This will be the first lockdown in six months for New Zealand, which had stamped out community transmission of the virus.

With the places where people would usually meet or get together closed, singles were forced to reassess dating during the pandemic. Europeans and those from further afield told Euronews their different tales of love during the pandemic.

With vaccinations underway in the majority of Europe, who is making the fastest progress?

The regional government insists it has put in place all the necessary health and security measures to enable people to vote safely.

Donald Trump acquitted in Senate impeachment trial after Democrats fail to secure enough votes on single charge of incitement to insurrection.

Despite the global pandemic, and despite it being winter, migrants are still trying to cross the Mediterranean from Libya.

The protesters demanded the release of four of their leaders who have been detained and await trial for defaming the monarchy.

The remains of over a hundred French and Russian soldiers who died during Napoleon's disastrous 1812 campaign were finally buried on Saturday.

The explosion at the Islam Qala crossing in Afghanistan's western Herat province caused a massive fire that consumed more than 500 trucks carrying natural gas and fuel.

Protesters say the president's term ended last Sunday; however, the incumbent insists he has another year left.

Protesters have defied a ban on public gatherings to as anti-coup demonstrations continue, while the authorities have stepped up the arrests of politicians and activists.

The final vote on whether the ex-president incited insurrection edged closer after a deal was reached following a furore over hearing new witnesses.

As countries roll out vaccine programmes amid worries over new COVID variants, the WHO says there is still no definitive answer to the origins of the pandemic

The UN passed the resolution on Saturday, but was watered down after pressure from China and Russia.

Khan, an assistant U.N. secretary-general, was widely seen as the favorite to get the job. But neither Khan nor any of the other candidates garnered enough support to be appointed by consensus, prompting Friday’s election in the U.N. General Assemb...

It's one of the globe’s biggest annual celebrations with approximately one-fifth of humanity taking part in the festivities. Though the pandemic has closed temples and severely limited travel and family gatherings, many traditional celebrations ARE...

Passenger traffic in European airports has fallen by 70.4% in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, regressing to its 1995 level, according to ACI Europe.

Analysts believe the decision could lead to a cooling of the relationship between Ukraine and China, with the latter in turn looking to Russia for closer relations.

The former European Central Bank Chief was sworn in at a ceremony at the Quirinal Palace in Rome at noon on Saturday.

A Belgian police officer who fatally shot Mawda Shawri during a high-speed chase has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and given a one-year suspended prison sentence.

The World Health Organisation's director-general's remarks come after the team visiting China suggested a leak from a lab was 'very unlikely'

On the frontlines, but at the back of the queue: health workers are still waiting for vaccines in most low-and-middle-income countries.

Allegedly tortured while in prison in China, Yu Wensheng switched from being a successful corporate lawyer to fighting for human rights before he was arrested.

The key stories of the week, captured by photographers around the world.

A recent ruling by Poland's Constitutional Tribunal has made its already tough abortion law even stricter. On Unreported Europe we take a look at the implications of this law on those most affected by it.

France's High Authority for Health said that as people who have previously contracted COVID-19 retain "an immune memory", a single dose of vaccine "will thus act as a booster."

Facebook has pledged to reduce the distribution of all content on Facebook pages and profiles run by the Myanmar Military “Tatmadaw”, as well as accounts linked to the armed forces spokesperson Brigadier-General Zaw Min Tun.

According to the UN, in 2019 alone, more than 7,740 children, some as young as six, were recruited and used as soldiers around the world.

It struck in the coastal town of Çeşme, near Izmir, uprooting trees, capsizing yachts and knocking down a crane.

‘There are 250 different product categories that will require 250 different types of paperwork that will need to be submitted to the customs,’ says store manager Ryan Pearce.

Government ministers have warned the move will further worsen the country's COVID-19 situation and might cause the struggling health system to collapse.

Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and the Republic of North Macedonia are among the countries still empty-handed.

A Kosovo court has jailed a former Serb army police reserve officer for 12 years for crimes during the country's 1998-1999 war.

Those injured in the blasts at the factory in Tamil Nadu state's Virudhunagar district were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, police officer Raj Narayanan said.

Authorities in Germany and Denmark initially announced eight arrests on Thursday and detained six others on Friday.

It becomes the first EU country to use the Sputnik V jab after European officials said no application had been received for a rollout across the bloc

'If you want peace, prepare for war', says Lavrov as the EU considers sanctions over conflicts in Eastern Europe and opposition leader Alexei Navalny's detention

People in Catalonia are heading to the polls this Sunday. For close to a decade, elections have been dominated by the pro-independence movement but this time healthcare and the economy have taken centre stage.

In Chambon sur Lignon, only one person remembers Erich Schwam, who died at the end of December at the age of 90 in Lyon, leaving no relatives behind.

This is a separate charge from a 2014 fraud and money-laundering embezzlement conviction, for which Navalny was sentenced to jail earlier last week.

Yoshiro Mori had initially refused to step down but conceded on Friday after more than a week of non-stop criticism.

The jazz musician won a staggering 23 Grammy Awards and could posthumously win this year.

House Democrats prosecuting former US President Donald Trump's impeachment said on Thursday the Capitol rioters believed they were acting on "the president's orders”.

Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, which built the plant, has rejected claims the Astravets facility is unsafe, saying the design conforms to the highest international standards.

The interior minister says border controls and restrictions will be temporarily imposed on neighbouring regions in the Czech Republic and Austria from Sunday evening.

A study suggested that sticking with the lockdown, and keeping schools closed, through the end of March would bring down the number of COVID-19 intensive care unit patients to around 300.

Chinese state media say the BBC news channel has failed to be 'true and impartial'. Last week China's state broadcaster's licence was revoked in the UK.

Norway has deported a truck driver who was stopped by police twice within an hour for driving without mandatory snow chains near the Arctic Circle.

Russia's Interior Ministry has warned citizens they could face criminal sanctions if they participate in planned demonstrations on Valentine's Day.

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