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Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:54:45 +0200
Sweltering heatwave linked to sudden deaths in western Canada and US Northwest
The heat wave is caused by what meteorologists describe as a dome of high pressure and worsened by human-caused climate change, which is making such extreme weather events more likely and more intense.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:41:56 +0200
Biden to visit site of Florida building collapse as death toll rises to 12
149 people remained unaccounted for on Tuesday evening. No one has been pulled out alive from the ruins since the first hours after the building fell last Thursday.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:49:00 +0200
NASA and ESA to test nudging asteroids off collision course with Earth
It's World Asteroid Day! And to celebrate, Euronews looks at two missions launching into space that will see how potentially dangerous asteroids could be nudged off course by flying a spacecraft into them.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:01:46 +0200
Post-Brexit residency: Many EU citizens face uncertainty as UK deadline arrives
Wednesday is the deadline for applications for the UK government's post-Brexit "settled status" scheme for EU nationals living in the country.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:29:28 +0200
G20 talks in Italy yield pledge to fight hunger in Africa and climate change
G20 foreign and development ministers agreed to boost efforts to fight hunger and climate change but there was discord over vaccine policy.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 06:42:33 +0200
Russia targets investigative journalists with raids amid independent media crackdown
Police raided the homes of journalists from the Proekt online outlet. The website was investigating the wealth of Russia's interior minister.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 23:13:48 +0200
Last German troops leave Afghanistan after nearly 20 years deployed
Germany's last troops left Afghanistan on Tuesday after almost 20 years deployed in the country.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 20:51:17 +0200
Euro 2020: England beat Germany to book place in quarter-finals
England have beaten Germany 2-0 at Wembley to progress to the quarter-finals of Euro 2020.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 19:50:56 +0200
António Costa: Europe needs "reform and investment"
"Only those who want to be part of the Union are in the Union and those who are in the Union are there because they share those values and those values are not conditional" - Portuguese Prime Minister, António Costa, gives his insight into the pande...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 19:43:46 +0200
'Czech your racism': Hundreds of Romanians protest Stanislav Tomas death
Tomas died after being violently arrested by police in the Czech Republic

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:25:47 +0200
Jacob Zuma, former president of South Africa, given jail term for contempt of court
Zuma failed to show up for a hearing on corruption charges stemming from his time as leader.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 16:58:57 +0200
Spain’s government approves draft law on transgender rights
The Spanish government has approved the first draft of a bill that would allow citizens over the age of 14 to legally change gender without a medical diagnosis or hormone therapy.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 16:41:46 +0200
Northern Ireland: Who's right in the EU-UK dispute over the Brexit protocol?
The Brexit treaty Boris Johnson signed with Brussels keeps Northern Ireland aligned to EU rules to keep an open Irish land border, but has brought trade friction with the rest of the UK.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 12:45:29 +0200
Romanian government faces motion of confidence in parliament
Left-wing opposition parties have accused Romanian Prime Minister Florin Citu of "leading the country towards the abyss".

