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Wed, 20 Oct 2021 10:39:16 +0200
More than 100 dead and dozens missing in floods in India and Nepal
More than 100 people have died after days of flooding and landslides which swept away roads and homes in India and Nepal, authorities said.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:48:12 +0200
UK health leaders call for ‘Plan B’ to avoid winter COVID-19 crisis
Health leaders have called on the British government to introduce ‘Plan B’ measures to avoid a COVID-19 crisis this winter.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:29:04 +0200
Roadside bombs hit military bus in Syrian capital, kill 14
Two roadside bombs exploded near a bus carrying military troops in Damascus, killing 14 people and wounding others, Syrian TV reported.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 07:37:28 +0200
Austria: Manhunt underway for driver of van holding two dead migrants
Police are searching for the driver of a van in Austria which was found to contain nearly 30 people crammed into a small space, two of whom had died.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 07:01:21 +0200
Committee votes to hold former Trump aide Steve Bannon in contempt
A Congressional Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol has voted to hold the former White House advisor in contempt after he refused to appear before them.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 21:49:48 +0200
Bulgaria launches COVID-19 pass amid rising infections and low vaccine uptake
With just one in four adults fully inoculated, the government hopes the measure will boost vaccine uptake.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 21:10:01 +0200
Spain to ease restrictions on young migrants to legalise status
Spain's government is to ease requirements for young, unaccompanied migrants to obtain residence and work permits.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 20:37:05 +0200
German prosecutors probe three people over deadly factory explosion in Leverkusen
Three employees at the industrial park are suspected of negligent homicide and negligently causing an explosion.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:55:59 +0200
Two marble angels stolen from church in 1989 are returned to Italy
A British art collector has returned two 17th-century marble angels to Italy after learning that they were stolen in 1989.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:52:22 +0200
Italian senator suspended without pay for refusing to show COVID-19 health pass
Laura Granato, from L'alternativa c'è, had opposed the new measures despite warnings from officials.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:46:34 +0200
How do France and Italy protect their elected officials from attacks?
After the murder of Sir David Amess in the UK, Euronews journalists looked at how France and Italy guarantee the safety of their elected officials.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 18:35:32 +0200
Peter Marki-Zay: Is this the man who can beat Viktor Orban?
The father-of-seven and small-town mayor will lead the opposition movement to take on Fidesz and Orban next spring.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 18:07:38 +0200
Watch: Migrants cling to UK-bound trucks in dangerous bid to cross Channel
Meet Mohammad and Jaber, two young Sudanese trying to get through the heavily policed tunnel linking France and the UK by hiding on a truck.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:11:42 +0200
'Portuguese Schindler' who saved thousands from Nazis is honoured in Lisbon
Portugal has paid tribute to Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a diplomat who helped save thousands of people from Nazi persecution during World War II.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:48:12 +0200
Amnesty report reveals use of censorship to reduce quality of public information
Amnesty International researcher Lisa Maracani spoke to Euronews about the group's latest report on censorship and freedom of information during the pandemic.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:23:21 +0200
Ex-Nazi camp secretary, 96, appears in court on war crimes charges
The 96-year-old woman faces more than 11,000 charges of accessory to murder.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:07:04 +0200
European court condemns Turkish law banning insults of Erdogan
The ruling followed a 2017 case when a Turkish man was convicted of posting two caricatures of President Erdogan on Facebook.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 15:40:28 +0200
Former aides of Sarkozy on trial for misusing public money
Sarkozy is not targeted in this case but has already been convicted of campaign finance violations and corruption verdicts. He's now appealing.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 15:30:41 +0200
Survivors of 1981 food poisoning hold protest at Madrid's El Prado museum
The activists had threatened to commit suicide if the Spanish government did not offer more support to victims.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 15:22:26 +0200
How an ancient Jewish text provoked a modern-day unholy row
The Sarajevo Haggadah survived the Inquisition, two world wars and a military siege. Now a 'homecoming' exhibition for the scroll has sparked a dispute over who has the right to display it.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 15:15:48 +0200
French teacher receives death threat containing photo of slain Samuel Paty
Prosecutors in Marseille say they are investigating but add that there is no evidence the teacher was deliberately targeted.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 14:53:42 +0200
'Words are not innocent,' says Dutch MEP, after Janez Janša slur
Sophie in't Veld noted that she was singled out in a social media attack by the Slovenian prime minister on the same day a British MP was stabbed to death.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 14:39:06 +0200
Czech politics in limbo with hospitalised president too ill to work
Milos Zeman, 77, was rushed to hospital on October 10, a day after the country's general election.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:15:53 +0200
How a COVID pass protest sparked a debate in Italy on its fascist past
Violence at the end of a COVID pass protest in Rome reminded some of Italy's fascist era. Others have rejected such comparisons, calling them an exaggerated conflation.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 12:33:30 +0200
COVID-19: Boris Johnson's government under pressure as cases continue to rise
The UK is is struggling with one of the highest COVID-19 infection rates in Europe, despite the early success of its vaccination campaign.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 12:03:50 +0200
'I can't stop thinking about my sisters': Afghan evacuees in Italy fear for relatives back home
Afghan refugees in Italy tell Euronews of their anxiety as they wait for news of family members they have left behind.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 11:43:23 +0200
COVID-19: Romania in eye of storm with record infections and deaths
Romania is facing a surge in infections amid alarmingly low vaccination uptake.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 10:44:40 +0200
French presidential election: Who's who in the race to replace Macron?
