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Sat, 06 Feb 2021 10:41:48 +0100
Israel: Netanyahu denounces ICC war crimes move as 'pure anti-Semitism'
Israel could face war crimes investigation after an International Criminal Court ruling extended its jurisdiction to territories Israel occupied in the 1967 Mideast war.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 10:01:49 +0100
Hope for progress in Libya as factions agree interim presidential council
Rival factions in Libya agree on an interim presidential council to lead the country into elections in December.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 08:49:15 +0100
Myanmar coup: Junta extends social media ban to Twitter and Instagram as protests spread
Street protests in Myanmar continued to expand on Saturday as people gathered again to show their opposition to the army takeover.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 08:20:34 +0100
FGM: COVID-19 school closures have led to a rise in female genital mutilations, say experts
The UN estimates that an additional two million girls worldwide are at risk of female genital mutilation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 08:06:09 +0100
Guatemala: Biden Administration ending accord that sent asylum seekers back
Biden’s team had earlier said he would work quickly to undo the policy instituted by former president Donald Trump that became known as “deportation with a layover.”

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 07:39:54 +0100
President Biden says 'erratic' Trump should not receive intelligence briefings
Democratic lawmakers and even some Trump administration officials believe he is too untrustworthy to benefit from the historical practice accorded to former presidents.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 23:06:07 +0100
How worried should you be about new COVID-19 variants?
Professor Danny Altmann, a professor of immunology at Imperial College London, explains why new coronavirus variants have emerged.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 22:40:35 +0100
Students and teachers protest in Yangon against Myanmar military coup
The demonstrators raised three fingers in a salute and held cards showing a red ribbon to show their defiance against the coup that occurred earlier in the week.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 22:00:56 +0100
ICC clears way for war crimes probe of Israeli actions
The International Criminal Court said that its jurisdiction extends to territories occupied by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war, clearing the way for its chief prosecutor to open a war crimes probe into Israeli military actions.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 20:12:53 +0100
Oscar winner, ‘Sound of Music’ star Christopher Plummer dies
Christopher Plummer, the award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” has died.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 20:03:02 +0100
Has a 50-year-old mystery about playing golf on the moon finally been solved?
US astronaut Alan P. Shepard Jr became the first person to hit a golf ball on the moon. But there has been a 50-year-old mystery over how far it travelled. Until perhaps now....

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:32:27 +0100
Denmark to build world's first energy island in the North Sea
As part of its ambitious carbon emissions reduction targets, Denmark plans to create a €28-billion wind power island.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:16:33 +0100
'Neglect, ignorance and corruption': Why Romania has had two deadly hospital fires in three months
Twenty-two people have died in two hospital fires in Romania since November. Why are such blazes still happening in an EU country in 2021?

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:34:52 +0100
COVID-19 vaccine: Which country in Europe has immunised the most people?
With vaccinations underway in the majority of Europe, who is making the fastest progress?

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:15:44 +0100
No way forward, no way back: the nightmare of migrants trapped in Bosnia
Unreported Europe looks into the living conditions of economic migrants stuck in Bosnia desperately trying to get into the EU.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 15:50:24 +0100
Russia expels diplomats from Germany, Poland and Sweden over Navalny protests claims
Russia expels diplomats from Germany, Poland and Sweden amid claims they took part in pro-Navalny protests.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 15:20:56 +0100
Nazi concentration camp secretary charged in Germany with complicity to murder
It is believed to be the first time for several years that a woman has been charged in relation to wartime Nazi atrocities.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:45:24 +0100
Kilmarnock deaths: Scottish police probe 'linked' fatalities of two women and a man
Two women died after being found injured, one from stab wounds, while a man was also killed in a fatal road accident nearby. Police are linking the incidents.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 12:57:39 +0100
France's top football league nets financial lifeline with new TV deal
"It's a short reprieve," sports journalist Michael Kurn told Euronews. "This deal is only going to go until the end of the season."

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 12:55:27 +0100
China threatens retaliation over Ofcom's cancellation of CGTN's UK licence
The Chinese foreign ministry threatened retaliation after CGTN's licence to broadcast in the UK was suddenly removed by Ofcom on Thursday.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 12:44:53 +0100
'Hold out a little longer' asks Merkel as vaccination programme begins to take effect
Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that Germany is past the peak of the latest surge in coronavirus cases. But the German leader wants to wait for more data on the spread of new variants before deciding whether to ease lockdown restrictions.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 10:11:50 +0100
This week in pictures: Floods in Europe, snowstorm in New York, Myanmar coup
Here are the key stories of the week captured through the lens' of photographers from around the world.


Fri, 05 Feb 2021 10:08:12 +0100
What are 'dark kitchens' are how are they taking the food delivery business by storm?
The closure of traditional bars and restaurants due to COVID-19 restrictions has given rise to a new culinary concept - the so called 'dark kitchen.' It's an industry comprised of rented cooking spaces and delivered take-away meals, and it's booming ...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:47:03 +0100
Alexei Navalny slams Kremlin 'PR project' in court defamation case
The Russian opposition figure jailed earlier this week says charges that he slandered a World War II veteran are also politically motivated.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 08:40:36 +0100
Myanmar coup: UN backs return of democracy and urges release of detainees
UN Security-General Antonio Guterres said everything possible would be done to mobilise international pressure "to make sure that this coup fails".

