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Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:59:30 +0200
Dmitry Muratov: Russian journalist sells Nobel Prize for Ukrainian children
Dmitry Muratov was awarded the gold medal in October 2021, and helped found the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta. The proceeds will go directly to UNICEF.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:26:14 +0200
Could Giorgia Meloni become Italy’s next prime minister?
Her Brothers of Italy party has emerged as the main opposition ahead of a general election next year.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 07:41:49 +0200
World swimming bans transgender athletes from women's events
FINA members widely adopted a new “gender inclusion policy” on Sunday that only permits swimmers who transitioned before age 12 to compete in women’s events.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 07:24:20 +0200
Zelenskyy warns of more Russian hostility, ahead of 'fateful' week
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the coming week "historic" and "fateful" as EU leaders discuss his country's EU candidacy.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 07:12:04 +0200
French election: 'A risk to our country' says prime minister, as Macron loses absolute majority
A left-wing bloc of socialists and greens will become the main opposition in France, while the far-right National Rally got an historic high number of seats.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 07:00:07 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 20th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 22:04:45 +0200
Festival unites people from all three Balkan countries sharing Lake Prespa
For the first time in recent history the Meet Prespa festival took place, connecting people from all three sides of the lake.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 20:11:40 +0200
Macron's alliance deprived of National Assembly majority, French election exit polls show
According to first estimates, Macron's Ensemble is poised to end up with between 200 and 260 seats -- far from its objective of reaching an absolute majority of 289 deputies out of 577.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 18:00:06 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 19th – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 17:10:39 +0200
Georgia's new diamond-shaped hanging bridge is not for the faint-hearted
At the central multi-level bar that hangs some 280 metres above the Dashbashi canyon, you can have a drink and enjoy the view, or ride across on a bicycle attached to a zip line.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 16:30:01 +0200
Netherlands marks the return of famous herring festival in The Hague
Vlaggetjesdag, a local holiday marking the arrival of fresh herring, was again held in Scheveningen after a three-year break.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 16:06:38 +0200
Cost of living protests held across Ireland as inflation reaches four-decade high
Irish union members, pensioners, opposition parties and others took to the streets across the country on Saturday to express their anger at the rising living costs.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 15:23:46 +0200
Greek coast guards rescue 108 migrants at sea, four remain missing
Meanwhile, authorities in North Macedonia conduct multiple arrests for human trafficking charges after discovering about 100 migrants in two unrelated cases.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 15:02:14 +0200
Mexico City tries to break record for world's largest boxing class
Mexico City brings together 14,299 of people in the downtown Zocalo square to beat the Guinness record for the most crowded boxing class in the world.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 15:01:35 +0200
Ukrainian medic who filmed Mariupol siege thanks President Zelenskyy for release
The video posted on social media came after the Ukrainian president announced Paievska, also known as Taira, was home.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 14:54:09 +0200
Brazil's Soapbox Cart Championship kicks off
Competitors travel at speeds more than 100km/h in the Brazilian Soapbox Cart Championship in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais state. The carts are made word or iron and the course is 3km of steep descents.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 13:56:53 +0200
Apple shop workers in Baltimore suburb win milestone vote to unionise
The successful vote is one of many unionisation drives occurring at global giants such as Starbucks and Amazon, mostly led by workers in their 20s and teens.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 13:29:09 +0200
Turnout slightly up in French parliamentary election second round despite heatwave
The second and final round of the National Assembly election will determine who will be among the 577 deputies for the next five years.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 12:43:15 +0200
'It could take years': NATO secretary-general warns of a possible lengthy war in Ukraine
Meanwhile, in Kharkiv, the Ukrainian military says they have found 103 bodies, believed to be of Russian troops, in territories liberated from the Kremlin's forces.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 12:26:33 +0200
Global food crisis looms as Ukraine struggles to export its grain after Russian invasion
Up to 181 million people, mostly in third-world countries, might experience hunger or outright famine this year.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 12:00:08 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 19th – Midday
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Sun, 19 Jun 2022 07:00:06 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 19th – Morning
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Sat, 18 Jun 2022 18:57:42 +0200
'Heartbreaking': Brussels dashes Georgia's hopes of timely EU accession
Georgia has "lost relevance" for Europe, claimed Georgian politician Irakli Kobakhidze, after his country's EU membership bid was kicked down the road Friday.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 18:12:25 +0200
Hundreds at funeral of well-known activist in Kyiv
The mourners for Roman Ratushnyi, 24, included friends who had protested with him during months of demonstrations that toppled Ukraine's pro-Russia leader in 2014 and who, like him, defended Ukraine after Moscow's invasion.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 18:03:20 +0200
Fires rage through vast woodlands in northern Spain
Around 1,700 people from 13 villages in Spain were forced to evacuate their homes due to wildfires raging across the country, while much of Europe suffered an early heatwave.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 18:00:18 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 18th – Evening