Incumbent Emmanuel Macron has not yet officially declared he is running, Nevertheless, polls put him in the lead.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 08:09:02 +0200
US Congress pushes back as Donald Trump sues over Capitol riots probe
As the defeated president challenges the investigation into the January 6 insurrection by a violent mob of his supporters, a House committee is moving to hold ex-White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 07:25:57 +0200
North Korea: Tensions revived as Pyongyang fires new ballistic test missile into sea
Pyongyang resumed its weapons tests hours after the US reaffirmed its offer to resume diplomacy on the North’s nuclear weapons programme.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 07:03:13 +0200
Afghanistan: US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad steps down after chaotic troop withdrawal
Zalmay Khalilzad will leave the post this week after more than three years on the job under both the Trump and Biden administrations.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 20:27:27 +0200
Portugal seizes cocaine worth €200m from yacht in Atlantic Ocean
The haul is reported to be one of the largest hauls in Europe in recent years and the biggest in Portugal for 15 years.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 20:10:38 +0200
Centre-left candidate claims victory in Rome’s mayoral election
Partial results indicated that former finance minister Roberto Gualtieri had a wide advantage over his right-wing challenger.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 18:52:18 +0200
After seven years, a rare trial for EU-funded Kosovo war crimes court
The court has indicted six former KLA figures for war crimes, torture and murder Hysni Gucati and Nasim Haradinaj are charged with leaking documents.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:23:03 +0200
Russia will suspend its mission to NATO over expelled envoys, says foreign minister
Sergey Lavrov said that the move is in response to last week's expulsion of eight members of Russia's mission to NATO.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:35:14 +0200
'No one is illegal': Poles protest migrant pushbacks at Belarus border
"It is simply shameful," said one protester.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:23:05 +0200
Sir David Amess: UK's parliament pays tribute to murdered MP
He died on Friday after being stabbed multiple times during meetings with constituents.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 14:58:42 +0200
Two men on trial accused of murdering Dutch crime reporter Peter R De Vries
Both suspects were present for Monday's preliminary hearing at Amsterdam District Court.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 14:38:30 +0200
Norway attack: Victims were not killed with a bow and arrow, say police
Five people were murdered in the rampage in Kongsberg near Oslo last Wednesday. At least three others, including an off-duty police officer, were seriously injured.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 14:16:36 +0200
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell dies from COVID complications, his family announce
The first black American to head the US armed forces, Powell is remembered by many for his controversial support for the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:04:03 +0200
Myanmar: Junta leader says over 5,000 anti-coup protesters to be freed
Coup leader General Min Aung Hlaing was speaking for the first time since being excluded from the upcoming ASEAN summit of south-east Asian leaders.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:42:23 +0200
Romania's Dacian Cioloș unveils new cabinet ahead of parliamentary vote
Romania's prime minister designate is going to ask MPs to vote in favour of a government made entirely of members of his own USR party, which has just 80 seats in parliament.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:05:22 +0200
Emiliano Sala: Man who organised footballer's fatal flight admits charge at trial
David Henderson was accused of acting in a reckless or negligent manner that could have endangered the plane, which crashed into the English Channel in January 2019.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:35:22 +0200
Facebook plans to hire 10,000 workers in EU to build 'metaverse'
Facebook says the five-year investment in a new computing platform is "a vote of confidence in the strength of the European tech industry."

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:53:47 +0200
French ambassador ordered to leave Belarus, embassy says
France's embassy did not give a reason for Nicolas de Bouillane's expulsion by the Belarusian foreign ministry.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:11:59 +0200
Hungary's opposition chooses conservative Peter Márki-Zay to run against Orbán next spring
The independent mayor won Sunday's opposition primary race, heading a six-party opposition coalition to lead a challenge to Hungary's right-wing populist leader.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 19:57:14 +0200
Hope, conflicted morality as Newcastle fans welcome Saudis
It was a day of celebration even before kickoff against Tottenham on Sunday at St. James’ Park with Newcastle under Saudi ownership.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 19:30:57 +0200
March commemorates massacre of Algerians in Paris
Demonstrators in Paris marked 60 years since the police killed dozens of Algerian protesters.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 18:18:34 +0200
German Greens vote to support formal coalition talks in party congress
Germany's Greens voted in a party congress to support formal coalition talks with the Social Democrats and Liberals.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 17:11:20 +0200
Kosovo's municipal election: Centre-right opposition lead after early results
With almost all of the vote counted, preliminary results show that over half of Kosovo's communes will need a runoff in a month to elect their mayors.



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