Greece Greek crime reporter shot dead outside home in Athens Giorgos Karaivaz was found dead, shot multiple times, beside his car in the Greek capital. 09/04/2021
United Kingdom Watch: Gun salutes for Prince Philip as COVID complicates funeral Details of Prince Philip’s funeral are to be confirmed “in due course”, Buckingham Palace has said, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II’s consort at the age of 99. 09/04/2021
Netherlands Thousands tiptoe through tulips in test at Dutch flower garden Under a Dutch government-approved pilot scheme, the world-famous Keukenhof garden opened its gates to let a few thousand people tiptoe through the 7 million tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and myriad other flowers. 09/04/2021
World COVID vaccine rollout: Which country in Europe is leading the race? It's far more complex than the UK just leading the way. 09/04/2021
Sweden Swedish government proposes tightening immigration laws The Swedish government has proposed a bill that would tighten immigration rules after five years of temporary measures. 09/04/2021
United Kingdom How did Europe react to the death of Prince Philip? Prince Philip "passed away peacefully" on Friday morning at Windsor Palace, the Royal Family said. 09/04/2021
Spain Spain launches national trial of four-day work week Alba Herrero is a waitress in La Francachela restaurant in Madrid and currently works four days a week, which has allowed her to study to become a teacher. 09/04/2021
Norway Norway's PM fined €2k for breaking her own government's COVID rules Solberg planned a meal with 13 other people for her 60th birthday celebrations, despite public gatherings in Norway being limited to 10 people. 09/04/2021
USA Biden takes action on 'epidemic' of US gun violence US President Joe Biden has issued an executive order aimed at targeting homemade firearms, known as "ghost guns" 09/04/2021
Kazakhstan Joint US-Russian crew heads to International Space Station A joint US-Russian crew aboard a Soyuz rocket launched successfully on Friday, heading for the International Space Station. 09/04/2021
Australia Australia buys 20 million more Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines for COVID-19 The announcement comes hours after Australia said it would stop using the AstraZeneca jab on those under 50 years old. 09/04/2021
USA George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen, says expert trial witness Medical experts have emphatically denied Derek Chauvin's defence argument that George Floyd died as a result of drugs and underlying health problems. 09/04/2021
Brazil Countries hit new records of COVID case numbers and deaths Numbers have been surging in countries even where the pandemic is thought to be kept in check. 09/04/2021
Italy Italian PM slams ‘dictator’ Erdogan over von der Leyen chair incident Mario Draghi said he was “very displeased by the humiliation” the EU Commission president suffered during her meeting with the Turkish president. 08/04/2021
France Macron waves goodbye to France's elite school for top civil servants President Macron unveils plans to scrap France’s elite government school, the ENA, and inject more diversity into the recruitment of top civil servants. 08/04/2021
world news Vaccination success sees Gibraltar enjoy life post-pandemic The British Overseas Territory has become one of the first places in the world to ease restrictions including outdoor mask wearing 08/04/2021
Albania How EU enlargement apathy could push Kosovo and Albania to join forces If Albania and Kosovo both find the doors of Europe slammed shut, they may both conclude that a federation is the next best option. 08/04/2021
no comment Israelis stand silent as siren marks Holocaust Day Israelis stand silent as siren marks Holocaust Day 08/04/2021
no comment New York Philharmonic brings music back to Lincoln Center The New York Philharmonic brings music back to Lincoln Center for the first time since the start of the pandemic 08/04/2021
Serbia Serbia invites its neighbours over for a COVID vaccine It's been claimed the vaccines given to Serbia's neighbouring citizens were about to expire. Speaking to Euronews, the country's prime minister, Ana Brnabić, did not deny the allegation. 08/04/2021
No Comment
Egyptian mission discovers mortuary city in Luxor
New York exhibition celebrates Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama
Kosovo: Mannequins used in protest against virus restrictions
Russian-US crew departs to ISS for six month mission
Police fire tear gas, arrest demonstrators against Monusco in DRC
Thousands evacuated following flash floods in Indonesia