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 08:31:01 +0100
Queen’s Gambit: Why the Netflix series was a huge hit for one Spanish firm
Family business Rechapados Ferrer has been inundated with orders since The Queen's Gambit was aired on Netflix.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 08:00:29 +0100
Donald Trump rejects Democrats' request to testify at impeachment trial
Democrats will look to use his refusal to testify against him over their charge that the defeated president incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 07:29:39 +0100
France floods: PM Jean Castex to visit afflicted southwest after heavy rain
The level of the River Garonne around Marmande -- between Bordeaux and Toulouse -- remains "very high".

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 06:40:51 +0100
Marjorie Taylor Greene: Republican extremist kicked off US House of Representatives committees
Nearly all Republicans voted against the Democratic move but none defended her lengthy history of endorsing outlandish conspiracy theories and violent, racist views.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 21:47:35 +0100
President Biden ends support for Yemen offensive in diplomacy reset
US President Joe Biden said he would withdraw US support for the Saudi-led offensive in Yemen in his first major foreign policy speech.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 19:34:32 +0100
President Biden freezes withdrawal of US troops from Germany
Donald Trump had defied Congress with plans to redeploy 9,500 US troops from bases in Germany.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 18:27:22 +0100
Inger Støjberg: Denmark's ex-immigration minister quits party ahead of impeachment trial
Inger Støjberg has stepped down from the liberal Venstre party as she faces an impeachment trial over a 2016 order to separate asylum-seeking couples.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 18:26:03 +0100
World Cancer Day: COVID-19's devastating impact on delaying diagnosis and life-saving treatment
Meet the people who've had to battle cancer amid a COVID-19 pandemic.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 17:15:18 +0100
Jerusalema: Police on the beat as European feelgood dance challenge goes viral
Swiss and Irish police have boogied their way to viral fame with the #JerusalemaChallenge, hoping to give people a good laugh during COVID-19 restrictions.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:57:49 +0100
COVID in Europe: Denmark announces plans for a 'Corona Pass' for vaccinated citizens
Spain registered one of its worst months of the pandemic in January with 900,000 new coronavirus infections while Denmark launched plans to reopen society with a new COVID-19 vaccine passport.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:26:01 +0100
TikTok agrees to block underage users in Italy
It comes after a girl, 10, died in Sicily while participating in a so-called “blackout” challenge on the Chinese-owned network.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:00:21 +0100
Austria mulls lockdown of Tyrol region amid rise of COVID-19 variants
The first confirmed cases of the British virus mutation were discovered in Jochberg in Tyrol in mid-January.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:00:56 +0100
COVID-19 vaccine: UK to test the effects of mixing different coronavirus jabs
“This study will give us greater insight into how we can use vaccines to stay on top of this nasty disease,” said Jonathan Van Tam, the UK's deputy chief medical officer.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 13:50:50 +0100
Iranian diplomat jailed for 20 years for planned attack in France
An Iranian diplomat was sentenced to the maximum 20-year prison term by a Belgian court for planning an attack against opponents of the Tehran regime in France in 2018.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 13:45:04 +0100
Four people, including young doctor, killed in fire at Ukrainian COVID-19 hospital
The fire broke out shortly before midnight at an intensive care unit, where patients with acute respiratory symptoms of COVID-19 were being treated.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 12:45:20 +0100
Could more have been done to stop the new B117 UK COVID variant?
Peter Openshaw, an Immunologist at Imperial University, says hospital admissions were the first clue.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:47:22 +0100
Online make-up tutorials help boost cancer patients' self-esteem during the pandemic
With Covid-19 limiting opportunities for face-to-face support, make-up artist Laura Hunt is giving online make-up tutorials to help cancer patients boost their self-esteem.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:41:50 +0100
Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader's top ally Lyubov Sobol faces Investigative Committee
Lyubov Sobol, Navalny's brother Oleg, and several other allies under house arrest, without access to the internet, for two months as part of a criminal investigation into the alleged breach of coronavirus restrictions.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:03:19 +0100
US and Russia extend nuclear weapons pact just before expiration
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START Treaty), imposes limits on Russian and US intercontinental missiles and bombers, but does not cover new types of weapons.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:42:23 +0100
Head of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games says he won't resign over sexism row
Yoshiro Mori was reported to have said women talk too much when questioned about the lack of women on the board of the Olympic Games, prompting calls for his resignation.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 07:12:22 +0100
Myanmar blocks Facebook amid growing resistance to coup
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said those outside Myanmar should make sure Monday's coup fails.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 23:42:29 +0100
Boris Johnson says he would consider triggering Brexit safeguard clause
The British prime minister said the EU had cast doubt on the Good Friday Agreement after considering invoking Article 16 of the Brexit deal.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 22:52:07 +0100
Democrats plan vote on ousting Marjorie Taylor Greene from panels
The US House will vote on whether to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committees over the Republican's embrace of conspiracy theories and violent racist views.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 22:43:05 +0100
Golden Globes: Three women nominated for directing as Netflix tops awards
Three women, Emerald Fennell, Chloe Zhao and Regina King, were nominated for best director of a motion picture. Only one woman has previously won the award.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:49:59 +0100
COVAX to distribute more than 330 milllion COVID vaccines through June
Over 10 of the 145 countries that will receive vaccines through the global initiative are in Europe.



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