4 October 2021 | Euronews
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Russia Russia marks new daily record as daily COVID deaths pass 900 for the first time Russia's daily coronavirus death toll surpassed 900 on Wednesday for the first time in the pandemic. -
Czech Republic As Czechs head to polls, Babiš remains frontrunner despite Pandora papers scandal The ANO movement of billionaire populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis is tipped to win despite recent revelations on his offshore dealings. -
Economy Europe's energy crisis: EU divided over response to soaring, 'unbearable' prices Economic and finance ministers met in Luxembourg, laying bare intra-EU divisions. -
Iraq Iraqis go to the polls on October 10. What happens next? | View Iraqis will vote in snap parliamentary elections this Sunday, for the first time since protests rocked the country in 2019. SIPRI's Shivan Fazil and Dylan O'Driscoll explain what's at stake - and why the new government will have no time to lose. -
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No Comment Extinction Rebellion attempt Zurich blockade About 300 activists of the "Rebellion for extinction" demonstrate in the center of Zurich. -
Tech News Danish firms warn supply chain issues will continue 'into new year' "All businesses are struggling to get products and there is no sign of improvement right now." -
Tech News Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp back online after global outage The major outage on Monday affected millions of users of the three social media platforms around the world. -
Nature Marseille begins clean-up after floods The clean-up has begun in the French city of Marseille after torrential rain and floods hit the area earlier this week. -
Romania Romania MPs 'offered bribes' to support embattled PM Florin Citu, claims opposition leader AUR leader George Simion says his MPs were told that relatives and allies could be appointed to directorships of state energy companies if they abstained from voting. -
Money Binance trading volumes soar despite global crypto regulatory crackdown The growth in volumes mirrored that across other major crypto platforms, including Coinbase, as cryptocurrency prices rose over the summer. -
Spain Eleven bodies recovered off Spain's Balearic Islands Authorities said that three people had been rescued and 11 bodies recovered after a sailboat was reported west of Cabrera. -
Japan Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida takes office Japan elects former diplomat Fumio Kishida as its new Prime Minister in a parliamentary vote on Monday. -
No Comment Greenpeace boats block Dutch Shell refinery Dozens of Greenpeace activists in kayaks block a Shell oil refinery in the Dutch port of Rotterdam in protest against fossil fuel advertising. -
Mobility BepiColumbo: Europe and Japan's joint mission captures its first images of Mercury The ESA and JAXA mission has already had a striking view of the planet closest to the Sun, around which it will have to orbit in 2025. -
Scenes Meet the Jordanian architect who grew an 100-year-old forest in 10 years “That made me see the landscape in a different light and the potential of that landscape if human intervention was not affecting it in a negative way.” -
No Comment Arc de Triomphe installation unwrapping begins A team of technicians remove the silver fabric covering the Arc de Triomphe as the two weeks of artist Christo's temporary, posthumous work draws to a close. -
Italy Italy's Five Star Movement set to lose power in Rome and Turin MS5 leader Guiseppe Conte declined to form an alliance with the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) in Rome. Exit polls put the PD in the lead. -
Series Autumn in Saint Petersburg, a time to take in the diverse urban culture Saint Petersburg knows how to surprise. It’s a city of magnificent museums with streets full of atmosphere that make you feel like you can actually touch its deep and complex history. -
Tunisia The US and EU must put pressure on Tunisia before it’s too late | View The international community must speak up after the recent presidential power-grab in Tunisia, argues Adnen Hasnaoui, president of the Maghreb Institute for Sustainable Development. -
Money Comp crypto: Smart contract bug puts €134 million at risk as founder begs for tokens' return An error in the Compound DeFi platform saw it distribute millions in the tokens by mistake. Then on Sunday, people started taking more. -
Culture news World's best pianists gather in Poland for Chopin competition The world-renowned piano competition makes a return to Warsaw's National Philharmonic this month in order to crown its next virtuoso. -
Earth News Why do green parties struggle in climate-conscious Scandinavia? The latest example was in Norway, where the greens got under 4 per cent of the vote in recent parliamentary elections. -
