2020-11-18

Ireland

Cash-strapped Dublin Zoo raises €1m in just 12 hours

The zoo, deprived of customers amid the coronavirus lockdown, says it needs €500,000 a month to stay afloat.

18/11/2020

Food and Drink

English winemakers take on the French with their very own 'Nouveau'

A vineyard in the west of England has created the first UK take on Beaujolais Nouveau thanks to increasing summer temperatures.

18/11/2020

The Cube

Spain divides opinion with strategy to combat online disinformation

But media organisations and opposition political parties say the strategy could violate freedom of expression.

18/11/2020

Europe News

Have our vaccine, if you can produce it, says Russia's EU ambassador

Hungary is the only country in the EU to trial Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.

18/11/2020

World News

Morawiecki and Orbán step up attacks on EU over rule of law debate

The Polish and Hungarian leaders have been joined by Slovenia in rejecting the EU's plan to link funds to respect for the rule of law.

18/11/2020

United Kingdom

No-deal Brexit 'bonanza' for organised crime, says N Ireland minister

UK MPs have heard that Brexit risks negative impacts on crime and trade in Northern Ireland when the transition period expires at the end of the year.

18/11/2020

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Shop windows all dressed up for Christmas with no-one to impress

The lights are on, but no-one is home.

18/11/2020

Earth News

The UK’s Green Revolution plan is ‘nowhere near enough’, say critics

Boris Johnson's new climate pledge is worth £12 billion, but does it go far enough?

18/11/2020

Travel News

The Swiss are being urged to head to the slopes to save the ski season

After a disruptive end to tourism back in the spring, the Swiss are being urged to head to the slopes in their own back yard and save the ski season.

18/11/2020

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Thousands protest in Berlin over coronavirus restrictions

Police said they used water cannons on the protesters because they refused to wear masks and socially distance.

18/11/2020

Denmark

Danish agriculture minister resigns over illegal order to cull mink

Denmark's agriculture minister resigns over illegal order to cull mink, as pressure grows on prime minister Mette Frederiksen.

18/11/2020

World News

Paris and Zurich are now the world's costliest cities due to COVID-19

Paris and Zurich leapfrogged Singapore and Osaka to claim the top spot.

18/11/2020

World

Anti-lockdown protesters gather at Germany's parliament

Germany's houses of parliament are debating and then voting on providing a legal basis for the current lockdown measures aimed at tacling COVID-19, but some demonstrators are continuing to insist the measures are unconstitutional.

18/11/2020

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China has the world's tallest outdoor lift

Located in China's Zhangjiajie Forest Park, it whisks visitors up a cliff face in just 88 seconds.

18/11/2020

United Kingdom

UK unveils £12 billion plan to create a Green Industrial Revolution

The UK government said the money would go towards making buildings more energy-efficient and roads cleaner but opposition parties say it's too little.

18/11/2020

World News

Which countries in Europe are experiencing a second wave of COVID-19?

There is much talk of a second wave of coronavirus in Europe. But what does the data tell us?

18/11/2020

World News

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine more than 94% effective in adults over 65

They plan to submit the vaccine to the US regulators for emergency use approval, the FDA, "within days".

18/11/2020

United Kingdom

Jeremy Corbyn told he cannot sit as Labour MP amid anti-Semitism row

Current leader Keir Starmer made the move after Corbyn was readmitted to the party this week, having been suspended for playing down the extent of anti-Semitism in Labour ranks.

18/11/2020

World News

G20 COVID-19 recovery packages risk reversing climate gains: report

Nineteen of the G20 countries — which emit 80% of global emissions — have chosen to provide financial support to their domestic oil, coal and/or gas sectors, Climate Transparency said on Tuesday.

18/11/2020

No Comment

Hurricane Iota cuts comms of island as president arrives with aid

Colombian President Iván Duque landed in the San Andrés archipelago Tuesday to deliver humanitarian aid in the wake of Hurricane Iota.

18/11/2020

World

Italy's 2021 budget attempts to cushion COVID-19 financial impact

In an attempt to cushion the financial impact of one of the world's worst COVID-19 outbreaks, Italy's cabinet approves an economic stimulus plan for next year.

18/11/2020

Russia

Duma backs bill protecting Putin and family from prosecution

The bill would mean presidents who were no longer in office and members of their family "cannot be brought to criminal or administrative responsibility, as well as detained, arrested, subjected to a search, interrogation, or body search."

18/11/2020

Armenia

Nagorno-Karabakh truce: Residents face an uncertain future

Nagorno-Karabakh truce: Residents face an uncertain future

18/11/2020

Iraq

Iraq rocket attack kills child, wounds at least five, says military

The military said the incident would not go without "prosecution and accountability."

18/11/2020

Ethiopia

People go hungry in Ethiopia's Tigray as conflict marches on

Trucks laden with food, fuel and medical supplies have been stuck outside the region’s borders.

18/11/2020

France

Coronavirus: France crosses 2 million cases mark

With 2,036,755 cases confirmed since the beginning of the pandemic, France has the fourth-highest tally in the world after the US (11.2 million), India (8.8 million) and Brazil (5.8 million).

18/11/2020

Nature

How did Costa Rica become the greenest, happiest country in the world?

The country made some bold decisions about how to spend its money.

18/11/2020

USA

Trump fires agency head who vouched for 2020 vote security

Hours before being dismissed, Krebs tweeted out a report citing 59 election security experts saying there is no credible evidence of computer fraud in the 2020 election outcome.

18/11/2020