United Kingdom UK considering whether to join EU's coronavirus vaccine scheme The EU is encouraging nations around the world to band together when it comes to buying a vaccine in order to stop prices inflating due to huge competition.
World How COVID-19 is complicating Europe's migrant problem The return of NGO migrant rescue ships to the Mediterranean has brought Europe's migrant problem back into focus. And the issue is being compounded by the coronavirus pandemic.
Europe Ship declares state of emergency after six migrants attempt suicide The rescue ship Ocean Viking has declared a state of emergency. There are 180 rescued migrants on board.
France Migrants exploited harvesting grapes in Champagne region, court hears Six people and three companies have gone on trial in France, accused of exploiting migrants to harvest grapes for major winemakers in the Champagne region in 2018.
Europe How does a vaccine get approved in Europe? The process, explained It usually takes an average of 10 to 15 years to develop a vaccine. But international leaders claim that one against COVID-19 could be ready in a year or two. Is this realistic?
Europe Mixed race women sue Belgian state over colonial-era 'kidnapping' Known as "metis", they are the children of white Belgian settlers and black local women in the Congo, when it was still a Belgian colony.
no comment Egypt reopens pyramids after coronavirus shutdown They were reopened for the first time in more than three months.
France Why is Macron's new PM from the right when he was tipped to veer left? Macron has named Jean Castex as France's new prime minister, replacing Edouard Philippe, whose government resigned on Friday.
no comment Protests as German MPs back scrapping coal-fired power plants by 2038 But environmental protesters are angry at what they see as a drawn-out timetable for Germany's energy transition.
Life Is your fuel tank full of “forest-ravaging” palm oil? It's not the usual place you might expect to find it.
Turkey Two dead and dozens injured in explosion at Turkish fireworks factory There were believed to be around 150 workers at the factory in northwestern Turkey at the time of the explosion.
World Crop-killing locust swarms spotted across three continents East Africa, South Asia, and now South America: three continents are suffering plagues of locusts. The swarms of insects have been devastating food supplies.
World Pandemic puzzle: tracing the origins of COVID-19 Unreported Europe investigates the mysterious origins of COVID-19 and asks whether we should start preparing for future pandemics.
Life UN report shows our electronic waste is worth billions The UN estimates that the total value of retrievable materials from dumped and burned electronics is €50 billion.
World Why does Emirati entrepreneur Sara Al Madani say no to female empowerment & yes to failure? From a very early age, Emirati entrepreneur Dr. Sara Al Madani believed her ideas could turn a tidy profit.
