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Sun, 13 Feb 2022 10:39:26 +0100
Climate change-induced extreme winter drought devastates crops in Spain and Portugal
Half of Spain’s farms are threatened by drought this year, while scientists estimate that Portugal will see a drop in annual rainfall of 20% to 40% by the end of the century.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 07:00:05 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 13th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 19:54:06 +0100
Paris police fire tear gas at protesters emulating Canadian 'Freedom Convoy'
Elsewhere, several protesters were detained amid a seizure of knives, hammers and other objects in a central Parisian square.

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 19:37:17 +0100
Police peacefully disperses anti-covid protests at US-Canadian border
The protests at the Ambassador Bridge in Ottawa and elsewhere have been aimed at vaccine mandates and other coronavirus restrictions.

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 18:00:09 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 12th – Evening
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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 16:47:20 +0100
Myanmar junta releases hundreds of prisoners on country's Unity Day
In a customary gesture for national holidays, the country's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing also announced an amnesty for more than 860 prisoners, state-run newspapers reported.

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 15:39:54 +0100
'People's money': Afghans protest Biden's order to give €3.1bn to 9/11 victims
The country's economy is teetering on the brink of collapse after international money stopped coming into Afghanistan with the arrival in mid-August of the Taliban, while the citizens are experiencing a mass famine.

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 13:58:59 +0100
Turkmenistan to hold snap elections after Berdymukhamedov broaches succession
Berdymukhamedov’s statement that younger people should direct the country suggested that his son Serdar is in line to succeed him.

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 12:58:11 +0100
Italy: Government reform to ban politicians from returning to judiciary roles
The government decided on various measures to limit magistrates' switching back and forth between their justice roles and politics, both on national and local levels.

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 12:00:08 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 12th – Midday
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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:22:51 +0100
Ukraine crisis: Biden warns Putin of 'swift and severe costs' in case of invasion
Before his conversation with Biden, the Russian president also spoke with the French President Emmanuel Macron, who said that Putin was interested in finding a diplomatic solution to the crisis.

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 07:00:05 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 12th – Morning
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Fri, 11 Feb 2022 20:39:40 +0100
Germany and Austria repatriate 19th-century ancestral human remains to Hawaii
The bones were originally collected by a German naturalist around 1880 but will now be transported to Hawaii for burial.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 18:11:56 +0100
Do proposed reforms of Spain's controversial 'gag law' go far enough?
The "gag law" has been described as the greatest blow to civil and political liberties since Spain's return to democracy. But do proposed reforms go far enough?

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 18:00:12 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 11th – Evening
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Fri, 11 Feb 2022 17:32:27 +0100
Swiss referendums: What are the four issues being put to the public this Sunday?
It's the first round of referendums in Switzerland this year.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 17:15:36 +0100
"Nothing, there’s nothing": Senegal’s plummeting fish stocks drive migrant surge to Europe
In this edition of Witness, Euronews' Valerie Gauriat takes us to Senegal, to see how the depletion of fish stocks which they blame on chinese and european vessels, is prompting many young people to risk all to get to Europe.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:36:12 +0100
Emmanuel Macron refused to take Russian COVID test before meeting Vladimir Putin
The photo of the two leaders sitting six metres apart has sparked much debate online.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:27:48 +0100
Olympian displays sign calling for 'No War in Ukraine'
It is possible that the International Olympic Committee could consider Heraskevych’s act a violation of Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:21:34 +0100
North Macedonia president walks bullied girl with Down's syndrome to school
The president said in a statement he visited Embla Ademi and her family "to give my support and to raise awareness that inclusion is a basic principle".

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:17:07 +0100
Supermarkets roll out 'chat-friendly' tills to battle COVID loneliness
The idea behind the move is to encourage conversation between shoppers and cashiers, amid concerns for people's welfare during the pandemic.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 15:19:29 +0100
Police foil attack on students at the University of Lisbon
An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences and possession of weapons.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 15:04:13 +0100
Lion cub rescued in Montenegro after escaping from private home
The young feline will now be released into the wild or transferred to a zoo.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 14:39:10 +0100
Germany's top court won't temporarily block Covid-19 vaccine mandate for health and care workers
The Constitutional Court declined to issue an injunction before the new law takes effect in mid-March.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:46:33 +0100
'Lions of Lockdown' rescued from French circus freed in South African reserve
The Born Free Foundation says the sanctuary will be "the next best thing to the wild" for the lions who spent years in "appalling conditions" in French circuses.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:31:14 +0100
France eases rules for mandatory face masks at indoor public places
France eases rules for mandatory face masks at indoor public places

