Senegal’s Layene Sufi brotherhood celebrates Mawlid in Dakar
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Ireland closes off three regions to stem 'merciless' coronavirus
Movement has been restricted and restaurants, as well as sport and entertainment venues, have been closed for two weeks in the counties of Kildare, Laois and Offaly.
Eleven dead in Czech building fire
Authorities said the fire might have been set deliberately. One person has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Juventus hire Andrea Pirlo after Champions League fiasco
Juventus won 2-1 on Friday, but it was the French club that went to the quarter-finals.
Former Soviet military base turned into wildlife sanctuary
Bison and horses are re-establishing a natural balance in the area by eating dangerous and invasive plants.
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Germany steps up restrictions for EU countries amid COVID-19 surge
Several regions of Bulgaria and Romania were classified as "high-risk" by Germany's disease control centre.
Andrea Bocelli 'felt humiliated and offended' by Italy's lockdown
The tenor also cast doubts over the "gravity" of the coronavirus pandemic.
Italy sends military to Sicily as hundreds of migrants flee quarantine
Officials have said that the migrants were found and tested negative for the coronavirus.
Coronavirus: UK sets out major plan against 'time-bomb' obesity
Obese people have 40% to 50% more chance of dying from COVID-19, data from the UK's testing programme for the virus has shown.
Nantes cathedral blaze: Volunteer admits setting up fire
The lawyer says the man 'is consumed with remorse'.
Prisoners jailed in Europe on terrorism charges 'at 20-year high'
There are currently more than 1,400 criminals jailed on terrorism-related charges across 10 European countries. France is holding 549 of them.
Donald Trump backtracks on the full reopening of US schools
The US president recognised that in some areas schools may need to reopen a few weeks later.
Watch back: Athens protest as Turkey's Hagia Sophia becomes a mosque
Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described Turkey's decision as a sign of 'weakness'. Protests are expected in Athens and Thessaloniki.
France's southern coast threatened by highly corrosive substance leak
The incident occurred at a petrochemical plant near Marseille.
WHO chief hits back at Pompeo's 'co-opted by China' claims
Dr Tedros said such allegations are "untrue and unacceptable" and warned against politicising the coronavirus pandemic.
United Arab Emirates successfully launches historic first Mars mission
The UAE's orbiter took off from a Japanese launch centre on Monday morning.
Rescue operations underway to save sperm whale trapped in fishing net
Authorities blamed the incident on unlawful fishing, as they seized over 100 km of illegal fishing nets since January.
Coronavirus: France brings forward date for compulsory face masks
Those who don't comply risk a €135 fine.
Whaling season is back in the Faroe Islands amid coronavirus concerns
The government urged fishermen to avoid large gatherings, as the local whaling practice requires multiple boats to trap the animals, before the hunters physically enter the water to kill them with knives.
London policemen sanctioned after 'disturbing' arrest on black man
The lawyer of Marcus Coutain said the incident “mirrors almost identically what happened to George Floyd” and demanded police an apology.
Virgin Atlantic flies in face of downturn with €1.3bn rescue deal
It involves £170m (€186m) of new investment and both Virgin Group and other creditors deferring millions of euros of money owed.
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