Climate HFCs: Are these toxic gases a hidden cause of the climate crisis? HFCs are worse for the climate than carbon dioxide, so why are they still in billions of homes worldwide? -
Culture news Billie Eilish confirmed for Glastonbury Festival 2022 as youngest ever headliner The 19-year old will take to the Pyramid Stage next year after her second album, Happier Than Ever, went multi-platinum. -
Germany World's first commercial plant making clean jet fuel has opened in Germany, says NGO The 'climate-friendly' jet fuel is much more expensive than kerosene. -
Georgia Georgia's ruling party wins local elections Saturday's election was overshadowed by the return from exile and arrest of former president Mikheil Saakashvili, convicted in absentia in 2018 of abuse of office. -
Italy Carles Puigdemont: Italian extradition hearing delayed pending EU rulings Madrid wants former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont to return to Spain so he can face trial on charges of sedition. -
Moments Lights, camera, action: Hollywood’s first ever film museum opens its doors A new film museum in Los Angeles is celebrating the history of the silver screen. -
Lithuania Doctors find 1kg of nuts and bolts in man's stomach Doctors at a hospital in Lithuania have found more than a kilogram of small metal objects inside a man’s stomach. -
Travel News UK travel: Amber list scrapped as of 4am today As of today, the UK has scrapped its amber list for international travel. What does it mean for people who want to visit? -
Tech News Facebook profits off hate and that's why it won't change, says whistleblower Frances Haugen The social media giant knows hate speech is a problem. It also knows it's profitable, a former employee claimed on Sunday. -
World News Child poverty is a burden on Europe’s future prosperity and stability | View Without proper investment to ensure all children are able to reach their full potential, Europe cannot build a sustainable, inclusive recovery, argues Eurochild President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca. -
Germany German election: 'Political speed dating' as coalition talks intensify Social Democrat leader Olaf Scholz has said he wants to form a new government before Christmas. -
Health news Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian were announced as winners of the prestigious award on Monday. -
United Kingdom Brexit: EU's 'heavy-handed actions' have lost support for Northern Ireland protocol, says Lord Frost The Protocol, negotiated as part of the Brexit divorce and signed off on by both the EU and UK parliaments, sees Northern Ireland remain part of the EU's Single Market, in effect creating a de-facto border in the Irish Sea. -
Earth News 80 activists block Shell’s port to protest against ‘greenwashing' adverts A new report finds a discrepancy between six fossil fuel companies’ adverts for sustainability and their actual investment in renewable sources. -
Nature These everyday items are being sold to fund an all-female anti-poaching team in Africa This first of its kind initiative lets you own part of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation’s story. -
United Kingdom Serving London police officer arrested and charged with rape A London police officer is due to appear in court on Monday, charged with rape -
Italy Hundreds of migrants land on the Italian island of Lampedusa At least 18 small ships bearing more than 600 migrants arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa on Sunday. -
Spain La Palma volcano: Drone footage shows new lava flows as earthquakes rattle island More earthquakes rattled the Spanish island of La Palma on Monday, as the lava flow from an erupting volcano surged after part of the crater collapsed. -
Travel News Will personal wheelchairs soon be allowed as seats on planes? Flying can be a stressful experience for wheelchair users but that could soon change with the results of this new study. -
World News Millions go to polls in Italian local elections with key battles in major cities Polls are set to close on Monday afternoon, and almost 1,200 municipalities are involved. -
Sweden Lars Vilks: Swede who lived under police protection after drawing Prophet Muhammad dies in crash The Swedish artist Lars Vilks, known for his 2007 drawing of the Prophet Muhammad and the subsequent death threats that followed, died in a car crash on Sunday. -
Germany 'Democracy is under attack' says Merkel at German reunification ceremony German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for an ongoing commitment to democracy as she spoke at the 31st-anniversary ceremony of the reunification of east and west. -
USA ‘Pandora Papers’: Financial secrets of world leaders revealed in data leak The offshore dealings and hidden assets of world leaders, politicians, billionaires, celebrities and drug dealers have been revealed in a huge data leak, which follows 2016’s release of the ‘Panama Papers’.