2021-04-30

USA

US to restrict travel from India over COVID starting Tuesday

The US will restrict travel from India citing a devastating rise in COVID infections and the emergence of new variants.

30/04/2021

Latvia

Gay Latvian man dies after 'homophobic attack', campaigners say

The death of a gay man in Latvia due to severe burns has prompted a conversation about homophobia in the country.

30/04/2021

Afghanistan

Twenty-one killed in Afghanistan suicide truck bombing

At least 21 people died and as many as 90 people were injured after a suicide truck bombing in Afghanistan on Friday.

30/04/2021

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NGO stages burial to protest Brazil's COVID deaths

Activists from the Rio de Paz (Rio for Peace) non-governmental organization marked the milestone of 400,000 confirmed deaths in Brazil by acting out a symbolic burial on Copacabana beach on Friday.

30/04/2021

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews hold funeral for pilgrim who died in Israel

In a race against time, several funerals were held in Israel before sundown Friday for some of the 45 people killed at a stampede at a religious festival. Among them was a memorial for Rabbi Eliezer Mordechai Goldberg, as burials do not take place during the Jewish Sabbath.

30/04/2021

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Tractors outside EU parliament, farmers denounce agriculture policy

Tractors outside EU parliament, farmers denounce agriculture policy

30/04/2021

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Portugal opens world's longest suspended footbridge

Hanging high above the River Paiva, Portugal has opened the longest suspended walking bridge in the world surpassing the record set in 2017 by the Charles Kuonen Bridge in the Swiss Alps.

30/04/2021

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Kim poses for photo with youth league after congress

North Korea has changed the name of its main youth league, rechristening it the "Socialist Patriotic Youth League."

30/04/2021

World

The Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs defends the country's actions on protests

"The actions of law enforcement agencies and authorities were absolutely adequate and necessary. The fate of the country was at stake" - Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vladimir Makei, gives us his perspective of the political crisis in the country.

30/04/2021

My Europe Series

Are the Canary Islands becoming a migrant limbo?

Ousmane is one of the thousands of migrants stuck in the Canary Islands desperately trying to get to mainland Europe. Many want to leave and many more keep arriving. Local populations are struggling to manage the financial costs creating social tensions in the Spanish archipelago.

30/04/2021

Taste

Chef Daniel Delgado explains the role of cuisine in Spanish culture

Chef Daniel Delgado sits under a larger than life mural of Lola Flores, the Cádiz native and iconic flamenco dancer, as he explains the role of cuisine in Spanish culture.

30/04/2021

Russia

EU summons Russia envoy after Moscow sanctions 8 European officials

President of the EU Parliament David Sassoli and Vice President of the European Commission Věra Jourová were among the eight officials Russia sanctioned.

30/04/2021

Mobility

AI, Captain! First unmanned vessel prepares to cross the Atlantic

The world's first intelligent ship will monitor sea levels and record audio to track whale populations as it makes its first unmanned voyage.

30/04/2021

My Europe Series

In Ukraine’s war-torn east, locals fear poverty more than Russia

“I feel like that from one side, the enemy is shooting at us, and from the other side in Kyiv, people are trying to hit us economically.”

30/04/2021

Germany

Germany to return Benin Bronzes looted during colonial era

Germany’s minister for culture, Monika Gruetters, said the Benin Bronzes were a key test for the way the country deals with its colonial past.

30/04/2021

Spain

Bodies of Spanish and Irish victims repatriated from Burkina Faso

Several European countries have vowed to keep fighting extremism in Africa's Sahel region.

30/04/2021

Greece

Greece keeps lid on Orthodox Easter events as it eyes tourism season

Many restrictions in effect since early November will be scrapped, however, starting Monday, when restaurants and cafes will be allowed to serve customers outdoors.

30/04/2021

Mobility

London City becomes first major airport to direct air traffic remotely

Using a system of cameras to monitor the airport's comings and goings, air traffic control at one of London's busiest transport hubs is now fully remote.

30/04/2021

France

France honours police worker stabbed to death near Paris

French authorities said the stabbing inside the police station was an Islamic extremist attack.

30/04/2021

Poland

Polish town scraps controversial move to declare itself 'LGBT-free'

Since 2019, around 100 municipalities have declared themselves free of "LGBT ideology", following support from Poland's ruling conservative Law and Justice party.

30/04/2021

United Kingdom

English football leads social media racism boycott

For the next few days, there will be no goal clips, lineup announcements, or even title celebrations. This means that if Manchester City clinches the Premier League trophy on Sunday it will not celebrate the title on social media.

30/04/2021

Switzerland

Joe Biden said Switzerland is a tax haven. The Swiss do not agree.

Switzerland long had a reputation as a haven for tax dodgers to squirrel away their money to avoid fiscal authorities abroad. But Swiss authorities have been at pains to try to change the country’s image.

30/04/2021

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Vaccine passports, Brexit, Sofagate and AstraZeneca

These are the key stories from the Brussels bubble this week.

30/04/2021

Partner content

This April Dubai gets creative, London theatres prepare to open and Gates tackles emissions

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

Dubai gets a helping hand from the creative economy strategy, theatres in London see light at the end of the tunnel as they prepare to re-open and Bill Gates urges more to be done about carbon emissions - That's April's business outlook.

30/04/2021

Economy

Europe’s economy slid back into recession as US roared ahead

The European economy officially entered a double-dip recession in the first quarter of the year, as the continent paid the price for slow vaccine rollouts and extended lockdowns.

30/04/2021

Japan

Organiser says Tokyo Olympics could be held without any spectators

Less than three months before they begin, the head of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee says the games could be held behind closed doors.

30/04/2021

Mobility

This 300-million-year-old insect is helping future drones take flight

Aerodynamic dragonflies are some of the best fliers in the animal kingdom - and their skills are helping improve drone design.

30/04/2021

Nature

This VR experience imagines a future without vital pollinators

The European Commission reached out to gamification, storytelling and immersive technologies to save the bees.

30/04/2021

Tech News

US tech dominates new payment technologies, French authorities warn

Growing barriers to entry are leaving a handful of US tech companies dominating the digital payment services in France, according to a damning new report.

30/04/2021

Europe News

NATO starts troops withdrawal from Afghanistan, says alliance official

NATO has begun withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, according to an alliance official, after nearly 20 years of war.

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