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Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:44:48 +0100
Armenian anti-government protesters blockade Parliament in Yerevan
Armenian anti-government protesters blockade Parliament in Yerevan calling for the Prime Minister's resignation

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:14:45 +0100
EU governments must give women access to midwifery care for home births
Throughout Central and Eastern Europe, institutional mechanisms are still being used to hamper midwifery practice, creating conditions where midwifery is possible in theory but not in practice.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:12:53 +0100
Greece: Three police officers wounded in protest against police violence
5,000 protesters marched in Athens after footage of a police officer beating a man with a baton became viral.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:00:51 +0100
VIEW | Fukushima: How we rose from a disaster with a vision for renewables
From Nuclear to Hydrogen: How Namie Rose from Disaster with a Vision of Renewable Energy in Ten Years

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 07:08:24 +0100
Biden on cusp of triumph as House set to vote on $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
The massive package provides up to $1,400 direct payments to most Americans, extended emergency unemployment benefits and hundreds of billions for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:34:52 +0100
George Floyd death: Jury selection for Derek Chauvin's trial begins
Some of the jurors were dismissed after saying they would not be able to set aside their views on what happened.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 23:10:35 +0100
Judge puts end to shooting case against Breonna Taylor's boyfriend
Taylor's death was one in a string that sparked demonstrations against racism and police brutality in 2020.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 20:02:22 +0100
Andrei Karlov: Turkey sentences five to life terms for Russian ambassador's killing
A Turkish court has sentenced five people to life in prison over the assassination of Russia's ambassador in 2016.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:53:57 +0100
France underestimated impact of nuclear tests in French Polynesia, study finds
The findings, published by the investigative journalism newsroom Disclose, suggest that the radiation levels caused by the tests were far greater than officially acknowledged.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:38:16 +0100
Meghan and Harry interview: Queen pledges that any racism issues 'will be addressed privately'
The Queen said in a statement that Harry, Prince of Wales, Meghan Markle and their son, Archie, were "much-loved family members".

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:31:33 +0100
Instagram algorithms push misinformation to users, study claims
The report found that users curious about dubious posts were directed to more false claims and dangerous content.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:23:49 +0100
A year on from Europe's first lockdown, Italy mulls new restrictions
Rome is considering fresh restrictions to control a surge in cases attributed to variants.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:55:25 +0100
Displaced Syrian children have 'lost connection' with their parent country
One in three children would rather be living outside Syria according to a Save the Children's study of 1,900 displaced children and their caregivers across Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and the Netherlands. The study found the vast majority can’t imagine...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:54:33 +0100
Poland urged to suspend planned hospital treatments amid COVID spike
Poland's health authority has recommended the suspension of scheduled medical appointments to provide additional hospital beds during the pandemic.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:48:13 +0100
Russia wants apology after EMA official warns against Sputnik V vaccine
Russia has questioned the neutrality of the European Medicines Agency after a senior official urged EU member states not to rollout the Sputnik V vaccine yet.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:29:16 +0100
Samuel Paty: Schoolgirl's lies spark anger in case of murdered French teacher
The girl, who originally told her father that Paty had asked Muslim students to leave the classroom during his lessons, admitted she lied about being present.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:06:44 +0100
A majority in France think COVID restrictions are too relaxed - Euronews survey
Euronews asked people in France, Germany, Italy and the UK about their attitudes towards COVID-19 restrictions. Here are the results.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:21:15 +0100
COVID vaccine: Italy to be first EU country to make Russian Sputnik V jab
Italy will become the first EU country to make the Russian vaccine, which is still under review by the European Medicines Agency.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:06:18 +0100
Germany football coach Joachim Löw to quit post after European Championship
Germany's football federation said Löw asked to terminate his contract, which was to run through the 2022 World Cup, after this year's delayed tournament.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:19:04 +0100
Myanmar junta orders shutdown of five media outlets as protesters defy curfew
All five networks had been offering extensive live coverage of the protests. The military government has detained dozens of journalists since the coup.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 06:33:51 +0100
Brazil judge dismisses Lula convictions, paving way for 2022 election run
The ruling opens the way for a showdown with far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in next year’s elections.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:07:12 +0100
Italy becomes second European country to surpass 100,000 COVID deaths
In response to the rising cases of COVID-19, the authorities are placing three more regions under tighter restrictions.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:44:41 +0100
Death toll from Equatorial Guinea blasts rises to 98 with 615 injured
A string of four huge explosions occurred in mid-afternoon on Sunday.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:11:59 +0100
Pope 'tired' as he returns from historic Iraq visit, hints at future trips to Budapest and Lebanon
“I do confess that on this trip I got a lot more tired than during other ones,” he said, noting his age. “It’s a consequence. But we’ll see.”

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 19:40:38 +0100
Viktor Orban should become the agent of European integration | View
"The best joke on Orban is to turn him into an undercover agent of European integration," writes Romanian MEP Dragoș Tudorache.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 18:00:49 +0100
What help is on the menu for Europe’s struggling restaurateurs and is it enough?
Many of them SMEs, restaurants are edging further and further into the red, forced to rely on the temporary supportive measures being introduced across the continent. But where are they best supported?

