21 October 2020 | Euronews
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Spain Coronavirus: Spain and France reach 1m cases as Europe intensifies measures against COVID-19 Spain became the first in western Europe to surpass the milestone after the latest daily recorded COVID-19 cases brought the total to 1,005,295 so far. -
World News Ugly fruit, roaming bears, and halting wildfires: meet the EU LIFE Award 2020 winners Loving ugly fruit, helping roaming bears, and halting Hungarian wildfires: meet the winners of the EU's LIFE Awards 2020 -
World News Macron vows to continue 'fight for freedom' as France pays tribute to beheaded teacher Samuel Paty In a moving national tribute to Samuel Paty, the teacher who was murdered by an Islamist extremist over a lesson on freedom of speech, Macron vowed that France would continue the "fight for freedom." -
The Cube What is the #EndSars movement in Nigeria? | #TheCube The #EndSars hashtag has been trending for weeks, calling for an end to police brutality in Nigeria. -
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Economy Coronavirus downturn helps accelerate move to green economy, says the ECB's chief economist "The fact we have this downturn does create some room for accelerating what needed to happen anyway: the green deal and digitisation," said the ECB's chief economist Philip Lane. -
Bangladesh The need to support Rohingya refugees is at an all-time high ǀ View This year, most of us have had to learn to live amidst a deadly crisis and uncertain future. For the Rohingya, this is not new. COVID-19 is yet another threat to their families, to their lives. -
United Kingdom Coronavirus: UK reports daily record of 26,688 new COVID-19 cases First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon accused Johnson of ignoring experts in not employing a restrictions strategy without an “extreme” measure, close to the full lockdown in spring. -
Travel News Coronavirus travel rules: European countries' border restrictions and travel measures explained Here's what we currently know, country-by-country. -
World News Nearly 70% of Italians say Europe's climate response is insufficient, Euronews survey reveals Around two-thirds of respondents in France (64%), Germany (67%) and Italy (68%) agreed not sufficient action was being taken in Europe. UK respondents agreed but in lower numbers (57%). -
World News EU's LIFE Awards recognise best projects for environment and sustainability Sustainable, green and climate-friendly projects across Europe have been recognized in the LIFE Awards, with projects to fight forest fires, discourage food waste and better manage brown bears receiving the top prizes. -
My Europe Series How Serbia's addiction to coal could cloud its future in Europe When much of Europe is turning against coal, Serbia is continuing to open new mines, often financed and built by China. -
Germany Climate change blamed for death by beetle of German trees In the Harz region in the middle of Germany, dead spruce trees stand like white ghosts on the hilltops. They are victims of the bark beetle – a small insect that is causing major destruction across Germany. -
Dynamic new destination Dubai Future District is a place that mixes business with pleasure In this edition of Postcards, we explore a new Dubai neighbourhood - the aptly-named Dubai Futures District, combining the International Finance Centre, Dubai World Trade Centre and the Emirates Towers District as well a smany shopping and leisure options. -
France Samuel Paty: French teacher's beheading directly linked to social media campaign, say prosecutors The teacher had shown caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in class during a lesson on freedom of speech October 5. -
No Comment Protests continue in Lagos, Nigeria, over alleged police brutality Shots were fired in Lagos on Wednesday as protesters continued to demonstrate against alleged police brutality in Nigeria. -
United Kingdom 'U-turn after U-turn': Chairman of Manchester Young Conservatives slams Prime Minister Boris Johnson The chairman of Manchester Young Conservatives has slammed UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, telling Euronews that the Tory leader has carried out "U-turn after U-turn, incompetent move after incompetent move". -
Germany More than 60 artefacts at Berlin museums damaged with mysterious stain More than 60 artworks and artefacts at some of Berlin's best-known museums were smeared with an oily liquid earlier this month. Police have launched an investigation but say the motive for the vandalism was a mystery. -
