26 February 2021 | Euronews
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World News UN Security Council unanimously adopts resolution demanding COVID ceasefire The resolution "will help bring vaccines to 160 million people in conflict areas or displaced by conflict,'' says the council president. -
Nigeria Gunmen kidnap hundreds of girls from boarding school in Nigeria Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria on Friday, police said. -
Myanmar Myanmar's UN envoy opposes coup in dramatic speech "We will continue to fight for a government which is of the people, by the people, for the people,'' Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun told the UN General Assembly in a surprise speech on Friday. -
The Cube Angela Merkel did not "refuse" the AstraZeneca vaccine, despite this being reported Newspapers claimed the German Chancellor refused to have the vaccine. However, she wasn't offered it because she is above the age threshold. -
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Armenia Armenia’s PM says the army attempted a coup. What’s really going on? Who are the key players and what was the catalyst that sparked tensions this week? -
France France-based Uighur group sues Nike for 'complicity in forced labour' The sports brand is accused of sub-contracting Chinese factories using forced Uighur labour -
My Europe Series Europe's week: Leaders meet virtually, as sanctions against Russia agreed EU leaders met virtually this week to take stock of the epidemiological situation across the continent, as sanctions against Russia were agreed upon by foreign affairs ministers. -
The Cube Lockdown easing plan circulating on WhatsApp in Portugal is "false" Portugal's government says there is "no truth" to the document, which has been shared widely on social media. -
Saudi Arabia Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi Arabia rejects US intelligence report into journalist's death The US report claimed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman authorised the operation to 'capture or kill' journalist Jamal Khashoggi. -
No Comment Rollerblading police unit established in Pakistani port city of Karachi The force has already been deployed to work outside the venue of the Pakistan Super League cricket tournament. -
World News Could Facebook's news row in Australia replicate itself in Europe? Facebook's move to ban news sites from its platform in Australia was a chilling warning for those who fear the same could happen in Europe. -
Earth News French village says 'non' to Elon Musk's space-age internet Saint-Senier-de-Beuvron's 350 residents are not too thrilled to have been picked as a ground station for Musk's Starlink project. -
Europe News New EU sanctions on Russia 'are a missed chance to fix relations' Vladimir Chizhov, Russia's long-time envoy to the EU, believes any sort of "unilateral restrictive measures are illegitimate by definition". -
World News Some EU member states relinquished COVID vaccines last year, says France's Macron EU member states agreed to redistribute COVID vaccines among themselves and many member states took extra vaccine doses that were not wanted by others. -
Climate Now Climate data: the new key for finance decision making In a changing climate, the financial sector will more than ever need precise data, predictions and projections to assess investment risks and identify opportunities. Having reliable information at hand will help to accelerate the switch to a climate-resilient global economy. -
Republic of North Macedonia Former North Macedonia police chief sentenced for leading phone-tapping scandal The former head of the North Macedonian intelligence police has been imprisoned for 12 years for co-ordinating a decade-long illegal wiretapping scandal. -
Russia Boeing 777 flight makes unscheduled landing in Moscow after engine issue reported Russian media say that a Boeing 777 plane made an emergency landing in Moscow in the early hours of Friday after the pilot reported a problem with the engine. -
Spain Former Spanish king pays €4.4 million in bid to settle tax situation The payment marks Juan Carlos I's second attempt to regularise past undeclared income. -
Belgium Belgium's government warns against using its own facemasks over chemical traces Belgian authorities said their freely distributed masks contain small traces of silver and a chemical compound and are undertaking further studies. -
Turkey Turkey slams Dutch bid to recognise massacre of Armenians as genocide Turkey has strongly denounced a motion by the Dutch parliament to formally recognise the 1915 massacre of Armenians as genocide. -
Netherlands Victory for Dutch government over legal challenge to COVID curfew Court found government was entitled to use an emergency law to introduce the measures forcing residents indoors from 9 pm to 4:30 am -
No Comment Musicians play as Myanmar coup protests continue The rally drew hundreds of protesters, who sang and danced to the beat while holding up the three-fingered salute that has come to symbolise resistance to the coup. -
Russia Russian diplomat uses hand-pushed rail trolley to travel home from North Korea with family A group of Russian diplomats and their families have returned from North Korea on a hand-pushed rail trolley due to COVID-19 restrictions. -
Georgia Protesters gather in Georgia over opposition leader's arrest Protesters gathered in Tbilisi, Georgia over the arrest earlier in the week of opposition leader Nika Melia. -
United Kingdom Islamic State bride Shamima Begum cannot return to UK for citizenship fight, Supreme Court rules The Supreme Court, in its judgment on Friday 26 February, ruled against the Court of Appeal's decision, stating among other reasons that "the right to a fair hearing does not trump all other considerations, such as the safety of the public". -
World Closures on Iberian peninsula making life tough for cross-border workers At 400 metres long, the Friendship Bridge allows cross-border workers to reach their homes in just a few minutes. But with its closure, they now have to travel dozens more kilometres. -
Ecotech Are the Earth’s shifting magnetic fields causing climate change? Bold new research claims that atmospheric changes more than 40,000 years ago could be related to the climate crisis. -
World News Biden emphasises 'human rights' in first Saudi call ahead of Khashoggi report US President Joe Biden has his first phone call with Saudi King Salman ahead of the the release of a new US intelligence report on the Jamal Khashoggi killing. -
USA Ex-US Olympics gymnastics coach facing multiple charges kills himself John Geddert had long-running ties to to disgraced Michigan State University sports doctor Larry Nassar, who is in jail for a series of sexual assaults. -
World News Mount Etna’s show, a Victorian house relocated in San Francisco, new photos from Mars | In pictures The key stories of the week, captured by photographers around the world. -
Russia Russian opposition leader Navalny sent to prison outside Moscow Navalny’s incarceration has led to international calls for his immediate release, including from Europe’s top human rights court. -
USA US launches airstrike in Syria in Biden administration's first military action The airstrikes targeted facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups, the Pentagon said.