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:19:21 +0200
Chris Whitty: England's chief medical officer harassed by members of the public
Police are investigating video footage which appears to show England's chief medical officer being harassed by two men in a London park.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 10:42:41 +0200
Bruno Candé: Portuguese man convicted of racist murder of black actor
A Portuguese court has sentenced a 76-year-old man to more than 22 years in prison for the racist murder of black actor Bruno Candé.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:51:04 +0200
Greece: Police recover Picasso and Mondrian paintings stolen from Athens museum in 2012
Police say they have recovered the artworks nearly a decade after their theft from Greece's biggest state art gallery in Athens.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:33:29 +0200
Ethiopia declares immediate, unilateral cease-fire in Tigray region
The cease-fire could calm an eight-month war that has caused suffering to hundreds of thousands and destabilized Africa's second most populous country.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:14:12 +0200
COVID-19: UK confident about July reopening despite soaring cases
Britain's new health secretary says he sees "no reason" for social restrictions to remain beyond 19 July despite an ongoing rise in new coronavirus infections.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 06:51:02 +0200
Facebook: US judge dismisses government antitrust lawsuits in blow to regulators
In a blow to regulators, a federal judge dismissed antitrust lawsuits saying they didn't provide enough evidence to prove Facebook was a monopoly.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 00:00:03 +0200
Euro 2020: Switzerland beat France after match goes to penalties
Switzerland are through to the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 after the day’s second goal-fest saw them beat France in a penalty shootout.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 23:07:59 +0200
COVID: Russia records new daily deaths records in Moscow and St Petersburg
Russia has recorded new daily deaths records for coronavirus in Moscow and St Petersburg, surpassing previous records set over the weekend.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 21:29:06 +0200
Polish Catholic Church reveals hundreds of new sexual abuse claims
From July 2018 to the end of 2020 368 cases of sexual assault, committed between 1958 and last year, were reported to the Polish Catholic Church.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 21:22:32 +0200
Euro 2020: Spain beat Croatia in eight-goal thriller to progress to quarter-finals
Spain’s two goals in extra time saw them knock out Croatia and progress to the quarter-finals of the European Championship.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 19:38:13 +0200
Czech Republic demands damages from Russia over 2014 depot explosion
The Czech Foreign Ministry said they had summoned Russia's ambassador on Monday to call for compensation.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 19:35:31 +0200
Greek teens offered €150 in vouchers if they get a COVID-19 jab
Bad news, you can't spend it all on booze.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 18:47:01 +0200
Germany stabbing: Man arrested after two hospitalised in Erfurt attack
Police launched a manhunt after the stabbing but have since arrested a suspect.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 18:15:51 +0200
Grandfather picks up wrong child from nursery
Italian authorities have launched disciplinary proceedings against a nursery school after a grandfather mistakenly picked up the wrong child.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 17:02:24 +0200
Neanderthals discovery: Bones found in Israel 'from last survivors of once very dominant group'
After years of study, scientists reported bones found in an Israeli quarry are 120,000 to 140,000 years old, and probably belonged to a group closely related to Neanderthals.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:55:14 +0200
Anger after Czech President Miloš Zeman calls transgender people 'disgusting'
Czech President Milos Zeman told a television interview on Sunday that he finds transgender people 'disgusting'.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:18:13 +0200
COVID-19 vaccines: 10-month interval between AstraZeneca doses improves immune response — study
Researchers from the Oxford Vaccine group said on Monday that an inter-dose period of up to 45 weeks resulted in increased levels of antibodies and enhanced immune response against COVID-19.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:49:55 +0200
Greek trio arrested for trying to sell priceless Roman statue for €40,000
One of the three found the statue in his garden and asked the other two to sell it, police say.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:19:48 +0200
UN racism report: States should 'deliver redress' including reparations, says human rights chief
The report from Michelle Bachelet, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, offers a sweeping look at the roots of centuries of mistreatment faced by Africans and people of African descent, notably from the transatlantic slave trade.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 11:42:04 +0200
Ensuring 'lasting defeat' of IS on agenda at Global Coalition summit
The summit in Rome is co-chaired by the Italian Foreign Minister, Luigi di Maio, and his American counterpart, Anthony Blinken, and will be attended by more than 80 international delegations.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 11:25:01 +0200
Czech Republic: Milovice commemorates 30 years since the withdrawal of Soviet troops
The former Soviet military base has marked the moment with a parade of floats reconstructing this important moment in its history.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:49:06 +0200
Brussels Economic Forum 2021: How can Europe build a new post-pandemic economy?
On June 29, international policymakers, academics, civil society and business leaders will come together at the Brussels Economic Forum.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 06:56:11 +0200
US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria
The airstrikes were launched in response to drone attacks by Iran-backed militias on US troops, the Pentagon said.

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 13:43:49 +0200
J&J agrees to pay $230M to settle New York opioid claim
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million (€192.6 million) to New York state to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis.

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 13:37:25 +0200
Blinken and Lapid meet in Rome amid US-Israel relations reset
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will meet in Rome to turn the page after the eras of Trump and Netanyahu.

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 13:23:19 +0200
Pride parades marred by clashes and arrests in Turkey
This year's LGBT Pride parades in Europe have been marked by suppression in some countries and jubilation in others.

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 09:51:46 +0200
Families cling to hope as condo collapse toll rises to 9
The death toll from the collapse of a Florida beachfront condo building has risen to nine as search-and-rescue efforts continue, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said on Sunday.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 18:59:05 +0200
Authorities ponder motive for German knife attack that left three dead
Authorities are searching for the suspect's motive after a 24-year-old killed three women in a knife attack in southern Germany.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 16:55:20 +0200
Report showed major damage before Florida condo collapse
The building that collapsed near Miami had "major structural damage" to a concrete slab below its pool deck that needed to be repaired, according to a 2018 engineering report on the building.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 16:20:12 +0200
Student trip to Mallorca fuels Spanish COVID-19 outbreak
Various clusters of COVID-19 cases have been detected across Spain after multiple end-of-year student trips to Mallorca.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 12:31:08 +0200
As virus surges in Uganda, hospitals accused of profiteering
Uganda is among African countries seeing a dramatic rise in the number of infections amid a severe vaccine shortage.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 12:00:34 +0200
US intelligence report says 143 UFO incidents remain unexplained
A highly-anticipated US intelligence report offered few explanations for unidentified aerial phenomena, highlighting 143 incidents that remain unexplained.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:07:58 +0200
Everyone 'safe' after Colombia president's helicopter attacked
A helicopter carrying Colombian President Iván Duque and several senior officials came under fire in a region bordering Venezuela, Duque said.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 23:05:41 +0200
Aid group MSF 'horrified' as colleagues murdered in Ethiopia
Two Ethiopian MSF colleagues and one from Spain were found dead Friday, a day after colleagues lost contact with them while they were traveling.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 22:14:28 +0200
French woman convicted of killing 'monster' abuser, set free
Valerie Bacot given a symbolic four-year prison sentence for killing her abusive husband

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 22:09:04 +0200
Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years for murder of George Floyd
Hours before the hearing, Judge Peter Cahill denied Chauvin's motion for a new trial, saying his attorney failed to prove abuses from the court



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