at higher rates, but they are also being hired at a slower pace.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced the new measures as he warned the coronavirus pandemic was 'accelerating' in France. On Thursday, France's PM Jean Castex announced that outdoor drinking would be banned for lockdown.

Italy’s special operations forces in Rome staged the sting “during a clandestine operation between the two, surprising them red-handed immediately after the handing over of classified documents by the Italian official in exchange for a sum of mon...

Alexei Navalny, who is Russian president Vladimir Putin’s most outspoken opponent, was arrested on January 17 upon his return from Germany.

"EU leaders must raise their ambitions far beyond the safeguarding language currently on the table that risks creating yet another talking shop," says Sweden's former deputy PM Isabella Lövin

For countries in Eastern Europe, buying vaccines is not just about soft power or geopolitical goodwill — it's about values underlying the programmes.

The electronic devices analyse offenders' sweat and alert the probation service if they detect alcohol.

Pfizer/BioNTech said they will seek authorisation to administer the vaccine to this age group in time for the next school year.

Greek refugee programme offers alternative to overcrowded camps

Fourteen countries including the UK, US and Denmark shared their "concerns" about the WHO-convened study of the origins of COVID-19, saying experts "lacked access" to complete data.

It's far more complex than the UK just leading the way.

While the world focuses on the coronavirus pandemic another epidemic has been staring us in the face for 30 years: Diabetes.

The UN mission in Mali said a French airstrike in January targeted a group "overwhelmingly composed of civilians" in violation of international law.

A Minneapolis firefighter was one of several witnesses who said they wish they could have helped George Floyd.

Elina is a migrant in Austria. She used to work as an English teacher in Vienna. When the pandemic struck she lost her job. Now she is pregnant in a foreign country, without a job and without health insurance.

Liddy, a former FBI agent and Army veteran, was convicted of conspiracy, burglary and illegal wiretapping for his role in the Watergate burglary.

The leaders of all three branches of Brazil’s armed forces jointly resigned following President Jair Bolsonaro's replacement of the defence minister

Robert Bociaga, a freelance photojournalist, was surrounded and beaten by soldiers, taken into police custody and brought before a judge.

A cookery book developed with sensory scientists hopes to bring back the joy of cooking for people who have lost their taste or smell due to COVID.

Sorry, France, but Napoleon wasn't the first person to have the idea...

The European Court of Human Rights has dismissed the complaint of businessman Yorgen Fenech, a suspect in the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

Austria is negotiating with Russia to buy one million doses of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, despite the jab having not yet been approved by the European Medicines Agency.

The Mieraskerk church drew media attention after reports it had opened a service to its entire congregation despite a tough coronavirus lockdown that forbids such gatherings.

Demonstrations took place in several Romanian cities on Monday night after new pandemic measures came into force.

The European Union had criticised Vladimir Leposavic for comments made last week about the massacre.

Spain is lifting its ban on visitors arriving from the UK, but urging Spaniards to comply with restrictions on travel over Easter, amid rising COVID-19 cases.

The WHO told Euronews it is "afraid" that fewer Europeans got routine vaccinations for serious diseases, like measles, during the pandemic, which could lead to outbreaks down the line.

The French subsidiary of the Swedish furniture giant has been accused of spying on hundreds of employees, and a prosecutor has demanded a €2 million fine against the company.

The Carlton Tavern was one of the few buildings in this stretch of London that survived the blitz.

It found that the Metropolitan Police was justified in adopting the view that the risks of transmitting COVID-19 at the vigil were too great to ignore.

Even as the EU regulator says the benefits outweigh the risks, Scandinavian countries remain wary of AstraZeneca's vaccine.

World leaders are calling for a treaty preparing for future pandemics and ensuring global access to treatments.

China approved a radical reform of the Hong Kong legislature, sharply reducing the number of directly elected seats in the legislative council.