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Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:00:22 +0100
Kim Jong-un's sister warns US against drills with South Korea if it wants 'good night’s sleep'
“I would also like to take this opportunity to issue a word of advice to the new US administration, which is so eager to give off a smell of gunpowder in our land from across the ocean,” Kim Yo-jong said.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:33:28 +0100
Brazil's Bolsonaro appoints fourth health minister in one year as COVID rages
The revolving door signals the challenges for the government of Latin America’s largest nation to implement effective measures to control the virus’ spread, or even agree on which measures are necessary.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 20:28:08 +0100
'I might not live to see a free Syria,' activist tells Euronews on uprising's 10th anniversary
"I might not live to see a free Syria," Wafa Ali Mustafa told Euronews on the 10th anniversary of the uprising.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 20:26:45 +0100
Turkey warns Cyprus, Greece and Israel over underwater electricity cable deal
Turkey has protested against a recent agreement reached between Israel, Greece, and Cyprus advancing plans to build an underwater electricity cable in the Mediterranean.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 19:28:31 +0100
Pablo Iglesias: Spain's deputy prime minister quits role to stand in Madrid election
It was just fifteen months ago when Iglesias led Podemos into Spain's first coalition government in four decades.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 19:19:07 +0100
German generosity as number of Brits getting nationality in EU soars
Figures released on Monday by Eurostat revealed that 29,800 Britons became EU citizens in 2019, nearly double the roughly 16,200 who did so the previous year.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:00:31 +0100
Kremlin opponent Navalny says he's detained in 'concentration camp'
Navalny likened his detention conditions to "Orwell's 1984" in an Instagram post on Monday.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:32:30 +0100
World Health Organization reaffirms safety of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
The World Health Organization tells Euronews the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is safe

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:23:25 +0100
UK crime bill 'a missed opportunity' to tackle violence against women
The murder of a young woman in London has put the issue under the spotlight.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:19:02 +0100
Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta hit by 'chemical attack', says chief editor
The investigative newspaper has faced multiple attacks over the years, including the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:12:42 +0100
Austria's vaccine official resigns over order and distribution mistakes
The senior Austrian official in charge of his country's COVID-19 vaccine orders has resigned for failing to buy all the doses available.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:14:59 +0100
Sputnik V: Russia announces more deals to produce its vaccine in the European Union
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine will soon be produced in France, Germany, and Spain, according to the Russian Direct Investment Fund.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:07:33 +0100
Vatican rules out blessing of same-sex unions as God 'cannot bless sin'
The decree distinguished between the church’s welcoming and blessing of gay people, which it upheld, but not their unions since any such sacramental recognition could be confused with marriage.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 13:21:44 +0100
Half of Italy’s regions lockdown again as COVID hospitalisations mount
The strict lockdown measures come amid what the health ministry called a ‘deterioration’ of the coronavirus situation in the country.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 13:19:31 +0100
Oscars: 'Mank' leads nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards
Nominations have been announced for #TheOscars following a year which has heavily impacted the movie industry,