Vatican Pope Francis gives landmark endorsement of same-sex civil unions Pope Francis has given his blessing to same-sex civil unions for the first time as head of the Catholic Church. -
Spain The Greendomo Project - bringing local, sustainable agriculture to Spain The Greendomo project offers local, substainable agricultural productionb using vastly less space and water reserves than traditional farming. Euronews visits Spain to look at the project in action. -
Earth News ‘Sir David Attenborough’ ship prepares for first mission to Antarctica You might otherwise know the advanced polar research vessel as 'Boaty McBoatface'. -
World News Watch: MEPs debate EU measures to address COVID-19 change MEPs are set to debate EU measures to mitigate the social and economic impact of COVID-19. -
Travel News Skeletons and skull sculptures grace the streets of Mexico City for Day of the Dead celebrations The Day of the Dead celebration takes place once a year across Mexico as a way of welcoming those who are no longer with us. -
France Police investigate after two women stabbed in incident under Eiffel Tower French police are investigating after two women were stabbed on Sunday near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, in an altercation involving racist insults. -
Spain Spanish MPs vote down far-right Vox party's no-confidence motion in PM Sanchez Vox wanted Sanchez’s government out for what the far-right party says is the poor handling of the coronavirus pandemic, among other claims. -
United Kingdom Boris Johnson grilled by MPs ahead of more coronavirus restrictions Johnson said he had offered Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham £60 million, which he rejected as it was not enough, but will give the money to the county via councils. -
World News Coronavirus vaccine: The story of the race to solve the COVID conundrum After more than six months coronavirus was first identified, scientists are yet to announce a vaccine that will prevent the spread of the deadly disease. But with almost a dozen candidates in the clinical trial phase, hopes are growing for that a vaccine will be available soon. -
World News Air pollution costs European city residents hundreds of billions in health costs, report says Air pollution costs the average European city resident €1,276 per year, a report for the European Public Health Alliance has concluded. -
World News EU ministers agree on 'starting point' for post-2020 common agricultural policy Critics have said that the policy does not go far enough to promote environmental changes in agriculture. -
World A vertical greenhouse plantation integrates agriculture into the city A group of spanish companies have developed an eco-friendly shake up in the production of our fruit and vegetables . They've invented a new style of greenhouse that can be installed in parks, terraces and even on rooftops -
Earth News Why we need to stop saying fashion and start saying clothes "Fashion, as a word, invokes a feeling of exclusion, hostility and inaccessibility" - Samata. -
Earth News Why is environmentalism more popular in LGBTQ+ communities? We talk to four activists about how LGBTQ+ activism crosses over with climate justice and animal rights movements. -
Ocean The dangers of marine litter - and the innovative methods to combat it As part of our Euronews' Green Tomorrow initiative, Ocean has been investigating new methods to combat the scourge of marine plastic litter which, if left unchecked, could mean more plastic waste than fish in our oceans in three decades' time. -
United Kingdom South Yorkshire to move to strictest COVID-19 restrictions, mayor says Mayor Dan Jarvis says the decision came after virus cases doubled in local hospitals over the last ten days -
Europe News Brexit: EU-UK trade deal talks to resume after London has a change of heart "Clearly, significant differences remain between our positions on the most difficult subjects but we are ready with the EU, to see if it is possible to bring them closer during intensive discussions," said a spokesman for Johnson. -
USA Barack Obama to hold first in-person event for Democratic candidate Joe Biden While Obama is usually one of the party’s biggest draws and most compelling speakers, that impact may be blunted by the format. -
Earth News Lucy & Yak founder talks green buzzwords and fixing the supply chain “We weren’t trying to start an ‘ethical, sustainable fashion brand’, we were just being decent humans." -
Nigeria 'Many dead' after Nigeria security forces shoot on protesters: Amnesty International The NGO says there is 'credible but disturbing evidence' of fatal shootings in Lagos involving #endSARS protesters against police brutality