Companies in Portugal were quick to start making cloth masks when the pandemic began last year. Now new regulations have come into place in some of their biggest markets, driving business towards safer surgical masks.

While bars and restaurants will remain closed - shops, museums and hairdressers are being allowed to reopen. But many facilities will require medical masks and a negative COVID-19 test certificate.

The orbiter, called Amal, Arabic for Hope, travelled 482 million km)in nearly seven months to get to Mars with the goal of mapping its atmosphere throughout each season.

Exactly six months on from Belarus' disputed presidential election, what is the current state of play?

A hacker illegally gained access to a Florida water treatment plant system, and attempted to increase the concentration of a chemical in the water supply.

Protests against the military coup in Myanmar continued into Tuesday, despite new rules making demonstrations illegal.

Donald Trump's impeachment trial starts on Tuesday. Here's what you need to know.

Israel and Greece signed a deal that clears the way for vaccinated tourists to travel between the countries in a bid to boost their economies.

The emergence of new coronavirus variants means vaccine manufacturers need to be ready to adjust vaccines to the "evolution of the virus", the WHO chief said.

It comes after Manchester United's Axel Tuanzebe and Lauren James became the latest players to be targeted by online abusers.

Far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik killed 69 people on the island.

"Until everybody is safe, nobody is safe," the head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies tells Euronews.

Benjamin Netanyahu enters plea in court in corruption trial.

Local authorities said the victims include 17 women and eight men — all aged between 20 and 40. Ten people were rescued alive.

A viral video showed the Prime Minister attending a lunch with around thirty guests on the island of Ikaria over the weekend. A government spokesperson has described the allegations as "inaccurate".

Experts have criticised rich countries for buying up COVID-19 vaccine doses as poor countries are left without vaccines in a trend that has continued months after first doses became available.

Santiago Abascal said that fruit, eggs, and stones were thrown at him during Sunday's rally in Salt.

Pets found infected with the virus must be quarantined at their homes or a city-run facility for 14 days.

As the EU starts to rollout the AstraZeneca vaccine, there's concern over its effectiveness on new coronavirus variants.

Winter weather warnings across Northern Europe as snow and flooding cause havoc.

Russia protests: Moscow prisons overcrowded after weeks of arrests

The country’s election on Monday was seen - as it has always been - as a two-horse race, with only marginal differences, policy-wise, between the horses.

NFL legend Tom Brady has won his seventh Super Bowl, extending the record for individual wins, as he helped his new side the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to victory over Kansas City on Sunday night.

Authorities said at least 200 people are still missing after the flash flooding in the Dhauliganga River.

"We will discuss these issues with my fellow EU foreign ministers. As ever, it will be for member states to decide the next steps, and yes, these could include sanctions. "

A study has suggested that the vaccine is only 22% effective against moderate forms of the virus.

A small number of migrants who were among hundreds rescued in the Mediterranean test positive after tests by Italian authorities.

This is the 12th outbreak in conflict-ridden Congo since the virus was first discovered in the country in 1976.

The day was called by the leadership of the opposition, based in Lithuania.

Church groups in the UK launch a campaign to combat mistrust and increase covid vaccine take-up in black and minority ethnic communities

Part of a mountain glacier broke in India's northern Uttarakhand state, sending a massive flood of water and debris slamming into two dams.

Liechtenstein is, per capita, one of the world's richest nations and is still (partly) ruled by a monarch who is one of Europe's wealthiest men.

While the UK ponders a possible vaccine surplus, many people in Europe are wondering when they are going to receive their first doses.

The Dutch meteorological agency issued an extremely rare "code red" alert on Sunday throughout the country, which was hit by its first snowstorm in more than 10 years.

Described as a little piece of London magic the city's thinnest house is up for sale with a price tag of over a million euros

The fatal police shooting of a street performer in Chile sparks violent protests in the capital Santiago and calls for reform on social media.

A restaurant in Paris is offering students a meal at knockdown prices to help them cope during the pandemic.

The couple are reportedly being held by security services in Chechnya, renowned for persecuting gay people, after being forcibly returned from Russia.

Nathalie Becquart's appointment to the Synod of Bishops reflects Pope Francis' wish to see women play a greater decision-making role in the Church, the Vatican says.

Crowds gathered in Yangon and Mandalay again on Sunday, as protests grow bigger and bolder since Monday's coup.

Austria, France and Germany are going to restrict the jab to the under 65s because of a lack of data following the vaccine's trials.

Prime Minister Jean Castex has promised support for farmers and residents whose land was devastated.

The populist 5-Star Movement and the right-wing League both signaled support for a Draghi-led government, saying they were ready to put aside bitter rivalries in the national interest.

The London cricket club Lords has been a vaccination centre since mid-January and an iconic gay nightclub in Paris started hosting tests this weekend.

The latest protests came a day after India's agriculture minister defended the laws in parliament, dampening hopes of a settlement.

The European nation prides itself on being one of the world's oldest democracies and yet only allowed women to vote as late as 1971.

A tiny new life is just beginning. On Kenya's south coast, a volunteer stands guard over newborn green turtles.

Israel could face war crimes investigation after an International Criminal Court ruling extended its jurisdiction to territories Israel occupied in the 1967 Mideast war.

Rival factions in Libya agree on an interim presidential council to lead the country into elections in December.

Street protests in Myanmar continued to expand on Saturday as people gathered again to show their opposition to the army takeover.