archives - 27 May 2021. euronews : International and European news all available as video on demand

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UN rights chief says Israeli strikes in Gaza may be war crimes

The top UN human rights body on Thursday passed a resolution to intensify scrutiny of Israel's treatment of Palestinians.

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Dante’s Divine Comedy to be released into space for 700th anniversary

As Italy marks 700 years since the poet's death, his masterpiece will face the final frontier.

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United Kingdom

UK health minister on the defensive after Cummings' attack

UK health minister Matt Hancock has been defending himself after a blistering attack from the prime minister's former chief aide Dominic Cummings.

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Malta

Proposal to decriminalise abortion in Malta sparks debate

A proposal to decriminalise abortion in Malta has stirred up a debate in the country with the EU's strictest abortion laws.

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Austria

Flights cancelled after Russia rejects Belarus rerouting

Air France and Austrian Airlines have both cancelled flights as Moscow digs in its heels to protect its ally in Minsk.

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United Kingdom

'This isn't over': Indian variant cases double in UK in a week

The number of cases of the Indian variant in UK rose to 6,959 since last week.

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French police clash with farmers at job centre sit-in

French police violently clear protesters from a sit-in at a job centre on the edge of Paris, following a flash demo by farmers denouncing the new common agriculture policy

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Cecilia Bartoli's meditation on time dazzles Salzburg

"Time is ungrateful because when you need time, you don't have it" - Cecilia Bartoli dedicates this year's edition of the Whitsun Festival in Salzburg to her home town of Rome and conveys a meditation on time through Händel's 'Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno'.

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Green News

Magnetic migration: Sharks’ have GPS to navigate the oceans

Sharks travel tens of thousands of kilometres every year. Breakthrough in research that shows the influence of magnetic fields on migration routes could help conservation efforts.

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Belarus

Euroviews. EU must go further to punish Lukashenko’s brazen act of piracy | View

"If the European Union does not react strongly to such abuses of international law, more incursions and violations of its sovereignty are to be expected."

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Euronews Debates

The future of food and drink: How can we build resilient food systems?

How can we ensure our favourite foods and drinks will be available far into the future without costing the Earth? Industry experts and policy-makers shared their success stories on building the food systems of tomorrow at a Euronews Green Debate.

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Cry like a boy

The hurdles migrants face in making it and failing

In some African families, the pressure to be successful is so high that when men choose to return home instead of continuing a life-threatening migration route, they are seen as failures. Khopotso Bodibe continues his conversation with South African rights activist Sharon Ekambaram and US anthropolo

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United Kingdom

More than 1,500 asylum seekers in UK considered for removal to Europe

New statistics from the UK's Home Office show that more than 1,500 people seeking asylum in the UK have been warned they could be removed to "safe third countries".

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Environmentalists wary as private jet demand soars post lockdown

Flights departing from the UK and France account for more than a third of all private jet emissions in Europe.

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North Macedonia is The Balkans' 'best kept secret', says Eva zu Beck

Watch as Eva visits Ohrid in North Macedonia and tries to uncover the secrets of how to make pearls out of fish skin.

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Uncovering Europe

Election pits pop singer against environmentalist... and a dead man

Milan Bandic ruled Zagreb as a personal fiefdom for 20 years until his death in March. Now, two candidates are competing against both each other and his legacy.

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Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium open mass Covid-19 vaccination centre

FC Barcelona and the Catalan Health Ministry open a Covid-19 vaccination centre at the football club's Camp Nou stadium.

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Palestinians dressed as clowns entertain children in Gaza

Palestinians dressed as clowns entertain children amid the ruins of a building destroyed during the recent Israeli bombing in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

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Thousands leave Goma after more volcanic activity

Tens of thousands of people were on Thursday evacuating the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for fear of another volcanic eruption by Mount Nyiragongo.

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Buddhist monks light candles on Visakha Bucha Day

Buddhist monks light candles to commemorate Visakha Bucha Day, a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of the Lord Buddha held on the full moon of the third lunar month in the Buddhist calendar, at Wat Dhammakaya Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Bangkok.

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Shamans cast spell for Castillo to beat Fujimori in Peru election

Shamans armed with coca leaves, fruit and fire, cast a spell on the top of a sacred hill in Lima for Pedro Castillo to defeat Keiko Fujimori in Peru's June 6 presidential run-off.

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Green News

Mini hotel toiletries will be illegal in New York from 2024

Inside the two year fight to eliminate single use toiletries from New York hotels.

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Angola

A weekend in Luanda: “Africa’s Manhattan” waits to be discovered

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Rica en cultura, ya en tiempos remotos, y más tarde con gran influencia portuguesa en el siglo XVI, Angola tiene mucho que celebrar en torno a su patrimonio, su gastronomía y sus tradiciones.

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Experiences

Fancy a road trip? Here are the companies who'll plan one for you

Everyone loves a road trip, but not everyone loves planning, Why not have it all done for you by one of these companies?

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Health news

Why are COVID vaccines linked to blood clots? Scientists have answers

A group of scientists in Germany claims they have cracked the code as to why AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are causing blood clots.

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Tech News

European privacy groups challenge facial scan firm Clearview

Four groups say Clearview stockpiled biometric data on more than 3 billion people without their knowledge or permission by “scraping" their images from websites.

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Eco-Innovation

The homegrown hive that could save Ireland’s bees

Euronews Green spoke to a young Irish beekeeper who has designed a hive made from mushroom roots and old sawdust.

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Belarus

'Hear the scream of my heart': Protasevich's mum pleads for help

Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich was detained after the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight to Minsk on Sunday.

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Rwanda

France 'inflicted suffering on Rwanda by staying silent over genocide'

Macron acknowledged France had been at fault but stopped short of an apology.

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Europe News

Zinedine Zidane quits as manager of Real Madrid

France legend Zinedine Zidane has quit as manager of Spanish giants Real Madrid, the club announced on Thursday.

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Technicians repair fire damage after arson incidents on French railway

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Italy to return ambassador to Syria after decade-long absence

Technicians repair fire damage after arson incidents on French railway

How does Paris 2024's iconic flying Olympic cauldron work?

Trump criticises Harris' remarks on Israel-Hamas war

Italy to return ambassador to Syria after decade-long absence

2021-05-27

UK health minister on the defensive after Cummings' attack

French police clash with farmers at job centre sit-in

Cecilia Bartoli's meditation on time dazzles Salzburg

Magnetic migration: Sharks’ have GPS to navigate the oceans

North Macedonia is The Balkans' 'best kept secret', says Eva zu Beck

Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium open mass Covid-19 vaccination centre

Palestinians dressed as clowns entertain children in Gaza

Buddhist monks light candles on Visakha Bucha Day

Shamans cast spell for Castillo to beat Fujimori in Peru election

European privacy groups challenge facial scan firm Clearview

Zinedine Zidane quits as manager of Real Madrid