17 February 2021 | Euronews
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Spain Pablo Hasel: Clashes at ongoing Spanish protests in support of arrested rap artist Protesters in Madrid and Barcelona clashed with police for the second night in a row on Wednesday. -
Europe News NATO allies must all meet spending requirements, says Stoltenberg NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged members of the military alliance to jointly fund more of its work at a virtual meeting of defence ministers on Wednesday. -
Australia Nadal and Barty out of Australian Open as event enters final stages Rafael Nadal’s bid for a record 21st Grand Slam men’s singles title has ended after losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas - and women's top seed Ashleigh Barty is also out after Karolina Muchova's win. -
World News Coronavirus vaccines: UN chief Antonio Guterres urges global plan to reverse unfair access UN chief Antonio Guterres told a high-level meeting of the UN Security Council that 130 countries have not received a single dose of vaccine. -
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Russia Alexei Navalny: Russia rejects European rights court's order to free Kremlin critic The European Court of Human Rights had demanded that Russia free Navalny immediately, warning that failing to do so would mark a breach of the European human rights convention. -
No Comment Watch: Former Donald Trump casino brought crashing to the ground The former Trump Plaza casino was imploded on Wednesday morning after falling into such disrepair that chunks of the building began peeling off and crashing to the ground. -
No Comment Drone footage captures the rare sight of snow in Athens The snowstorm, described by authorities as the most severe in 20 years, blanketed the city and its ancient monuments Tuesday and left parts of the capital without power and water. -
No Comment Boxes shaped like miniature shops used as food donation points Using wood, paint and 3D-printed plastic ornaments, London-based artist Sean Rodrigo builds boxes shaped like miniature shops, aimed to be used as a relay for food banks. -
United Kingdom Prince Philip, 99, admitted to hospital as 'precautionary measure', Buckingham Palace says The Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to the private Kind Edward VII Hospital in London on Tuesday after feeling unwell. -
My Europe Series Why doesn't the EU consider Luxembourg a tax haven? The tiny Grand Duchy has been accused of being a tax haven after the OpenLux investigation revealed the country hosts 55,000 offshore companies. -
United Arab Emirates Princess Latifa: UAE 'a lawless country with good PR firms', campaigner David Haigh tells Euronews Princess Latifa, the daughter of UAE vice president Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, claims she is being held against her will. -
Ecotech The UN wants us to play video games to save the environment The United Nations is teaming up with video game companies to get 'Gen Z' young people engaged in climate change. -
Business Series How one farm in Angola was successfully created during the COVID-19 pandemic Business Angola takes a look at how one farm has managed to boom during a health crisis and is already looking to expand its fruit crop exports within just a few months. -
World News EU excess deaths in 2020: Country-by-country breakdown of COVID-19's impact New data from Eurostat shows that EU countries reported more than 450,000 excess deaths between March and November 2020. -
Destinations Which destinations are safest for booking a holiday this year? Here’s what you should be looking out for when looking to book a holiday during the pandemic. -
Money How Bitcoin went from cowboy currency to commonplace After the value of a Bitcoin hit record levels this week, we take a look at the cryptocurrency's story. -
Nature Deforestation could be cooling the planet down, say scientists A new controversial study claims that cutting down trees might have the opposite effect on global warming. -
United Kingdom Why are ethnic minorities over-80 less likely to get COVID-19 vaccine in UK? New research shows that BAME communities are less likely to get vaccinated than white people, especially those aged 80 and above in the UK. But what are the underlying reasons for this low vaccine uptake and what efforts have been made to improve it? -
Europe News EU unveils plan to prepare for battle against COVID-19 variants The EU plan to fight variants, called HERA Incubator, will be a public-private partnership, pooling knowledge from researchers, biotech companies, manufacturers, the health sector and public authorities and regulators. -
No Comment Mount Etna: Europe's most active volcano explodes and closes nearby airport Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes, belched smoke and ashes in a new eruption on Tuesday. -
No Comment Scientists and indigenous people unite to save Colombian condor Scientists and members of the Kokonuko indigenous people walk through Colombia's Purace National Park in south-west Colombia to watch condors and install a camera, as they conduct the first-ever census of the bird that is emblematic of the Andes mountain range. -
Earth News New satirical advert explains why the elite 1% will move to Mars If you’re not rich enough to escape to Mars, you’d better start tackling climate change now, says Thunberg. -
Russia Russia arrests 19 suspected militants for planning Caucasus terror attacks Russia's FSB said the suspects were militants of a banned radical Islamist group. -
Italy New Italy PM Mario Draghi easily wins Senate backing for unity government The new government of national unity, drawing together elements across Italy's political spectrum, is also expected to win a similar vote in the lower house of the Italian parliament. -
Lithuania Thousands of CityBee users have their personal data leaked online Lithuanian police are investigating after the personal data of thousands of customers of a car-sharing service were leaked online. -
No Comment Demonstrators gather for one of the biggest protests since Myanmar's coup Thousands of protesters rally near Yangon's central Sule pagoda in one of the biggest protests in Myanmar since the military coup on February 1. -
Italy Facebook fined €7 million in Italy for 'misleading' data practices The Italian Competition Authority had already fined Facebook €5 million in 2018 and said the tech giant had ignored an order to correct its policies on user data. -
World Why has deepening the Danube River become a political and environmental dispute? Crossing ten countries and connecting Central and Eastern Europe, the River Danube is one of Europe's most important waterways. But plans for making it deeper to allow fully-laden cargo ships to pass year-round, have become a political and environmental dispute in Hungary. -
Destinations The iconic Acropolis in Athens is covered in snow for the first time in decades Check out the tourist attraction as you’ve never seen it before. -
World Protesters in Myanmar call for release of Aung San Suu Kyi Thousands of people in Myanmar have called for power to be handed back to civilian chiefs in a mass rally in Yangon. -
Europe News COVID vaccine: EU to receive extra 350 million doses in 2021 from Pfizer and Moderna The 27-country bloc is now expected to receive 500 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech's vaccine this year. Enough to inoculate 250 million people. -
No Comment Protests break out in Spain over arrest of anti-monarchy rapper Emergency services said Wednesday that 33 people were treated for injuries in the disturbances. -
No Comment Kashmir's first igloo cafe is ideal place to chill With four tables made of ice and snow, the space can accommodate 16 people at one time. -
World After nearly two decades of using the euro, is Spain finally ready to say goodbye to the peseta? After nearly two decades of using the euro, Spain is almost ready to say goodbye to the peseta. But one business owner has a fresh idea for putting the old currency to use. -
Iran EU has role in salvaging Iran deal, says Tehran UN envoy "There are specific roles in that the EU can play and should play," says Tehran's United Nations Ambassador, Majid Takht-Ravanchi. -
French Polynesia New Caledonia: Pro-independence parties win majority in snap elections Pro-independence support is on the rise on the island as is a surge in violence recently sparked by the proposed sale of a local nickel mine. -
Japan Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid Olympic worries The late rollout will make it impossible to reach so-called "herd immunity" against the virus before the Olympics begin in July, experts say. -
World News Mass facial recognition is the apparatus of police states and must be regulated | View Research shows that facial analysis algorithms consistently judge black faces to be angrier and more threatening than white faces. -
USA At least 20 dead as millions in US endure record cold without power A winter storm left millions without power in record-breaking cold weather. -
Nature Tourist selfies could be spreading COVID to endangered mountain gorillas New research from Oxford Brookes University studied Instagram posts from great ape trekking travellers.