2 February 2021 | Euronews
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World News Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, to step down as company's chief executive Jeff Bezos will be replaced later this year by Andy Jassy, who runs Amazon's cloud business. -
Italy Could 'competent and credible' Mario Draghi be the right man for Italy? Cecilia Sottilotta is an Assistant Professor of International Relations and Global Politics at the American University of Rome. She told Euronews that "Draghi really embodies every single quality that no politician currently has in Italy - he is competent." -
Destinations Snow blankets New York City bringing delays and disruption | In pictures But it wasn't all bad: cross-country skiers were spotted enjoying themselves in Central Park, while others made "snow angels" at Times Square. -
Europe News EU needs radical new approach to cutting poverty, says UN expert The UN's Olivier De Schutter said the EU should commit to cutting poverty by 50% by 2030. -
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Europe News Paris terror attacks: Belgian hearing into accomplices begins A court in Brussels begins its hearing into the 20 people accused of aiding and abetting the terrorists involved in the 2015 attacks in the French capital. -
World News Denmark has biggest share of people 'fully vaccinated' for COVID-19, France the smallest, data shows Denmark had given first and second doses to a greater share of its population — 1.42% — than other European countries. In contrast, France had fully vaccinated only 0.07%. -
No Comment Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil says six more weeks of winter The lore goes that if the groundhog sees his shadow as he did this year, there will be six more weeks of winter. If he doesn't, spring comes early. -
Business Firms 'double spending on online privacy' amid surge in home working "Suddenly, everyone is working remotely, data is off premises and people have access to highly confidential data on devices, which aren't directly controlled by IT departments," said one expert. -
No Comment Paris remains on flood alert as River Seine swells after heavy rain Paris remained on flood alert on Tuesday with the River Seine's water levels still on the rise following heavy spells of rain. -
United Kingdom Goats on Zoom: English farm finds new income by livening up video conferences Video meetings? Meh. One English farm takes Zoombombing to a new level: hiring out goats to make surprise appearances on conference calls. -
My Europe Series 'There's no justice in a dictatorship': How a political crisis exposed Belarus' rule of law problem “Under a dictatorship, there cannot be independent judges and courts," said disbarred lawyer Alexander Pylchenko. "Our country is not an exception." -
Earth News Countries prepared for the climate emergency have had fewer COVID deaths New research shows that nations who are best equipped to fight climate change have handled the pandemic best. -
The Cube Turkey's Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu cited by Twitter for 'hateful' LGBT comments Twitter said the post violated rules about hateful conduct but decided to keep it on the platform for public interest. -
United Kingdom Britain applauds WWII veteran and NHS fundraising hero Sir Tom Moore The 100-year-old veteran won legions of fans last year after he raised millions of euros for Britain's healthcare system by doing laps of his garden. -
No Comment Heavy snow brings New York City to a standstill Hundreds of flights and many trains and were cancelled, and aboveground New York City subway service stopped in the early afternoon on Monday. -
Travel News Enjoy the best photography of Europe in the snow Travel through the most beautiful snow-covered landscapes on the continent -
United Kingdom EU condemns 'threats of violence' as Northern Ireland-GB port checks suspended EU staff working in Northern Ireland were told not to go to work on Tuesday after threats forced authorities to halt post-Brexit checks on goods. -
World Italy's president set to hear possible solutions for country's political crisis Last week the country's prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, resigned after ex-PM Matteo Renzi withdrew his party from the governing coalition. -
Economy Eurozone economy shrank less than feared in 2020 — Eurostat estimate The EU's statistics agency says early analysis suggests eurozone GDP fell by 0.7% in the last quarter and 6.8% across 2020. -
Russia COVID-19 vaccine: Russia's Sputnik V jab has efficacy of 91.6% against coronavirus, say experts BREAKING: Russia's Sputnik V vaccine has an efficacy of 91.6% against COVID-19, according to a study published in The Lancet. -
Kosovo Serbia unhappy after Kosovo and Israel establish diplomatic ties "We have invested serious efforts in our relations with Israel in recent years and we are not happy," said Serbia's foreign minister. -
No Comment Motorcycle stunt rider draws huge crowds in Venezuela On Sunday, a squad of soldiers in a poor Caracas neighborhood preempted their performance before getting started. Led by Aldana, the caravan drove in a mad dash across Caracas into the sweeping barrio of Petare, one of the biggest in Venezuela. -
Bulgaria Bulgaria accused of €6 million police vehicle fraud involving EU cash Interior ministry officials bought older, secondhand SUVs for the police, instead of new vehicles, violating the terms of an EU cash grant, says OLAF, the bloc's anti-fraud agency. -
World Serbia's PM says vaccine success down to prioritising healthcare over politics The latest data shows that 6.4 doses have been administered per 100 people in the Balkan state. That's higher than any EU state. -
Syria Repatriation of foreign children in Syrian camps drop sharply due to COVID-19 According to Save the Children, an estimated 200 foreign children were repatriated in 2020 from camps in north-east Syria, down from 685 in 2019. -
Travel News Could vouchers for millions of European flight cancellations now be cash refunds? Millions of Europeans are still waiting for refunds from their airlines. Many accepted a vouchers after their flights were cancelled, but could those travellers now be entitled to cash instead? -
United Kingdom COVID-19: Surge testing deployed across England to track South African variant Additional mobile testing units, door-to-door testing and home testing kits are being deployed in eight areas of England where the variant has already been identified. -
Russia EU leaders condemn Russia's jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny Russia’s penitentiary service alleged that Navalny violated the probation conditions of his suspended sentence from a 2014 money-laundering conviction that he has rejected as politically motivated. -
USA US billionaire to pay for three people to go into space in first all-civilian flight later this year One of the spots on the SpaceX's multi-day flight that will orbit Earth will be awarded via a lottery system. -
Destinations Why Munich is better than Disneyland A tour of all the castles in the German fairytale city. -
Australia Australia: an estimated 30 homes destroyed in out-of-control wildfire People in a 25-kilometre stretch west from Wooroloo to the Walyunga National Park northeast of Perth were told Tuesday it had become too dangerous to leave their homes. -
USA Bernie Sanders mittens and memes help raise €1.5 million for charity And internet gold isn't the only thing to come out of Sen Bernie Sanders' memorable inauguration appearance - $1.8 million (€1.5 million) was raised for charitable organisations in his home state of Vermont. -
Germany We may need COVID vaccines for 'many years to come', says German Chancellor Merkel Merkel said the situation with COVID-19 is "similar to the flu vaccine, where you re-vaccinate against the new mutation of the virus every time". -
Myanmar Myanmar coup: US threatens sanctions over Aung San Suu Kyi detention Myanmar, also known as Burma, has been a US democracy promotion project for decades.