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Sun, 16 Jan 2022 10:42:32 +0100
European health systems deemed 'inflexible' as Omicron overwhelms continent's hospitals
Two years into the pandemic, Omicron's effect on medical facilities has many reevaluating the resilience of public health systems that are considered essential to providing equal care.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 10:08:07 +0100
Texas synagogue standoff: Hostages safe, captor dead
The four hostages were released and freed after an FBI SWAT team stormed the synagogue, where an unnamed, allegedly armed man kept them for hours on Saturday.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 07:00:07 +0100
Top news stories today | January 16th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 19:40:19 +0100
Prince Andrew sexual abuse claimant puts out call for witnesses
Virginia Giuffre has accused the British royal of sexually abusing her at age 17. Prince Andrew denies the claims.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 19:02:31 +0100
Sweden redeploys troops to the island of Gotland near Russia
Sweden reinforces its military presence on the island of Gotland, which is the closest part of the country to Russia.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 18:41:13 +0100
Kazakhstan protest death toll rises to 225, up from 164
Demonstrations began over a sharp rise in fuel prices and spread nationwide into a general protest against the country's authoritarian government.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 18:01:50 +0100
Nurse arrested in Italy after 'faking COVID vaccinations'
Police in Italy say they have arrested a nurse in Sicily suspected of carrying out fake vaccinations for people to obtain a certificate without being jabbed

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 18:00:06 +0100
Top news stories today | January 15th – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 17:10:09 +0100
Britain's opposition leader urges Boris Johnson to resign
On Friday Johnson's office had to apologise to the royal family for holding staff parties the night before Prince Philip's funeral last year.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 15:50:34 +0100
Leftist Christiane Taubira confirms she will run for French presidency
Left-wing politician and former justice minister Christiane Taubira has confirmed will stand for the French presidency in April's elections

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 14:18:11 +0100
Kosovo stops Serbian trucks carrying ballot papers at border
Kosovo says that Serbia cannot distribute ballot papers to minority voters.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 14:01:25 +0100
Forest fires rage in nine of Argentina's 23 provinces
Nearly 100 firefighters, with planes and helicopters, are fighting the largest fires in Nahuel Huapi National Park, the fire management service says.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 13:59:14 +0100
Thieves in Los Angeles looted trains stuffed with Christmas packages
Freight cars are broken into every day on Los Angeles's railways by thieves that target packages bought online.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:00:04 +0100
Top news stories today | January 15th – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 10:49:50 +0100
France requirement for triple-vaccination COVID pass begins
More than half a million French people will find their vaccination health pass no longer works from January 15.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 10:43:56 +0100
Massive waves batter Tonga after underwater volcano erupts
There were no reports of casualties.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 07:00:04 +0100
Top news stories today | January 15th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 22:50:06 +0100
French presidential candidate says strong EU borders needed
French presidential candidate Valérie Pécresse stressed the need for strong European borders during a visit to Greece.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 22:27:05 +0100
Czech Republic to let some workers stay on after testing positive
The new Czech government will allow some workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 to stay on the job.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 22:15:11 +0100
Russia could invade Ukraine after failure of talks, U.S. warns
It comes after Ukrainian government websites were down due to a "massive cyberattack".

