archives - 22 Apr 2021. euronews : International and European news all available as video on demand

People light their phones during the opposition rally in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 21, 2021.

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Navalny hails rallies as doctors urge him to end hunger strike

Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said he felt "pride and hope" after learning about the mass protests held across Russia on Wednesday.

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Catwalks by Sasha Gapanovich, o5o, Gerda Irene, 1377

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Four unusual Russian designers at Russia Fashion Week

The organisers of Russia Fashion Week are not trying to keep up with Paris and Milan. Their main aim is to find young talent.

22/04/2021

Sept. 27, 2020, a house burns at the Zogg Fire near Ono, Calif. California

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The Cube

Climate misinformation shifts focus to extreme weather events

"There’s a shift in tactics. Now it’s softer forms of denial and efforts to diminish the impacts of climate change,” Penn State climate scientists Michael Mann said.

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Portugal becomes first EU country to submit its pandemic recovery plan

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Portugal becomes first EU country to submit its pandemic recovery plan

Prime Minister António Costa announced the plan's submission via Twitter on Thursday morning.

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UK government is looking at introducing vaccine passports for British holidaymakers as early as next month.

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UK wants to introduce vaccine passports by mid-May

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has indicated he wants them to be ready by May 17th.

22/04/2021

The diplomat's wife had been suspected of shoplifting before the incident.

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South Korea

Belgian ambassador to South Korea apologises for wife's attack video

The diplomat's wife had been accused of shoplifting by two store employees before the incident.

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France

France to lift domestic travel restrictions from May 3, says PM Castex

"The peak of the third wave of the pandemic seems to be behind us," said Prime Minister Jean Castex as he outlined the first steps of lockdown easing.

22/04/2021

Museum offers historic insight into Azerbaijani carpet weaving

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Cult

Exploring Azerbaijan's most ancient art in Baku

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN

Carpet weaving is one of Azerbaijan's most ancient arts, dating back to the Bronze Age - explored in this edition of Cult on Euronews.

22/04/2021

A Ukrainian soldier looks towards the frontline. The pipes behind him carry water from an area controlled by Kyiv to the area controlled by the Russian-backed separatists

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Uncovering Europe

How war is making water a scarce resource in eastern Ukraine

As a consequence of the war, thousands of Ukrainians have no access to clean drinking water. They rely on NGOs for water deliverances, as the pipelines have been tangled up in the seemingly endless fighting on the eastern front.

22/04/2021

People wait to take doses of the Covaxin coronavirus vaccine at an indoor stadium.

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India posts global record of 315,000 daily Covid cases

India posted a global record of almost 315,000 new Covid infections on Thursday as hospitals in New Delhi sent out desperate warnings that patients could die without fresh oxygen supplies

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A vial of AstraZeneca vaccine is pictured in a pharmacy in Boulogne Billancourt, outside Paris, Monday, March 15, 2021.

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EU cools claim that a legal case has been started against AstraZeneca

Irish health minister Stephen Donnelly said the European Commission would take legal action against the vaccine producer, but Brussels played down the claim.

22/04/2021

Plácido Domingo's glittering gala wows at the Bolshoi

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A glittering evening with sweeping arias and touching duets in Moscow

A glittering evening with sweeping arias and touching duets - Plácido Domingo recently united inspiring artists on the historic stage of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow for a special gala. All in this week's Musica on Euronews.

22/04/2021

Soeren Brostroem, director of the National Board of Health, left and Tanja Erichsen, from the Danish Medicines Agency take part in a press briefing

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Denmark

Why did Denmark ditch the AstraZeneca vaccine?

The Scandinavian country became the first in Europe to ditch the jab, despite the European Medicines Agency insisting the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks.

22/04/2021

The motive for the stabbings was not immediately clear.

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Netherlands

Seven injured in stabbing at Dutch asylum-seekers centre

A suspect has been arrested after seven people were injured in a stabbing incident at an asylum-seekers centre in the Netherlands.

22/04/2021

Star chefs are sending high class French food up to the ISS

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Out of this world! French cuisine set to be served up in space

Dishes include lobster with quinoa and dehydrated Breton seaweed, and salmon and eggplant.

