10 November 2020 | Euronews
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Europe News European leaders lay out fresh plans to fight religious extremism In the wake of a spate of terrorist attacks in Europe in recent weeks, European leaders set out plans to tackle the problem on Tuesday. -
United Kingdom Lockdown is named Collins Dictionary's 2020 word of the year What was once a pretty obscure word has become a daily tool as countries around the world put measures in place to tackle Coronavirus. -
World News Britain's Johnson, France's Macron and Germany's Merkel congratulate Biden during phone calls The three European leaders each talked to US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday, vowing to work together on "shared priorities" including climate change and multilateralism. -
USA Top US election crime prosecutor quits after attorney general orders fraud probe Attorney General William Barr authorised federal prosecutors on Monday to pursue "substantial allegations" of voting irregularities, if they exist, before the 2020 presidential election is certified, despite no evidence of widespread fraud. -
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No Comment Heavy rainfall in Crete causes flooded homes and sweeps cars into sea Heavy flooding on the Greek island of Crete damaged roads, flooded hundreds of homes and swept cars into the sea amid ongoing torrential rainfall. -
No Comment Prague Zoo launches fundraising effort to feed its animals The zoo has been significantly affected by the government's restrictive measures imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic. -
United Kingdom Greg Clarke: England Football Association chairman quits over 'outdated' reference to black players Greg Clarke, also a vice president of FIFA, was also accused of inappropriate terms in reference to South Asian and gay players. -
Europe News EU alleges Amazon abused competition rules by using data to gain unfair advantage "We disagree with the preliminary assertions of the European Commission and will continue to make every effort to ensure it has an accurate understanding of the facts.," said Amazon. -
Taste 'Kosh-Armani' Cuisine: Dubai opens its very first kosher restaurant in the world’s tallest structure Kosher cuisine comes to Dubai thanks to closer relations between the UAE and Israel. For restaurants in Dubai that means competition to offer food which complies with Jewish Dietary laws. Chef Fabien Fayolle at the Armani Hotel in Dubai’s Burj Khalifa is no exception. -
My Europe Series Spéculoos: How Belgium’s beloved biscuit is unifying a divided nation When the CEO of Lotus Bakeries recently announced plans to axe the speculoos — Belgium's national biscuit — name from branding on its biscuit packs, there were howls of discontent on social media and angry calls for a boycott. -
Earth News Air pollution: Italy 'persistently' broke EU clean air laws, rules the European Court of Justice "Being forced to breathe dirty air is unacceptable in the 21st century. Now, in the face of COVID-19, we have all been reminded of how important it is to protect respiratory health," said environmental NGO Client Earth. -
United Kingdom Falkland Islands to be completely cleared of mines 38 years after war The mine clearance was carried out by a team from Zimbabwe, under British supervision, enabling the UK to meet its obligations under the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. -
World News MEPs set to win extra €16 billion for EU budget in compromise deal The compromise on the EU budget settles an internal spending row which threatened to hold up funding to fight the coronavirus pandemic. -
Greece Greek authorities 'break up migrant smuggling ring' on island of Kos Greek authorities say they have broken up a migrant smuggling ring that had been operating on the eastern Aegean island of Kos. -
Austria 'Invest in Muslim communities,' says Imam as Charles Michel backs education to beat radicalisation Michel spoke in Vienna on Tuesday to outline his initiative against 'ideology of hatred'. -
France Coronavirus: French prosecutors launch four probes into handling of COVID-19 pandemic They will look into the prejudice allegedly committed against the general population, health care workers, civil servants and people sick or deceased. -
World How will Brexit impact London as Europe’s leading financial hub? Firms have transferred €1.3 trillion in assets and 7,500 jobs to the European Union since Brexit, according to Ernst & Young. -
Romania Romanian health care workers demonstrate in a 'protest of exhaustion' Romanian health care workers demonstrate in a "protest of exhaustion" in Bucharest, demanding more support from their government. -
Vatican Internal investigation finds senior Vatican figures downplayed true nature of ex-Cardinal McCarrick A Vatican investigation into ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has found that a series of bishops, cardinals and popes downplayed or dismissed reports that he slept with seminarians. -
