2020-11-25

Belgium

First Europeans could be vaccinated by year-end, says EU chief

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged members states on Wednesday to get ready to roll out vaccination campaigns before the end of the year.

25/11/2020

Travel News

How one hotel in Rome is offering families a holiday full of history

Families looking for enriching ways to experience past and present Roman culture can now enjoy it as part of a five-star luxury stay in the heart of Rome.

25/11/2020

World News

Far-right terrorism 'is surging' in Western countries, report warns

There have been over 35 far-right terrorist attacks in the West every year since 2014 with 49 recorded in 2019. In 2010, only one such incident was reported.

25/11/2020

Germany

Coronavirus: Germany and Russia report record number of new deaths

Germany's COVID-19 death toll grew by 410 on Wednesday — its highest one-day jump since the beginning of the pandemic.

25/11/2020

Europe News

MEPs vote for easier repair of phones, in end to big tech's monopoly

The European Parliament passed a report on Wednesday, recommending to the Commission that they propose regulations to give consumers the right to repair their electronic devices outside of the company they buy them from without devaluing the product, in a major blow to big tech companies.

25/11/2020

Poland

'We're standing with you': MEPs slam Poland over abortion crackdown

"We can't allow our daughters to have fewer rights than their mothers and that's what's happening right now in Poland," said MEP Iratxe Garcia Perez.

25/11/2020

Netherlands

Judges reject defense request for further MH17 investigations

Dutch judges have rejected a defence lawyer's request for more time to investigate alternative scenarios into the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in July 2014.

25/11/2020

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Topless protester wants Kyiv to ratify violence against women treaty

She called on Ukraine to ratify the Istanbul Convention - the treaty aimed at preventing violence against women.

25/11/2020

Europe News

Why is the EU pledging €1.2 billion to Afghanistan?

The EU has pledged €1.2 billion to Afghanistan over the next five years. But why and what does the bloc gain?

25/11/2020

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Defiant pro-democracy protesters rally in Bangkok

The protesters want the monarchy reformed to make it more accountable.

25/11/2020

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Protesters in Bordeaux oppose controversial new security law

The legislation would make it illegal to share images of police officers for "malicious purposes".

25/11/2020

France

Doctor wants a greater focus on mental health fallout from COVID-19

"As a doctor, I see a lot of very distressed people coming into my office," he said. "The way the government and politicians talk about the virus is making people anxious and that's a big problem."

25/11/2020

Spain

How the Canary Islands became Europe's latest migrant hotbed

More migrants arrived in the first two weeks of November - 5,275 - than in the last four years combined. And more than 250 people are known to have died or gone missing trying to reach the islands so far this year, according to the IOM.

25/11/2020

Earth News

‘Become a beefatarian’ says controversial EU-funded red meat campaign

Environmentalists are calling the news "laughable".

25/11/2020

Denmark

Bodies of culled mink resurface at a mass grave in western Denmark

The bodies of dead and buried mink in western Denmark have naturally resurfaced at a mass grave due to putrefaction gases.

25/11/2020

Argentina

Watch: Argentinians pay respects to body of Diego Maradona

As controversial as he was talented, Maradona is a gigantic loss for the beautiful game.

25/11/2020

World

Brexit: Taoiseach hopeful of EU-UK deal but says trust has eroded

Brexit: Irish Prime Minister "hopeful" of deal but says "trust has eroded" - Euronews speaks to Taoiseach Micheál Martin in this week's Global Conversation.

25/11/2020

United Kingdom

UK minister resigns as plan to cut overseas aid sparks outcry

The UK is to cut its overseas aid budget, despite warnings from charities and politicians that the move will cost tens of thousands of lives.

25/11/2020

Czech Republic

The Deer Hunter? Czech police search for missing rifle stolen by deer

Czech police have appealed for help to find a missing weapon after a deer stole a hunter's rifle and fled on Friday.

25/11/2020

Spain

At least seven people die after boat hits rocks near Lanzarote

Spanish rescue services said at least seven people died after the migrant boat crashed near Lanzarote, on a night when more than 300 people were rescued in other boats.

25/11/2020

Europe News

EU seeks to take back control of data from Big Tech

EU citizens and companies generate more and more data online, and the Commission expects a five-fold increase between 2018-2025. Vice-president of the Commission Margrethe Vestager notes that 'today only very little of all of that data is put to productive use'.

25/11/2020

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Ethiopians cross to Sudan to flee fighting in northern Tigray region

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, last year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, on Sunday gave the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) 72 hours to surrender -- an ultimatum rejected by the leader of the dissident region, who has said his people are "ready to die" for their homeland.

25/11/2020

World News

EU vows to put gender equality at heart of its foreign aid

To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Wednesday, Brussels pledged that 85% of its aid projects will be about empowering women by 2025.

25/11/2020

United Kingdom

UK economy suffers 'largest fall in output for 300 years', says Sunak

The UK finance minister has told parliament that the economic emergency is only just beginning, as he outlines the government's spending plans.

25/11/2020

Sweden

'Serious deficiencies': Sweden's nursing homes slammed over COVID care

Coronavirus deaths in elderly care homes make up around half of Sweden's 6,400 fatalities from the disease.

25/11/2020

Germany

Is anti-Semitism on the rise in Germany among COVID-denial movements?

Groups that would normally have nothing to do with each other are uniting in Covid-denying movements: right-wing groups, left-wing extremists, Islamist groups. And 'anti-Semitism is acting as a binder.'

25/11/2020

Travel News

Mystery ‘Space Odyssey’ monolith discovered in the Utah desert

People are being urged not to go looking for the mystery metal structure as it's in a very remote part of the Utah desert and could be dangerous.

25/11/2020

Germany

Car with anti-globalisation message crashes into Merkel's office gates

The estate car had the words “Stop Globalisation Politics” written in white on its right side and “You damn killers of children and old people” on the other.

25/11/2020

World News

Brexit: 'I can't say if there'll be a deal,' Von der Leyen tells MEPs

The European Commission President says the EU is ready to be 'creative' during 'these decisive days' in talks with the UK, but will not jeopardise the integrity of the Single Market.

25/11/2020

USA

Meghan Markle reveals she lost a child to miscarriage

In an article in the New York Times, the duchess wrote: “In being invited to share our pain, together we take the first steps toward healing.”

25/11/2020