2021-05-04

Israel

Netanyahu misses deadline, political future in question

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has missed a midnight deadline for putting together a new coalition government.

04/05/2021

World News

Manchester City beat PSG to reach first-ever Champions League final

France's finest were no match for England's champions in waiting as tempers fray in Manchester.

04/05/2021

Spain

Conservatives claim victory in Madrid regional elections

The right-wing Popular Party won a clear victory in Madrid's regional elections, increasing their seats in the regional assembly.

04/05/2021

Europe News

Greece wants to boost growth by 7% from €57bn pandemic recovery plan

Athens will receive €30.5 billion in European Union funds as part of the bloc's so-called Recovery and Resilience Facility.

04/05/2021

United Kingdom

Scotland: SNP seeks mandate for fresh independence referendum

But opinion polls suggest the party may not achieve an outright majority and could seek a pro-independence coalition.

04/05/2021

World News

Italy, Malta & Libya slow to react to deadly shipwreck, analysis finds

An analysis of logs and emails show that Italian, Maltese and Libyan authorities responded slowly, insufficiently, or not at all to migrants' pleas for help at sea in a deadly April shipwreck.

04/05/2021

Tech News

Bitcoin and Ethereum will be accepted in Sotheby's Banksy auction

While NFTs are growing in popularity, physical artworks have yet to be swept up in the world of cryptocurrencies. Until now, that is.

04/05/2021

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Extinction Rebellion activists protest at French parliament

Twelve activists from the environmental movement Extinction Rebellion chain themselves to the gates of France's National Assembly while others light braziers and demonstrate outside the building

04/05/2021

India

COVID-19 catastrophe in India worsens as cases and deaths mount

India's health ministry reported 357,229 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours and 3,449 deaths.

04/05/2021

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An explosion ravaged a house in Kent

Aerials of destroyed house in Kent after blast

04/05/2021

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Star Wars fans gather at the top of the Taipei 101

Dozens of Star Wars fans in Taipei City gathered at the highest floor of the tallest building in Taiwan

04/05/2021

Europe News

EU suspends efforts to ratify controversial investment deal with China

The future of the agreement had already been thrown into doubt after Beijing imposed sanctions on several Members of the European Parliament.

04/05/2021

My Europe Series

Why is it controversial to mark 200 years since Napoleon’s death?

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to commemorate the bicentennial of the emperor’s death, an act that some see as controversial.

04/05/2021

Eco-Innovation

A 3D printed home shaped like a boulder has just got its first tenants

A Dutch couple will be moving into their new home which was printed in just 120 hours.

04/05/2021

Tech News

Dogecoin is surging to new highs after being added to trading apps

Developed to poke fun at Bitcoin alternatives, Dogecoin is having its day in the sun thanks to popular trading apps eToro and Gemini.

04/05/2021

Iran

Swiss diplomat in Iran found dead after suspected fall from building

The body of an employee at the Swiss embassy in Iran was found at the foot of a building in northern Tehran after a "fall", authorities said.

04/05/2021

Tech News

EBay is open to accepting cryptocurrencies and selling NFTs

The surge of cryptocurrencies and the emergence of NFTs is something eBay is keeping an eye on, its CEO said on Monday.

04/05/2021

World News

Amazon’s retail arm paid no corporation tax in Luxembourg last year

Amazon paid zero corporation tax in Luxembourg last year, despite seeing a record sales income of €44 billion.

04/05/2021

Destinations

Eiffel Tower ranked the best European tourist spot for remote working

A new study explores whether there is a connection between the Eiffel Tower’s semblance to a transmission tower and the site’s quality internet offering.

04/05/2021

Italy

José Mourinho to coach AS Roma next season

The club said it is "thrilled and delighted" that an agreement was reached for Mourinho to become head coach.

04/05/2021

World News

First EU-funded COVID-19 vaccines arrive in the Balkans

Most of the Balkan countries have struggled to obtain coronavirus vaccines, except for Serbia, which had launched a successful inoculation campaign mainly thanks to millions of doses of China's Sinopharm and Russia's Sputnik V shots.

04/05/2021

Eco-Innovation

Is sweat the new form of renewable energy we’ve all been waiting for?

Scientists are hoping to power wearable tech using a compound naturally produced by our bodies.

04/05/2021

World

Brussels plans fresh drive to start Albania's EU membership talks

EU countries vetoed the latest attempt to begin negotiations.

04/05/2021

France

Marine Le Pen acquitted in trial over posting images of IS atrocities

Le Pen's lawyer hailed the ruling as a victory as the far-right leader prepares to run for president in 2022.

04/05/2021

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Police and protesters clash over Colombia tax reform

Protesters throw rocks at police in the streets of Columbia's Cali, while a vigil is held for some of the 19 people who have died in several days of protests

04/05/2021

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Mexico City bridge collapses with metro train on it

At least 15 people were killed and dozens injured when an elevated metro line collapsed in the Mexican capital on Monday as a train was passing

04/05/2021

Partner content

Football for Friendship draws teams for 2021 eWorld Championship

Partner content presented by Gazprom

The teams have been drawn for this year’s edition of the Football for Friendship eWorld Championship (eF4F). The virtual event is part of Gazprom International’s social programme, Football for Friendship, which brings together children from across the globe, united by the beautiful game.

04/05/2021

World News

Europe's 'stop-and-go' COVID strategies 'likely led to more deaths'

Five countries that opted for COVID elimination policies had fewer deaths and better economic recovery, a new study revealed.

04/05/2021

World News

What is Vero Cell? EMA launches 'rolling review' of Chinese COVID-19 v

Europe's medicines regulator says it has begun a real-time review of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine.

04/05/2021

Germany

German police arrest man suspected of neo-Nazi hate mail campaign

The letters were allegedly signed with the acronym of a far-right extremist group that was responsible for a string of violent crimes in Germany between 1998 and 2011.

04/05/2021