2022-03-14

China

US warns Chinese on support for Russia in Ukraine war

US President Joe Biden's national security adviser warned a top Chinese official on Monday about China's support for Russia in the Ukrainian invasion, even as the Kremlin denied reports it had requested Chinese military equipment to use in the war.

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Ukraine

Russian missiles strike residential area in Ukrainian capital Kyiv

Multiple strikes hit Ukraine's capital Kyiv as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continued.

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Russia

Russian anti-war protester interrupts state TV news broadcast

A protester interrupted a Russian state-run TV news broadcast with an anti-war sign, denouncing propaganda about the Ukraine invasion.

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United Kingdom

Post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol is legal, says Belfast court

The decision is a setback for unionists who see the agreement as a threat to their place in the UK.

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Slovakia

Slovakia charges two suspects with spying for Russia

Slovakia's foreign ministry had said it would also expel three Russian diplomats for alleged spying and bribery.

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Experiences

How investors took over a Caribbean island to create a micronation

The purchase of Coffee Caye in Belize was born out of years of eccentric and extreme travel by a group of global travellers.

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Opera singers perform national anthem in Lviv

Opera singers gathered in the centre of Lviv in western Ukraine on Sunday to sing the country's national anthem.

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Yemen's tomb of Prophet Hud draws crowds for a four-day pilgrimage

Thousands of pilgrims flock to the tomb of Prophet Hud -- known in Arabic as Qabr Nabi Hud -- in the Hadhramaut Valley, eastern Yemen for the four-day pilgrimage which precedes the holy fasting month of Ramadan

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Green News

How are these Lego Rebels inspiring people to take climate action?

What started as a lockdown joke has become a serious outreach tool for the climate crisis.

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Protesters occupy London home linked to Russian oligarch

Protesters take over a London property thought to be linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, with the aim of turning it into a residence to house refugees from the war in Ukraine.

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Scenes

The parkour pioneers of Qatar are taking the sport to another level

In partnership with Media City

"We fall a lot, but it's part of the game. If you don't fall, that means you're not learning."

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United Kingdom

Julian Assange denied permission to appeal against extradition to US

Britain’s top court refused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange permission to appeal against a decision to extradite him to the US.

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Money

COVID sees men’s suits fall out of fashion as indicator of inflation

Suits are out, sports bras are in as the UK's national statistics office announces changes to the basket of goods it uses to track consumer price inflation.

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Culture news

'The Godfather' turns 50, but was it always set for success?

50 years on 'The Godfather' is still a cult classic, but did director Francis Ford Coppola always feel that way?

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Cholita wrestlers fight racism in Bolivia

Young women dressed in billowing skirts and long braided hair take to the wrestling ring to fight anti-Indigenous racism in Bolivia.

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Climate Now

After a dry winter, how is Portugal learning to live with drought?

In partnership with Copernicus

It has barely rained in Portugal this year and farmers are now facing a tough growing season ahead, and a bleak outlook for the coming decades. We meet one farmer to see how he's learning to live with drought.

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Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | March 14th – Evening

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

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Europe News

Polish judges detail rule of law backsliding in new documentary

Some Polish judges are making sure the conflict between Warsaw and Brussels over rule of law backsliding isn't forgotten.

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Germany

Ex-CEO of Wirecard charged with fraud by German prosecutors

The financial payments company collapsed in 2020 amid allegations that much of its revenue and assets were faked.

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France

France further eases COVID restrictions on masks and health passes

Face masks are still required on public transport and in healthcare facilities.

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Ukraine

Watch: Aftermath of a deadly attack on a residential block in Kyiv

It happened around 5 am on Monday morning.

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Ukraine

Pregnant woman and her baby die after Mariupol hospital attack

A pregnant woman who made headlines around the world last week following Russia’s shelling of a maternity hospital in Ukraine, has died. Moscow claims the children's hospital was a front for Ukrainian ultra-nationalist militia.

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Smart Regions

Harnessing the power of the sun to purify water

In partnership with the European Commission

In this episode, Smart Regions looks at how a sustainable system called Helio is able to harness the power of the sun to purify water.

14/03/2022

Tech News

Can Russia cut itself off from the Internet and is it going to?

Russia is rumoured to be planning to cut itself off from the global Internet. Here's why that's easier said than done.

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Romania

Romania probes found drone days after crash in Croatia

The discovery comes just days after an unmanned aircraft went down in Croatia.

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Culture news

Creative industries put pressure on Brussels over ticket resales

A group of 150 organisations representing Europe's creative industries are lobbying Brussels to clamp down on "exploitative" ticket resale market

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Syrian artist transforms war weapons into colourful artwork

In his home in the city of al-Bab in the northern Aleppo governorate, Syrian artist Akram Abu al-Fawz spends hours transforming war weapons into works of art decorated with colourful patterns and designs, to send a "message of love" for the Syrian people who just want "life, not war".

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Netherlands

Netherlands and Australia launch new case against Russia over MH17

It is the latest bid to hold Moscow legally responsible for the missile strike that brought down the passenger aircraft over eastern Ukraine in 2014.

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Kharkiv buildings destroyed after airstrike

Images show the destruction of a four-storey residential building and surrounding structures in the centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine following an airstrike.

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Shanghai seals off street as city battles worst virus outbreak in two years

An entire street is sealed off and many roads are empty in Shanghai as China wrestles to control the biggest virus outbreak and threat to the nation's zero-tolerance Covid strategy in two years

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