2020-10-06

Poland

Poland's culture war: LGBT people forced to turn to civil disobedience

In a political climate where anti-LGBT rhetoric is becoming ever more shrill, LGBT people and rights activists are turning to civil disobedience as their last resort to have their voice heard.

06/10/2020

United Kingdom

Brexit uncertainty leaves EU citizens considering their UK futures

"In three and a half years of listening to countless stories, I have never come across so many academics, scientists, doctors and people of working age thinking of leaving,” Elena Remigi, a 52-year-old Italian living in Berkshire, told Euronews.

06/10/2020

USA

Guitar legend Eddie Van Halen dies of cancer, his family announces

"My father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning," Wolf Van Halen wrote on Twitter.

06/10/2020

Europe News

EU and Ukraine vow to deepen ties, call on Russia to honour peace deal

"The EU is — and will remain — Ukraine's biggest and most reliable partner," European Council president Charles Michel said after talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Brussels.

06/10/2020

Netherlands

Navalny: Chemical weapons watchdog confirms Novichok poisoning

"Any use of chemical weapons is serious and cannot be without consequences," Germany said after the OPCW confirmed that Alexei Navalny was poisoned with Novichok.

06/10/2020

World News

Hopes of a ceasefire fading in Nagorno-Karabakh as fighting continues

The latest flare-up of violence is one of the worst observed in recent years, with dozens on both sides killed in the fighting.

06/10/2020

My Europe Series

Why is Lithuania such a staunch ally of Belarus' opposition movement?

Lithuania has hosted exiled leaders of Belarus' opposition movement and been among the first to slap sanctions on Alexander Lukashenko. But why such strong support?

06/10/2020

My Europe Series

Will the €4bn Belgrade-Budapest rail upgrade be a benefit or burden?

Without effective rail connections from Belgrade to Greece, “this railway will go from nowhere to nowhere,” says Laszlo Varju, an MP for the centre-left Democratic Coalition party.

06/10/2020

No Comment

Protesters hold anti-NATO rally in Greece

A few hundred protesters marched through central Athens on Tuesday, as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Greek officials.

06/10/2020

Czech Republic

Czech hospitals under pressure as coronavirus cases surge

The number of new COVID-19 cases rose by 50% in September, Europe’s second-largest spike in cases.

06/10/2020

Greece

Golden Dawn verdict: Leader of Greek neo-Nazi party convicted

The landmark verdict concluded a five-year-long trial against the party and was met with applause from crowds that had gathered outside the court.

06/10/2020

United Kingdom

Church of England's shame over damning child sex abuse report

A new independent report found the culture of the Church of England "facilitated it becoming a place where abusers could hide".

06/10/2020

Earth News

Chris Hemsworth releases Tasmanian devils back into Australia

Tasmanian devils haven't existed in mainland Australia for 3,000 years.

06/10/2020

USA

Trump back in Oval Office as more top aides test positive for COVID-19

Top White House aide Stephen Miller has tested positive for the virus and US military leaders are also quarantining after Coast Guard official Admiral Charles Ray tested positive.

06/10/2020

Netherlands

Former Dutch gynaecologist is biological father of 17 children

The now-deceased practitioner used his own sperm during artificial inseminations on women who thought they were using anonymous donors, a hospital has claimed.

06/10/2020

Europe News

No recovery fund without rule of law conditions, says Manfred Weber

MEPs have urged European leaders to link future EU payouts to respect for rule of law in member states.

06/10/2020

Europe News

EU gender pay gap won't be closed until 2104, new report says

New research by the European Trade Union Confederation shows that the EU's gender pay gap won't be eliminated until 2104, with countries like France not closing it for over 1000 years.

06/10/2020

No Comment

Dozens dance in Rio de Janeiro's streets despite COVID-19

Dozens of revellers took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Monday night to dance and sing at an impromptu but authorised street party.

06/10/2020

Spain

McAfee software founder arrested by Spanish police over tax evasion

Antivirus software founder John McAfee, wanted by the United States for tax evasion, has been arrested by Spanish police.

06/10/2020

USA

COVID-19: US agency says virus also spreads via airborne transmission

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday that COVID-19 can spread from airborne particles that can linger in the air for hours.

06/10/2020

World News

Spies to not access phone data except for serious threats - EU court

The European Court of Justice has issued its long-awaited ruling on whether data collection and retention by national governments aligns with EU law.

06/10/2020

United Kingdom

Every UK home to be powered by offshore wind power by 2030, says UK PM

"As Saudi Arabia is to oil, the UK is to wind – a place of almost limitless resource," said UK PM Boris Johnson, outlining plans for a post-COVID green recovery.

06/10/2020

Earth News

Religion plays an ‘enormous’ role in reversing climate change, says UN

Faith-based organisations control 8% of the Earth’s habitable land and 5% of commercial forests.

06/10/2020

No Comment

Tens of thousands attend Senegal pilgrimage despite COVID-19

Some are concerned that the annual pilgrimage, which draws worshipers from across the country and abroad, could spread COVID-19.

06/10/2020

World News

Euroviews. Refugee-led organisations are critical to the fight against COVID-19 ǀ View

The COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique challenge but also a major opportunity to highlight how refugee-led organisations are best placed to act both in emergencies and on long-term integration strategies.

06/10/2020

Europe News

EU court rules against Hungary's Viktor Orban over Soros university

Hungary's far-right leader was widely viewed to have passed the law as his latest political attack against Hungarian-American investor George Soros.

06/10/2020

Sweden

Nobel Prize in Physics goes to three scientists for space discoveries

A University of Oxford academic scooped one half of the prize for his work on black hole formation theory while a pair of scientists won the other for their discovery of a supermassive object.

06/10/2020

Russia

Environmental activists demand answers about Russian marine pollution

Environmental activists demand answers for marine pollution on the Kamchatka peninsula in eastern Russia after several large sea animals washed ashore.

06/10/2020

Travel News

Check out how the world's top travel destinations looked decades ago

Notre Dame in Paris, The Great China Wall, Acropolis of Athens… Browse through the old photographs to see how the most popular travel destinations looked before you were born.

06/10/2020

Partner content

Total in Papua New Guinea: Dialogue, consultation and empowerment

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Valorization of natural resources can be a decisive contributor to the improvement of the living conditions in developing countries. Striking a balance, between realizing those resources and protecting the fragile environments and communities already there, is a major challenge.

06/10/2020