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Sat, 18 Jun 2022 17:13:10 +0200
Chaos at Heathrow Airport as a baggage system malfunction causes pile-up
A baggage system failure at Heathrow Airport Friday caused a huge backlog of luggage, with passengers complaining of long delays.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 16:05:36 +0200
Clashes in Senegal as opposition demo banned
Protesters and police clashed in Dakar on Friday, after an opposition demonstration was banned by the authorities.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 14:30:58 +0200
Forum urges accelerating Balkans' EU integration, after Brussels backs Ukraine candidacy
Speakers at the event said the EU accession processes of Ukraine and Western Balkan countries depend on one another.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 13:35:58 +0200
Piles of luggage carpet area of Heathrow Airport
Hundreds of suitcases were piled high at Heathrow Airport on Friday after Terminal 2 reportedly had an issue with its baggage system. Staff created a sea of luggage as many people were forced to travel without their belongings and told they might not...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 13:33:39 +0200
Zelenskyy and Johnson cheered on Kyiv walkabout
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday went on a walkabout through Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy gave Johnson a tour of a monastery where they lit candles and the British leader received an icon.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 12:30:44 +0200
Ukraine war: Five things you need to know this weekend
These are the five things you need to know about the Ukraine war this weekend.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 12:00:07 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 18th – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 10:26:30 +0200
Dom Phillips: bodies of UK journalist and Brazilian expert identified
British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were last seen in the Amazon 5 June.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 10:00:35 +0200
No comment videos of the week
This week, European leaders meet with Zelenskyy in the Kyiv, people strip off to go to the beach near Gaza or fight for their rights on bikes in London, and what if coping with climate change means turning to snack insects? No agenda, no slant. Get ...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 07:00:56 +0200
Simba the lion: Abandoned cub victim of Russian wildlife trade begins new life in Italy
Rescued in distress from a Moscow suburb, the lion cub was nursed back to health and nearly two years later has now arrived at a wildlife sanctuary in Tuscany.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 07:00:07 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 18th – Morning
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Fri, 17 Jun 2022 22:14:15 +0200
Record temperatures expected as heatwave sweeps across southern Europe
Temperatures are predicted to exceed 40°C in certain parts of Europe, with experts warning that June heatwaves may be a glimpse of the future as a result of climate change.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 20:54:58 +0200
Good news: The miracle drug eradicating rectal cancer and universal charger for electronics
Dancing is good for memory loss, a miracle drug eradicated cancer in trial patients and four other feel-good stories. Here is your weekly dose of #GoodNews.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 20:42:25 +0200
WTO ministers reach deals on fisheries, food, COVID vaccines
The World Trade Organization agreed on deals to protect stocks of ocean fish, broaden production of Covid-19 vaccines and improve food security.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:55:47 +0200
Parts of Europe sizzle in heat wave
A blanket of hot air stretching from the Mediterranean to the North Sea was bringing much of Western Europe its first heat wave of the summer, with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius on Friday from London to Paris, Madrid and Rome.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:35:19 +0200
Archaeologists discover 1,300-year-old shipwreck in southwest France
The incredibly rare ship carcass dating back to the Middle Ages was unearthed near the city of Bordeaux.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:58:58 +0200
German contemporary art festival 'Documenta 15' opens its doors
Documenta, one of the world's biggest art fairs, opens this week under a cloud of controversy. The exhibition, which turns the sleepy German city of Kassel into the centre of the art world once every five year.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:46:22 +0200
Ukraine war: Boris Johnson returns to Kyiv with pledge of new military training programme
The British prime minister's surprise trip to Ukraine comes a day after the high-profile visit of leaders from EU countries France, Germany, Italy and Romania.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:36:58 +0200
Putin attacks 'reckless and insane' Western sanctions and denies Russia stoking inflation
The Russian president says his country is 'not responsible for global inflation', and the war in Ukraine gives the West an excuse to blame all its problems on Russia.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:32:55 +0200
Dizzying new upside down house draws crowds
Spiderman would feel right at home. A park in Romania is offering visitors tours through an upside down house. It has a 7 degree incline, and everything from chess boards to the kitchen sink are hanging from the ceiling.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:18:58 +0200
'Venezuelan dancing devils': personifying the evil to defeat it
Frightening 'devils' walk the streets of Naiguata, a coastal city in Venezuela, wearing colourful masks and costumes with belts laden with bunches of bells, for the famous Dancing Devils festival.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:00:09 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 17th – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 17:30:53 +0200
EU 'not seeking political victory' in Northern Ireland Brexit dispute, says top negotiator Sefcovic
Brussels says a prosperous relationship with the UK and opportunities for Northern Ireland are its goals.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 17:00:51 +0200
Queues return to Greek soup kitchens as inflation takes its toll
First, the financial crisis played havoc with Greece. Then the pandemic showed up. And now: inflation. will Greeks manage to weather the storm again?



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