12 March 2021 | Euronews
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France Two Black actors crowned Best Newcomers at France's César film Awards France's equivalent to the Oscars crowned Jean-Pascal Zadi and Fathia Youssouf as this year's rising stars during a ceremony at the Olympia on Friday evening. -
USA Minneapolis to pay George Floyd's family $27m The civil lawsuit settlement comes as jurors are being selected for the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white police officer who held Floyd down with a knee to the neck for nearly nine minutes. -
The Cube Viral Twitter photo of empty Geneva hospital corridor is 'misinformation' A viral photo on Twitter of an empty hospital corridor in Geneva is "misinformation", Swiss authorities have said. -
No Comment Huge plume of smoke as Mount Etna erupts again Explosions from Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano, sent a 4 kilometre-high plume of smoke into the sky on Friday. -
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Germany Mark Hauptmann: Third conservative politician in Germany resigns over corruption allegations A third conservative politician from German Chancellor Angela Merkel's bloc has resigned over corruption allegations. -
USA Netflix tests a crackdown on users sharing account passwords The popular streaming service has been asking some users of the popular streaming site to verify their account via email or text, or to “verify later." -
Italy Multiple Italian regions to lockdown amid rising COVID cases Italy will move several regions to "red zones" with shops and restaurants closed amid rising coronavirus cases. -
Spain Police seize drug 'submarine' designed to smuggle narcotics into Spain Similar drug-smuggling vessels have in the past been discovered at sea, especially near Central and South America. -
World Mary Robinson gives her insight on Europe's biggest challenges "COVID has exacerbated all of the inequalities" - Mary Robinson, chair of the Elders, discusses the pressing issues affecting Europe today. -
Spotlight How is life getting back to normal in Fukushima 10 years after the disaster? The Kato family are farmers in Fukushima, they are one of the groups that suffered the most after the disaster 10 years ago because consumer confidence had collapsed. But now they say they don't see much apprehension over their produce and they're happy to be back home. -
My Europe Series Plans to build an airport in Albania threatens migrating bird flyways The mayor of Vlora in Albania sees his region as the "future queen of the Mediterranean" and he's happy for infrastructural development to increase tourism. But plans to build an airport in an environmentally protected area are leaving bird experts horrified. -
World News More twins born than ever before amid rise in fertility treatments Rates of twin births have more than doubled in Europe over the past 30 years and soared by 71 per cent in North America, according to research by the University of Oxford. -
My Europe Series Europe's week: A year of the COVID pandemic and women's day These have been the key talking points in Brussels this week. -
Sport Spain vs. Kosovo World Cup qualifier to go ahead with flags and anthems Spain does not recognise Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008 but states that this month's match will go ahead with national flags and anthems under FIFA rules. -
Earth News Your weekly takeaway habit could come with a surprisingly large carbon footprint Delivery companies are looking for environmental solutions after the pandemic created a surge in order numbers. -
Nigeria Nigeria: Gunmen abduct 30 students from school as military rescue majority The latest abduction took place late Thursday night at the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, in the Igabi local government area of Kaduna state, police said. -
Business Planet Smart solution: how business clusters drive innovation Business Planet heads to Iasi in Romania to see how one tech company got its pharmacy app off the ground thanks to being part of a cluster. -
World News Austria's Sebastian Kurz rips into European 'bazaar' of additional vaccine doses He accused some member states of signing non-disclosure agreements about vaccine contracts and called for "transparency and clarification" on vaccine contracts. -
Spotlight Experts say Fukushima "is a completely different story" to Chernobyl Authorities behind the scenes of the Fukushima nuclear plant clean-up show where they're at with decommissioning and decontaminating. Experts say it's nothing like Chernobyl. -
Hungary Match us and publish vaccine contracts, Hungary tells EU Hungary became the first EU country to order the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. Now it's published its contract with Russia for the jabs. -
Residences Is home swapping the perfect solution for a post-COVID holiday? Move over hotels, home swapping is forecast to rocket for holidaymakers following COVID-19. -
United Kingdom Sarah Everard: Body of missing woman found in woodland near London, police confirm The body of Sarah Everard, who went missing in London on March 3, has been found, police confirm. -
Nature Poland set to resume logging in one of Europe's last primeval forests Logging in Bialowieza forest was suspended in 2017 after a ruling by the European Court of Justice. -
Slovakia Sputnik V: Slovakia's health minister quits over deal to buy COVID-19 vaccines from Russia He resigned to avoid Slovakia's ruling coalition crumbling apart. -
Germany German coronavirus situation 'remains tense' amid rise in infections Germany has begun exiting lockdown but health officials warned that the situation remains tense amid a rise in infections. -
Europe News EU's 'vaccine passports' will only be valid with EMA-approved COVID jabs It raises a potential problem for Europeans who have had the Russian or Chinese vaccine. -
Moments How Ancient Roman ruins can teach the modern world about accessible travel We explore the iconic Roman Colosseum from an accessibility perspective. -
World Scientists race to find a 'universal vaccine' effective against all COVID-19 variants Delphine Guyon-Gellin is the manager of the 'universal vaccine' project at Osivax based in Lyon. She says, "We are targeting a part inside the virus, which is not accessible for the antibodies, so we train the immune system to develop another type of response: a cellular immunity" -
World Germany 'super election year' starts with state and regional ballots on Sunday On Sunday two German states with a combined population of over 15 million people will elect new regional governments. It's the start of the so-called 'super election year' culminating with federal elections in September. -
Myanmar Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi charged with corruption to the tune of $600,000 Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested during the February 1 coup. This is the fifth offence she has been charged with since then. -
United Kingdom UK sees record fall in trade with EU after end of Brexit transition period Figures from the UK’s Office for National Statistics show exports to the EU fell £5.6 billion and imports fell £6.6 billion in the first month after the end of the Brexit transition period. -
Thailand Thailand joins countries in delaying use of AstraZeneca vaccine A number of European countries have already suspended the vaccine pending an investigation into reports of blood clots in some people. -
Bangladesh Bangladesh's first transgender news anchor hired by satellite TV station Tashnuva Anan Shishir made her debut on International Women's Day -
Japan Japan tightens border controls over rise in new COVID-19 variant cases Japan has confirmed 345 cases of the more contagious new variants. -
Belgium COVID-19 sparks 'crisis of meaning' for struggling European students 'The hardest part, for me especially, is finding a reason to wake up in the morning.'