Ecotech Greenpeace activists race toy cars through London in petrol protest Research shows a UK transition to electric vehicles by 2030 could boost the economy by £4.2 billion. -
USA America's top Republicans join Donald Trump in delaying transition "In the United States of America, all legal ballots must be counted any illegal ballots, must not be counted. And President Trump is 100 per cent within his rights to look into allegations of irregularities and weigh his legal options," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. -
Travel News Flights to nowhere and dinner on the runway: how airlines are getting passengers back onboard For some the experience of boarding a plane, watching a film and having food and drink served is almost as exciting as the destinations themselves, so airlines are offering passengers just that, despite being grounded. -
Lithuania Lithuania's coalition government pledges support for 'those who fight for freedom' in Taiwan Lithuania's new coalition government has pledged to "defend those who fight for freedom around the world, from Belarus to Taiwan". -
Belarus UK ministers condemn expulsion of British diplomats from Belarus Belarus has declared two British diplomats "persona non grata", the spokesman of the Belarusian diplomacy announced on public television. -
United Kingdom Brexit: UK stokes tensions with EU and US in doubling down on contentious bill Boris Johnson's government has vowed to reinstate parts of its international law-breaking Internal Market Bill, despite heavy defeats in the House of Lords on Monday. -
No Comment Female group make music with kitchen items to highlight women's daily reality in Republic of Congo Pots, pans and giant pestle and mortars: these are the instruments of an all-female group from the Republic of Congo, who are using their music to highlight the reality of life for many women in the country. -
Greece Heavy flooding on the Greek island of Crete floods homes and damages roads Heavy flooding on the Greek island of Crete floods homes and damages roads. -
USA Affordable Care Act: Biden defends Obamacare as US Supreme Court considers its merits Biden will deliver a speech on the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday, the day the US Supreme Court will hear arguments on its merits. -
No Comment Opera star sings US national anthem from his Paris window to toast Joe Biden's win Senechal rose to fame on social media during France's first coronavirus lockdown after uploading clips of himself singing to his neighbours. -
Gaza Saeb Erekat, longtime spokesman for Palestinians, dies at 65 after contracting COVID-19 Saeb Erekat, a veteran peace negotiator and prominent international spokesman for the Palestinians for more than three decades, died on Tuesday, weeks after being infected by the coronavirus. -
Vatican Ex-Vatican envoy faces sexual abuse charge in French court The Vatican’s former ambassador to France went on trial Tuesday for alleged sexual misconduct. -
USA International observers see no fraud in 'historic' US vote The report notes that due to COVID-19, mail-in votes and early votes combined accounted for over one-hundred million ballots ahead of election day. -
Travel News After a brief opening, skiing in Austria has snow plowed to a halt In mountainous western Austria, skiing is not just part of the local culture, but the foundation of an industry worth billions as well as the source of livelihoods for hundreds of thousands. But a fresh surge of coronavirus infections has put paid to the season's fragile reopening. -
Spain Three men on trial for 2017 Barcelona and Cambrils terror attacks Two men stand accused of belonging to the jihadist cell that orchestrated the attacks in the Barcelona area in August 2017, while the third defendant is accused of collaborating. -
World News Furious Armenians storm government buildings while Baku celebrates new Nagorno-Karabakh deal Soon after the announcement, thousands of people streamed to the main square in the Armenian capital of Yerevan to protest the agreement, many shouting “We won't give up our land!” Some of them broke into the main government building, saying they were searching for Pashinian. -
Brazil Brazil halts trials of Chinese-made vaccine due to 'adverse, serious event' The potential vaccine is being developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac and in Brazil would be mostly produced by Sao Paulo's state-run Butantan Institute. -
USA Trump campaign continues legal fight in key battleground states Some Republican officials invoked the Trump mantra that only “legal votes” should be counted, but others emerged to counter the campaign narrative and urging voters to support the results. -
USA Joe Biden warns 200,000 Americans could die before a vaccine is widely available The president-elect lowered expectations that a vaccine could arrive soon and outlined his plans to tackle the pandemic once he is sworn into office.