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Tue, 27 Jul 2021 18:58:56 GMT
Greece: Forest fire rips through area near Athens
About 300 firefighters, water-dropping planes and helicopters helped bring the blaze under control.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 23:00:52 GMT
Roma student: 'My only goal is to finish school'
How one school in Croatia is working to improve education opportunities for Roma children like Kristina.

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:46:45 GMT
Covid travel: Fully jabbed from EU and US could avoid quarantine
Senior cabinet ministers are due to discuss the move for arrivals to England in a meeting on Wednesday.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 21:37:39 GMT
Brexit: EU pauses legal action against UK over NI Protocol 'breaches'
The action began in March after the UK made a move to change the implementation of the protocol.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 15:14:16 GMT
Leverkusen blast: German chemical plant explosion leaves one dead
Officials in Leverkusen say four people are missing and 16 were injured in the blast on Tuesday.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 10:31:47 GMT
Vatican's Cardinal Becciu on trial in $412m fraud case
Cardinal Becciu was once close to the Pope but was sacked after reports of financial misdeeds.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:25:17 GMT
Covid-19: Irish vaccine programme to include 12-15-year-olds
Taoiseach (Irish PM) Micheál Martin says it represents a "significant opening up" of the programme.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:22:25 GMT
Dad builds robotic exoskeleton to help son walk
The French robotics engineer says he was inspired to build the suit after his son asked him to.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 16:24:51 GMT
Extreme weather: What causes flash flooding?
Cities across the world are at risk of extreme rainfall overwhelming their streets

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 18:29:54 GMT
COP26 climate summit president says progress made, but not enough
The first in-person climate meeting in 18 months sees some tentative progress, but no breakthroughs.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 21:01:32 GMT
Covid passports: How do they work around the world?
How are countries enforcing vaccine passports and what can people use them for?

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 23:06:27 GMT
Could Covid vaccine be taken as a pill?
Researchers are looking at easier ways for people to get the vaccine, including via inhalers and tablets.

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:06:00 GMT
Canterbury Cathedral stained glass is among world's oldest
New research indicates that stained glass windows from Canterbury Cathedral may be among the oldest in the world.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 23:01:21 GMT
Tips from the Netherlands on how to build a nation of cyclists
Some tips from the Dutch Cycling Embassy on how to make bikes the easiest and safest way to travel.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 23:09:22 GMT
I survived Norway's worst terror attack
Lisa Husby recalls hiding in fear as far-right extremist Anders Breivik went on a killing spree in 2011.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:46:42 GMT
Europe floods: 'I have an axe beside my bed'
Marion Wenzel showed the BBC around her flood-wrecked house in Ahrweiler, Germany.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 23:02:28 GMT
First space tourist Dennis Tito: 'I was euphoric'
Dennis Tito paid $20 million to travel to the International Space Station in 2001.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 20:55:37 GMT
Horse racing: Inside the abattoir slaughtering racehorses
Campaign group Animal Aid set up covert cameras in one of the few slaughterhouses licensed to kill horses.



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