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Sun, 13 Jun 2021 10:29:05 +0200
G7: Climate decisions 'most important in human history', Attenborough warns leaders
Naturalist Sir David Attenborough — due to address G7 leaders on the last day of the summit — says they must address the interlinked issues of global warming, biodiversity and inequality.

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 09:29:58 +0200
Israel to swear in new government, ending Netanyahu's long rule
Naftali Bennett, the head of a small ultranationalist party, will take over as prime minister, sending Netanyahu into opposition after a record 12 years in office.

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 08:46:26 +0200
US President Joe Biden to meet Vladimir Putin in Geneva on Wednesday
The meeting will be their first since Biden was elected last November and comes at a time of strained relations between the United States and Russia.

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 08:38:23 +0200
Barbora Krejcikova pays tribute to late coach Jana Novotna upon French Open triumph
'She's looking after me': The unseeded Grand Slam winner at Roland Garros immediately turned her thoughts to the 1998 Wimbledon champion who died of cancer in 2017.

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 08:17:32 +0200
Algeria election: Turn-out low after opposition calls for a boycott
Voter turn-out in Algeria's parliamentary election is reported to be low after calls for a boycott of the poll by a popular protest movement.

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 08:08:36 +0200
Christian Eriksen: Fans relieved that Danish player 'stable' in hospital but await more news
Denmark's international midfielder was awake and in stable condition Saturday night after being taken to a Copenhagen hospital, the Danish football federation said.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 21:47:54 +0200
G7 COVID-19 vaccine pledge 'is not enough', says WHO chief
Boris Johnson announced that one billion doses of vaccine would be donated to the developing world. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says 11 billion are needed.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 21:31:15 +0200
Protests held across France against the far-right
Political tensions rising before regional elections next week and presidential elections next year, as far-right gains in popularity.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 21:00:06 +0200
Nazi swastika daubed on Torah ark inside Frankfurt airport synagogue
Germany recorded over 2,400 antisemitic attacks last year.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 19:14:42 +0200
Denmark player Christian Eriksen awake and stable after pitch collapse
Eriksen collapsed at the end of the first half and was rushed to hospital but UEFA announced the match would be restarted after requests from both teams. Finland ultimately won 1-0.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 18:49:27 +0200
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her official 95th birthday
In her honour the military performed the trooping of the colour, a special parade, designed to mark her official birthday.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 18:37:26 +0200
Environmental groups stage theatrical protests near to G7 leaders venue
Extinction Rebellion and other climate campaign groups have staged a series of theatrical protests in seaside resort close to where G7 leaders are meeting

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 17:47:36 +0200
New restrictions in Moscow as COVID-19 cases rise
“It is impossible not to react to such a situation,” Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 16:18:44 +0200
EURO 2020 fan-zone opens in Budapest ahead of Hungary vs Portugal game
A fan-zone for EURO 2020 has opened next to Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest ahead of Hungary's match with Portugal on Tuesday.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 16:10:03 +0200
Italian police arrest man over deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in UK
Police in Italy say they have arrested a Romanian man in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in the back of a truck in the UK in 2019.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 15:38:09 +0200
Climate change activists stage G7 protest on Cornwall beach
Campaigners took to the beach and paddled in the sea at Falmouth to call for more action to protect the world's oceans, as well as curb emissions and help poorer countries tackle climate change.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 13:10:07 +0200
Algerian election: Opposition group calls for boycott over protest repression
The Algerian pro-democracy group Hirak is calling for voters to boycott legislative elections over a crackdown on opposition protests.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 13:03:42 +0200
Prince Charles urges G7 action on climate change: 'Do it for planet as well as pandemic'
The environment took centre stage at the G7 summit in Cornwall as the Queen hosted world leaders at the Eden Project, an ecological exhibition.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 12:20:04 +0200
Lobster diver injured after getting caught in humpback whale's mouth off US east coast
'I'm in a whale's mouth... and he's trying to swallow me,' Michael Packard said to himself after feeling a huge bump in waters off Cape Cod.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 11:49:05 +0200
Northern Ireland: Emmanuel Macron tells Boris Johnson to keep his word over Brexit accords
The French President said a reset of Franco-British relations depends on respect for binding Brexit agreements, while the UK Prime Minister called for 'pragmatism and compromise' over the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 10:23:05 +0200
'Build Back Better World': G7 leaders back developing world spending plan to rival China
The world's leading economies are also expected to issue a declaration on measures to avoid future global pandemics at the summit in Cornwall, England.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 08:55:13 +0200
Queen Elizabeth hosts G7 leaders and spouses at Cornwall's Eden Project eco-tourism site
The event saw royals, world leaders and their spouses enjoying drinks at Cornwall’s Eden Project, an attraction that features the world’s largest indoor rainforest within giant domes.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 08:28:26 +0200
US: Justice probe after revelations Trump officials seized Democrats' Apple data
The Justice Department has launched an investigation after it was revealed that Donald Trump's administration forced Apple to hand over phone data on leading Democrats.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 07:43:24 +0200
'A match I will remember forever': Djokovic dethrones Nadal in Roland Garros semi-final epic
The Serbian world number one inflicted only the third-ever defeat at Roland Garros on the 13-times champion from Spain in a late-night thriller.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 22:59:10 +0200
Italy opens Euro 2020 with 3-0 win over Turkey
A flurry of second-half goals gave Italy a 3-0 win over Turkey in the opening match of the European Championship

