Italy Did you know that quarantine was invented 600 years ago in Venice? In the 15th century, Venetians found a unique way to deal with another devastating disease - the bubonic plague. 04/02/2021
United Kingdom UK in world-first trial to test effects of mixing COVID-19 vaccines “This study will give us greater insight into how we can use vaccines to stay on top of this nasty disease,” said Jonathan Van Tam, the UK's deputy chief medical officer. 04/02/2021
Belgium Iranian diplomat jailed for 20 years for planned attack in France An Iranian diplomat was sentenced to the maximum 20-year prison term by a Belgian court for planning an attack against opponents of the Tehran regime in France in 2018. 04/02/2021
Ukraine Four people killed in fire at Ukrainian COVID-19 hospital The fire broke out shortly before midnight at an intensive care unit, where patients with acute respiratory symptoms of COVID-19 were being treated. 04/02/2021
Good Morning Europe Could more have been done to stop the new B117 UK COVID variant? Peter Openshaw, an Immunologist at Imperial University, says hospital admissions were the first clue. 04/02/2021
Good Morning Europe Online make-up tutorials help boost cancer patients' self-esteem during the pandemic With Covid-19 limiting opportunities for face-to-face support, make-up artist Laura Hunt is giving online make-up tutorials to help cancer patients boost their self-esteem. 04/02/2021
Russia Top ally of Alexei Navalny faces Russian Investigative Committee Lyubov Sobol, Navalny's brother Oleg, and several other allies under house arrest, without access to the internet, for two months as part of a criminal investigation into the alleged breach of coronavirus restrictions. 04/02/2021
Russia US and Russia extend nuclear weapons pact just before expiration The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START Treaty), imposes limits on Russian and US intercontinental missiles and bombers, but does not cover new types of weapons. 04/02/2021
world news Head of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games says he won't resign over sexism row Yoshiro Mori was reported to have said women talk too much when questioned about the lack of women on the board of the Olympic Games, prompting calls for his resignation. 04/02/2021
Myanmar Myanmar blocks Facebook amid growing resistance to coup UN Secretary-General António Guterres said those outside Myanmar should make sure Monday's coup fails. 04/02/2021
United Kingdom Boris Johnson says he would consider triggering Article 16 The British prime minister said the EU had cast doubt on the Good Friday Agreement after considering invoking Article 16 of the Brexit deal. 03/02/2021
USA Democrats plan vote on ousting Marjorie Taylor Greene from panels The US House will vote on whether to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committees over the Republican's embrace of conspiracy theories and violent racist views. 03/02/2021
World Golden Globes: 3 women nominated for directing as Netflix tops nods Three women, Emerald Fennell, Chloe Zhao and Regina King, were nominated for best director of a motion picture. Only one woman has previously won the award. 03/02/2021
World COVAX to distribute more than 330 milllion COVID vaccines through June Over 10 of the 145 countries that will receive vaccines through the global initiative are in Europe. 03/02/2021
Germany Germans call for crackdown on COVID-19 vaccine queue-jumpers It emerged that at some clinics in the country managers were vaccinated ahead of doctors and frontline medical staff. 03/02/2021
Austria Rapper arrested in Austria and accused of publishing neo-Nazi songs One of the suspect's songs was used as a soundtrack by the perpetrator in the terror attack in Halle, Germany, in October 2019, reported AFP news agency. 03/02/2021
no comment Protesters call for Tokyo to act over military coup in Myanmar The coup came earlier this week as the country's new parliament was set to sit for the first time following elections last year. 03/02/2021
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