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Sat, 20 Aug 2022 07:00:07 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 20th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 22:39:21 +0200
Shooting at Swedish shopping centre kills one and injures another
The shooting at a shopping centre in Malmö in southern Sweden on Friday killed one person and wounded another, according to police.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 20:31:02 +0200
Good News for the lazy, good news for the gardeners, good news for Planet Earth lovers
Stay positive – in some places, thanks to some people and some institutions, the world is getting better.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 19:35:08 +0200
Major travel disruption in London as public transport workers go on strike
The UK has been gripped by industrial action this summer, with public transport staff staging another walkout over job cuts, pay and working practices on Friday.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 19:27:10 +0200
Nord Stream: Gas deliveries to be suspended for three days due to 'maintenance', Gazprom says
A 10-day maintenance shutdown in July had previously raised concerns among European countries, which have been trying for months to diversify their supplies.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 18:38:03 +0200
Putin 'agrees' to send IAEA inspection team to Ukraine nuclear plant
Putin agreed that the mission should pass through Ukraine and not Russia, which is what Kyiv and its Western partners want.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 18:31:56 +0200
Fact check: Do 25% of UK hosts want to kick out Ukrainian refugees?
Russian state media have claimed that many British families who are hosting Ukrainian refugees now want to kick them out.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 18:21:09 +0200
Cannabis to go on sale in Switzerland as part of study into regulation
Long stigmatised for its illicit use, scientists are now looking at the impact of legally selling cannabis

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 18:00:07 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 19th – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 17:40:58 +0200
Greater Paris experiments with transhumance
A transhumance with sheep to explore the agricultural culture that is on the verge of disappearing in Seine-Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 17:07:18 +0200
Italy election: Fears grow over Russian interference in snap poll after Dmitry Medvedev's remarks
Medvedev had called on Europeans to "punish" their "stupid" governments for opposing Moscow over its war in Ukraine.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 16:23:39 +0200
Indonesian villagers clean up dead bodies in an afterlife ritual.
On the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, dozens of people are exhuming the bodies of their ancestors as part of a ritual to honour their spirits.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 16:20:15 +0200
'I've taken a drugs test,' says Finnish PM Marin, after video emerged showing her partying
The results are expected in around a week.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 16:02:55 +0200
Russia rejects calls to move troops away from Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
It comes amid warnings that shelling in the area around the plant could trigger a nuclear disaster.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:26:52 +0200
Sanna Marin: What scandal? Finland mostly shrugs at prime minister's party exploits
A series of stories this week in the Finnish press seemed to want to paint Prime Minister Sanna Marin, 36, in a negative light, but most Finns don't seem too bothered.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:15:52 +0200
New Russian shelling of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
At least one civilian was killed early Friday in the Russian shelling of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, northwest of the Donetsk region.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:10:24 +0200
Hundreds of UK-bound migrants rescued from sea in just four days
It suggests the UK's ambition of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda is not deterring migrants from trying to cross the English Channel.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:20:22 +0200
Clashes as Greek riot police storm Athens camp to evict migrants
Athens is planning to modernise the area where the camp is located and relocate the occupants.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:39:31 +0200
Germany lowers natural gas tax to ease burden on consumers
Many German citizens are struggling with soaring energy costs following Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:18:20 +0200
Trump finance chief pleads guilty to 15 counts of tax fraud
Allen Weisselberg had faced years in prison if he went to trial and was found guilty of the offenses. Now he might give evidence in a future court case involving Trump's business empire.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:00:08 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 19th – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 11:37:20 +0200
Ukraine war: Fresh reports of Crimea explosions, Black Sea fleet bolstered and Zaporizhzhia concern
Here is our daily round-up of developments in Russia's war in Ukraine.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:21:17 +0200
Portuguese park fire under control but new heat wave expected
High temperatures, strong winds and severe drought helped fuel Portugal's biggest fire of the summer