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:00:07 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 11th – Midday
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Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:49:24 +0100
'Freedom Convoy': Protesters opposing France's COVID restrictions head for Paris
Protesters against France's COVID restrictions, inspired by the 'Freedom Convoy' in Canada, are heading to Paris.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:59:13 +0100
For the EU, microchips and geopolitics are two sides of the same coin | View
With the EU Chips Act, the bloc intends to capture 20% of the semiconductor global market and achieve tech sovereignty, writes Raluca Csernatoni.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:34:40 +0100
Spanish police bust drugs ring 'simulating orca attacks' to aid smuggling into ports
Police say the gang would simulate boat damage and even killer whale attacks to get towed into ports in southern Spain and smuggle in hashish.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 08:06:27 +0100
Winter Olympics: Russian skater Kamila Valieva to learn Olympics fate after doping hearing
The International Testing Agency confirmed reports that the 15-year-old tested positive for a banned substance at the Russian national championships six weeks ago.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:00:31 +0100
Ukraine crisis: UK, Norway urge nationals to leave as US says invasion might be days away
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday all the pieces were in place for a major military operation that could start “rapidly” and possibly before the end of the Games on Jan. 20.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:00:07 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 11th – Morning
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Fri, 11 Feb 2022 06:47:07 +0100
Europe's energy crisis: Five charts to explain why your bills might go up this winter
The price of natural gas is six times higher than last year, with the costs driving up overall inflation in Europe.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 22:00:50 +0100
French HIV discoverer Luc Montagnier has died at 89
Since the end of the 2000s, Montagnier started expressing views devoid of a scientific basis. His opinions led him to be shunned by much of the international scientific community.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:14:39 +0100
Debunked: COVID-19 vaccines do not create variants of HIV/AIDS
False claims have suggested a link between Coronavirus jabs and the new HIV variant that emerged in the Netherlands.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 20:22:49 +0100
London Police chief resigns following report into bullying, discrimination
London Police chief resigns following report into bullying, discrimination

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 19:56:24 +0100
Latvia passes long-awaited Holocaust restitution law
Following years of wrangling over the issue, the 100-seat Saeima voted 64-21 to approve the Law on the Compensation of Goodwill to the Latvian Jewish Community on the bill's final reading.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 19:00:43 +0100
Can new governments resolve centuries-old issues plaguing North Macedonia and Bulgaria?
Both countries have pledged to resolve the impasse brought on by the Bulgarian veto to North Macedonia's EU membership negotiations. But are nationalists going to cause further roadblocks?

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 18:12:21 +0100
Denmark may allow US troops on its soil, pact in the works
PM Frederiksen said that "the exact shape that this collaboration will take has not yet been defined" but could include the deployment of US troops and military equipment in the country.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 18:00:07 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 10th – Evening
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Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:31:14 +0100
China suspends beef imports from Lithuania amid dispute over Taiwan
The EU has launched a case against Beijing for "discriminatory" trade practices.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:38:58 +0100
Portuguese panel receives more than 200 allegations of Catholic Church sex abuse
An independent committee was set up in January to examine historical sex abuse.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:02:27 +0100
'Brazen excuses': UK PM Boris Johnson accused of creating mistrust
Making a speech in London, former UK PM Sir John Major spoke critically of Boris Johnson and his government.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:02:03 +0100
Canada and US warn COVID truck protests risk serious economic damage
The blockade of a bridge between the two countries has disrupted car production and begun to have broader implications for the North American motor industry.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:00:11 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 10th – Midday
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Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:16:43 +0100
Paris police ban Canada-style 'Freedom Convoy' protest against French COVID restrictions
Thousands of opponents of France's vaccine pass have said on social media they intend to converge on Paris, inspired by truckers in Canada.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 07:51:03 +0100
Ukraine crisis: British and Russian foreign ministers clash amid drive to ease tensions
Visiting Moscow, the UK's foreign minister called on Russia to"desist from threats" over Ukraine, while her Russian counterpart rejected Western "moralising" as a "road to nowhere".

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 07:00:33 +0100
Ukraine crisis: What is Russia's problem with NATO?
We take a closer look at Moscow's demands regarding the transatlantic military alliance.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 07:00:05 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 10th – Morning
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