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Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:44:16 +0100
One dead and eight hospitalised after spiked drinks in Bavarian bar
When police arrived at the bar, they found people lying on the ground with cramps.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:09:15 +0100
Eminem takes a knee during Super Bowl half-time performance
The NFL denied reports that it was attempting to stop Eminem from making the gesture.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 07:08:16 +0100
Kamila Valieva: Russian can compete at Winter Olympics, rules court, despite failed drugs test
She is the favourite for the women’s individual gold. She tested positive for the heart drug trimetazidine on 25 December.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 07:00:08 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 14th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 06:25:11 +0100
Key US-Canada bridge reopens after police clear protesters
The crossing normally carries 25% of all trade between the two countries, and the blockade on the Canadian side had disrupted business in both countries, with automakers forced to shut down several assembly plants.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 18:06:26 +0100
NFTs representing thousands of sections of Klimt's The Kiss sold for Valentine's Day
Ten thousand tiny sections of Klimt's iconic painting The Kiss are being sold as virtual gifts ahead of Valentine's Day — and they are not cheap.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 18:00:07 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 13th – Evening
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Sun, 13 Feb 2022 16:49:37 +0100
'It will be fun': Venice carnival kicks off hoping for a brighter year
After being hit by the pandemic for two years in a row, the world-famous Venice carnival has resumed.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 16:42:56 +0100
Fears rise among Ukraine's Azov Sea communities over Russian naval exercises
Ukrainians living and working along the coast of the Azov Sea fear disruption to their livelihoods as Russia plans naval exercises in the region

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 15:54:16 +0100
'Sense of solitude': Caucasus elderly face severe loneliness, worsened by pandemic
Loneliness among the elderly in countries like Georgia has become a problem, made worse bz the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 14:42:36 +0100
Steinmeier elected for second term as German president
A special parliamentary assembly met on Sunday, electing Steinmeier as president for another five-year term.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 13:34:51 +0100
Turkey opposition leaders debate how to end Erdogan's 'one man rule'
The opposition wants to find a way to reform the 2017 executive presidential system, which greatly expanded Erdogan's powers at the expense of the PM and parliament.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 13:01:32 +0100
France: rivals claim foul play as Macron waits to declare presidential candidacy
Critics say he’s unfairly using his taxpayer-funded presidential pulpit to campaign for a second term while dragging out his widely expected announcement as long as possible.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 12:00:05 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 13th – Midday
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Sun, 13 Feb 2022 11:50:36 +0100
Death toll in Madagascar reaches 120 in cyclone Batsirai aftermath
In early February, Batsirai smashed into the east coast of Madagascar and swept away entire villages of the southwestern Indian Ocean island.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 11:32:37 +0100
Crisis in Ukraine: Biden promises Zelenskyy 'swift and decisive' response in case of attack
Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Ukraine on Monday and Russia on Tuesday in an attempt to calm down the prospects of invasion through diplomatic talk.

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
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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 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.



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