France Ex-French leader Valery Giscard d'Estaing dies at 94 Valery Giscard d’Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, died on Wednesday. 03/12/2020
France French ski resorts protest plans to keep lifts closed over Christmas The protest comes as the French government proposes "random border checks" to be put in place over the holiday season targeting people trying to get to foreign resorts. 02/12/2020
Israel Israel moves towards fourth election in two years with Knesset vote Dogged by in-fighting, Israel's fragile coalition government is gearing up for a fourth election in two years after three previous polls produced inconclusive results. 02/12/2020
United Kingdom Under-16s 'unlikely to make informed choice' on puberty blockers Hormone blockers are drugs that can pause the development of puberty and are sometimes prescribed to help children with gender dysphoria by giving them more time to consider their options. 02/12/2020
Slovenia Slovenia criticised for "suspending funding" to national press agency The Slovenian Journalists Association said they were "outraged" at the decision, saying it was an attack on independent journalism. 02/12/2020
United Kingdom UK department store Debenhams collapses putting 12,000 jobs at risk The future of some 12,000 retailing jobs in Britain hangs in the balance after the failure of Debenhams, one of the country's oldest department stores. 02/12/2020
Slovakia Supreme court increases jail term for killer of journalist Jan Kuciak Slovakia was rocked by the murders of journalist Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova in February 2018. 02/12/2020
United Kingdom Charities report huge increase in distribution of food parcels in UK It's estimated an emergency food parcel could be handed out every nine seconds to people across the country. The Trussell Trust, which supports more than 1,200 food banks across the UK, said its network 02/12/2020
World New report paints bleak picture of EU unemployment The unemployment rate for the bloc was at 7.6% in October 2020, up 1% compared to October 2019. 02/12/2020
United Kingdom Football and concussion: FA pressured to give clear rules Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says the Premier League should have a clear protocol for when there is a clash of heads or concussion. 02/12/2020
Portugal Watch: Von der Leyen gives more detail on EU's Digital Services Act Speaking at the Web Summit von der Leyen explained how the Commission intends to rewrite the digital market rulebook for small start-ups as well as big platforms. 02/12/2020
Good Morning Europe Italians quit cities for country life due to COVID restrictions A new trend is picking up pace as a result of lockdown restrictions. Getting out of the city... 02/12/2020
Belgium NATO Foreign Ministers look to broaden scope for next decade Speaking to Euronews, German Marshall Fund Vice President Ian Lesser, said NATO's original mission hasn't changed. "That's about countering Russia's very significant force posture and that's very meaningful for the alliance - that hasn't gone away. 02/12/2020
China Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam were sentenced to jail on charges related to an unauthorised anti-government protest last year. 02/12/2020
United Kingdom Johnson urges caution as UK authorises Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine UK Health Minister Matt Hancock announced that the country is the first to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. 02/12/2020
New Zealand New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern declares 'climate emergency' Britain, Ireland, and at least a dozen states have made similar declarations. 02/12/2020
Latvia Latvian technology could one day prevent asteroids from hitting Earth Latvia's space technology tradition dates back to Soviet times when Sputnik - the first man-made satellite to orbit the Earth - was launched in 1957. 02/12/2020
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