Romania Romania approves law to exclude Huawei from future 5G network Romania has approved a bill that aims to exclude Chinese group Huawei from the country's future 5G mobile network. 16/04/2021
France France adopts law criminalising sex with children aged under 15 French Parliament adopts a law that sets the age of consent at 15 years old, and 18 years old in the case of incest. 16/04/2021
World Pfizer CEO says third COVID jab 'likely' needed within 12 months Authorities in the US and the EU have already started planning for such an eventuality. 16/04/2021
Ukraine We must act fast to ease tensions in eastern Ukraine, says Zelenskyy Ukraine's president has told Euronews there is no time to lose in resolving tensions in the east of the country. 16/04/2021
Iran Iran 'begins enriching uranium to 60% purity' - its highest ever level Iran appears to have followed through on its vow to increase enrichment after a bomb attack on its nuclear facility in Natanz. 16/04/2021
Poland Mystery animal sighting in Krakow ends up being a croissant Animal welfare officers said they were "almost swept off their feet by a laughing attack" when they realised the animal was in fact a flaky viennoiserie pastry. 16/04/2021
China Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai gets 1-year prison sentence Lai was one of the nine leading Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates who were sentenced to jail terms on Friday for organising a march during the 2019 anti-government protests that triggered an overwhelming crackdown from Beijing. 16/04/2021
USA Indianapolis: At least eight killed in shooting at FedEx facility At least eight people were killed in a shooting late on Thursday at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, police have said. 16/04/2021
USA Video shows US teen, 13, wasn't holding gun when shot dead by police Police in Chicago said Adam Toledo was holding a handgun when an officer shot him in the chest. 16/04/2021
China China ramps up vaccination drive with free eggs for those getting jab The challenge in China lies partly in the sheer scale of the effort and the need to convince a population that currently feels safe from infections. 16/04/2021
USA US expels Russian diplomats and imposes sanctions for hacking The measures are meant to punish Russia for actions that US officials say cut to the core of American democracy and to deter future acts. 16/04/2021
France France passes the grim milestone of 100,000 COVID-19 deaths "We will not forget any face, any name," said France's president Emmanuel Macron. 15/04/2021
Denmark EU countries express interest in Denmark's AstraZeneca vaccines The World Health Organization said that Denmark was considering sharing unused vaccine doses with poorer countries. 15/04/2021
View Getting jabs to world’s hardest-to-reach people is a huge task | View "Delivering projects in hard-to-reach areas requires ingenuity and resilience. And when we talk about vaccines with such delicate delivery requirements, the last mile is simply make-or-break." 15/04/2021
Poland New chambers of Poland Supreme Court may violate EU law: CJEU opinion Evgeni Tanchev's opinion came out on the same day when Poland ruled that the country's human rights ombudsman - a critic of the government - must leave office at the end of his term. 15/04/2021
world news World Press Photo: Image of Brazil nursing home hug wins 2021 award The winners of the World Press Photo Awards 2021 have been announced, featuring work from some of the world's leading photojournalists. 15/04/2021
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. 15/04/2021
Norway Norway's public health institute recommends axing AstraZeneca jab It comes a day after Denmark became the first country in Europe to abandon the jab over links with very rare blood clots. 15/04/2021
Sweden Sweden sees sperm deficit as COVID deters donors Medical practitioners have sounded the alarm that Sweden's sperm shortage could drive up wait times for assisted pregnancies 15/04/2021
no comment Blue Origin conducts test launch in Texas Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company launched its New Shepard suborbital vehicle from West Texas as part of a test flight Wednesday afternoon, and successfully landed the rocket and capsule separately a short time later. 15/04/2021
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