14 October 2020 | Euronews
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Europe News EU's priorities in Africa should be rule of law, equality and democracy, says MEP "Our priorities in Europe have to be the same in the agenda with Africa: equality, rule of law and democracy," said MEP Iratxe Garcia. -
France Coronavirus: France issues curfew, bans weddings amid 'spectacular' rise in COVID-19 cases This is due to a "sudden and spectacular" rise in COVID-19 cases over the past 10 days, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday. -
Europe News Little optimism over post-Brexit trade deal as EU gears up for summit “The outline of a compromise is not visible. If anything the EU’s position might be hardening on fisheries” said one source close to the talks. -
My Europe Series Brexit: Can the state subsidy row blocking a EU-UK trade deal be resolved? Some experts believe there is scope for compromise over one of the main sticking points holding up a post-Brexit agreement on future ties. -
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World Denis Mukwege's 20-year stand against sexual violence in DRC Denis Mukwege, known to some as Dr Miracle, explains to Euronews the impact of COVID-19 on the ongoing efforts to help women victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. -
Austria Mexico's first lady embarks on 'impossible' mission in Austria to retrieve headdress of Aztec king Even Mexico's president admitted it was an impossible mission. -
No Comment Rare Allosaurus dinosaur skeleton sells for €3 million at auction The structure was fairly intact as more than 70% of the skeleton put up for auction is made from the creature's real fossilized bones, skull, teeth and claws. -
Europe News EU lawmakers debate rights and protections of ethnic minority communities across Europe MEPs discussed the topics of minority languages and cultures that are spread out across the continent. -
World News Watch: MEPs debate impact of COVID-19 second wave in Europe Are we making the same mistakes as we did during the 1st wave? Are we getting the balance right between protecting lives and livelihoods? Watch our debate from the EU Parliament on the #COVID19 2nd wave. -
United Kingdom Coronavirus: Boris Johnson refuses to rule out a 'circuit break' lockdown in England The UK prime minister is under increasing pressure to impose a weeks-long lockdown to act as a "circuit break" in coronavirus transmission. -
Earth News Is IKEA’s new furniture ‘buy back’ scheme greenwashing? The flat-pack furniture company is committing to new sustainability goals. -
United Kingdom Liverpool mayor says images of crowded streets hours before new COVID-19 measures 'shame our city' Crowds were pictured dancing in Liverpool before new COVID-19 restrictions were brought in on Wednesday in the UK's new three-tier alert system. -
France Fizzling out: Champagne sales down as coronavirus pandemic rumbles on The bubbly stuff is often used as a barometer of global crises. -
Poland Poland: Massive WW2 bomb detonates underwater during navy operation The bomb — nicknamed "Tallboy" and capable of causing a small earthquake — was dropped by the British in 1945. -
World News Education moves forward During the first wave of the global coronavirus pandemic, 1.5 billion students across 160 countries worldwide were forced to study at home. -
Turkey Turkey bans Kurdish-language play from Istanbul theatre, organisers say Turkish authorities have put a stop to performances of Kurdish-language play "Beru" in an Istanbul theatre, according to organisers. -
Players, coaches and famous football names get behind Special Olympics ‘Faces of Football’ campaign These last eight months of pandemic have deprived us of our lives as we knew them, but among all our routine, one might have been hit the hardest: our freedom to move. Athletes were particularly badly hit as training and games were cancelled across the world. -
Greece Golden Dawn: Leader of Greek neo-Nazi party Nikos Michaloliakos sentenced to 13 years in prison Nikos Michaloliakos and six of the party's former lawmakers including MEP Ioannis Lagos were convicted of "leading a criminal organisation" last week. -
Cyprus Cyprus cancels controversial 'golden passport' programme The lucrative scheme allowed wealthy non-Europeans to get an EU passport for a minimum of €2.15 million. -
The Cube Facebook announces ban on paid ads that discourage vaccinations The latest policy is an extension of Facebook's rules that ban adverts about vaccine "hoaxes". -
United Kingdom Coronavirus: Northern Ireland introduces four-week 'circuit-breaker' lockdown Northern Ireland is the first region of the UK to re-introduce strict measures similar to those imposed close to the first peak of the pandemic in March. -
Europe News Italian authorities look into mystery of mothers' names engraved on aborted foetuses' graves An investigation in Italy is trying to establish why the names of the mothers who had their foetuses aborted were engraved on crosses without their consent. -
Spain Coronavirus: Catalonia to shut bars and restaurants as Europe prepares to batten down the hatches Pere Aragones, Catalonia's vice-president, said it was "a painful but necessary measure if we do not want the pandemic to spread even faster than it is doing now". -
Lebanon Israel and Lebanon start UN-sponsored talks to settle maritime border dispute The two neighbours both claim 860 square kilometres of the Mediterranean Sea as being within their own exclusive economic zone. -
Nature Warming has killed half Great Barrier Reef corals in three decades, study reveals "There is no time to lose — we must sharply decrease greenhouse gas emissions," the study authors warned. -
USA Trump's court nominee fields tough questioning on second day of hearings Her nomination to the Supreme Court would create a 6-3 conservative majority, tilting the court to the right for years to come. -
Norway Norway accuses Russia of being behind a cyber-attack on Parliament Norway has accused Russia of being behind a computer attack that targeted the emails of Parliament MPs this summer. The Russian embassy has described the accusation as "serious provocation". -
Switzerland WTO says EU can put tariffs on $4 billion of US goods over Boeing state aid The EU would prefer the US drops tariffs imposed on the bloc's exports last year rather than immediately slap the US with tariffs, a top EU official said following the ruling. -
World News China and Russia win seats on UN rights council while Saudis lose Russia and Cuba were running unopposed, but China and Saudi Arabia were in a five-way race in the only contested race for seats on the Human Rights Council.