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:55:50 +0100
Iran charges French tourist with spying and ‘spreading propaganda’
It’s the latest in a series of cases against foreigners at a time of heightened tensions between Iran and the West.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:03:20 +0100
Housing crisis emerges as major election issue as Netherlands goes to the polls
Over the past five years, for many, finding a house has become a nightmare.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:43:17 +0100
From torture in jail, to refuge in Madrid: A Syrian’s civil war story
Ten years since the start of the conflict in Syria that has killed half a million people, a Syrian journalist recounts how he spent nearly eight years dodging police, bullets and bombs, before finding refuge in Madrid.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:39:42 +0100
Syria’s war at 10: Meet two escapees who rebuilt their lives in Europe
Razan Ibraheem, Irish Tatler's 2016 International Woman of the Year, and Ahmed Barakat, who now works for the IOM, look back with Euronews over a decade of conflict.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:26:30 +0100
Myanmar protests: Martial law imposed in parts of Yangon as deaths rise
"It was positively a slaughter in one of the suburbs of Yangon yesterday," Human Rights Watch told Euronews on Monday.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:29:55 +0100
Female artists win big at Grammys as Beyoncé and Taylor Swift make history
Four women won the top four prizes on Sunday, including Taylor Swift, who became the first female performer to win album of the year three times.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 22:32:56 +0100
At least 4 people shot dead in Myanmar anti-coup protests
At least four people were shot dead during protests in Myanmar on Sunday, as security forces continued their violent crackdown against dissent following last month's military coup.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 22:15:51 +0100
London police chief says she won't step down after police clashes
London's police commissioner said she was not considering stepping down amid criticism of police handling of a vigil for Sarah Everard.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 18:59:39 +0100
Dutch police break up anti-government protest ahead of election
Police tweeted calls for protesters to return home repeatedly, stating that there were too many demonstrators even as more arrived at the protest.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 17:22:53 +0100
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Tehran court on new charges
British-Iranian charity worker, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who served five years in jail for allegedly working against Tehran's government, is now accused of participating in a demonstration outside the Iranian embassy in London 12 years ago.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 16:44:24 +0100
Bolivia's political crisis deepens after former interim president arrested
Jeanine Anez, the conservative interim president who led Bolivia for a year, was arrested on Saturday and released after questioning.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 12:00:07 +0100
In Mitrovica, a bridge that separates Kosovo's Albanians and Serbs | Extract
Mitrovica's Main Bridge is both a symbol of the town’s division and its most popular tourist attraction.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 11:12:51 +0100
Angela Merkel's centre-right party defeated in two German state elections
Sunday's elections were viewed as a key test to determine what voters think of the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and to determine what they think of Merkel's successor.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 08:53:47 +0100
Breonna Taylor: Family, protesters demand justice on anniversary of her death
Taylor died after being shot by police officers who breached her front door in the early morning hours of March 13, 2020, as part of a drug raid. No officers were charged in connection with her death.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 07:58:58 +0100
Myanmar: Civilian leader in hiding vows 'revolution' against junta
"We will never give up to an unjust military but we will carve our future together with our united power," Mahn Win Khaing Than, who was named the acting vice president by Myanmar's ousted lawmakers, said on Saturday.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 23:17:18 +0100
London police criticised for clashing with mourners at vigil to remember Sarah Everard
The Home Secretary has demanded a "full report" of what happened after footage posted online showed police pushing and detaining people.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 20:35:10 +0100
Spacewalking astronauts manage possible ammonia leak
Spacewalking astronauts worked to avoid getting toxic ammonia on their suits from the International Space Station's external cooling system on Saturday.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 20:02:49 +0100
Italy plans to have 80% of population vaccinated by end of September
Italy plans to vaccinate around 80% of the population against COVID-19 by the end of September, the new government said.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:36:53 +0100
At least eight killed in car bomb explosion in Afghanistan's western Herat province
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 17:39:40 +0100
Anger as six COVID-19 patients die in Jordan hospital due to a reported shortage of oxygen supplies
The country's health minister stepped down after the incident, while Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh ordered an investigation into the deaths at the hospital in Salt, 20 kilometres north of the capital Amman.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:37:44 +0100
Cost of a single Bitcoin exceeds $60k for first time ever
Bitcoin crossed the $60,000 mark for the first time in its history on Saturday.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:23:02 +0100
Russian police detain participants at opposition forum in Moscow
The detained included leading opposition figures, like Yulia Galyamina.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 15:16:46 +0100
Actor brings political message to César film awards
Actor Corinne Masiero presented the Best Costume Award dressed as a donkey covered in fake blood with "Give us back the art Jean," written on her back as she stripped naked, making a reference to Prime Minister Jean Castex after theatres and cinemas ...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 14:51:53 +0100
At least four killed as Myanmar security forces crack down on protests
Three deaths were reported in Mandalay, the country's second-biggest city, and one in Pyay, a town in south-central Myanmar.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 14:40:39 +0100
At least four people killed in Kazakhstan military plane crash
A military plane has crashed, killing four people and injuring two others in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 13:47:58 +0100
Women's rights protests, volcano eruptions, Fukushima's anniversary | This week in photos
The key stories of the week, captured by photographers around the world.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 13:34:54 +0100
WHO says countries should keep using AstraZeneca COVID vaccine as European countries suspend use
Since last week, more than 10 European countries have halted the use of the jab.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 13:31:04 +0100
WHO urges Brazil to act as COVID deaths hit record high
"We are deeply concerned," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 12:46:30 +0100
COVID in Europe: Italy, France concerned over rising cases, Portugal plans to loosen restrictions
Italy will tighten its restrictions and the French government is concerned about ICU COVID-19 patients reaching 95% in Paris.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:39:11 +0100
Are rising cases in vaccination-leading Serbia a warning to the UK?
Serbia has been highlighted as a success story for its vaccination programme, but rising coronavirus cases have health experts worried.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:05:24 +0100
Sarah Everard: Serving Met Police officer appears in court charged with kidnap and murder
Everard's disappearance sparked a public debate about women's safety.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:01:33 +0100
Is there any substance behind the AstraZeneca vaccine doubts?
Despite being shown to prevent against severe disease, AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine has attracted negative publicity. Here's a closer look.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:00:53 +0100
How Scots and Catalans are looking to each other to ease their independence woes
2021 is set to be a pivotal year in the independence movements in Scotland and Catalonia. But are there lessons each movement can learn from the other to avoid the pitfalls that threaten to derail their cause?

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 21:33:10 +0100
Minneapolis to pay George Floyd's family $27m
The civil lawsuit settlement comes as jurors are being selected for the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white police officer who held Floyd down with a knee to the neck for nearly nine minutes.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 21:06:33 +0100
Viral Twitter photo of empty Geneva hospital corridor is 'misinformation'
A viral photo on Twitter of an empty hospital corridor in Geneva is "misinformation", Swiss authorities have said.



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