Disrupted Jean-Marc Ollagnier says “there are opportunities that we have to shape, understand and capture”
World Single dose coronavirus vaccine effective against severe COVID-19 The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is 66% effective and protects against severe COVID-19, US regulators confirmed. They could authorise the vaccine within the coming days. 25/02/2021
United Kingdom PPE is the new plastic waste nightmare threatening the environment Plastic bags have been overtaken by face masks as one of the most common pieces of plastic waste. In fact, 102 million are thrown every week in the UK alone. 25/02/2021
Italy Italy warns riders 'treated like slaves' by food delivery firms About 60,000 riders using bicycles and motor scooters mostly work without any kind of contract, pension contributions, paid holidays, sick leave or accident coverage. 25/02/2021
Venezuela Venezuela expels top EU diplomat over new sanctions Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa was given 72 hours to leave the country. 25/02/2021
Germany Are you coronamüde? Learn these brand new German (COVID-related) words It's mostly thanks to coronavirus that another 1,200 words have been added to the German language this year. Here's some of the best. 24/02/2021
Kosovo In Kosovo, an uncertain future for the war crimes court nobody wanted Kosovars hate it and its president has warned EU diplomats of a plot to undermine it. But Kosovo's new leader-in-waiting Albin Kurti might just choose to ignore it. 24/02/2021
Germany Blow for smugglers as Hamburg makes Europe's biggest cocaine seizure The cocaine was found in more than 1,700 tin cans that had been filled with putty, Hamburg's customs office said. 24/02/2021
Serbia Take your pick: Serbia lets citizens choose from four COVID-19 jabs Which would you prefer? In Serbia, people can select any of four jabs: the one developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, China’s Sinopharm, Russia’s Sputnik V and Oxford-Astrazeneca's. 24/02/2021
Turkey Three jailed for helping ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn flee to Lebanon Three jailed for helping ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn flee to Lebanon 24/02/2021
Hungary Hungary first EU nation to use China's Sinopharm vaccine against COVID "Today we are starting vaccinations with the Chinese batches," said Prime Minister Viktor Orban in a brief message on Facebook. 24/02/2021
Czech Republic ICU capacity in Czech Republic 'will be exhausted in 2 weeks' The Czech Republic health officials say hospitals are overwhelmed and they plan to ask for help from abroad when the numbers of remaining beds in hospitals reach 10% 24/02/2021
Syria ‘Historic verdict’: Germany jails Syrian for Assad regime torture Human rights campaigners hope the landmark ruling will set a precedent for other cases. 24/02/2021
Malta Reporters under fire: Journalists around the world face death threats Euronews correspondent Shona Murray spoke to Sunday World reporter Patricia Devlin who has been targeted for her work in Northern Ireland. 24/02/2021
World Mars rover's giant parachute carried secret message The huge parachute used by NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message, thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team. 24/02/2021
SanMarino San Marino buys Russia's Sputnik V after EU vaccine delivery delays San Marino isn’t an EU member and was excluded from the deals the 27-nation bloc negotiated with pharmaceutical firms. 24/02/2021
United Kingdom Britons rush to book holidays after plan to ease restrictions revealed Bookings to Spain, Greece and other destinations soared after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement but there is still uncertainty surrounding international travel. 23/02/2021
Ireland Ireland extends lockdown till April but will partially reopen schools The country dealt with the virus relatively well until December, but has since seen cases soar largely due to the spread of the highly contagious British variant. 23/02/2021
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