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Sun, 02 Jan 2022 05:30:50 GMTEU plans to label gas and nuclear energy 'green' prompt row
A European Commission proposal says the two energy sources are key to a green transition.
Sat, 01 Jan 2022 18:14:19 GMTNew Year's Eve fireworks kill and injure in Europe despite bans
Among three killed is a 12-year-old Dutch boy who was watching an adult set off a device.
Sat, 01 Jan 2022 13:51:19 GMTNew law allowing assisted suicide takes effect in Austria
The new law allows chronically or terminally ill adults to make provisions for an assisted suicide.
Sun, 02 Jan 2022 03:03:04 GMTDenmark to make domestic flights fossil fuel free by 2030
The PM wants domestic flights to go green, as part of ambitious national plans to cut emissions.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 19:28:26 GMTCovid-19: WHO chief optimistic disease will be beaten in 2022
The organisation ends the year on a positive note but warns about "nationalism and vaccine hoarding".
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 22:50:54 GMTFrench ban on plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables begins
Officials hope the law will prevent a billion items of single use plastics every year.
Sat, 01 Jan 2022 16:03:51 GMTFrench car-burning returns for New Year's Eve
Car burning has become an annual event in French suburbs since riots hit several cities in 2005.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:30:47 GMTUkraine tensions: Putin tells Biden new sanctions could rupture ties
The US and Russian presidents spoke by phone for almost an hour amid rising tensions over Ukraine.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:57:55 GMTCovid: France suspends transit ban for UK nationals during Christmas period
EU-based Brits trying to get home will be allowed to cross France during the Christmas period.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 19:18:05 GMTCovid: Woman isolates in toilet for five hours after positive mid-flight test
A US teacher says she spent five hours in the toilet after testing positive for Covid-19.
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 19:04:09 GMTRussia orders health and drug checks for foreigners
Business groups criticise a new law requiring mandatory fingerprinting, drug tests and STD checks.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 09:33:07 GMTCitroën removes Egypt ad accused of normalising sexual harassment
The carmaker apologises for an Egyptian commercial in which a woman is photographed without consent.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 11:29:06 GMTPutin and Lukashenko team up for ice hockey match
The Russian and Belarusian leaders both made the scoreboard in a game following talks between the countries.
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 21:44:09 GMTBerlin Zoo animals feast on unsold Christmas trees
The trees are seen as a way to minimise waste and support zoos during the Covid pandemic.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 00:03:22 GMTCOP 26: The teenagers suing 33 countries
To ensure the promises of COP26 are kept, young campaigners are putting their faith in the courts.
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 14:05:03 GMTThe works of Sabine Weiss, who has died at 97
Famed for her images of Paris street life, she was the last member of the French humanist group.
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 00:10:22 GMTWhat a Greek tragedy teaches us about modern migration
A production of Antigone seeks to overturn prejudices about Africans arriving in Sicily.
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 18:51:52 GMTRussia orders renowned rights group Memorial to shut
The Supreme Court dissolves a civil rights group formed to remember victims of Communist repression.
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 00:57:21 GMTLove story sends TV fans in search of idyllic Alps
Crash Landing On You has been a big hit and now fans are travelling to the filming locations.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 00:22:18 GMTSwitzerland's wolves get too close for comfort
Alpine villages say the animals have started approaching children and they need to fend them off.
Sat, 25 Dec 2021 00:10:44 GMTClimate change: Lapland reindeer gone astray in search for food
Herders are struggling to find thousands of reindeer that have run away in search of food.
Sat, 25 Dec 2021 01:04:49 GMTIrish citizenship: Covid backlog leads to 'heartbreaking' delays
More than 30,000 people face a two-year wait on applications - affecting plans to live and work abroad.
Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:05:43 GMTLight pollution: Parkour group saving energy by turning off city lights
A group of young men are using their gymnastic abilities to reduce the impact of light pollution in their hometown.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 00:00:32 GMTGeorgia: The rise of the right
LGBT activists cancelled Tbilisi Pride this year after violence from far-right protesters.
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 15:11:28 GMTPresident Putin: West must give us guarantees over Ukraine
In his annual press conference, President Putin demands Nato abandon military activity in Eastern Europe.
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 11:04:48 GMTFrance travel ban: Time-lapse shows long Eurostar queue at St Pancras
Travellers in St Pancras station, London, line up to get to France before it closes its borders to the UK.
Sat, 11 Dec 2021 00:02:03 GMTWatch: Ros Atkins on… Compulsory Covid vaccinations
Ros Atkins examines the ethical arguments surrounding vaccine mandates.