22/04/2021

The man had worked as a consultant on how migrants could obtain asylum based on their sexual orientation.

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Sweden

Former Swedish LGBT activist convicted of raping four migrants

A former employee of a Swedish LGBT organisation was convicted of raping four migrants and two more charges of sexual assault.

22/04/2021

Communists marching with flags and portraits of late Soviet leader, Vladimir Lenin.

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Russian Communists celebrate Lenin's 151st birthday

Russia's Communist Party paid homage at the mausoleum of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin in Moscow's Red Square on Thursday to mark what would have been his 151st birthday

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Eight-year-old Mia, was found with her mother Lola Montemaggi on Sunday by police in Switzerland.

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France

Malaysian police search for man linked to kidnapping of French girl

France has issued an international arrest warrant for the suspect who allegedly helped organise eight-year-old Mia's abduction on April 13.

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Work

The COVID trend taking Japan by storm thanks to remote working

Make-up has long been a key element of female beauty routines. But in Japan, more and more men are embracing it to transform the way they look.

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Eco-Innovation

Cow burps are being used to offset our carbon emissions

This company is turning cow burps into carbon credits to make agriculture greener.

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Greece

Turkey 'doesn't accept international law' over eastern Mediterranean

Turkey doesn't accept international rules when it comes to exploratory drilling for gas in the eastern Mediterranean, Greece's foreign minister has told Euronews.

22/04/2021

Kong posing in dress made up of giant inflatable red lips and red wires.

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Chinese artist presents work to mark Earth Day

Chinese performance artist Kong Ning dressed in a gown made of red balloon lips on Thursday to draw attention to environmental causes on Earth Day

22/04/2021

Protesters demand more resources for public health system and against social inequality in the southern neighbourhood of Vallecas, Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.

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Euro area debt soars to 98% of GDP amid COVID-19 crisis - Eurostat

Public debt and deficit surged last year across the EU as governments borrowed massively to mitigate the impacts of pandemic lockdowns.

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Norway

Norway loans all 216,000 AstraZeneca doses to Sweden and Iceland

Norway's Health Ministry said the doses would be returned if the country resumed use of the AstraZeneca jab.

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Dubai might be the perfect destination right now

PARTNER CONTENT PRESENTED BY DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AND COMMERCE MARKETING DUBAI

From arrival to departure, Dubai has got you covered every step of the way.

22/04/2021

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A dessert fit for the desert

PARTNER CONTENT PRESENTED BY DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AND COMMERCE MARKETING DUBAI

Jessical Préalpato talks about the pressures of being labelled the World’s Best Pastry Chef and gender equality within the restaurant industry as she is commissioned to create a special dessert for the France Pavilion at Expo 2020.

22/04/2021

Eva Zu Beck tries the most expensive cheese in the world.

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What does the most expensive cheese in the world taste like?

Watch Eva zu Beck visit an animal reserve in Serbia where ‘pule’ is made - a cheese that costs €1,000 per kilo.

22/04/2021

Simone Ravera, patient of the 'MEDIAN Clinic Heiligendamm', exercises after an interview with the Associated Press in Heiligendamm, Germany, on April 14, 2021.

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Long COVID sufferers describe debilitating symptoms

Long COVID has left people suffering with ongoing symptoms like extreme fatigue and brain fog.

22/04/2021

European Commissioner in charge of internal market Thierry Breton speaks during a media conference on an EU approach to artificial intelligence

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Belgium

Euroviews. EU's new AI law risks enabling Orwellian surveillance states | View

"The list of exceptions to the already narrow prohibition leaves ample room for the use of biometric technologies to watch and monitor us," writes Sarah Chander at European Digital Rights.

22/04/2021

"As the writer Gadra Kilomba says, the black woman is the other of the other, that is, the white woman."

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Cry like a boy

Where black women stand in feminism and patriarchy | View

"As the writer Gatra Kilomba says, the black woman is the other of the other, that is, the white woman." #CryLikeaBoy

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