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Sun, 20 Feb 2022 10:23:42 +0100
Greece ferry fire: Passenger found alive on ship near Corfu but 11 still missing
The 21-year-old, one of several lorry drivers unaccounted for, was rescued on Sunday morning as the ship continued to give off smoke 48 hours after fire broke out.

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 09:52:05 +0100
Ethiopia starts partial power generation from Blue Nile dam
The dam, which Ethiopia says is vital for its development, has been a source of tension with the other riparian states, Sudan and Egypt.

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 07:00:05 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 20th – Morning
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Sat, 19 Feb 2022 19:25:35 +0100
Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya: 'Democratic world must show its teeth' over Belarus
The Belarusian opposition leader told Euronews the regime in Minsk is 'hiding its domestic crisis' behind military drills with Russia and the threat to Ukraine.

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 18:57:47 +0100
Boris Johnson returns police questionnaire into 'partygate' scandal
Police are investigating a dozen social events in Downing Street and government offices during lockdown, spread over several dates in 2020 and 2021.

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 18:00:07 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 19th – Evening
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Sat, 19 Feb 2022 13:58:43 +0100
Ukraine separatists mobilise troops as clashes intensify amid Russia invasion fears
Clashes have intensified and separatists have been evacuating civilians from eastern Ukraine, amid fears in the West that Moscow might use the strife as a pretext to invade.

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 13:23:59 +0100
Ottawa crackdown: police arrest 100 after three-week COVID-19 protest
The capital and its paralyzed streets represented the movement’s last stronghold after weeks of demonstrations and blockades that shut down border crossings into the United States.

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 12:58:21 +0100
Storm Eunice: At least 16 dead after gales sweep across northern Europe
After passing over the British Isles, Storm Eunice struck France, the Benelux countries, Denmark, Germany and Poland — uprooting trees, taking out power lines and disrupting rail services.

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 12:00:08 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 19th – Midday
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Sat, 19 Feb 2022 09:57:14 +0100
Ukraine's Zelenskyy demands 'clear timetable' to join NATO and an 'end to appeasement' of Russia
Ukraine's president called for an 'end to appeasement' at the Munich Security Conference, as Western leaders said Russia would face severe consequences should it invade its neighbour.

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 07:00:05 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 19th – Morning
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Fri, 18 Feb 2022 21:28:59 +0100
White House accuses Moscow of cyberattacks, warns Russia will become 'pariah' state
Ukrainian officials called Tuesday’s distributed denial of service attacks the worst in the country’s history.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 19:01:02 +0100
EU resists calls for patent waivers but agrees to transfer mRNA technology
The European Commission, Germany, France and Belgium will invest €40 million to help six African countries produce mRNA vaccines at scale.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:33:11 +0100
UN chief warns 'all parties' in Ukraine-Russia spat to tone down rhetoric
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the security threat now was "more complex and probably higher" than it was during the Cold War.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:25:38 +0100
Daunte Wright: Police officer gets two years for killing unarmed motorist
Kim Potter was convicted in December of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 killing of Wright, 20.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:00:13 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 18th – Evening
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Fri, 18 Feb 2022 17:17:54 +0100
Three Polish researchers trapped by melting water in Austrian cave
Rescue services were working to reach the stranded trio on Friday.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:58:38 +0100
Maëlys de Araujo: Former soldier convicted of French girl's kidnap and murder
The killing sent shockwaves across France.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:16:45 +0100
Greek border guards face fresh allegations of illegal migrant pushbacks
Asylum seekers say two men drowned after they were thrown into the sea by Greek authorities.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:00:37 +0100
The French and German coastal regions on the climate change frontline
Climate change is eating away Europe’s coastlines. In the German Wadden Sea, holms and islands are under threat – and in French Normandy giant cliffs crumble more and more frequently.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 14:48:38 +0100
Natallia Hersche: Swiss-Belarusian ‘political prisoner’ freed after 17 months
The 52-year-old was arrested in September 2020 for taking part in opposition demonstrations in Belarus.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 14:29:27 +0100
Separatist leader in eastern Ukraine organises 'mass evacuation' to Russia
He added that evacuations have been organised in coordination with Moscow with "reception and accommodation facilities for our citizens are ready in the Rostov region".

