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Sat, 10 Apr 2021 08:50:04 +0200
Thousands evacuated on Caribbean island of St Vincent after volcano erupts
The first explosion occurred Friday morning. Experts have warned that explosive eruptions could continue for days or possibly week.

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 07:59:36 +0200
Unrest rocks Belfast for eighth night despite calls for calm out of respect for Queen
"Protests have been postponed out of respect for the Queen and the Royal Family," read posters posted in Unionist areas of the city.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 23:13:22 +0200
Thousands evacuated from St Vincent as volcano erupts
Evacuation orders were issued for the roughly 16,000 people who live in the red zone near La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent's northern region.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 22:26:20 +0200
Greek crime reporter shot dead outside home in Athens
Giorgos Karaivaz was found dead, shot multiple times, beside his car in the Greek capital.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 21:46:06 +0200
Prince Philip’s funeral arrangements complicated by pandemic
Details of Prince Philip’s funeral are to be confirmed “in due course”, Buckingham Palace has said, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II’s consort at the age of 99.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 18:07:46 +0200
Thousands tiptoe through tulips in test at Dutch flower garden
Under a Dutch government-approved pilot scheme, the world-famous Keukenhof garden opened its gates to let a few thousand people tiptoe through the 7 million tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and myriad other flowers.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:30:13 +0200
What is 'survivalism' and why is it getting so popular in Spain?
Survivalists or so-called 'preppers' have long been bracing for disaster. It appears that the Covid-19 pandemic has given this secretive community a boost. But is it an outdoor hobby, a fringe discipline or a prudent strategy for self-preservation?

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:24:52 +0200
COVID vaccine rollout: Which country in Europe is leading the race?
It's far more complex than the UK just leading the way.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:24:54 +0200
Swedish government proposes tightening immigration laws
The Swedish government has proposed a bill that would tighten immigration rules after five years of temporary measures.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:33:07 +0200
How did Europe react to the death of Prince Philip?
Prince Philip "passed away peacefully" on Friday morning at Windsor Palace, the Royal Family said.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 12:40:01 +0200
Spain's long weekend: Country launches national trial of 4-day work week
Alba Herrero is a waitress in La Francachela restaurant in Madrid and currently works four days a week, which has allowed her to study to become a teacher.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 12:28:49 +0200
Norway's PM Erna Solberg fined €2k for breaking her own government's COVID rules
Solberg planned a meal with 13 other people for her 60th birthday celebrations, despite public gatherings in Norway being limited to 10 people.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 12:16:17 +0200
Biden takes action on 'epidemic' of US gun violence
US President Joe Biden has issued an executive order aimed at targeting homemade firearms, known as "ghost guns"

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:02:06 +0200
Joint US-Russian crew heads to International Space Station
A joint US-Russian crew aboard a Soyuz rocket launched successfully on Friday, heading for the International Space Station.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:10:46 +0200
In pictures: French winemakers light fires in vineyards to protect harvest from frost
Severe April frost threatens crops in a number of regions across France. Farmers are trying desperately to reduce the damage.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:37:42 +0200
COVID-19: Australia buys 20 million Pfizer vaccines after sharp turn from relying on AstraZeneca
The announcement comes hours after Australia said it would stop using the AstraZeneca jab on those under 50 years old.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:28:56 +0200
George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen, not drugs, says expert witness at Derek Chauvin's trial
Medical experts have emphatically denied Derek Chauvin's defence argument that George Floyd died as a result of drugs and underlying health problems.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 06:58:39 +0200
COVID-19: Countries hit new records of cases and deaths amid the grip of the latest virus surge
Numbers have been surging in countries even where the pandemic is thought to be kept in check.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 22:12:02 +0200
Italian PM slams ‘dictator’ Erdogan over von der Leyen chair incident
Mario Draghi said he was “very displeased by the humiliation” the EU Commission president suffered during her meeting with the Turkish president.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:46:13 +0200
Macron waves goodbye to France's elite school for top civil servants
President Macron unveils plans to scrap France’s elite government school, the ENA, and inject more diversity into the recruitment of top civil servants.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:33:39 +0200
Vaccination success sees Gibraltar enjoy life post-pandemic
The British Overseas Territory has become one of the first places in the world to ease restrictions including outdoor mask wearing

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:17:52 +0200
How EU enlargement apathy could push Kosovo and Albania to join forces
If Albania and Kosovo both find the doors of Europe slammed shut, they may both conclude that a federation is the next best option.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:00:47 +0200
Heinz Beck talks getting the restaurant industry back on its feet post COVID
Why is nutrition more important than ever? How can we teach this to the younger generations? How will restaurants bounce back after the pandemic? World-famous chef, Heinz Beck, explains all.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 16:32:28 +0200
Serbia invites its neighbours over for a COVID vaccine
It's been claimed the vaccines given to Serbia's neighbouring citizens were about to expire. Speaking to Euronews, the country's prime minister, Ana Brnabić, did not deny the allegation.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 16:09:54 +0200
Myanmar's ambassador to UK 'locked out of embassy' over coup criticism
Kyaw Zwar Minn said that staff members at the London embassy loyal to the military regime prevented him from entering his office.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:58:50 +0200
Basque people 'have genetic continuity stretching back to the Iron Age', says study
The study found no "influences from North Africa" in the Basque region, which, on the contrary, "are appreciated in most populations of the Iberian Peninsula".

