22 December 2020 | Euronews
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Italy 'Strong' 4.6-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Sicily Tremor on Tuesday evening was felt in major towns in the south of the island -
No Comment Virtual idol digital avatars take to the real-life stage in China Although the phenomenon originated in Japan, virtual idols are now stealing airtime in China, appearing at concerts, TV shows, billboards and even news programmes. -
Switzerland FIFA files criminal complaint against Sepp Blatter over football museum losses Blatter committed FIFA to a rental contract with the building’s owner, insurance firm Swiss Life, that requires paying €295 million through 2045 at above-market rates, the football organisation said. -
Focus How is Europe preparing for the return of Chinese tourists? At least 5 million Chinese tourists a year visited Europe before the COVID-19 crisis and industry professionals are now preparing for their return to the continent. -
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Ocean European producers are making pollution-free aquaculture a successful business Among all European countries, Ireland is the leader in clean aquaculture, producing around 30 thousand tons of organically certified fish and shellfish every year, meanwhile, Hungary produces as much organic seafood as France or Denmark. -
Ocean Shellshocked by the COVID crisis, mussel farmers find a lifeline in premium retail Export-orientated Ireland has targeted high-end foodservice outlets during the coronavirus pandemic. -
No Comment Hundreds of trucks line up in UK waiting to travel to France Trucks waiting to get out of Britain were parked up at a UK lorry park on Tuesday as France temporarily barred travel from the UK. -
No Comment Volcanic explosions from Mt. Etna send lava rocks flying and lava flowing Etna is the largest of Italy's three active volcanoes which also include Stromboli, on the Sicilian island of the same name, and Mt Vesuvius near Naples. -
Europe News Vaccinations will save lives, not vaccines, says EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Euronews speaks to the European Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides, following Monday's approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine by the European Medicines Agency. -
Earth News Islamabad Zoo: The final animals leave the infamous home of Kavaan the elephant A pair of Brown bears have been relocated to a sanctuary in Jordan after being neglected. -
Spotlight Japan keeps culture alive during the pandemic We take a look at the ways Japan is getting its traditional theatre performances known as Kabuki out to audiences during the pandemic. Then we go for a stroll to an open-air art festival specially adapted to COVID times. -
Turkey Human rights court orders Turkey to release Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş The politician and former presidential candidate has been held in prison on terrorism charges since 2016. -
World News British territory Gibraltar closes border to UK amid fears of new coronavirus variant The closure comes ahead of new border changes set to come into place on January 1. If Brexit talks are successful, Gibraltar will then become part of the Schengen zone with border controls for UK arrivals for the first time. -
World News Brexit: Michel Barnier says EU-UK trade talks could continue in January — EU sources EU chief negotiator tells European ambassadors he remains ready to negotiate even beyond the New Year, when Britain leaves the single market -
Europe News How did Merkel fair in Germany's last EU presidency with her as chancellor? With Angela Merkel set to leave her position as German Chancellor next September, Euronews looks at how well she faired in the country's final six-month EU presidency under her stewardship. -
No Comment Santa meets children in Peru through a plastic bubble amid COVID measures On the outskirts of the Peruvian capital, Lima, a plastic bubble is helping children meet Santa in a safe way. -
World News BioNTech vaccine for new COVID-19 variant could be ready in 6 weeks The pharma company is confident that the current vaccine works against the new UK variant, but further studies are needed to be completely sure. -
Kosovo Kosovo to hold unprecedented early election after court ruled current government invalid The country's constitutional court ruled that fresh elections were needed after invaliding the current government installed in June. The lawmaker who cast the deciding vote in its favour to rule the country is now in prison. -
Israel Israel on cusp of fourth national election in two years after budget vote fails Israelis face a fourth outing to the ballot box in two years after the ruling parties failed to reach a compromise to stave off an automatic dissolution of parliament and fresh elections. -
Earth News 7 sustainable gifts for her this Christmas From handcrafted jewellery to reusable makeup wipes, we've rounded up some of our favourite eco gifts for her. -
New Zealand Grace Millane murder: British backpacker's killer convicted of more attacks on women The man who murdered British backpacker Grace Millane in 2018 has been convicted of sex attacks on two other women. -
USA Donald Trump meets with Republican lawmakers to plot futile effort to block Joe Biden win Having failed to prove electoral fraud in 50 lawsuits, as well as having two cases thrown out by the Supreme Court, Donald Trump is making one last-ditch attempt to overturn the election results in Congress. -
Canada Coronavirus: Canada's most populous province to go into lockdown after Christmas Health officials in Canada's most populous province have criticised politicians for what they see as prioritising the economy by delaying the lockdown until December 26. -
USA US Congress approves €738 billion COVID-19 relief bill, sending it to Trump for signature The bipartisan deal, which will also fund the US government until September next year, was passed in both houses of the US Congress on Monday. -
Europe News Growers in Belgium all hoping Brexit talks will bear fruit Belgium's fruit sector is worried about Brexit deal or no deal. Fruit exports make up over 5 per cent of the country's agricultural output. They say the main problem is uncertainty.