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 22:49:23 +0200
Ukraine and UEFA 'reach compromise' over controversial jerseys
The slogan "Glory to the Heroes" will be part of a new element added to the interior of the Ukraine national team jersey

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 22:21:21 +0200
Europe divided on taking the knee during EURO 2020 football tournament
Some teams support kneeling, while others say the gesture has become "meaningless" in the fight to tackle racism.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 21:30:09 +0200
Teen who recorded Floyd's arrest and murder wins Pulitzer nod
Darnella Frazier was cited “for courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality, around the world" the Pulitzer Prizes said.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 19:01:13 +0200
Not bad enough for genocide? The Bosnian towns cheated by Mladić verdict
Mladić was convicted for one count of genocide, the summary executions of over 8,000 people in Srebrenica, but not of another, killings at Vlasenica, Foča, Ključ, Kotor-Varoš, Prijedor, and Sanski Most.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 18:14:22 +0200
Mossad's ex-chief hints Israel attacked Iran's nuclear assets
The outgoing chief of Israel's Mossad intelligence service has offered the closest acknowledgement yet his country was behind recent attacks targeting Iran's nuclear programme and a military scientist.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 18:00:47 +0200
Nuclear vs renewable, the debate dividing Romania’s green transition
Coal-burning countries like Romania will have difficulties reaching Europe’s climate targets. Could Romania’s energy mix become cleaner if it adds more nuclear energy? What role can nuclear power play in the European Union’s Green Deal?

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 17:52:59 +0200
COVID and restrictions are here to stay. Here's why
COVID-19 may never be fully eradicated but it could become manageable.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 15:44:06 +0200
UN warns more than 30,000 children risk death from famine in Ethiopia's Tigray region
The risk of famine is imminent in Tigray, unless food, livelihood assistance and other life-saving interventions are scaled-up, unimpeded access is given and violence stops.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 15:22:14 +0200
'More equal' recovery from pandemic needed, British PM says at G7
G7 leaders are gathering in England where they will discuss a range of issues including supplying poor countries with COVID vaccines and climate change.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:58:24 +0200
Skeletons of two related Viking men reunited in Denmark for first time in 1000 years
The skeletons of two Viking men have been reunited in a Danish museum for the first time in a 1,000 years.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:32:28 +0200
Search ongoing for missing Spanish girl after sister found dead near Canary Islands
Authorities suspect the two sisters were taken by their father, who is also missing.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:01:36 +0200
Hungary proposes banning the 'promotion' of homosexuality to children
Hungary's ruling Fidesz party has tabled new legislation which would ban educational programmes, books or films that promote homosexuality or transsexuality.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:20:20 +0200
The good soldiers of cinema still fighting the good fight | View
The journey to bring the LUX Audience Award to life under uncertain conditions has been a valuable, complex and sometimes arduous mission, says Mike Downey, Chairman of the European Film Academy.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 08:35:48 +0200
China passes law to counter foreign sanctions
The countermeasures in the Chinese law include "denial of visas, entry or expulsion... and sealing up, seizing and freezing assets of persons or enterprises that adhere to foreign sanctions against Chinese enterprises or officials."

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 20:13:02 +0200
G7 nations to pledge 1 billion COVID vaccine doses for world
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement came hours after US President Joe Biden committed to donating 500 million COVID-19 vaccine doses.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 19:43:42 +0200
Russia fines Facebook and Telegram for failing to remove banned content
A Moscow court has ordered Facebook and the messaging app Telegram to pay heavy fines for failing to remove banned content.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 18:32:14 +0200
Inserting mosquitoes with bacteria reduces diseases such as dengue by 77%, study finds
A groundbreaking study by the World Mosquito Program has found that inserting a natural and safe bacteria into mosquitos can block the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases and reduce one of the world’s fastest-growing tropical diseases.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 18:13:46 +0200
E-waste effigies near G7 venue mimic leaders attending weekend summit
A sculpture made entirely from waste electronic items has been built in the style of Mount Rushmore and has been placed near the venue of the G7 summit.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:50:04 +0200
Danish bid to outsource asylum is irresponsible and dangerous | View
"Denmark’s new law is not only unsympathetic and irresponsible but inherently dangerous to global structures of asylum cooperation"

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 16:39:10 +0200
Lisbon expresses 'regret' after sharing details on pro-Navalny protestors with Russian embassy
The city of Lisbon has admitted that it had made a mistake in sharing the personal details of pro-Alexei Navalny rally organisers with Russian authorities.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 16:19:24 +0200
Campaigners demand G7 leaders give firm commitment on climate change
As the G7 Summit gets underway in Cornwall, England, leaders are being urged to increase international development to ensure climate change targets are met.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:32:25 +0200
More than 90% of COVID cases in UK are Delta variant, health minister says
Government figures on Wednesday showed that Britain had recorded its highest daily coronavirus cases since late February, suggesting the Delta variant was spreading rapidly across the country.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:19:50 +0200
Russia bus crash: At least six people killed at bus stop in Lesnoy
At least six people have been killed and five others injured in a bus crash in Russia.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:35:19 +0200
Vaccination rates need to be faster in Europe this summer, WHO warns
The regional director for the WHO has warned that Europe must learn from "last year's lessons" to avoid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases after the summer.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 13:33:57 +0200
Pope Francis rejects resignation of German archbishop Reinhard Marx over abuse scandal
Pope Francis has refused to accept the resignation of German archbishop Reinhard Marx over the mishandling of the church sex abuse scandal.



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