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 21:01:05 +0100
Dutch government eases lockdown, opening shops, gyms and hairdressers
Shops, hairdressers and gyms will be allowed to reopen in the Netherlands but bars and restaurants must stay closed, the Dutch government said.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:10:17 +0100
Winter Olympics: Is your country doing a diplomatic boycott over China's human rights record?
Here's a round-up of all the countries that have said they will not send senior officials to China for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 19:13:18 +0100
Denmark's former defence minister arrested over leak of state secrets
Claus Hjort Frederiksen has said he could "never imagine" harming Danish interests.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 19:09:42 +0100
Doctors resign from Poland's COVID council over government 'inaction'
13 of the 17 members of the Prime Minister's dedicated council have stepped down.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 18:30:16 +0100
The scandal of Europe's polluted skies - and the communities suffering the consequences
400,000 people on the European continent die prematurely, every year. Why? It’s the dirty air they breathe in European cities that kills them.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 18:20:16 +0100
New technology gives new tools “to those who want to do harm”, warns EU’s counter-terrorism chief
Euronews interviews Ilkka Salmi, the EU's counter-terrorism coordinator.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 18:16:26 +0100
Europe's energy crisis: Did Putin's suggestion of more gas make any difference?
Europe’s natural gas crisis is droning on with high prices and concerning low storage levels as much of winter still looms.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 18:00:07 +0100
Top news stories today | January 14th – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:31:05 +0100
Silvio Berlusconi and the mystery of Italy's presidential election
Anyone over the age of 50 with "full civil rights" is eligible to be Italy's president.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:16:24 +0100
Ukraine's Zelenskyy invites Biden and Putin to trilateral talks
A series of high-level talks this week over Russia's military buildup along the border with Ukraine has failed to bring any resolution.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:16:00 +0100
Migrant dies and 30 rescued by French authorities in English Channel
It is the first migrant death reported in the Channel in 2022.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:22:47 +0100
Croatia's population has dropped 10% in a decade, reveals census
Croatia's government has singled out the problem as a major challenge.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:32:44 +0100
Police in Italy see red after being given pink face masks
It's fair to say they weren't exactly tickled pink by this move.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:18:56 +0100
Poland: MPs back controlling schools to stop 'threats to children's morals'
Critics say the law could reduce teaching on LGBT+ and reproductive rights.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:00:06 +0100
Top news stories today | January 14th – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:58:14 +0100
Watch: Italy, EU bid farewell to European Parliament president David Sassoli
David Sassoli, European Parliament president, died earlier this week at the age of 65.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 10:59:07 +0100
Hungary rigged election claim is as cynical as it is absurd | View
An opinion piece published earlier this week claimed the possibility of an upset in Hungary is so great that Europe should “prepare for a possible rigged election”.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 10:47:59 +0100
Ukrainian government websites down after 'massive' cyberattack
“Be afraid and expect the worst. This is for your past, present and future," a message on the websites read.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 10:44:49 +0100
The West must not buckle under Russian threats, now or ever | View
The United States must not abandon its principles, its allies or its partners, in exchange for talks with Russia, writes William Alberque.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 10:18:38 +0100
North Korea fires fresh missiles for third time this year in response to US sanctions
Pyongyang's third weapons launch this month is seen as a reprisal for fresh sanctions imposed by the Biden administration for its continuing missile tests.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 08:08:22 +0100
Novak Djokovic back in detention as legal challenge moves to high court
A new appeal hearing has been set for Sunday after the immigration minister cancelled the tennis champion's visa for the second time, days before the Australian Open.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 07:26:42 +0100
Boris Johnson's office apologises to Queen for party on eve of Prince Philip's funeral
Downing Street says the government acknowledges a lockdown-breaching party the night before the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral has caused "significant public anger".

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 07:00:05 +0100
Top news stories today | January 14th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:31:55 +0100
France promises FFP2 masks and more workers after teachers strike
France's education minister said the government would provide five million FFP2 masks and hire 3,300 contract workers following a massive education strike.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 22:40:17 +0100
Russian diplomat refuses to rule out military deployment to Latin America
A top Russian diplomat refused to rule out a military deployment to Latin America amid US and Russian negotiations over NATO.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 22:21:42 +0100
New Czech governing coalition wins confidence vote
The Czech Republic's new conservative-led government won a vote of confidence in the lower house of parliament on Thursday in a mandatory ballot that every administration must win to govern.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 22:03:39 +0100
East German Stasi kept records on Scholz during 1970s, 80s
East Germany's secret police kept extensive records on Chancellor Olaf Scholz when he was a senior member of the West German Social Democratic Party’s youth wing in the 1970s and 80s, German tabloid Bild reported.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 21:20:36 +0100
David Sassoli's coffin to lie in state at Rome City Hall ahead of state funeral
The coffin of late European Parliament President David Sassoli was brought to the City Hall's Capitol Hill in Rome ahead of his state funeral on Friday.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 20:50:44 +0100
Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses
The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 20:07:20 +0100
Dutch king to stop using royal carriage over colonial criticism
The carriage features images of black and Asian people offering gifts to a seated young white woman.



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