France France's southern coast threatened by highly corrosive substance leak The incident occurred at a petrochemical plant near Marseille. 23/07/2020
World WHO chief hits back at Pompeo's 'co-opted by China' claims Dr Tedros said such allegations are "untrue and unacceptable" and warned against politicising the coronavirus pandemic. 23/07/2020
Places Nocturnal sloths adapt to deforestation by coming out in the day Their home in the Atlantic forest is the most endangered rainforest in Brazil. 23/07/2020
Sci-tech UAE's Hope Probe begins interplanetary mission The United Arab Emirates' Hope Probe heads to Mars after six years of hard work and meticulous planning from the team of Emirati scientists and engineers. It's the first interplanetary mission for the Arab world. 23/07/2020
Global Japan Japan and Ghana team up to fight disease in West Africa The Ghana-based Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, established more than four decades ago, is yet again stepping up its efforts to fight disease in West Africa as part of its international collaborative research programme. 23/07/2020
Life Europe falls behind Asia and Africa for UN climate action goals Major efforts are needed to “accelerate progress towards climate mitigation and biodiversity protections”. 23/07/2020
Germany German state of Baden-Württemberg to ban niqabs and burkas in schools Baden-Württemberg Culture Minister Susanne Eisenmann said the ban would encourage "togetherness" and "open communication", which she says can't be achieved with a veil. 23/07/2020
Good Morning Europe Facing a surge in cases, French Guiana asks Paris 'where's your help?' The overseas territory is technically equal to any other French department, such as Provence, Calais or Isère. But residents say the health system is not on par with that in the mainland. 23/07/2020
View Turkey's decision to remove Hagia Sophia's universal status is a new provocation of Europe ǀ View 23/07/2020
no comment Liverpool fans celebrate team finally lifting Premier League trophy Despite calls for supporters to stay away, thousands of fans gathered around Anfield stadium as Liverpool brought home the Premier League trophy 23/07/2020
brussels bureau MEPs threaten to reject €1.8 tr EU budget & COVID-19 rescue package As many as 465 MEPs were in favour of the resolution, 150 were against and there were 67 abstentions. 23/07/2020