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 14:29:50 +0200
Alexei Navalny: 'Putin can't afford to let him live,' says Magnitsky campaigner Bill Browder
Russia is carrying out a “slow-motion assassination” of the Kremlin critic, says Bill Browder, whose lawyer Sergei Magnitsky died in a Russian jail.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 14:19:09 +0200
Photo of murdered teacher Samuel Paty found at home of attack suspect
The woman was arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on a church in the French city of Montpellier, say anti-terrorism investigators.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:36:56 +0200
International Roma Day: Has Europe’s largest ethnic minority been forgotten over COVID vaccines?
Slovakia is currently the only EU nation to recognise its Roma community as an at-risk group in its vaccination campaign despite Romani being more likely than the general population to suffer from cardiovascular diseases and other chronic diseases.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:05:33 +0200
'Sedition has been nipped in the bud,' says Jordan's King Abdullah II
Jordan's King Abdullah II has made his first public comments after an alleged plot to destabilise his kingdom involving his half brother, former Crown Prince Hamzah.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 12:22:52 +0200
Major economies support €547 billion boost for IMF resources
The G20 agreed on a $650 billion (€547 billion) resource boost for the International Monetary Fund.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 08:55:24 +0200
Modi gets second vaccine dose as India reports record COVID cases
India’s prime minister received his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the country hit another peak Thursday with 126,789 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 07:30:32 +0200
Seventh straight night of violence in Belfast as leaders call for calm
The capital of Northern Ireland has been the scene of a week of rioting amid rising tensions over the fallout from Brexit.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 07:02:04 +0200
'It started with words': Holocaust survivors recount how hate speech led to mass murder
“The survivors of Auschwitz experienced first-hand what it is like when words become deeds. Their message to us: do not be indifferent!”

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 22:37:53 +0200
Albania sends troops and police to end air traffic control strike
Air traffic controllers were striking over pay, causing more than a dozen flights at Albania's one international airport to be cancelled.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 21:05:38 +0200
Europe must be ambitious to stay ahead in the space race, says ESA
The European Space Agency's Director-General has set out an ambitious plan, which he says will keep the agency on the front foot in the space race.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 20:19:13 +0200
Italy brings the curtain down on state censorship of films
Hundreds of films have been censored in Italy, most famously Bernardo Bertolucci's 1972 classic "Last Tango In Paris".

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 18:53:34 +0200
'Start spreading the news': Meet the town in war-hit Ukraine hoping to change its name to New York
It's got absolutely nothing in common with the Big Apple. But that hasn't stopped Novhorodske in Ukraine wanting to call itself New York.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 18:02:27 +0200
Getting vaccinated – with a shot of culture on the side
Museums remain closed in Italy due to the coronavirus pandemic, but in Naples people can get their culture fix while getting vaccinated.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 17:20:34 +0200
Turkey: Former presidential soldiers among dozens sentenced to life in prison for failed 2016 coup
A total of 497 people have stood trial in Turkey since 2017 over the failed coup attempt.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 16:35:36 +0200
Billionaires club: These people are Europe's wealthiest, according to Forbes
Forbes released its annual list of the world's wealthiest people. We take a look at the top European billionaires.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:52:41 +0200
Czechs have fourth new health minister in a year amid COVID-19 fallout
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis fired Jan Blatny on Wednesday, the third health minister who has lost the job in the pandemic.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:36:03 +0200
Bavaria signs 'preliminary contract' for 2.5 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine
German state of Bavaria has negotiated 'preliminary contract' for 2.5 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:18:34 +0200
Russian military presence expanding in the Arctic region, satellite images show
Increased military exercises in the Arctic are part of Moscow’s efforts to expand its presence in the polar region.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:40:32 +0200
North Korea tells World Health Organization it's still virus-free
Isolated North Korea has continued to claim a perfect record in keeping out the coronavirus in its latest report to the World Health Organization.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:34:30 +0200
Diplomatic storm in Turkey over China's treatment of Uighur population
Turkey summoned China's ambassador after the embassy suggested on Twitter that it could take action against two Turkish politicians that had criticised Beijing's treatment of its Muslim Uighur community.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:19:24 +0200
COVID-19 has forced anti-semitic hatred online, researchers say
There are fears that once coronavirus lockdowns are lifted, physical attacks on Jews could increase.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:14:25 +0200
North Macedonia officials handed fake passports to overseas criminals, claims interior minister
Nine officials in North Macedonia's interior ministry have been arrested on suspicion of illegally issuing passports to overseas criminals.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:00:55 +0200
A third of COVID-19 patients suffer brain disorders within six months, says study
A new study has found that 34% of those who had COVID-19 were diagnosed with neurological or psychiatric conditions.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 12:37:06 +0200
Amnesty International denounces rich countries for hoarding COVID vaccines
'Governments restricted not only freedom of movement, but also freedom of expression,' the human rights group said.



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