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 08:11:39 +0200
Germany's Chancellor Scholz faces grilling over financial scandal
Investigators are looking into whether political leaders - among them Olaf Scholz - pressured Hamburg's municipal tax office into waiving tens of millions of euros in tax fees.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 07:00:09 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 19th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 22:02:00 +0200
Suspect in Salman Rushdie stabbing attack pleads not guilty, judge denies bail
The 24-year-old Hadi Matar is accused of stabbing Rushdie, the famed author of Midnight's Children, at a conference Friday in nearby Chautauqua.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 21:47:30 +0200
Turkey lowers interest rates as inflation hits 80 percent
In a statement following a monetary policy committee meeting, the country's national bank said it decided to reduce the policy rate from 14% to 13%.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 21:21:21 +0200
Ukraine war: Erdogan and Guterres meet with Zelenskyy in a bid to halt the conflict
The two leaders met with the Ukrainian president in the western city of Lviv in an attempt to find a way to end the war, but little progress has been reported.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 20:09:52 +0200
Stars: Nearly identical coffee shop chain replaces Starbucks in Moscow
Seattle-based Starbucks was one of the most visible of the wave of foreign companies that pulled out of Russia in response to Russia's war in Ukraine. Local entrepreneurs now reopened the closed stores under a new name.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 19:41:16 +0200
Outrage ignites in India as group of rapists freed from prison for 'good behaviour'
The group of 11 men were sentenced to life for gang-raping a pregnant woman in 2002 during religious turmoil in the state of Gujarat.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 18:42:05 +0200
Recent Serbia-Kosovo flare-up will not lead to a real conflict, expert tells Euronews
Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo met in Brussels for another EU-mediated attempt to resolve lingering issues between the two wartime rivalling states that have spiked tensions in the Balkans.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 18:00:42 +0200
The leaning tower of Bremerhaven was 'a disaster waiting to happen'
An iconic lighthouse in the northern German city's port is in danger of collapsing.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 18:00:07 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 18th – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 17:26:39 +0200
Climate activists protest at Vatican Museums
Two members of the group "Ultima Generazione", stuck themselves to a famous statue in the Vatican Museum.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 16:56:47 +0200
Ukraine: Search continues after Russian strikes on Kharkiv
The Russian missile strike on Wednesday night killed at least seven people and injured 20 others.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 15:20:36 +0200
Highlights of the annual World Robot Conference in Beijing.
The annual World Robot Conference opened in Beijing on Thursday with barista robots and dancing dog robots, among other things

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 15:09:11 +0200
Euronews shortlisted for International Emmy Award for Afghanistan coverage
It was for international correspondent Anelise Borges' on-the-ground coverage of the Afghanistan crisis following the Taliban's takeover of the country.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:29:23 +0200
British army trains Ukrainian soldiers in urban combat techniques
Ukrainian soldiers are receiving urban combat training at military bases in England as part of a programme to train 10,000 recruits, many of whom have little military experience.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:58:32 +0200
Shipping traffic briefly halted on Rhine as cargo vessel breaks down
The blockage occurred at a time when ships are already facing record low water levels on the river amid a drought.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:52:01 +0200
Sanna Marin: Finland PM defends private life after party video criticism
The leaked video shows the prime minister at a private party with friends, singing to Finnish pop hits and dancing - but there's also a cocaine reference heard in the background.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:14:41 +0200
Ukraine war: Erdogan and Guterres issue Zaporizhzhia warning; Kharkiv attacks intensified
Visiting Ukraine, the Turkish and UN leaders say an attack on the Russian-occupied nuclear plant risks "suicide" and a "new Chernobyl", as Moscow rejects an IAEA mission: today's latest updates.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:06:48 +0200
Corsica storms: Five killed, several injured as hurricane-force winds hit French island
Winds of up to 224 kilometres per hour were recorded in some areas of the Mediterranean island.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:03:36 +0200
China to send troops to Russia for military exercises
Beijing has said it wants to take relations with Moscow "to a higher level", despite international condemnation over the war in Ukraine.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 12:57:36 +0200
Paddlers get up close and personal with 12 whales in Argentina
On 11 August, two paddleboarders had a unique encounter with 12 whales on Argentina's Atlantic coast.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 12:00:07 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 18th – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:16:37 +0200
Slovakia's plan to sell fighter jets to Ukraine divides a nation
Jaroslav Nad', Slovakia's defence minister, wants to hand over the country's MIG-29 fleet in the autumn for €300 million.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 07:53:52 +0200
Britain endures a summer of strikes amid soaring inflation and cost of living crisis
Tens of thousands of rail workers are staging more strikes from Thursday, in the biggest industrial action for three decades.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 07:12:13 +0200
Kabul mosque bombing at evening prayers kills 21, including prominent cleric
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack which happened during evening prayers on Thursday.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 07:00:15 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 18th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 06:56:10 +0200
Serbia and Kosovo agree to further talks to deescalate Balkan tensions
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti met in Brussels on Thursday, in talks facilitated by the EU.



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