2022-01-21

Poland

Poland's ex-president and Solidarity leader Walesa contracts COVID

The 78-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate said on Facebook that he tested positive for COVID-19 despite being triple-vaccinated.

21/01/2022

Syria

Islamic State attacks in Syria and Iraq leave at least 39 dead

The attacks on Friday are the biggest and deadliest since the fall of the IS “caliphate” three years ago.

21/01/2022

France

France: Former Sarkozy aides jailed for opinion poll fraud

Former interior minister Claude Guéant was handed a one-year prison sentence.

21/01/2022

Serbia

Western embassies reject Serbian PM’s protest allegations

The embassies of Germany, the UK, and the US issued a joint statement rejecting PM Ana Brnabić's claims that the environmental protests against Rio Tinto's now-cancelled lithium mine in western Serbia had "Western backers".

21/01/2022

Russia

Russia: Omicron cases triple in 10 days, authorities ponder measures

Friday's daily tally 49,513 new infections -- the highest in the pandemic -- was higher by more than 49,513 new infections compared the previous day.

21/01/2022

USA

Booster shots needed against Omicron, US CDC studies show

Three studies released on Friday offered more evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the Omicron variant, at least among people who received booster shots.

21/01/2022

My Europe Series

'No tests, everyone is sick': Bosnia faces its biggest COVID crisis

As authorities shift blame, the lack of a clear strategy to handle the most recent spike of the Omicron variant has Bosnians unsure of how to act.

21/01/2022

Culture news

Author who died before his work was published nominated for NBCC

Anthony Veasna So's book "Afterparties" was widely anticipated when he died and joins notable names on the National Book Critics Circle nominees list.

21/01/2022

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In this episode of Meet The Locals, we meet Marco Möller, founder of Möto Rauch & Staub, a popular hangout of Dubai’s bikers, craftsmen and artists.

21/01/2022

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Top news stories today | January 21st – Evening

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

21/01/2022

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Yemen's rebels hold protest against Saudi-led coalition strikes

Yemen's Houthi rebels hold a mass demonstration in the rebel-held capital Sanaa to denounce deadly airstrikes.

21/01/2022

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Environment activists protest 'ultra-polluting' private jets

Environment activists protest 'ultra-polluting' private jets

21/01/2022

World News

Euroviews. Women leaders in Europe are always (from the) right | View

Roberta Metsola's appointment to President of the European Parliament is the latest in a long-observed pattern. From Marine le Pen to Angela Merkel, why, asks College of Europe professor Costanza Hermanin, are female holders of real executive power always right-wing?

21/01/2022

Top News Stories Today

Italy rescues 305 migrants on overcrowded boat near Lampedusa

Italy has seen an increase in migrant arrivals across the Mediterranean Sea in recent months.

21/01/2022

My Europe Series

Europe's week: New EU parliament president as Russian tensions persist

Here's a look at the top stories in European Union politics this week.

21/01/2022

Norway

Norway mass killer poor candidate for prison release, prosecutor says

A psychiatrist who has observed him since 2012 testified Wednesday that Breivik can't be trusted and a prison official told the judges hearing the parole request “there is an imminent danger” that, if released, Breivik would again commit serious crimes.

21/01/2022

France

Airbus cancels Qatar Airways order in escalating dispute

Airbus has cancelled a multi-billion euro order from Qatar Airways, escalating the dispute between the aircraft giant and one of its biggest customers.

21/01/2022

Russia

Iran isn't seeking nuclear weapons, president tells Russian Duma

In a speech to Russia's State Duma, Raisi said Iran was serious about reaching an agreement to limit its nuclear programme, but would not agree to anything less than its "rights".

21/01/2022

Art

Beirut exhibition displays restored art after 2020 port blast

At the Beirut Museum of Art, a collection of restored Lebanese paintings, once destroyed by the 2020 port explosion, have gone back on display

21/01/2022

Culture news

Louis Vuitton showcases Virgil Abloh's final collection

The collection highlights the whimsical themes and mix of high and low culture which characterised Abloh's work.

21/01/2022

Yemen

Dozens killed and injured in airstrikes on Yemeni cities

An airstrike on the port city of Hodeida has wiped out internet services across Yemen.

21/01/2022

Poland

Polish town tests anti-smog sound 'cannon' to tackle pollution

Poland is one of the most polluted countries in Europe, breaching EU norms by hundreds of percentage points at the worst times of year.

21/01/2022

Culture news

Eurovision 2021 countdown live stream still going strong in Rotterdam

Just a nice view, perhaps?

21/01/2022

France

Lyon couple charged with selling more than 1,000 fake health passes

The two suspects are accused of hacking into a nurse's record to create the fake COVID-19 certificates.

21/01/2022

Tech News

This hiking robot dog could swap the Swiss Alps for other planets

Its creators hope the dog, which uses its sense of touch to navigate, will help humans get to previously inaccessible, dangerous places.

21/01/2022

Vatican

Pope Francis pledges justice for sex abuse victims after Munich report

A lawyers' report found that Benedict XVI had mishandled four cases of sexual abuse in the clergy while archbishop of Munich.

21/01/2022

Culture news

Adele postpones Las Vegas residency due to Omicron fears

The singer made a tearful apology to fans as the dates were postponed because of sickness in her crew members.

21/01/2022

Myanmar

Energy giants Total and Chevron leave Myanmar over human rights abuses

Total and Chevron said that the abuses had worsened since the military overthrew the civilian government in a coup last February.

21/01/2022

Nature

A prehistoric plant is being ‘loved to death’, crime analysts warn

Horticultural criminals are pushing wild cycads to the brink in South Africa, where they are seen as status symbols.

21/01/2022

Culture news

Billie Eilish helped Rutherford through record breaking solo flight

The teenager says the hardest part of her trip was flying over Siberia but a 40-hour playlist kept her going through the frozen arctic.

21/01/2022