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Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:29:38 +0100
State of emergency in Kazakhstan amid protests over soaring gas prices
Protests continued on Wednesday.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 09:28:37 +0100
Europe's gas crisis prompt Polish coal miners to protest over pay
They say they've worked overtime to mitigate Europe gas supply problems.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:29:29 +0100
'We were trapped': Trauma of Jan. 6 lingers for lawmakers
Many lawmakers went on to seek therapy. Some were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:01:34 +0100
Paris opens terrorism probe after Frenchman injured in explosion on Paris-Dakar race
The Paris-Dakar rally no longer goes through Africa because of the threat of terrorism. It is currently being held in Saudi Arabia.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:00:04 +0100
Watch top news stories today | January 5th – Morning edition
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 06:19:33 +0100
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea
During Kim’s 10-year rule, North Korea has performed 62 rounds of ballistic missile tests, compared with nine rounds during his grandfather and state founder Kim Il Sung’s 46-year rule, and 22 rounds during Kim Jong Il’s 17-year rule.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 20:42:54 +0100
COVID: Macron says he wants to annoy France's unvaccinated 'to the bitter end'
The French president turned on the country's five million unvaccinated in a newspaper interview, in a move seen as further politicising the pandemic debate.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 19:41:30 +0100
Polish murderer on the run for 20 years arrested for not wearing facemask
The man had been on the run from the authorities for 20 years when he was picked up by police near Warsaw.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 19:34:30 +0100
France charges first person over 2004 Sharm el-Sheikh plane crash
Dozens of French tourists were killed when the Flash Airlines flight crashed off the Egyptian coast in January 2004.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 19:16:47 +0100
Feminist groups denounce French government's 'silence' after New Year's Day femicides
French associations "#NousToutes" and "Féminicides Par Compagnons ou Ex" both reported three femicides in different parts of France within a 12-hour period on New Year's Day.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:13:48 +0100
Opening a Taiwan Representative Office was 'mistake', says Lithuanian president
The move prompted China to restrict diplomatic contacts with Lithuania and stop issuing visas.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:11:28 +0100
Iran should compensate victims' families over 2020 plane downing, says Canadian court
The court awarded more than €74 million in damages to the families of six of the victims, but it remains unclear how they will receive compensation from Tehran.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:04:48 +0100
Prince Andrew's lawyers ask New York court to throw out sex abuse claims
The prince’s lawyers say that a 2009 deal Virginia Giuffre struck with financier Jeffrey Epstein should prevent her from suing Andrew now, even though he wasn’t a party to it.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:03:07 +0100
Is Europe turning its back on Belarusians fleeing Lukashenko's regime?
Poland was the only country to grant asylum to Belarusians in significant numbers, according to Eurostat.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:00:04 +0100
Watch top news stories today | January 4th – Evening edition
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:31:06 +0100
Taliban denies freeing suicide bomber before deadly Kabul attack
The explosion killed almost 200 people and 13 American troops at Kabul's airport in August last year.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:12:53 +0100
NATO to hold special foreign ministers meeting over Ukraine tensions
Concerns have been growing over Russia's military buildup near Ukraine's eastern border.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:08:25 +0100
Swedish first as mother accused of letting son, 12, become child soldier in Syria
Swedish prosecutors said they will charge a woman for allegedly bringing her 12-year-old son to Syria to fight in 2013.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:22:09 +0100
Frank-Walter Steinmeier set for second term as Germany's president
All three parties in Germany's coalition have now endorsed Steinmeier to serve for another five years until 2027.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:20:03 +0100
Police officer bitten amid violence over COVID restrictions in Germany
It happened as the officer was attempting to check protesters' identities.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:10:22 +0100
English Channel migrant crossings treble to a record 28,000
At least 28,395 migrants reached the English coast in small boats in 2021, compared to 8,400 the previous year.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:32:37 +0100
Draghi and Berlusconi among those touted as Italy's next president
Will it be 'competent and credible' Draghi, divisive Berlusconi or someone else?

