2021-05-17

Sudan

France holds global talks to offer debt relief for Sudan

France hosted global talks on Monday to offer debt relief for Sudan in a bid to support the country's transitional leadership and help its crippled economy recovering.

17/05/2021

Europe News

EU urged to 'stand with Israel' ahead of foreign ministers' meeting

"Israel is, right now, in need of friends from Europe," said Walid Abu-Haya, deputy head of Israel's mission to the EU.

17/05/2021

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Euroviews. Merkel's legacy in the Western Balkans will be tough to beat | View

"Despite the many misfortunes that befell the world and Europe during Merkel's term, she never turned her back on Bosnia and always kept an eye on the Western Balkans and the political processes taking place in this region."

17/05/2021

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Anaesthetists demonstrate in Marseille and Paris

Dozens of nurse anaesthetists are demonstrating in Marseille and Paris to demand better legislative, regulatory and financial recognition of their professional specificity

17/05/2021

Europe Decoded

#BackOnStage: London theatres celebrate reopening doors to visitors

UK theatres and cinemas will be allowed to reopen from 17 May with social distancing and to full audiences from June 21.

17/05/2021

Climate Now

How close can offshore wind carry Europe towards carbon neutrality?

In partnership with Copernicus

How big can offshore wind become? Euronews has a unique chance to film turbines up close in the North Sea and hear how climate data is being combined with the latest technology to harness the most from the power of the wind.

17/05/2021

World News

EU foreign ministers meet on Gaza as Israel-Hamas conflict rages on

The European Union says it will redouble efforts to end the violence between the Israeli military and Palestinian militants during a special meeting of its foreign ministers on Tuesday.

17/05/2021

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Palestinian firemen try to extinguish huge fire at mattress factory east of Jabalia

Palestinian firefighters try to extinguish a huge fire at the Foamco mattress factory east of Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip.

17/05/2021

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Cyclone Tauktae hits India western coats

A powerful hurricane moved in the Arabian Sea toward the western coast of India on Monday.

17/05/2021

Partner content

International borders blur with Richard Sandovals Mexican-Peruvian recipe

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

Award-winning Chef Richard Sandoval was recently in Dubai cooking in his Latino restaurant Toro Toro. This hotspot for Dubai foodies is just one of 45 restaurants around the world owned by Chef Sandoval.

17/05/2021

Poland

Diplomats from 40 countries call on Poland to protect LGBTQ rights

The Polish government has come under international criticism in recent years for promoting "LGBT free zones" and fueling homophobic rhetoric.

17/05/2021

Destinations

5 things to do on a cultural weekend in Serbia's Novi Sad

In partnership with Serbia

5 things to do during a weekend in Novi Sad, a European Capital of Culture in 2022

17/05/2021

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Tokyo 2020: Anti-Olympic protesters rally to demand cancellation

More than 80 percent of Japanese oppose hosting the virus-postponed Olympics this year, a new poll showed on Monday, underlining public antipathy less than 10 weeks before the Tokyo Games.

17/05/2021

Europe Decoded

YouTube and England's NHS join forces to tackle vaccine scepticism

The social media giant and England's National Health Service have come together in the latest campaign to tackle vaccine scepticism among younger people in the UK.

17/05/2021

Living

This new brand of beer tastes like ‘climate change in a can’

A beer business hopes to encourage competitors to go carbon neutral by 2030 to help tackle the climate crisis.

17/05/2021

World

Spanish football recovery: Up to 5,000 fans heading to La Liga games

Crowds are welcome to football stadiums after more than a year of games played closed behind doors due to COVID-19. Fans are back at the venues in Spain, but with restrictions on capacity and social distancing.

17/05/2021

Sport

German Football Association President resigns over Nazi comments

During an April meeting, Fritz Keller had compared a DFB vice-president to a Nazi-era judge, prompting widespread criticism.

17/05/2021

Europe News

EU suspends tariffs on US steel & aluminium in bid to reboot relations

The trade dispute dates back to the administration of Donald Trump.

17/05/2021

World News

Working over 55 hours a week 'increases risk of stroke & heart deaths'

The first global analysis of its kind from the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization found working more than 55 hours per week increased the risk of stroke and heart disease.

17/05/2021

Nature

The new 'Big 5' are the animals we need to protect, not harm, the most

Five new species have been named as the new 'Big 5' by a team of photographers and conservationists, who are reclaiming the term from trophy hunters.

17/05/2021

Mobility

The space telescope that might unlock the secrets of the universe

NASA’s new telescope will probe the history of our cosmos and whether there is life out there in the universe when it's launched in October.

17/05/2021

Sport

Finland asks football supporters to watch Euro 2020 from home

Finland's public health institute says they believe travel abroad should still be "limited to what is necessary" during the European Championships.

17/05/2021

Belarus

Euroviews. EU must respond or risk gradual Russian takeover of Belarus | View

Does the EU have the political will to defend its values in its European neighbours? Pavel Latushko is a member of the Presidium of the Coordinating Council and a key figure in the Belarusian opposition.

17/05/2021

Afghanistan

What does NATO’s Afghanistan withdrawal mean for Europe?

With the planned withdrawal of the last NATO troops from Afghanistan just months away, the country faces an uncertain future amid an already deeply unstable security situation.

17/05/2021

Tech News

Computer games help children overcome pain from cancer treatment

Research conducted at the Hospital de la Paz in Madrid shows that playing video games helps children in their recovery from cancer treatments. It analysed pain levels by monitoring heart rate and eye responses in children going through chemotherapy.

17/05/2021

Health news

Is the world’s smallest wireless chip the future of healthcare?

Devices like pacemakers have kept millions alive. But injectable wireless chips the size of a grain of salt could eventually replace these lifesaving devices.

17/05/2021

Croatia

Green-leftist in run-off for mayor of Croatian capital Zagreb

Tomislav Tomasevic has said that Croats are sick of corruption and want change.

17/05/2021

Green News

Siberian wildfires kickstart and extreme heat in northwestern Russia

Areas within the Polar Arctic Circle recently reached temperatures nearing 30º C. Dry and warm conditions are sparking the first significant wildfires in Siberia.

17/05/2021

My Europe Series

Meet the Italian 'put behind bars' in UK amid post-Brexit confusion

Marta Lomartire, from Puglia, is one of dozens of EU nationals to be detained and deported from the UK over visa misunderstandings. We hear her story,

17/05/2021

France

French company Sanofi reports positive results from vaccine trial

The drugmaker reported good results from a phase 2 clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine candidate, which has been hit by several months of delays.

17/05/2021