4 March 2021 | Euronews
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Ireland Irish health authorities investigating four stillbirth cases with potential COVID link The country's Deputy Chief Medical Officer said Covid Placentitis, an infection in the placenta which causes stillbirths, was "a concern" but "very rare". -
New Zealand Powerful earthquake off New Zealand prompts tsunami warnings and mass evacuations The earthquake followed two very strong 7.3 and 7.4 magnitude tremors, prompting thousands to seek higher ground. -
World News 'Create Escape': Secretive artist Banksy confirms new artwork on wall of former prison The artwork appeared to show that Banksy was throwing his support behind a campaign to turn the historic jail into an arts venue. -
Europe News EU unveils plan to force companies to publish wages to help close gender pay gap Commissioner for Equality, Helena Dalli, presented proposals on Thursday on pay transparency to ensure that women and men in the EU get equal pay for equal work. -
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Europe News Forests must be protected for 'people, planet and prosperity,' says UN chief United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on people and governments to increase their efforts to protect forests and support forest communities, in order to achieve global sustainability goals. -
Slovakia 'Unacceptable': Ukraine slams Slovak PM over territory swap 'joke' Slovakia's Prime Minister has apologised after commenting that he would hand over a Ukrainian region to Russia in exchange for COVID-19 vaccines. -
France French concern as PM reveals only 1/3 of health workers are vaccinated Only around 30% of French health workers have received a coronavirus vaccine so far. "This is not normal," the government told reporters on Thursday. -
Travel News ‘Incredible’ space hurricane over the North Pole caught on camera for the first time A swirling mass of plasma that rains electrons instead of water was caught on satellite in 2014, but the images have only just been uncovered. -
World Helena Dalli gives the latest on what the EU is doing to tackle inequalities Inequalities throughout the European Union have been highlighted by the pandemic and in many situations, they have been worsened by it too. But these inequalities also existed before. We talk to Helena Dalli, the EU Commissioner for Equality, to discuss what is being done to tackle them. -
Turkey Eleven soldiers killed after military helicopter crashes in Turkey A military helicopter has crashed in eastern Turkey, killing 11 military personnel on board and injuring three others, the country's defence ministry said. -
Portugal Victims of Portugal's deadly bridge collapse remembered 20 years on Portugal's president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, paid tribute to the 59 victims of the 2001 tragedy. -
The Cube Facebook takes down hundreds of fake Russian Instagram accounts Facebook has taken down more than 500 accounts aiming to drown out the online conversation about pro-Navalny demonstrations. -
Europe News European Parliament delays decision on vote to approve Brexit deal after UK 'violation' of agreement The Brexit deal, which is only provisionally in force, needs to be ratified by MEPs. EU leaders say the final vote will be shelved for now. -
Europe News EU first as Italy blocks export of 250,000 COVID vaccines to Australia The shipment is estimated to be around 250,000 doses. -
Cry Like A Boy Podcast | Left behind in no man's land: plight of Lesotho's mining families We look at the fate of mining families left behind by men working to provide for them. -
Czech Republic Will the Czechs be the next to look to Russia and China for COVID-19 vaccines? Central European neighbours Slovakia and Hungary have already taken delivery of Russia's Sputnik V jab. -
Austria Investigation launched into Chinese facemasks labelled 'Made in Austria Austria was one of the world's first countries to make FFP2 masks compulsory in shops, schools, and on public transport in light of the COVID pandemic. -
World News 'Get back to basics,' urges WHO as Europe records first rise in COVID cases in six weeks More than one million new cases of the deadly virus were recorded last week across the 51 countries included in WHO's European region. This represented a nine per cent rise on the previous week. -
Ecotech Global company doing electric conversions of classic cars to grow by 500% in 2021 Old-timer Rolls-Royces and Jaguars get an electric makeover by a company in Silverstone, UK. -
Europe News EU's plan for including people with disabilities isn't moving fast enough, say activists The EU's new 10-year strategy for the inclusion of people with disabilities builds upon previous mechanisms that have improved the lives of many, but it is still a long way off reaching equal rights for everyone, as one resident of Brussels told Euronews. -
Ecotech The 6 most in-demand jobs for a greener future How careers in sustainability could play a massive role in the COVID-19 economic recovery. -
Italy Bullets sent in envelope to Italy's former prime minister Matteo Renzi Italy's former prime minister thanked people for their messages of support after the incident and called on the country to move "forward together with freedom and courage". -
Myanmar Myanmar coup: 'Stop murdering protesters,' says UN as death toll hits 54 "It is utterly abhorrent that security forces are firing live ammunition against peaceful protesters across the country," said UNHR chief Michelle Bachelet -
United Kingdom UK and four nations to fast-track COVID-19 vaccines modified to combat new variants The UK, Australia, Canada, Singapore and Switzerland plan to fast-track modified COVID-19 vaccines so they can tackle new variants more swiftly. -
Spain EU's top court rules Spanish fooball clubs received illegal state aid The top EU court has upheld a decision from the bloc's executive arm ordering football clubs to repay illegal state aid. -
Djibouti At least 20 dead after smugglers throw migrants from boat The drama unfolded as the migrants were travelling from Djibouti to Yemen. -
Europe News Belgian city of Ghent trains single mothers to be childcare workers Single mothers in Ghent are being trained up for free as childcare workers, part of a project using EU funds to help fight child poverty. -
Travel News This woman became a professional dog sledder and says we should all be braver in chasing our dreams Norway-based dog sledder Blanka Csizmadia calls the mountains her office. In this video she shares the ups and downs of life with dogs as colleagues. -
Slovakia Slovakia's ruling coalition in crisis over Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine Slovakia became the second European Union member state, after Hungary, to purchase doses of the Sputnik V vaccine following a secret deal orchestrated by Prime Minister Igor Matovic. -
World News Sputnik V: European Medicines Agency starts review of Russian-developed COVID vaccine The EMA has so far approved three vaccines for use across the bloc. -
USA Harry Dunn crash death: US civil lawsuit can proceed, judge rules The judge in Virginia had last month already rejected the defendant's argument that the case should be tossed out in the US because it should be heard in the UK instead. -
Spain Uproar as Spanish king's sisters vaccinated on trip to see dad in UAE The sisters of Spanish King Felipe VI acknowledged Wednesday that they got COVID-19 vaccine shots during a visit to the United Arab Emirates to see their father.