29 January 2021 | Euronews
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United Kingdom EU will not trigger 'safeguard clause' over vaccine exports to Northern Ireland The European Commission confirmed that it would not enact the emergency Article 16 clause of the Northern Ireland Protocol. -
France France closes borders to non-EU countries but stops short of imposing new lockdown France is to close its borders to countries outside the European Union from Sunday, but has stopped short of imposing a new lockdown as the country continues to battle the spread of coronavirus. -
Conscious Travel Why is community immersion the future of responsible tourism? Jenny Southan argues how community-based travel will be a cornerstone of tourism in 2021. -
Conscious Travel Community immersion tourism: Staying with a Bedouin family in Oman As part of our Conscious Travel series, we look at influencer Eva Zu Beck’s recent experience in Wahiba Sands. -
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Business Planet Green economy: powering up hydrogen Business Planet heads to Germany to discover how one firm's hydrogen technology could bridge the gap in the quest for clean energy. -
My Europe Series Is the pandemic fuelling cyber-addiction in young people? Experts have noticed an increase in cyber-addiction in young people since the start of the pandemic. What is real cyber-addiction and can we do anything about it? -
Spain Catalonia set for February election after court overturns COVID delay The long-standing demands for self-determination by Catalan separatists, the handling of the pandemic and its economic fallout are the main issues being debated during the run-up to the vote. -
Germany Germany bans entry from the UK, Ireland, Brazil, Portugal and South Africa over COVID-19 variants From Saturday Germany will close its borders to arrivals from five countries that are affected by COVID-19 variants, in order to "protect the German population" the German health ministry said. -
World News Post-Brexit trade: Is red tape chaos just 'teething trouble' as the UK government argues? A month after the UK left the EU's Single Market and Customs Union, importers and exporters say the new rules have brought a nightmare of red tape and extra costs. -
Germany Berlin man suspected of 'making radio contact with air traffic' Police say a 32-year-old Berlin man was arrested on allegations he had been making radio contact with air traffic, including police helicopters, and given fake flight orders while impersonating an aviation official. -
Earth News Arctic Refuge oil drilling: delayed or halted? One of the last untouched ecosystems in the world has just narrowly escaped oil drilling for the time being. -
My Europe Series Europe's week: EU's vaccine row with AstraZeneca dominates One MEP went as far to warn of a possible UK-EU vaccine war. -
No Comment Clandestine classes as Paris karate lovers defy COVID restrictions Meet the Parisians who are doing clandestine sports classes to preserve their mental health amid the COVID-19 restrictions. -
Climate Now 2020, a year of slowdowns, but not for global warming 2020, the hottest year on record wrapped up the hottest decade ever. Although global lockdowns have not stifled the warming climate, the global health crisis might nudge us into climate action. -
No Comment New clashes heighten tensions at India farmer protests Tensions have been building around the farmers' camps since Republic Day on Tuesday, when a tractor rally turned into a citywide rampage which left one farmer dead and nearly 400 police injured. -
The Cube Facebook Oversight Board overturns four decisions on content moderation The independent panel also issued nine policy recommendations to the company in its first review of Facebook's content moderation. -
Portugal Portuguese MPs vote in favour of euthanasia, bringing new law a step closer The proposed law allowing euthanasia and assisted suicide for terminally ill and gravely injured people now goes to Portugal's President for approval. -
Netherlands EU approves AstraZeneca COVID vaccine despite concern over older people The European Medicines Agency says it is not restricting use of the vaccine for people aged over 55 in order to 'give options', but some member states are set to withhold it -
Ecotech Robert Downey Jr. launches a fund to invest in ‘groundbreaking’ sustainable tech His FootPrint Coalition launched two venture capital funds to back companies with solutions to the climate crisis. -
World News Johnson & Johnson single dose coronavirus vaccine is 66% effective The one-dose jab from Johnson & Johnson is less effective than other rivals. -
Italy COVID-19 vaccine: Delivering the Pfizer jab and keeping it at -80℃ is not easy Vaccines are already in short supply. So you don't want to ruin the Pfizer one by allowing it to thaw. -
Destinations Europe's first digital nomad village is opening on a tiny volcanic island Nomads who commit to staying for a month can get a working space, wifi and a Slack community - all for free -
Conscious Travel How can we travel to remote communities while still being ethical? Jenny Southan talks with three industry experts about how to take part in community immersion trips responsibly. -
Hungary Hungary becomes the first country in the EU to approve a COVID-19 vaccine from China Decision comes a week after Hungary granted a six-month authorisation to Russia's Sputnik V vaccine -
Nigeria Energy giant Shell liable for Nigeria oil spill, Dutch court rules Environmental groups hail appeals court ruling ordering Shell's Nigerian subsidiary to compensate farmers whose land was polluted -
China China withdraws passport recognition amid Hong Kong UK visa row Britain says it will open a visa scheme to Hong Kongers from Sunday, but China says it 'interferes in China's internal affairs' -
No Comment Wax museum honours American talk show legend Larry King Madame Tussauds New York moved their wax figure of Larry King to the front lobby on Wednesday after the American broadcasting legend died last week. -
World Younger people subject to mental health issues amid COVID pandemic The shutting of schools, disruption of daily life, paired with reduced social interaction and uncertainty over the future has increased the pressure on many young people. -
Ecotech First solar-powered car made out of trash invented in Sierra Leone A 24-year-old man has come up with a solution to the increasing problem of pollution in Freetown. -
Portugal Portugal extends lockdown and restricts foreign travel amid surge in COVID-19 cases President Rebelo de Sousa called for quick and drastic action to fight a January pandemic surge that has stretched medical services in Portugal to breaking point. -
Europe News Amid vaccines row, EU adopts regulation to control export of COVID-19 jabs The European Commission announced the measure amid a row with AstraZeneca over supply of vaccine doses the bloc has already paid for. -
China WHO team visits Wuhan hospital that had early COVID patients A World Health Organization team visited a hospital where China says the first COVID-19 patients were treated more than a year ago as part of the experts' long-awaited fact-finding mission on the origins of the coronavirus. -
World News COVID-19 vaccine: What are the real reasons behind the EU's slow rollout? As the EU faces heightened criticism over delays to the coronavirus vaccine rollout, we take a look at why it's taking so long. -
Romania Romania COVID-19 hospital fire leaves four dead Another deadly hospital blaze in Romania just three months after 10 were killed in a fire north of Bucharest. -
Finland Arctic town launches bid for 2032 Summer Olympics Salla Mayor Erkki Parkkinen told Finnish media that the campaign aims to draw attention to the consequences of climate change. -
Conscious Travel What’s it like to spend time with remote communities? Jenny Southan travels to Lapland to stay with the only Indigenous community in the EU.