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 17:27:30 +0100
Sweden train and bus crash: Dramatic footage shows accident near Gothenburg
Remarkably, only three train passengers reported minor injuries in the incident.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 17:08:56 +0100
Saturday night fever: Amsterdam clubbers hit the dancefloor for COVID-19 experiment
Those who attended had to present a negative coronavirus test 48 hours before the event, and they have been asked to take another coronavirus test five days after the event.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 16:42:10 +0100
COVID in Italy: Three more regions placed under tighter restrictions
The government fears the spike in infections could spiral out of control.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 16:01:11 +0100
Man arrested in Italy on suspicion of helping Paris terror attacks
Italian police in Bari have arrested an Algerian suspect for allegedly assisting the Paris terror attacks in November 2015.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:56:58 +0100
At least 20 dead, 600 wounded in Equatorial Guinea blasts
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said the explosion at 4 p.m. local time was due to the “negligent handling of dynamite” in the military barracks.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:48:47 +0100
George Floyd death: Jury selection for Derek Chauvin's trial paused by judge
Picking the 12 members of the jury is expected to take three weeks as prosecutors and defence attorneys grill potential jurors try to ensure impartiality.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:41:29 +0100
Greece launches investigation into alleged police violence in Athens
Widely circulated videos appeared to show peaceful protestors being thrown to the ground and attacked with batons on Sunday.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:33:47 +0100
German MP resigns amid claims he used pandemic to enrich himself
It was claimed that a company run by Löbel had earned commissions of €250,000 for brokering face mask contracts between manufacturers and German authorities.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:02:40 +0100
'Today is a good day': Schools in England reopen as pandemic restrictions are eased
The phased return to classrooms after a two-month shutdown is the first stage in the UK's four-step “roadmap” back to normality.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:25:52 +0100
COVID-19 vaccine rollout: How do countries in Europe compare?
With vaccinations underway in the majority of Europe, who is making the fastest progress?

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:32:24 +0100
International Women's Day: COVID putting millions of girls at risk of child marriage, UNICEF warns
The UN agency estimates that the pandemic may undo progress seen in recent years and put an additional 10 million girls at risk of forced child marriages before the end of the decade.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 10:58:30 +0100
Kastellorizo: The tiny Greek island that's fully vaccinated and COVID-free
The locals are being careful, but they live in a more relaxed way. Anyone arriving on the island must take a rapid test.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 10:30:54 +0100
International Women's Day: Who are Belarus' women political prisoners?
On the occasion of International Women's Day, Euronews highlights the stories of Belarus' female political prisoners and the leading role of women in the country's democratic opposition movement.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:00:15 +0100
International Women's Day: Meet the teenager whose cosmetics website is helping women report abuse
Poland has one of the worst records on preventing violence against women in Europe.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 07:08:20 +0100
China's annual congress: What was said on Hong Kong, Taiwan and the economy
The weeklong meeting of the National People’s Congress, which rubber stamps policies approved by the Communist Party leadership, provides a window into government priorities.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 05:00:23 +0100
International Women’s Day: 83% of young women limit movement to avoid harassment, survey says
A stunning 83% of young women limit themselves in order to avoid harassment, a survey of EU citizens found.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 22:33:15 +0100
Protests and celebrations take place worldwide ahead of International Women’s Day
Ahead of International Women’s Day, the United Nations Development Programme is calling for governments to implement temporary basic income for women to prevent rising poverty and widening gender inequalities.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 21:15:39 +0100
Harry and Meghan interview: Queen and Prince Philip 'not part' of Archie skin colour conversation
Oprah Winfrey says Harry told her that neither his grandmother nor his grandfather were part of royal conversations about Archie’s skin tone, alleged by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in their bombshell interview.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 20:08:09 +0100
French billionaire politician Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash
"His brutal death is a great loss," said French President Emmanuel Macron.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 18:36:44 +0100
Say it with mimosas, not roses, on International Women's Day
The tradition began in 1946 when feminists chose the mimosa as a rival flower to the traditional red rose of Valentine's Day.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 17:44:23 +0100
Rapid COVID tests available in German supermarkets as Europe records 1 million COVID cases
Europe recorded one million new COVID-19 cases last week, an increase that ended a six-week decline in infections.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 15:33:40 +0100
Eurovision song protest: Orthodox Christians demand withdrawal of Cyprus' 'satanic' Eurovision entry
Singer Elena Tsagrinou, insists "El Diablo" has been misinterpreted and is actually about an abusive relationship, which is "extremely relevant" in these "MeToo" times.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 14:29:56 +0100
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: Exiled opposition leader says she doesn't fear extradition to Belarus
Belarus's exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has said she continues to feel safe in Lithuania and is confident she won't be extradited.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 14:12:18 +0100
Israel reopens economy after vaccinating nearly 40% of population
Bars and restaurants, hotels and schools could reopen on Sunday. But certain places are allowed to the vaccinated only.



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