Sweden Sweden probes foreign adoptions since 1950s over possible abuses The inquiry will look into whether some children adopted from China and Chile since the 1950s were legally taken from their parents. 27/10/2021
Romania COVID vaccinations surge in Romania after record daily death toll Romania has the second-lowest vaccination rate in the European Union after Bulgaria with just 37% of adults now fully vaccinated. The EU's average is 75%. 27/10/2021
France Who's who in the race to replace Macron as France's next president? Incumbent Emmanuel Macron has not yet officially declared he is running, Nevertheless, polls put him in the lead. 27/10/2021
Moldova Moldova gets first non-Russian gas delivery amid energy crisis battle The delivery came four days after the eastern European country declared a one-month state of emergency to secure gas supplies amid a crisis over rising prices. 27/10/2021
United Kingdom Prince Andrew's lawyer wants to keep 2009 legal deal sealed A pretrial hearing pertaining to the lawsuit is scheduled for next week. 27/10/2021
Brazil Brazil senators recommend Bolsonaro face charges over COVID handling A Senate committee formally approved a report calling for prosecutors to try Bolsonaro on charges ranging from charlatanism and inciting crime to misuse of public funds and crimes against humanity. 27/10/2021
Italy Two dead in Sicily as heavy rain causes flash floods "The situation in Catania and its province is very critical," Regional President Nello Musumeci said. 27/10/2021
United Kingdom US begins appeal against ruling not to extradite Julian Assange Washington's lawyers are hoping to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to face 18 charges relating to the release of 500,000 secret files from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. 27/10/2021
World Record daily COVID deaths in Russia and Ukraine amid low vaccinations Russia reported a record daily number of deaths due to COVID-19 on Tuesday as the virus continues to surge in Eastern Europe where low vaccination rates have allowed it to spread quickly. 26/10/2021
Germany Dismissed: Germany's Merkel becomes caretaker chancellor Angela Merkel received her formal dismissal certificate from the post of chancellor after 16 years in office. 26/10/2021
Portugal Snap election threat as Portuguese MPs vote on budget Portuguese MPs are set to vote on the 2022 state budget, but left-wing parties have said they won’t back the government’s spending plan. 26/10/2021
Hungary Five takeaways from Hungarian PM Orban's meeting with France's Le Pen The two far-right politicians played down their differences and found common ground in virulent attacks against the European Union's "hegemony." 26/10/2021
the global conversation The couple behind BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine win a Princess of Asturias Award You may not know their names, but you definitely know the fruits of their labour. Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci, the scientists behind BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine join the group of researchers to receive a Princess of Asturias Award for their contribution to the virus' vaccines. 26/10/2021
United Kingdom UK Conservative MP faces suspension for breaching lobbying rules Britain’s parliamentary standards watchdog said that the Tory MP Owen Paterson should be suspended from the House of Commons. 26/10/2021
World EU health agency warns flu season could be severe for elderly Early indicators suggest that the upcoming flu season could be severe for the elderly, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said. 26/10/2021
Georgia Fear and loathing in Tbilisi as homophobic attack pain remains raw ILGA Europe ranked Georgia 32 out of 49 countries in the region over progress around LGBT issues. 26/10/2021
Myanmar Myanmar: Suu Kyi trial 'seriously abridges free and fair standards' Human Rights Watch says gag orders have been imposed on the deposed leader's lawyers and information on her trial is hard to come by. 26/10/2021
Germany First aider dies of injuries five years after Christmas market attack An organisation representing relatives of the victims has called for the man's name to be added to a memorial to the attack. 26/10/2021
Netherlands Scores arrested in one of 'biggest global crackdowns' on dark web Several of those arrested were "high-value targets", Europol said. 26/10/2021
Spain Why it's not just Spain's poor fearing a rise in electricity bills Charities are calling for governments to increase social aid and issue bans on disconnections so those who can't afford their bills aren't left in the dark. 26/10/2021
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