2021-05-22

World News

Eurovision 2021: Italy's Maneskin wins after massive public vote

After an exciting night, Italy won out over France and Switzerland, with their infectious brand of stonking rock

22/05/2021

United Arab Emirates

Photos appear to show Dubai Princess Latifa alive and well

Dubai Princess Latifa released video saying she was being imprisoned in a heavily guarded villa in February 2021

22/05/2021

Tech News

China's Zhurong rover roams the surface of Mars for the first time

China's Mars Rover, Zhurong left its module for the first time for a successful drive around on the surface of the Red Planet.

22/05/2021

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Hamas armed wing hold military parade in Gaza city

Members of Al-Qassam brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian Hamas group, hold a military parade in Gaza city, in commemoration of Senior Hamas Commander Bassem Issa who was killed along others in Israeli airstrikes

22/05/2021

World News

Egyptian mediators trying to firm up Israel-Hamas cease-fire

Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip beginning to assess the damage from 11 days of intense Israeli bombardment.

22/05/2021

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Japanese forces hold annual fire power exercise

The Japanese Self Defence Forces (JSDF) held their annual fire power exercise on Saturday

22/05/2021

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Ukraine march in support of more transgender rights

Scores of people rallied in Ukraine on Saturday in support of the Trangender and LGBT community

22/05/2021

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Shopkeepers view damage on commercial street in Gaza

Shopkeepers on Gaza's busiest commercial street emerged to inspect their losses on Saturday after the ceasefire that ended 11 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas

22/05/2021

Cult

Salgado's exhibition highlights Amazon forest destruction

Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado teamed up with musician Jean-Michel to highlight the destruction of the Amazon forest, and to slam Bolsonaro

22/05/2021

Spain

Spanish enclave of Ceuta adjusts to latest migrant influx

Residents of Ceuta confront the sudden arrival of thousands of African migrants with sympathy, and concern, others with hostility.

22/05/2021

Hungary

Katalin Karikó honoured in her Hungarian home town for COVID jab work

Karikó, who is the vice-president of BioNTech, became best known for her work with mRNA technology that is used in the Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines.

22/05/2021

Poland

Firefighters battle flames at Poland's largest coal mine

The fire broke out at midday at Poland's Belchatow mine, which has large reserves of lignite or brown coal

22/05/2021

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Palestinians rally near DCO checkpoint in Ramallah

Thousands of displaced Gazans started returning to their homes to check for damage on Friday, while Israelis returned to normal life, as a ceasefire appeared to take hold after 11 days of deadly fighting

22/05/2021

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Homages to world cultures created in sand

International travel may still be restricted for many due to the coronavirus pandemic, but residents of St. Petersburg can get a flavour of world cultures in artworks built from sand. The theme of this year's St. Petersburg Sand Sculpture festival is a world without borders

22/05/2021

Nepal

Austrian climbing guide says at least 100 COVID-19 cases on Everest

Lukas Furtenbach of Austria is the only prominent outfitter to halt Everest expeditions due to virus fears

22/05/2021

France

Albanian man accused of aiding Nice terror attack extradited to France

Endri Elezi is suspected of aiding Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, who rammed a truck into a crowd in the French coastal city on July 14, 2016.

22/05/2021

Italy

This year's Venice Biennale asks "how will we live together?"

The international architecture show addresses political and religious polarization, the quest for space and human collaboration.

22/05/2021

China

Second China earthquake

A second powerful earthquake shook parts of central China on Friday night causing significant damage to buildings and infrastructure

22/05/2021

Green News

World Biological Diversity Day: Young climate leaders are speaking out

This International Day for Biological Diversity, we look at what’s going on in the run-up to COP26.

22/05/2021

Netherlands

One killed, four injured in Amsterdam stabbing

In a statement early Saturday, police said the team investigating the attacks is “keeping all options open, but at the moment has no direct indication of a terrorist motive.”

22/05/2021

World News

The most striking images from this week's top stories

The key stories of the week, captured by photographers around the world.

22/05/2021

Germany

Germany bans all non-essential travel to UK over Indian variant

The German Embassy in the UK said the new classification is due to "local outbreaks occurring again, including cases of more infectious variants such as the Indian variant at present."

22/05/2021

Nigeria

Nigeria's Chief of Army staff dies in plane crash

Attahiru had been appointed to the position earlier this year by President Muhammadu Buhari.

22/05/2021

USA

Einstein's E=MC2 equation letter sets off bidding war at auction

The letter from 1946 sold for more than $1.2 million (€1 million) — three times its estimated price.

22/05/2021

Destinations

A guide to Rotterdam, just in time for Eurovision 2021

As Eurovision fever sweeps the continent, we explore the city where it’s all happening: Rotterdam.

22/05/2021

Green News

Are European stereotypes harming the environmental movement?

We all have certain images and ideas of countries in our heads but when it comes to climate change are they accurate?

22/05/2021