Asia

Money

Taiwanese consumers can't get enough Lithuanian chocolate. Here's why

Donated COVID vaccines and diplomatic strife with China have made Lithuania a hot new destination for Taiwanese shoppers.

08/09/2021

Nature

Do hippo bones prove the Arabian desert was once covered in water?

Archaeologists have uncovered stone tools and hippopotamus bones near ancient lake beds on the Arabian Peninsula.

08/09/2021

Afghanistan

Watch: 'My life has no value if I'm stuck home,' Afghan woman protests

"Your independence is everything. I lost it so I'm not afraid anymore. My life won't have any value if I'm just stuck in my home. Stuck in your home is worse than being killed."

08/09/2021

Afghanistan

'Not inclusive': EU blasts new Taliban-formed government

The Taliban announced a new caretaker government on Tuesday evening, stacked with veterans of their hard-line rule from the 1990s.

08/09/2021

Indonesia

Indonesia prison fire kills 41 drug inmates, 80 hospitalised

A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia’s capital early on Wednesday.

08/09/2021

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Women march in Kabul against Pakistan and demanding freedom

At least 70 people, mostly women, rallied outside the Pakistani embassy, holding banners and chanting against what they said was meddling by Islamabad, who have long been accused of having close ties to the Taliban movement.

07/09/2021

Afghanistan

Euroviews. The world must not abandon human rights in Afghanistan | View

There is still a small window of opportunity for the international community to protect the most at risk and vulnerable through concrete measures. This should include maintaining and bolstering UNAMA’s human rights mandate when the Security Council reviews the mission’s mandate later in September.

07/09/2021

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Dubai embraces the robot revolution with microchip manicures and delivery bots

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Discover how innovative tech is becoming more integrated with our daily life. From robots serving coffee and delivering food to microchips polished onto nails, check out the robotic revolution happening on the streets and in the cafes of Dubai.

07/09/2021

Afghanistan

Taliban announce new hardline caretaker government in Afghanistan

Mohammad Hasan Akhund will head the new Afghan government, while Abdul Ghani Baradar, the militant group's co-founder who took part in the US withdrawal negotiations, will be the new executive's number two.

07/09/2021

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Warning shots fired amid protest march in Kabul

The exclusive video captured by Euronews correspondant Anelise Borges shows protesters fleeing amid the sound of heavy gunfire.

07/09/2021

Afghanistan

Thousands queue at Kabul's banks after Taliban impose withdrawals cap

"Most of the people don't have anything to eat because their cash is in the banks, and the banks have locked their cash."

07/09/2021

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Two killed by gunfire at protest against Taliban regime

Two people were reported killed and eight injured following gunfire at a protest against the Taliban regime in Herat, the major city in western Afghanistan.

07/09/2021

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Taliban cover murals on the security wall around Kabul

The Taliban have started to work to change the face of Afghanistan and while the group insists they’re no longer the brutal force that ruled this place in the 90s,

06/09/2021

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Gazans celebrate escape of six Palestinians from Israeli prison

Gazans celebrate the escape of 6 Palestinian prisoners from an Israeli prison in northern Israel through a tunnel dug beneath a sink, triggering a massive manhunt for the group that includes a prominent ex-militant.

06/09/2021

Afghanistan

Another week to get Kabul airport up and running, officials say

"There has been extensive damage to various parts of the airport, including utilities," officials told Euronews.

06/09/2021

Afghanistan

Watch: ‘We need boots on the ground’ to stop terror threat, says Blair

“Counter-terrorism on its own will not remove an entrenched threat”, said Blair, as he reflected on the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban.

06/09/2021

Afghanistan

Taliban claim they have control of last Afghan holdout province

Located north of Kabul, it's the last province not controlled by Taliban fighters after they completed a rapid takeover of the country last month.

06/09/2021

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Tokyo bids farewell to Paralympics with fireworks display

Tokyo bids a spectacular farewell to the Paralympics with a firework display over the city, as organisers hail the pandemic-delayed Games as the "most important edition" ever

05/09/2021

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Taliban replace colourful murals with Islamic slogans

Murals spreading messages of hope and peace, promoting health care, or paying homage to some of Afghanistan’s iconic foreign contributors, are being painted over.

05/09/2021

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Boom time for Afghan arms dealers in Taliban heartland

The Taliban takeover may have plunged Afghanistan into uncertainty and economic pain, but arms dealer Khan Mohammad is making the most of it

05/09/2021

Afghanistan

Flights take off from Kabul airport in first since US pullout

The airport has become a symbol of what the Taliban can do and whether or not they can operate infrastructure, Euronews correspondent in Kabul Anelise Borges reports.

04/09/2021

Afghanistan

Afghan government formation delayed as fighting continues in Panjshir

Euronews reports from Afghanistan as fighting continues in the Panjshir Valley, the last region not under Taliban control.

04/09/2021

Earth News

Can the US and China cooperate on climate change ahead of COP26?

Relations between the two countries are tense, but there's hope that environmental issues may bring them together.

04/09/2021

Afghanistan

'We are prepared to die,' say Afghan women protesting Taliban in Kabul

Women's protests in Kabul are continuing despite the Taliban's pledges to be an inclusive and moderate force.

03/09/2021

Afghanistan

'I have not left Afghanistan,' says resistance leader Amrullah Saleh

Saleh told Euronews that he remains in the Panjshir Valley fighting alongside Ahmad Massoud.

03/09/2021

Thailand

British pensioner found after three days lost in Thai jungle

The 72-year-old survived by drinking water from puddles using grass as a straw.

03/09/2021