Poland Polish town tests anti-smog sound 'cannon' to tackle pollution Poland is one of the most polluted countries in Europe, breaching EU norms by hundreds of percentage points at the worst times of year. 21/01/2022
France Lyon couple charged with selling more than 1,000 fake health passes The two suspects are accused of hacking into a nurse's record to create the fake COVID-19 certificates. 21/01/2022
Vatican Pope Francis pledges justice for sex abuse victims after Munich report A lawyers' report found that Benedict XVI had mishandled four cases of sexual abuse in the clergy while archbishop of Munich. 21/01/2022
Myanmar Energy giants Total and Chevron leave Myanmar over human rights abuses Total and Chevron said that the abuses had worsened since the military overthrew the civilian government in a coup last February. 21/01/2022
Mexico Migrants in southern Mexico prevented from moving towards US border Hundreds protest outside the migration office in the southern city of Tapachula, saying they're vulnerable to criminal extortion and kidnapping. 21/01/2022
Top News Stories Today Top news stories today | January 21st – Midday Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 21/01/2022
Switzerland Red Cross' cyber attack exposes data of 515,000 vulnerable people “An attack on the data of people who are missing makes the anguish and suffering for families even more difficult to endure,” Robert Mardini, the ICRC's director-general, said in a statement. 21/01/2022
Japan Japan widens virus restrictions as omicron surges in cities Restaurants and bars will close early in Tokyo and a dozen other areas across Japan as the country widens COVID-19 restrictions. 21/01/2022
Iraq IS gunmen in Iraq kill 11 soldiers in brazen barracks attack The Islamic State group was largely defeated in the country in 2017, although it remains active through sleeper cells in many areas. 21/01/2022
Switzerland US to respond to Russia's NATO demands 'next week', Lavrov says These new talks, which seek to de-escalate the crisis at the Ukrainian border, come 11 days after a first round of discussions in the Swiss city yielded little result. 21/01/2022
Top News Stories Today Top news stories today | January 21st – Morning Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 21/01/2022
Belarus US charges Belarus with air piracy in reporter's arrest Raman Pratasevich was arrested after his Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius was diverted to Minsk with Belarusian authorities claiming it was over a bomb threat. 21/01/2022
Serbia Serbian government scraps planned lithium mine after protests Serbian PM Ana Brnabić said on Thursday that the government has cancelled all prior licences for Rio Tinto's planned mine in the west of the country. 20/01/2022
View New EU rules will help farmers prevent costly disease outbreaks | View New legislation coming into force next Friday will help European livestock farmers stay ahead of the game and help with future outbreaks, Federation of Veterinarians of Europe executive director Nancy De Briyne explains. 20/01/2022
World UN approves resolution condemning Holocaust denial The not-legally binding resolution does reflect global opinion, and it underlines that remembrance “is a key component to the prevention of further acts of genocide”. 20/01/2022
United Kingdom 'Partygate' scandal: Johnson critics face government 'blackmail' Senior Tory William Wragg disclosed the alleged intimidation campaign as Downing Street battles to shore up PM Boris Johnson against calls from within the party for his resignation. 20/01/2022
France France to cull 2.5 million animals after outbreaks of bird flu An additional one million ducks, chickens, and turkeys will have to be killed within the next three weeks. 20/01/2022
World 'World must demand the rich pay their fair share', say millionaires "The world – every country in it – must demand the rich pay their fair share," millionaires from the US, UK, Germany, Canada, Denmark, Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, and Iran wrote in an open letter. 20/01/2022
Czech Republic Czech left-wing parties are at rock bottom. Can they make a comeback? The communists and social democrats failed to win any seats at the last Czech election. Where do they go from here? 20/01/2022
Finland Finland: DNA test reveals true identity of mysterious Helsinki visitor A DNA test of a young reindeer spotted on the streets of the Finnish capital -- an unusual occurrence in itself -- shows the visitor is even more rare than originally thought. 20/01/2022
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