2021-04-23

World News

UEFA removes Bilbao and Dublin as Euro 2020 host cities

European football's governing body announced the games will be moved to Seville, St Petersburg and London.

23/04/2021

Libya

130 people en-route to Europe feared dead in shipwreck off Libya coast

Around 130 people are feared dead after the wreck of a boat carrying them to Europe was found off the Libyan coast.

23/04/2021

Greece

Four tonnes of cannabis found in cupcake-making machines

The street value of the drugs is estimated at around €33 million.

23/04/2021

World

Fully vaccinated people meeting inside don't need to wear masks - ECDC

Mask-free living? Some restrictions can be relaxed for fully-vaccinated individuals, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control says.

23/04/2021

My Europe Series

Albania's EU dream is on hold. Its leaders may like it that way

It hasn't escaped attention in the Western Balkans that it is Muslim-majority states such as Albania and Kosovo that have struggled to find a welcome in Brussels.

23/04/2021

India

India hospital fire kills 13 as nation struggles with oxygen shortage

A hospital fire killed 13 in India amid a surge in COVID-19 infections and oxygen supply shortage in the country.

23/04/2021

World News

SpaceX rocket lifts-off as French astronaut heads to ISS

The SpaceX launch, delayed from Thursday due to poor weather, will deliver four astronauts to the International Space Station with a recycled capsule and rocket.

23/04/2021

Spain

90-year-old man keeps his love alive despite pandemic | In pictures

The pandemic could not separate this couple married for 65 years. They continue to visit through a glass window.

23/04/2021

World News

EU law on deathtrap factories can't be a box-ticking exercise | View

On April 24, 2013, the eight-story Rana Plaza building on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed within 90 seconds, killing 1,134 people.

23/04/2021

Eco-Innovation

Meet the robot dog looking to replace man's best friend

The robotic pooch is capable of 'hearing' and 'seeing' by using AI to sense its environment.

23/04/2021

France

French fishermen threaten to block UK lorries amid Brexit fishing row

Protesting fishermen said Thursday night's demonstration was "a warning shot", and threatened to "move up a gear" if the EU didn't act on the issue.

23/04/2021

Indonesia

Missing Indonesian submarine 'running out of oxygen', officials say

A frantic search is underway for the vessel as officials warn that it has less than 24 hours of air remaining.

23/04/2021

World News

Pope says world on a 'path to self-destruction' without change

Pope Francis urged world leaders to do more to make society greener, fairer

23/04/2021