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Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:03:54 GMT
Drought hits Germany's Rhine River: 'We have 30cm of water left'
The Rhine is a key shipping route for Germany and Europe - so what happens if it's too shallow to use?

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 20:22:13 GMT
Montenegro: Gunman kills 11 after family dispute
Three members of the same family were killed - the gunman was shot dead by a civilian.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 18:34:45 GMT
Ukraine war: Crimea blasts significantly hit Russian navy - UK
The Ministry of Defence says the blasts have "significantly degraded" Moscow's Black Sea Fleet.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:57:02 GMT
German ex-leader Gerhard Schroeder sues parliament over lost perks
The former chancellor has faced criticism over his links to Russian energy companies.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:10:30 GMT
Puck Fair: Wild goat removed from festival 'throne' amid Irish heat alert
The goat is taken down from its pedestal on Friday for the second day in a row as temperatures soar.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:11:19 GMT
Ukraine war: Predicting Russia's next step in Ukraine
A decisive shift in southern Ukraine is unlikely in the coming months, says a top UK intelligence official.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 19:23:36 GMT
Ukraine war: Moscow's next step, nuclear plant warning and clean-up raves
More nuclear plant shelling could be "worse than Chernobyl" and young people mix cleaning and techno.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:19:52 GMT
Bear cub high on hallucinogenic 'mad honey' rescued by park rangers
The animal was found incapacitated after consuming hallucinogenic rhododendron honey.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:51:58 GMT
Suspected bank robber rescued from tunnel near Vatican
Police believe the alleged gang member could have been burrowing into a bank near the Vatican.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:06:58 GMT
Freya the walrus could be put down unless public back off, Norway warns
Freya the walrus, a popular attraction in the Oslo Fjord, is in danger from too much attention.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:36:16 GMT
Zaporizhzhia nuclear workers: We're kept at gunpoint by Russians
"Soldiers are everywhere," says one worker at Zaporizhzhia. "Everyone is kept at gunpoint."

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 20:03:19 GMT
France firefighters battle 'monster' wildfire near Bordeaux
The blaze in France's south-west has gutted a number of homes and forced some 10,000 people to flee.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 20:40:42 GMT
Legoland: Rollercoaster crash at Germany resort injures 31
The accident happened after two rollercoaster trains collided into each other, Legoland says.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 23:38:30 GMT
Malta: The only EU country where abortion is illegal leaves women scared
Malta is the only EU state with a total ban on abortion, but some believe change could be coming.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 01:33:28 GMT
UN alarm as Ukraine nuclear power plant shelled again
Ukraine and Russia trade blame as the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Europe's largest, is hit.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 19:41:29 GMT
Ukraine war: Fears over Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, and major damage at Crimea airbase
The Zaporizhzhia plant is shelled again, while new images show major damage at a Crimea airbase.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 06:45:30 GMT
The Russian billionaire daring to speak out about Putin
Boris Mints calls Putin's invasion of Ukraine "vile", adding the war is a result of his "madness".

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 15:34:43 GMT
Zaporizhzhia: Russia must exit Ukraine nuclear plant, says G7
Moscow's occupation of the Zaporizhzhia site puts the entire region in danger, say foreign ministers.

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 23:20:37 GMT
Ex-inmates reveal details of Russia prison rape scandal
Former prisoners expose how and why rape is being used as a weapon inside Russian jails.

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 14:40:16 GMT
US officials concerned as Russia launches Iranian satellite
The US has warned Russia plans to maintain use of the satellite to spy on Ukrainian troop movements.

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 12:51:56 GMT
Tighter export controls on electronics could hamper Russia's war effort - report
Russian weapons could be permanently degraded by tougher export controls in the West, a think tank says.

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 12:59:36 GMT
Ukraine war: Four more grain ships leave Ukraine as hopes grow for export stability
Four vessels leave Ukrainian ports via a safe maritime corridor set up under a deal with Russia.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 23:02:06 GMT
Ibiza: The birth of the 'party island'
In June 1973, the nightclub Pacha opened in Ibiza and it changed the island forever.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 12:24:42 GMT
Robert Pope: Guinness-fuelled man runs width of Ireland in a day
Robert Pope ran the almost 130-mile route from Galway to Dublin in just 23 hours and 39 minutes.

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 23:16:47 GMT
Plans for giant seaweed farms in European waters
As worldwide sales of the algae soar, the European Union wants to establish giant seaweed farms.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 21:34:23 GMT
Banned Russian oligarchs exploited UK secrecy loophole
A BBC investigation links a little-known type of company to fraud, terrorism and money laundering.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 21:23:52 GMT
Viktor Orban alone in Europe but among friends at CPAC in Texas
The controversial Hungarian leader will be warmly received when he addresses US Republicans.

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 23:44:55 GMT
Ukraine's shadow army resisting Russian occupation
Sarah Rainsford meets the underground partisans resisting Russian occupation in southern Ukraine.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:52:52 GMT
Kosovo: Why is trouble flaring between Serbs and the Albanian-led government?
Serbs have been demonstrating in Kosovo, raising fears of renewed ethnic hostilities.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 13:22:04 GMT
Why does the world need grain to be shipped from Ukraine?
The Razoni is the first cargo ship to have left a Ukrainian port since February.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 20:49:34 GMT
Every woman's body is beach ready, says Spanish government campaign
The government's campaign urges women worried about their bodies to go to the beach.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:55:32 GMT
A1(M) Bowburn crash: Three-death smash remembered a year on
The BBC hears from some of those involved in a fatal crash caused by a lorry driver using his phone.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:53:13 GMT
Russia sanctions: Can the world cope without its oil and gas?
Many countries are heavily dependent on Russian energy and will need to find new suppliers.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 23:02:36 GMT
The Afghan cyclists who fled to pursue their Olympic dreams
Two sisters are among five women from Afghanistan's national cycling team now training in Italy.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:51:51 GMT
Megafire rips through swathes of land near Bordeaux
Firefighters continue to try to extinguish the wildfire raging through the Gironde region.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:38:57 GMT
French freediver breaks deep dive world record
Arnaud Jerald took 3 minutes and 34 seconds to complete the dive during the Vertical Blue competition.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 11:01:17 GMT
Whale dies during rescue mission in France
A team of 80 helpers worked through the night to try and rescue the animal from the River Seine.

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 19:08:19 GMT
Crimea beachgoers run after airfield explosion
Russia has played down the series of explosions at a military airfield in the area it annexed from Ukraine in 2014.



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