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:00:06 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 18th – Midday
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Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:57:43 +0100
Putin to oversee military drills as tensions mount over Ukraine
Russia announced massive drills of its nuclear forces on Friday as tensions with the West mount over its buildup of some 150,000 troops on Ukraine's border.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:47:15 +0100
Canadian police arrest two leaders of the so-called 'Freedom Convoy'
It comes as police threaten to break up the nearly three-week protest against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:22:58 +0100
Afghanistan: Boy, 5, dies after being trapped in deep well for several days
The boy fell into the hole while trying to help adults drill a new well in a drought-ravaged Afghan village.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 08:39:25 +0100
Afghanistan crisis: Pictures show children's fight for survival six months since Taliban takeover
Six months since the Taliban seized Kabul, a humanitarian crisis has developed in Afghanistan that has devastated the lives of children across the country, says Save the Children.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 07:02:55 +0100
O2 Arena damaged as deadly storm batters UK and heads for northern Europe
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the army is on standby Friday as Storm Eunice is expected to bring gusts of wind of up to 130km/h.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 07:00:05 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 18th – Morning
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Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:38:01 +0100
Claims of smear campaign amid power struggle in Spain's Popular Party
Madrid president Isabel Diaz Ayuso has accused leader Pablo Casado of spying on her family.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:06:07 +0100
German man given life sentence for murdering his wife and son in Tenerife
The bodies of a German woman and child had been found "stoned to death" in a cave on the Spanish island in 2019.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 20:03:41 +0100
Dutch leader apologises for 'extreme violence' in Indonesia in colonial era
A report found that Dutch troops had committed atrocities between 1945 and 1949.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 19:48:50 +0100
UK scraps 'golden visas' for wealthy investors as part of Russia sanctions
Home Secretary Priti Patel said the move was part of the government's crackdown on illicit finance.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 19:02:43 +0100
Trudeau says protests must end, truckers brace for crackdown
Truckers have been protesting for three weeks against Canada's COVID-19 restrictions.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 18:45:28 +0100
European Parliament president calls for “solid and swift” action if Ukraine crisis escalates
Roberta Metsola told Euronews that “dictators” would not divide the continent, calling for unity in face of attempts to destabilise the European Union.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 18:00:11 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 17th – Evening
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Thu, 17 Feb 2022 17:16:05 +0100
Three London police officers charged over offensive Whatsapp messages
The suspects are accused of exchanging "grossly offensive" messages with Wayno Couzens, a former police officer convicted of murdering Sarah Everard.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:51:16 +0100
Belarus ready to host 'nuclear weapons' in case of Western threat, says Lukashenko
Belarus had declared itself a nuclear-free zone after the break of the former Soviet Union in 1991.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:48:30 +0100
Russian skater Kamila Valieva falls and comes fourth after doping scandal
Russian skater Kamila Valieva fell and stumbled during her routine, coming fourth after a doping scandal that made international headlines.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 15:30:55 +0100
NATO accuses Russia of trying to 'stage pretext' to invade Ukraine
Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine and Ukrainian forces accused each other of unprovoked shelling on Thursday.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 15:16:57 +0100
Driver who had epileptic fit and crashed guilty of negligent homicide
Four people died after his car veered onto the pavement.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 14:44:43 +0100
Ilir Meta: Constitutional court overturns impeachment of Albania's president
The court said the evidence against Meta did not amount to “a grave violation of the constitution.”

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 12:00:06 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 17th – Midday
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Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:56:00 +0100
Russia has issued 720,000 fast-track passports in separatist-held areas of eastern Ukraine
Officials say the number of people applying for Russian passports has increased in recent weeks as tensions around Ukraine soared.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:00:08 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 17th – Morning
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Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:53:16 +0100
Brazil mudslides kill at least 104 as worst rains in 90 years hit Petropolis
The state fire department said 25.8 centimetres of rain fell within three hours on Tuesday -- almost as much as during the previous 30 days combined.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 21:18:20 +0100
In blow for cannabis advocates, Italy's high court blocks referendum
630,000 people signed a petition calling for the cultivation of the plant to be decriminalised.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 20:56:27 +0100
EU financial institutions pledge €30 billion for Africa on eve of summit
The money is part of the Global Gateway plan, which will mobilise up to €300 billion in public and private funds by 2027 - half of it in Africa.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 18:00:11 +0100
Latest news bulletin | February 16th – Evening
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