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Mon, 08 Feb 2021 18:06:51 GMT
Dutch suspend foreign adoptions after abuses found
Officials in the Netherlands ignored child trafficking and other abuses, an inquiry finds.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:04:04 GMT
Brexit effect: No custard creams for Brits in Europe
A British supermarket chain in Belgium is on the verge of closure with no deliveries since December.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 19:44:46 GMT
'Pandora's Box' opened over UK-EU vaccine row, says Gove
Michael Gove says post-Brexit trade rules between Britain and Northern Ireland are not working.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 17:12:18 GMT
EU states expel three Russian diplomats in tit-for-tat
Three Russian diplomats have to leave Germany, Poland and Sweden after Russian anti-EU expulsions.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:37:46 GMT
Covid: Two tests for all UK arrivals during quarantine
Details of the new system, aimed at tracking cases and detecting new variants, will be set out later today.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 18:40:27 GMT
Music stars raise pressure over EU touring
Radiohead, Ronan Keating and Sir Elton John call for the government to "renegotiate" Brexit terms.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 14:15:48 GMT
Lewis Hamilton: F1 world champion signs new Mercedes contract for 2021 season
Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton signs a new one-year contract with Mercedes.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 15:04:53 GMT
UK's youngest terror offender, boy, 16, sentenced
The boy downloaded his first bomb-making manual aged 13, and became the leader of a neo-Nazi group.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 10:06:56 GMT
Storm Darcy: Netherlands hit by 'first major snowstorm in decade'
A severe cold snap is pushing through northern Europe, bringing snow and gale-force winds.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 19:09:26 GMT
Saharan dust: Orange skies and sandy snow in southern Europe
The sky in parts of southern Europe turns an eerie orange as wind brings sand from the Sahara desert.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 22:56:12 GMT
Pope Francis appoints first woman to the Synod of Bishops
Nathalie Becquart will have voting rights in the body that advises the Pope on controversial topics.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 22:23:51 GMT
Chechnya: Escaped gay men sent back by Russian police
A rights group says the men are in "mortal danger" in Chechnya, where gay people face persecution.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 00:46:42 GMT
Carlos Soria: The 81-year-old conquering the world's highest peaks
Carlos Soria is aiming to become the oldest person to have climbed the world's 14 highest peaks.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 00:54:25 GMT
Covid: Vaccine tensions stoke German criticism of EU's von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen admits mistakes were made in the EU's vaccine strategy as Germans question the rollout.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 00:01:05 GMT
The myth and reality of the super soldier
China has been accused of trying to create enhanced soldiers - but is this even possible?

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 00:59:07 GMT
Europe's Roma: 'Even dogs can't live like this' under Covid
Inhabitants in one of Bulgaria's largest Roma settlements say they feel abandoned during the pandemic.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 14:51:27 GMT
Pussy Riot: Russian protests are 'battle for hearts and minds'
Punk band Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova has released a song in support of Russia's anti-government protesters.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 00:18:38 GMT
Swiss women only got the right to vote 50 years ago. Why?
Women in Switzerland were finally granted the right to vote after a referendum in February 1971.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 17:39:46 GMT
Alexei Navalny: what you need to know
The anti-corruption campaigner has been described as the man Vladimir Putin “fears the most” – here’s what you need to know.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:09:57 GMT
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya: I can’t tell people not to protest
The Belarusian opposition leader says she does not have the right to tell people to go home.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:01:14 GMT
Which face mask or covering is best to wear?
Germany and Austria have changed their advice about which face covering to wear in public spaces.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:01:56 GMT
Covid-19: Criminals are selling fake test certificates, Europol says
The EU's law enforcement agency is warning about people potentially cheating travel restrictions.



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