14 January 2021 | Euronews
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Europe News COVID-19: Ireland's going through 'really dramatic increase' in cases, says PM Martin In Ireland there are only 22 ICU beds available for use. Almost half of all the country's COVID-19 cases were reported in the last fortnight. -
Turkey "Pray for rain ceremonies are useless": Turkey faces its most severe drought in a decade Istanbul has already been warned it has less than 45 days of water left due to poor rainfall in the second half of last year. -
Poland Three on trial in Poland over LGBT sign on posters of revered icon The activists could face up to two years in prison if convicted on charges of offending religious sentiment and desecration of Poland's most revered icon, the Mother of God of Czestochowa. -
Europe News EU's top court holds its first hearing in Irish Historic! It is the first case to be heard in Irish at the European Court of Justice for nearly 50 years. -
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Belgium Four still in custody in Belgium as Interior Minister condemns riots Four people remain in custody in Brussels after a demonstration over the death of a young Black man in police custody turned violent. -
Italy Italy's Prime Minister Guiseppe Conte to address parliament on political crisis Conte told President Sergio Matterella in a meeting on Thursday afternoon that he plans to provide lawmakers with "the indispensable political clarification" about the crisis, the presidential palace said in a statement. -
Europe News Future trade deals won't be negotiated as fast as Brexit, says German MEP London and Brussels agreed on a post-Brexit trade deal just before Christmas, giving their respective parliaments little time to scrutinise the agreement. -
Slovenia Slovenia resumes funding for national press agency after Brussels pressure The European Union had previously warned Ljubljana against any attempt to "pressure" the media. -
Italy Artists lockdown at Italian theatre to create a play about confinement The play will be performed for one night only when theatres are allowed to reopen across Italy. -
Denmark Inger Støjberg: Denmark’s ex-immigration minister set to face impeachment trial Inger Støjberg issued an order in 2016 to separate asylum-seeking couples where one of the pair was under the age of 18. -
Bangladesh Fire razes hundreds of homes at Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh Reports say fire services were delayed in arriving at the scene and took two hours to bring the blaze under control. -
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No Comment Region in Siberia has longest cold spell for 14 years The mercury is set to plunge to -50℃ and school children have been released from classes until it warms up again. -
No Comment COVID-friendly cuddle room boosts pensioners in southern Italy The inflatable installation allows retirement home residents to have contact with relatives without fear of picking up the virus. -
France France extends 6pm-to-6am curfew to the whole of the country The curfew will come into force on Saturday and last for "at least" 15 days. -
Travel News Russian revelations: Art and pizza in St. Petersburg St. Petersburg is known for its deep-rooted history and palatial architecture - but what about pizza? Anthony Grant tells us more. -
My Europe Series Who’s hoping to be the CDU’s new leader and Germany’s next chancellor? These are the men competing to be the CDU's next leader. They could also be Angela Merkel's successor. Here's what you need to know about each of the hopefuls. -
Cry Like A Boy Cry Like a Boy in Senegal: Meet Dakar's male doulas fighting for gender equality in pregnancies “Men who accompany their wives to health posts are frowned upon because people tend to think that they are weak”, Makhtar Aidar says. Yet this is starting to change: he is one of the first male doulas in Senegal. #CryLikeaBoy -
Earth News Meet the Finnish grannies trying to save the world from climate change The group of older women are spreading the word about climate change in the hope of leaving their grandchildren with a safe future. -
Next Series Ilham Kadri: the Moroccan-French businesswoman who wants to revolutionise the chemicals industry Ilham Kadri is a scientist and the CEO of a multi-billion euro chemical company. She cares deeply about sustainability and has committed Solvay to the Paris Climate Agreement. Isabelle Kumar finds out the motivation and means to her success. -
Musica Vienna Philharmonic lifts spirits with iconic New Year's Concert The Vienna Philharmonic sends a message of 'hope and optimism' to the world with its New Year Concert. For the first time ever the concert was performed without an audience, instead, it was broadcast to millions across the globe. -
Earth News No experience required: Could you be the UK’s first Bison herder? Rangers will manage four of these huge mammals after they are released into a woodland near Canterbury, Kent. -
France Coronavirus: France to ramp up COVID testing in schools in a bid to stop the UK variant "What we know to date is that the virus [variant] appears to be more contagious in children. That's what we're seeing in England," said France's health minister, Olivier Véran. -
World 'Curtains of death': Nets designed to protect swimmers are killing sharks in South Africa There were 100 attacks by sharks on humans last year. In that time, humans killed 100 million sharks. So didn't Jaws have the shark-to-human dynamic the wrong way round? -
World Tin Tin artwork sells for 2.6m euros at Paris auction The print shows the famous Belgian journalist being scared senseless by a Chinese dragon. -
World Long-COVID sufferer speaks of constant symptoms and struggles since contracting virus 10 months ago Claire Hastie has had daily symptoms for nearly one year now. Doctors have told her that they have no explanation as to why she is still barely able to walk -
United Kingdom COVID-19 infection provides immunity for at least five months according to new study A new Public Health England study found that antibodies from a past COVID-19 infection provide 83% protection against reinfection for at least 5 months. -
World News European stocks rise as traders anticipate Biden's COVID recovery plan ahead of inauguration Investors appear to have mostly been looking past political turmoil in the US, focusing instead on expectations for a stronger economy ahead. -
Nature Satellites are being used to help save the world’s coral reefs This project aims to make it faster, cheaper and easier to save the world’s precious coral reef systems. -
World Georgia's parliament passes amnesty law to release 1,500 prisoners "The opposition claims Georgia Dream passed this law as a payback to the criminal world for the help they got during the election. In the past criminals have helped the ruling party by pressuring people during the campaign," claims former minister Thorniké Gordadze. -
Ukraine Europe's human rights court finds Ukraine complaint against Russia over Crimea 'partly admissible' The case concerns Ukraine’s allegations of a pattern of violations of the European Convention on Human Rights by the Russian Federation in Crimea. -
No Comment Bulgarian villagers chase away evil with bonfire feast and dancing Every year on the night of January 13, villagers in Bulgaria gather in a festival to scare away evil and bring good health and bountiful crops. -
Australia Australia to kill pigeon that crossed Pacific from Oregon A racing pigeon survived an extraordinary 13,000-kilometre Pacific Ocean crossing from the United States but authorities consider the bird a quarantine risk. -
USA Donald Trump has been impeached for a second time: Now what? The House of Representatives has voted to impeach the president. Now it is over to the Senate. -
Uganda Uganda votes in tense election as crackdown on opposition continues Many Ugandans have said they are afraid to vote for the opposition leader Bobby Wine - others say that despite the risks they will vote anyway. -
China China: WHO inspectors arrive in Wuhan to probe COVID-19 origins It comes as the country is witnessing a surge in cases of the coronavirus.