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Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:00:02 +0200
Majority of Europeans think Germany's star is fading, reveals new survey
Germans are the most pessimistic of a dozen EU countries surveyed, with 52% seeing their nation as a declining power.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:16:30 +0200
Putin observes war games with Belarus that worry EU neighbours
Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia on Monday expressed concerns about the war games, saying Russia has not been transparent about them.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 06:40:07 +0200
UK approves vaccines for children aged 12 to 15 in bid to avoid lockdowns
Johnson is expected to say that mask-wearing, work-from-home advice and social distancing rules that were lifted in July could return if cases climb further.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 06:00:11 +0200
Authorities in Krakow and its residents come together to fight air pollution
Reducing emissions in European cities is beneficial for everyone's health. The ways to do so range from temporary restrictions to full bans on all vehicles in certain areas. Krakow is leading the way in initiatives to crack down on air pollution.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 22:24:49 +0200
Croatia counting down to join the Eurozone from 1st January 2023
Croatia is planning to begin using the Euro as its currency on the 1st of July 2023. According to a recent study by the Croatian National Bank, 45% of people in the Western Balkan nation say they support the move.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:37:18 +0200
'People of Afghanistan need a lifeline', says UN chief as donor countries pledge millions
Antonio Guterres told a donor conference in Geneva the poverty rate is "spiraling", basic public services are nearing collapse, and a severe drought is jeopardising the upcoming harvest.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:20:58 +0200
Norway's left-wing opposition wins general election, PM Solberg concedes
The left-wing opposition in Norway has won the country's general election, according to projections released as polls closed on Monday.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 20:24:22 +0200
Dutch authorities investigate images of COVID-19 protesters in Nazi clothing
Local authorities have said that the behaviour is "highly reprehensible and extremely inappropriate".

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 19:54:53 +0200
Fact check: Unvaccinated can vote at polling stations in German election
False claims have suggested that citizens need a COVID-19 health pass to vote in this month's federal election.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 18:12:50 +0200
COVID-19: People not fully vaccinated '11 times more likely to die' from disease
People not fully vaccinated are 11 more times likely to die from COVID-19 than those with full protection, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:52:11 +0200
Moulin Rouge set to reopen after 18-month COVID closure
Closed for a year and a half due to the pandemic, the feathered cabaret will reopen on September 16, two days before its 75th anniversary.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:38:29 +0200
France to resume champagne exports to Russia as talks bid falls flat
Exports stopped because a new law in Russia meant French producers had to remove "champagne" from their bottles and replace it with "sparkling wine".

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:05:13 +0200
'Credible' claims that Taliban killing Afghan ex-government workers and relatives, says UN
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet cited "multiple" allegations of the Taliban seeking out former government officials and their relatives, who then turn up dead.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:55:41 +0200
Ryder Cup: Europe's captain selects final team for 2021 tournament
Europe is hoping to retain the Ryder Cup against the United States at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin later this month.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:06:51 +0200
'Our great state deserves an Olympics,' says Ukraine's president
The next available winter games to bid for are in 2030

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:48:14 +0200
Alexandre Benalla: Macron's former bodyguard goes on trial for violence against protester
A former security aide to President Emmanuel Macron has gone on trial on a dozen charges, including voluntary violence, illegally wearing a police badge, and carrying a weapon.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:06:38 +0200
Uber loses court battle over whether its drivers are permanent employees
Judges in Amsterdam said the legal relationship between Uber and its drivers has "all the characteristics of an employment contract".

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:51:19 +0200
Iran deal sparks hopes of wider nuclear talks with the US
The agreement in 2015 saw world powers promise to end international sanctions in return for Tehran ending some of its nuclear work. But the US, while under President Donald Trump, decided to pull out of the deal in 2018,

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:22:38 +0200
Greece begins mandatory testing for unvaccinated workers
Some 56% of Greece’s residents have been fully vaccinated, while the average rate in the EU is just over 60%.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:31:14 +0200
Qatar sends highest-ranking delegation to Kabul since Taliban takeover
Qatar's foreign minister was in Kabul on Sunday, becoming the first high-ranking government official to meet the interim Taliban government in Afghanistan.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:20:04 +0200
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo launches bid to be France's next president
If she's successful she'd be France's first female president

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:39:15 +0200
German election: Laschet goes on the attack against frontrunner Scholz
Merkel's CDU-CSU bloc has been languishing in the polls, currently projected to secure around 21% of the vote— a historically low level.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 08:41:11 +0200
Inside the Afghan jail where ex-inmates are now the prison guards
The US had used the complex to hold Taliban fighters and was nicknamed Guantanamo.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 07:24:44 +0200
UK terminates COVID-19 vaccine contract with Valneva over alleged breach of obligation
Britain has ordered 100 million doses of Valneva's vaccine candidate, VLA2001, and had an option to secure an additional 90 million doses.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 07:00:55 +0200
Bilbao hits the brakes to slow down pollution
The city of Bilbao and the surrounding urban area have put the maximum driving speed at 30 kms/h instead of 50. It's a pioneering measure for such a big city and now the data is beginning to show environmental improvements.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:54:45 +0200
Spain deploys hundreds of soldiers to tackle blaze as thousands flee
A firefighter lost his life earlier this week.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:24:52 +0200
Norway's election could be the end of Erna Solberg. It could also end the country's oil exploration
Norway's two biggest parties have not committed to ending the country's lucrative oil industry and help save the planet. But some of their potential coalition partners have.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:11:11 +0200
North Korea says it tested new long-range cruise missiles
The North’s resumption of testing activity is likely an attempt at pressuring the Biden administration over the diplomatic freeze.

