2021-05-03

World News

Bill and Melinda Gates announce end to 27-year marriage

Bill and Melinda Gates have announced that they will end their marriage after 27 years. They said they would continue to work together at their foundation.

03/05/2021

World News

Russia, Myanmar, Iran and COVID on agenda as G7 foreign ministers meet

Foreign ministers from G7 countries are meeting to discuss a range of pressing international issues including Russia, China and climate change.

03/05/2021

Slovenia

Tsikhanouskaya wants focus on fight for democracy in Belarus

On a timely visit to Slovenia, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called for sustained international focus on the struggle for democracy in her home country.

03/05/2021

Europe News

Brussels calls for a law to protect Europe's endangered journalists

"There is nothing in our European rules recognising the special role of the media as one of the pillars of democracy."

03/05/2021

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Icelandic volcano becomes more volatile and powerful

The Geldingadalir/Meradalir volcanic eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula this weekend abruptly became volatile after remarkable stability since it began on 19 March

03/05/2021

Travel News

US air passenger numbers at highest level since the pandemic took hold

Air passenger numbers in the US are at their highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic set in.

03/05/2021

Europe News

How one airline is ensuring its pilots & planes are safe to fly again

Bringing dormant planes out of storage and making them airworthy requires a significant amount of work. Pilots need to keep up their air miles in order to be able to fly, too.

03/05/2021

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Sea-Watch vessel demands port of safety after rescuing 455 people in 48 hours

Sea-Watch 4 vessel demanded they be granted port of safety by Maltese or Italian authorities after rescuing hundreds of people in just over 48 hours, the charity said on Sunday 2 May

03/05/2021

Europe Decoded

Debunk: Pfizer and Moderna did not skip animal trials

All vaccines rolled out within the EU trialed on animals, but people on social media have been pushing false claims that people taking the jabs are acting as 'lab rats.'

03/05/2021

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Saint Petersburg hosts International Drone Festival

On 2 May Saint-Petersburg hosted the International Drone Festival, it took place above the Neva river between the Hermitage State Museum and Peter and Paul Fortress

03/05/2021

Denmark

Denmark drops Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine over side effect fears

The Danish Health Authority has concluded that the benefits of using the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson do not outweigh the risk of causing the possible adverse effect, VITT, in those who receive the vaccine.

03/05/2021

Spain

Madrid elections: Far-right Vox expected to enter ruling coalition

Isabel Díaz Ayuso of the right-wing Popular Party is expected to win Tuesday's regional election in the Spanish capital but she is likely to need the support of Vox to govern.

03/05/2021

World News

Euroviews. If the pandemic can't unite Europe's east and west, what can? | View

"The EU divide between its post-Soviet members and western counterparts has long been its Achilles' heel," says GLOBSEC's chief economist Sona Muzikarova. "Even the pandemic has failed to forge more like-mindedness."

03/05/2021

Sport

Italian doctor sentenced for manslaughter over death of Davide Astori

The Fiorentina captain was found dead in March 2018 after suffering an undetected heart defect.

03/05/2021

Germany

Germany's Oktoberfest cancelled for the second successive year

The health situation remains too "uncertain" for the "most comprehensive gathering of all" to be held in the autumn, Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder said at a press conference.

03/05/2021

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'Covid trial' music festival held in Liverpool and first bullfight since start of pandemic in Madrid

a series of events that authorities are holding to test the safety of large-scale gatherings ahead of government plans to lift nearly all restrictions on June 21. Bullfighting with fans returned to Madrid on Sunday for the first time since the start of the pandemic

03/05/2021

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Artworks created from washed up plastic

A French artist living in Taiwan is using plastic waste to create artworks which recall the devastation it is causing to the environment.

03/05/2021

Europe Decoded

Italy arrests two anti-vaxxers for Brescia vaccine centre arson attack

The two men allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at the facility last month, causing fire damage.

03/05/2021

My Europe Series

With unionism in turmoil, is now the time for a united Ireland?

A century on from the partition of Ireland, communities in Northern Ireland are as divided as ever. Is reunification the answer?

03/05/2021

World News

Blinken visits London, Kyiv amid tensions with Russia and China

Foreign ministers of the G7 countries gather in London on Monday for their first in-person meeting since the pandemic began.

03/05/2021

World News

Ukraine, Baltics, Poland leaders commemorate constitution anniversary

The 1791 Constitution was intended to strengthen the rule of law and protect the country against aggression from neighbouring powers, including Russia.

03/05/2021

Germany

Germany busts one of world's biggest darknet platforms for child porn

Prosecutors in Germany make arrests and take down international porn ring on darknet containing "images of most severe sexual abuse of toddlers".

03/05/2021

Europe News

EU Commission recommends entry of fully vaccinated non-EU travellers

Brussels considers that the latest scientific advice indicates that vaccination "considerably helps to break the transmission chain".

03/05/2021

Tech News

Some drivers fume at Renault’s plan to limit top speed to 180 km/h

The French carmaker plans to cap the speed of its new vehicles to 180km/h. That’s still higher than the fastest legal driving speed in France, but some drivers are not happy.

03/05/2021

Russia

Russia lags behind the West in its COVID-19 vaccination drive

By late April, just over 8.2 per cent of Russia's population had received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine compared to 43 per cent in the US and 27 per cent in the EU.

03/05/2021

World News

Which countries are Europe's worst for journalistic freedom?

Monday marks World Press Freedom Day, so amid what RSF has called a ‘dramatic deterioration in access to information’, Euronews takes a look at the 10 worst countries in Europe for press freedom.

03/05/2021

Conscious Travel

Alphonse Island: The world's most sustainable tropical paradise?

Entirely solar powered and fuelled by plant-based foods - how a Seychelles island became a sustainable paradise.

03/05/2021

World News

European countries cautiously ease coronavirus restrictions

France and Greece became the latest European countries on Monday to begin cautiously relaxing their lockdowns.

03/05/2021

Italy

Rome's Colosseum to get new floor to restore 'majestic' central view

The wooden retractable floor will allow visitors to stand where gladiators once fought.

03/05/2021

Ireland

A century on, what was Ireland's partition & why does it still matter?

On this 100th anniversary, Euronews explores the back story and enduring legacy of the partition of Ireland.

03/05/2021