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Pascale Davies

Ireland

Golfgate: EU trade chief 'sorry' for dinner attendance

The event was held just a day after Ireland announced fresh COVID-19 restrictions, including no "formal or informal events or parties" to be held at hotel restaurants.

France

WWII memorial defaced in massacred French village

On June 10, 1944, troops from the SS "Das Reich" division brutally killed 642 villagers. They were herded into barns and a church before the town was set on fire.

Japan

Japan marks 75 years since Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb attacks

Here is how events unfolded and the pleas of the ageing survivors for a nuclear bomb ban.

France

Netflix boycott calls over film deemed offensive to Muslims

The 2017 Egyptian film Sheikh Jackson was criticised for a scene which shows an imam being disturbed during his prayers in a mosque by a flash mob dancing to Michael Jackson's infamous Thriller choreography.

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Spain

Spain wants UK to reconsider 'unjust' coronavirus quarantine rule

Pedro Sanchez has condemned the British government's decision to impose a quarantine on all travellers returning from Spain.

France

France imposes on-the-spot fines for drug users

France's Prime Minister Jean Castex announced the move in the city of Nice, the capital of the French Riviera, which has been troubled by drug related crime.

USA

Singapore man admits being spy for Chinese intelligence in US

A Singaporean man pleaded guilty in the US to working as a foreign agent for China, as diplomatic tensions between Washington and Beijing escalate in a tit-for-tat consulate closure.

Economy

Which companies in Europe are cutting jobs because of COVID-19?

About 397,000 people in the European Union lost their jobs in April, according to data from the EU's stats agency,

Bulgaria

Why is Bulgaria engulfed in daily anti-government protests?

Protests in Bulgaria have continued for over a week, with demonstrators fed up with endemic corruption. How have events spiralled? And can the government calm the storm? Euronews answers.

France

Five key takeaways from France's €100 billion COVID-19 recovery plan

France's newly appointed prime minister Jean Castex laid out a €100 billion recovery roadmap on Wednesday to rescue the coronavirus-battered economy, revamp disputed pension plans and put funds aside for the environment.

Belarus

Belarus opens criminal investigation into opposition protests

Amnesty International said police sought to disperse "peaceful gatherings" with "excessive and unnecessary use of force".

France

New French government named in Macron reshuffle

Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday a "new path" was necessary as his LREM party was dealt a blow during local elections last month.

World News

Brexit talks resume in London after deadlock in Brussels

The UK and EU are trying to agree to a new trade deal before a December 31 deadline but have clashed on issues such as regulations for businesses and the fishing industry.

Australia

Australia closes state border as COVID-19 cases rise

Melbourne, Victoria's capital, announced a surge of 127 new cases on Monday.

World News

How will Europe's US travel ban affect transatlantic relations?

"I feel this is my grandparents' generation when they emigrated from Greece to the US and never saw their parents again," Pauline Manos, an American who has lived in Brussels for 30 years, told Euronews.

Italy

'World's largest seizure': Italy finds haul of ISIS-made amphetamines

The haul is worth about €1 billion and came in the form of 84 million Captagon tablets

USA

Unilever joins Facebook boycott over hate speech concerns

Facebook said on Friday it was taking action against hate speech.

United Kingdom

What are air bridges? And can they save your summer holiday?

Brits are eagerly awaiting a government announcement on Monday which could save summer holidays following the coronavirus pandemic.

World News

COVID-19 threatens increase in global drug use, UN report warns

The coronavirus pandemic could lead to an increase in drug use and trafficking, as well as heightened risks for narcotic users, a UN report warned on Thursday.

Germany

EU to investigate German financial watchdog over Wirecard scandal

The German payments company collapsed on Thursday amid a major accounting scandal that has seen a €1.9 billion hole in its books.

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