2021-01-25

Netherlands

Dutch police clash with rioters in third night of violence

At least 70 people have been arrested amid reports of looting in Rotterdam, as demonstrators take to the streets against a national coronavirus curfew.

25/01/2021

Europe Decoded

Rudy Giuliani sued for defamation over Dominion claims

American voting machines manufacturer Dominion has sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over alleged false claims made during the 2020 United States Presidential election.

25/01/2021

Italy

Italy: Talks on new government to start after PM Conte resigns

President Mattarella is to begin "consultations" with the various political parties, starting with the smallest first, to see whether a new coalition can be formed.

25/01/2021

Italy

Family of murdered academic complain over Italy selling arms to Egypt

A month before the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of Giulio Regeni, an Italian academic who was tortured and killed in Egypt, Italy delivered a frigate to Egypt.

25/01/2021

Green News

Stop the selfie: Photos with monkeys may be driving illegal pet trade

The IUCN has issued guidance asking celebrity scientists to stop posing for photos with primates.

25/01/2021

No Comment

Palestinian youth determined to continue parkour despite losing leg

Aliwa dreamed of becoming a parkour professional and decided that he would not let his disability hold him back from achieving it.

25/01/2021

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Kenyan inventors create bio-robotic arm controlled by brain signals

The arm has several component materials including recycled wood.

25/01/2021

No Comment

Britons break out sledges to enjoy snow during national lockdown

Britons enjoyed a snow day on Sunday after plummeting temperatures saw swathes of the white stuff fall across the UK.

25/01/2021

No Comment

French city of Valloire holds 38th snow sculpture competition

As many as 15 teams compete against each other, all starting with a big block of ice measuring 4m high.

25/01/2021

World News

Scottish and English drinkers most frequently drunk, study suggests

The findings were part of the Global Drug Survey 2020, which included data from 110,000 people from 25 countries.

25/01/2021

France

Meet the French doctor who treated Europe's first COVID-19 patient

"Be careful, when I notify the authorities, it will be like I've pushed a button," a woman at the Institut Pasteur had told him as officials learned of the first COVID-19 case in France.

25/01/2021

Europe News

What's at stake as EU kicks off talks on post-Brexit fishing quotas?

The European Commission is now preparing to lead negotiations with the UK on behalf of all members states in order to decide how much fish EU fishermen will be allowed to catch.

25/01/2021

Montenegro

Montenegro will be 'corona-safe' for summer tourist season - minister

Since January, Montenegro has allowed unrestricted international arrivals - one of only a handful of countries worldwide to do so. But since January 25, that excludes arrivals from Great Britain.

25/01/2021

United Kingdom

Vaccine rollout is about more than just buying jabs, says expert

"Many countries have failed to recognise the need to get an entire systems approach to this," said Professor Martin McKee. "It's not just a matter of buying the vaccine, getting it into the country."

25/01/2021

Austria

Man tries to smuggle 74 live chameleons into Vienna in suitcase

Some of the animals had been hidden in socks and empty ice-cream boxes. Sadly, two chameleons did not survive.

25/01/2021

Italy

COVID-19: Four further Italian regions reopen their secondary schools

Other regions will be holding off at least until the end of January.

25/01/2021

World News

Moderna vaccine should work against UK and South Africa COVID variant

US biotech firm says its vaccine protects against all emerging strains but is developing the booster for the South Africa one "out of an abundance of caution"

25/01/2021

Sweden

Documentary makers acquitted of illegally exploring MS Estonia wreck

Two Swedish documentary makers were accused of illegally exploring the wreck of the MS Estonia, which sank in 1994 killing 852 people.

25/01/2021

Europe News

EU threatens to block vaccine exports over AstraZeneca delivery delays

"In the future, all companies producing vaccines against COVID-19 in the EU will have to provide early notification whenever they want to export vaccines to third countries," the bloc's Health Commissioner said following a call with AstraZeneca.

25/01/2021

Europe Decoded

COVID: UK government grants €26m to promote 'accurate information'

Plans include improving helplines, school programmes, workplace engagement, phoning those in at-risk groups, as well as training sessions to help people provide information and provide advice about COVID-19 and the vaccines.

25/01/2021

My Europe Series

Legal bid seeks to stop Malta's political parties owning TV stations

In a historic case that could change the face of the Maltese media, one independent news outlet is taking on the political establishment to restore impartiality to the airwaves.

25/01/2021

France

France probes violent Paris attack that left Ukrainian, 15, in a coma

The victim, identified only as Yuriy, was beaten up and left in a coma at the attack in Paris' 15th arrondissement on January 15.

25/01/2021

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Bolivians hope for health at this year's scaled-back Wish Fair

Health is the main thing Bolivians are hoping for this year as they celebrate the annual Wish Fair.

25/01/2021

Mexico

COVID-19: Mexican president Obrador tests positive amid record cases

Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who says his symptoms are mild, joins a host of world leaders to have contracted COVID-19.

25/01/2021

France

'Lonely and worried': French students on COVID's mental health toll

One student poll in France found 72% had suffered recent psychological distress and more than a third had had depressive symptoms.

25/01/2021

Italy

Italian president demands response from Egypt over Giulio Regeni death

On the fifth anniversary of the 28-year-old student's disappearance, Italian President Sergio Mattarella said he is expecting "full cooperation" from Cairo.

25/01/2021

United Kingdom

Chelsea football club sacks head coach Frank Lampard

BREAKING: Chelsea football club sacks head coach Frank Lampard

25/01/2021

World

France's top health adviser says third lockdown 'probably necessary'

Professor Jean-Francois Delfraissy has called for swift government action, amid rising concerns about the spread of new variants of the virus.

25/01/2021

Europe News

No EU agreement for sanctions on Russia over Alexei Navalny arrest

Meeting in Brussels on Monday, EU foreign ministers could not agree to impose additional sanctions over the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and over 3,000 protesters

25/01/2021

World News

World's poorest to recover financially from COVID pandemic in 10 years

The 10 richest billionaires on the planet have collectively seen their wealth increase by €444 billion since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, while millions have fallen into poverty.

25/01/2021