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 18:38:20 +0200
Germany's ruling coalition trails in polls, two weeks before election
If polls are correct, Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling centre-right bloc is heading for a historic defeat in the county's federal election on September 26

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 16:44:41 +0200
Taliban government says women can study in gender-segregated universities
Euronews' Anelise Borges reports from Kabul as the new Taliban government outlines sweeping education policies banning women and men from studying side by side.

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 13:32:20 +0200
US presidents display unity on 20th anniversary of 9/11
Four US presidents paid respects at the sites where hijacked planes killed nearly 3,000 people in the deadliest act of terrorism on American soil.

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 12:16:27 +0200
Britain savours a new sporting star in tennis champion Raducanu
18-year-old Emma Raducanu was being hailed on Sunday as the new queen of British sport after winning the US Open as a qualifier.

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 12:03:40 +0200
UAE sets up air bridge to deliver humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
The United Arab Emirates has established an air bridge with Kabul to deliver humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, an airport operations manager said on Saturday.

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 10:59:34 +0200
'Only God knows about my hurt,' Afghan father who lost daughter in US strike tells Euronews
Euronews' special correspondent in Kabul Anelise Borges writes about her heart-wrenching encounter with Emal Ahmadi, who lost ten family members in a US drone strike last month — including his 3-year-old daughter Malika.

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 09:19:25 +0200
'Open your arms to everyone,' Pope tells Orban's Hungary
Viktor Orban's right-wing, anti-immigrant policies clash with Pope Francis’ call for countries to welcome refugees.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 23:13:09 +0200
'Believe Kathryn Mayorga': Activists fly name of alleged Ronaldo rape victim over Manchester United
Euronews spoke to the feminist activists who flew a banner with the name of Ronaldo's alleged rape victim over his return game for Manchester United.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 19:58:33 +0200
Days after leaving Afghanistan, US marks 20th anniversary of 9/11
Biden is the fourth president to console the US on the anniversary of 9/11, which has shaped many major domestic and foreign policy decisions over the past two decades.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 19:42:13 +0200
News media across the world face dwindling public trust, new report finds
Euronews spoke to report co-author Benjamin Toff, Senior Research Fellow at the Reuters Institute, to understand why public trust in news has declined and how it can be rebuilt.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 19:04:58 +0200
Divided Catalan separatists rally ahead of talks with Madrid
As they took to the streets of Barcelona on Saturday, Catalan separatists tried to offer a display of unity despite the divisions in their ranks over upcoming talks with the Spanish government.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 18:15:09 +0200
Britain's Prince Andrew reportedly served with legal papers in sexual assault case
Prince Andrew has reportedly been formally served with legal papers relating to a sexual assault case against him in the US, according to the accuser's legal team. But the Duke of York's lawyers have denied the claims.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 14:45:08 +0200
Germany's Merkel pays farewell visit to Warsaw amid Belarus border tensions
Despite multiple disagreements, Poland and Germany have found common cause over the migration pressure that they say Belarus is putting on the European Union.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 14:20:26 +0200
Israel recaptures two more Palestinians who broke out of jail
Six Palestinians tunnelled out of the Gilboa prison on Monday, setting off a furious manhunt across Israel and in the West Bank.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 13:30:10 +0200
More Afghans and foreigners flee as humanitarian situation worsens
Afghanistan is teetering on the brink of "universal poverty,'' the UN development agency has warned.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 12:52:28 +0200
Afghans tell Euronews how the 9/11 attacks shaped their lives
Euronews' Anelise Borges spoke to Emal Ahmadi, who lost ten members of his family in a US drone strike last month. Like so many of his fellow Afghans, Ahmadi's life has been shaped by the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent "war on terror."

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 10:12:55 +0200
US marks 20 years since 9/11, in shadow of Afghan war's end
The 9/11 anniversary commemoration at ground zero began with a tolling bell and a moment of silence, exactly 20 years after the start of the deadliest terror attack on US soil.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 21:52:04 +0200
Measles cases halt Afghan evacuee flights from two key bases
Germany and Qatar, along with Spain, Kosovo, Kuwait and other countries, agreed to temporarily host U.S. processing sites for evacuees after Kabul fell.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:51:03 +0200
The world since 9/11: The last 20 years in pictures
A look back at what happened in the 20 years since the devastating attacks from the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq to the US withdrawal, last month, from Kabul.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 19:54:26 +0200
COVID-19: US President Joe Biden announces new vaccine rules as cases surge
US President Joe Biden announced new coronavirus measures for 100 million federal workers and healthcare staff, about two-thirds of the American labour force on Friday.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 19:17:07 +0200
France's ex-health minister Agnes Buzyn indicted in COVID-19 handling probe
Agnes Buzyn, France's health minister when the global COVID-19 pandemic erupted, was on Friday indicted for "endangering the lives of others".

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:57:17 +0200
France raises bird flu alert level after severe form of virus detected
A case of bird flu has been detected in the Ardennes, while Belgium and Luxembourg have also reported infections.



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