8 August 2020 | Euronews
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Belarus Belarus elections: Could mass protests lead to the downfall of 'Europe's last dictator'? Tens of thousands of people have been protesting and supporting opposition candidates, but could this actually bring change to Belarus? -
No Comment Protesters clash with police in Beirut demonstration Fury mounted in Lebanon in the wake of the massive explosion which devastated much of Beirut, as protesters poured into the streets to call for political change. -
No Comment Artists in Austria lock themselves in glass rooms for 14 days to mimic quarantine Five artists will isolate themselves in glass rooms for 14 days as part of a theatre performance that imitates COVID-19 quarantine. -
No Comment UK military to step in to intercept migrant boats in Dover Britain’s military said Saturday it has been asked by the government to help prevent people from reaching the UK from France in small boats. -
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Czech Republic Eleven people killed in Czech Republic apartment building fire At least 11 people have been killed in a fire in an apartment building in the northeastern Czech Republic, police and firefighters said Saturday. -
No Comment St Tropez resort makes masks mandatory outdoors The French Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez now requires face masks outdoors, threatening to sober the mood in a place renowned for high-end, free-wheeling summer beach parties. -
Russia Thousands rally against Putin for fifth Saturday in a row The rallies in Khabarovsk, a city on the border with China, is a major show of defiance against Moscow's policies, observers say. -
France France: Masks become mandatory on some of Paris' crowded streets Paris will make masks mandatory on certain crowded streets and outdoor public areas from Monday following a rise in new COVID-19 cases. -
No Comment 'Environmental emergency' declared in Mauritius over bulk carrier oil leak Authorities in Mauritius has declared a "state of environmental emergency" after a bulk carrier that ran aground offshore began spilling tons of fuel into the Indian Ocean. -
Italy Juventus replace Sarri with Pirlo after Champions League fiasco against underdog Lyon Juventus won 2-1 on Friday, but it was the French club that went to the quarter-finals. -
Czech Republic Former Soviet military base turned into wildlife sanctuary Bison and horses are re-establishing a natural balance in the area by eating dangerous and invasive plants. -
Lebanon Two Lebanese ministers resign amid protests after deadly Beirut blast Protesters showed up in large numbers ahead of a planned anti-government demonstration following the explosion in Beirut that killed more than 150. -
No Comment Lebanese student plays piano for volunteers clearing up rubble in Beirut hospital Lebanese student Chadi Haddad went to the nearby Saint George hospital in Beirut. Amidst volunteers clearing up the rubble, he started playing the hospital’s piano. -
No Comment Contemporary art takes over French city of Nantes in special exhibition Over the next two months, Nantes will have a multitude of contemporary art pieces throughout the city. -
No Comment Survivors of deadly India crash say plane swayed violently Survivors of the Air India Express plane crash said that the plane swayed violently before crash landing at the Kozhikode airport, in southern India. -
Russia Thousands march in support of arrested governor in Russia's far-east It's the fifth-consecutive weekend of protest against the arrest of former Khabarovsk governor Sergei Furgal. -
Bulgaria Anti-corruption protests enter thirtieth consecutive day in Bulgaria Road-blocks resumed overnight as protesters called on the government to resign amid corruption allegations. -
Mauritius Mauritius declares state of environmental emergency after oil leak from stranded ship Thousands of species around the pristine lagoons of Blue Bay, Pointe d’Esny and Mahebourg are at risk of drowning in a sea of pollution, Greenpeace warned. -
World News The Baltics missed out this time but the long pursuit of US troops in the region will pay off ǀ View The long-term pursuit of having US boots on the ground in the Baltic region has so far not borne fruit. But while Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania lost out to Poland in the latest round of US troop deployments, the overarching trend shows it may happen sooner rather than later. -
Germany Germany steps up restrictions for EU countries amid COVID-19 surge Several regions of Bulgaria and Romania were classified as "high-risk" by Germany's disease control centre. -
Earth News What can an Aboriginal health centre teach us about sustainable architecture? Rammed earth construction techniques date back to the Neolithic era, but the method is growing in popularity again. -
Lebanon In photographs: Beirut residents show inside their destroyed homes 300 000 people became homeless in Beirut after a massive explosion partly levelled the city on Tuesday, August 4. The photographs of Beirut residents inside their homes reveal the scale of devastation caused to the Lebanese capital.