The Cube Experts cool claims about impact of vaccines on menstrual cycles Experts have poured cold water on claims from anti-vaxxers that COVID-19 vaccines can adversely affect menstrual cycles. 20/04/2021
no comment Clashes in N.Ireland after protests over Brexit 'protocol' Clashes break out in Northern Ireland as pro-UK unionists hit the streets against the post-Brexit "protocol" for the British province 20/04/2021
Places Is cannabis farming destroying the planet? “Industrial farming for cannabis is bad for the environment. The land can’t take it anymore.” 20/04/2021
World Pandemic causes ‘dramatic deterioration’ to news access, watchdog says Reporters without Borders warns governments are using the coronavirus pandemic as a means to crack down on freedom of the press. 20/04/2021
Europe Ten sites in Switzerland, France and Italy added to IUCN ‘green list’ The International Union for Conservation of Nature says well managed protected sites are a critical part of halting the dramatic loss of life on Earth. 20/04/2021
brussels bureau EU launches digital platform to let citizens debate the bloc's future The multilingual platform is the starting point of a year-long exercise to reshape and reform the European Union. 19/04/2021
Albania Five people injured in knife attack at a mosque in Tirana Police have not disclosed any motive for the attack and are investigating. 19/04/2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina Balkans rocked as leaked memo explores redrawing Bosnia’s borders An explosive memo that advocates redrawing the borders of independent countries formed after Yugoslavia’s breakup and reducing Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to a third of its current size has sparked fears of renewed conflict in the region. 19/04/2021
Europe Vaccine doubts could delay EU's inoculation target by several months Projections show issues with the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollouts could seriously dent the EU’s goal of vaccinating 70% of adults against COVID-19 by the end of summer. 19/04/2021
no comment A look inside the caves of La Paz and La Viña in Spain They are located at Ortigosa de Cameros in northern Spain. 19/04/2021
Germany Greens pick Annalena Baerbock as their candidate to replace Merkel The Greens — in opposition nationally but in 11 of the country's 16 state governments — could hold the key to forming the next government. 19/04/2021