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:00:04 +0100
Watch top news stories today | January 4th – Midday edition
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 11:58:39 +0100
Swedish furniture giant IKEA to hike prices due to supply chain issues
Container transport prices are at record levels following the outbreak of the pandemic, which has disrupted maritime logistics.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 11:05:55 +0100
Dozens of passengers leave cruise ship in Italy after COVID outbreak
Italian media reported there were 150 positive cases on board the cruise ship.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:49:52 +0100
French MPs snub government by refusing overnight vaccine pass debate
Dozens of French MPs say they received death threats ahead of the debate on whether to make vaccines mandatory to enter many public facilities.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:49:35 +0100
Borrell to reiterate EU support to Kyiv during visit to eastern Ukraine as US-Russia talks near
Borrell's visit comes less than a week before talks in Geneva between Washington and Moscow.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:35:20 +0100
COVID in Europe: No new restrictions in UK despite 218,000 daily cases
Here's a round-up of the COVID situation across Europe, where countries are tightening restrictions and trying to boost vaccinations amid a spike in cases.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:00:04 +0100
Watch top news stories today | January 4th – Morning edition
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 06:38:19 +0100
China to continue to 'modernise' its nuclear weapons following pledge to curb their spread
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), China had 350 nuclear weapons in January 2021.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 23:12:17 +0100
Number of people lost at sea trying to reach Spain 'doubles in a year'
The group Walking Borders says a clampdown on migrants crossing the Mediterranean has led to more people using the Atlantic route to reach Spain's Canary Islands.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 21:46:45 +0100
Virginia Giuffre: Settlement between Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew's accuser released
The Duke of York's lawyers say the 2009 deal should bar his accuser from suing Andrew now, even though he wasn’t a party to the original settlement.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 19:00:30 +0100
Brexit: Ten stories to understand what's happened since the UK left the EU
It's nearly two years since the UK formally left the 27-member bloc, and one year since it began operating largely free of Brussels' rules.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 18:53:12 +0100
'Laughing gas': France seizes record €2.75 million haul of nitrous oxide
The gas cylinders were discovered in a warehouse in the Paris suburb of Noisiel.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 18:51:33 +0100
US FDA expands Pfizer boosters for more teens amid Omicron surge
Boosters already are recommended for everyone 16 and older, and federal regulators on Monday decided they're also warranted for 12- to 15-year-olds once enough time has passed since their last dose.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 18:37:34 +0100
Fire reignites at South Africa's Parliament in Cape Town
The fire that has already destroyed South Africa's main Parliament chamber flared up again about 36 hours after it started.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 18:19:14 +0100
3,000 passengers disembark from stranded cruise ship in Lisbon
At least 64 people tested positive for the virus while on the ship, which is owned by the German company Aida Cruises.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 18:00:04 +0100
Watch top news stories today | January 3rd – Evening edition
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 17:59:46 +0100
Brazilian president 'doing well' after being rushed to hospital
"He is stable, undergoing treatment, and will be reevaluated throughout the morning," his doctors said in a statement. "At the moment, there is no forecast for his release."

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 17:39:28 +0100
Five nuclear weapons states pledge to stop their 'further spread'
The US, UK, China, Russia, and France affirmed in a statement that "that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought."

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 17:29:07 +0100
World-famous Kenyan paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey dies aged 77
Leakey, who unearthed evidence that helped to prove humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 17:26:12 +0100
China's indebted real estate giant Evergrande suspends shares in Hong Kong
Baocheng Liu, director of the Centre for International Business Ethics at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, told Euronews that if Evergrande were to collapse, the "ripple effects are going to be huge".

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 16:38:07 +0100
Belgian theatre group joins forces with UNESCO to help Iraqi youngsters make a movie in Mosul
Young Iraqi film students tell their own stories from Mosul by the help of UNESCO. In a collaboration between the Mosul fine arts academy, a Belgian theatre company and UNESCO, 19 students are getting a chance to make their first short films.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 16:11:51 +0100
Three dead, ten missing after two migrant boats sink off Spain's southern coast
Authorities were alerted after a passing vessel heard cries from the water on Sunday night.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 15:52:49 +0100
Germany rejects EU plan, calling nuclear energy 'dangerous'
“We consider nuclear technology to be dangerous,” government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit told reporters in Berlin.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 15:42:26 +0100
Afghan agents pour 3,000 litres of liquor in Kabul canal, arrest three
Three dealers were arrested on Sunday in the latest Taliban crackdown on the selling of alcohol.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 14:53:55 +0100
New law allowing assisted suicide comes into effect in Austria
Assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland and has been decriminalised in several European countries, including Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 14:41:17 +0100
Serbian president praises Russian arms shipment in alleged arms race with neighbouring Croatia
President Aleksandar Vučić welcomed a shipment of anti-tank missiles from Russia, yet another delivery of several from the aspiring EU member's Eastern ally.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 14:07:22 +0100
Polish MEP sued for accusing border guards of violence against migrants
Poland's Border Guards say the alleged instance of violence was "staged" by activists.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 13:36:25 +0100
'Shattered spirits': Young and able leave Western Balkans in droves, Macedonian census shows
With EU membership hopes all but quashed, the countries of the European region are undergoing a serious population crisis, as the young and educated leave in droves.



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