World News European trust in EU hits highest levels in more than a decade Close to half of Europeans say they trust the European Union, findings from the latest Eurobarometer show. 05/05/2021
World News Nearly half of Europeans unhappy with EU's COVID measures, poll finds The highest proportion of dissatisfaction was found in Greece, Luxembourg and Belgium, the survey found. 05/05/2021
World News Italy, Malta & Libya slow to react to deadly shipwreck, analysis finds An analysis of logs and emails show that Italian, Maltese and Libyan authorities responded slowly, insufficiently, or not at all to migrants' pleas for help at sea in a deadly April shipwreck. 04/05/2021
World News What is Vero Cell? EMA launches 'rolling review' of Chinese COVID-19 v Europe's medicines regulator says it has begun a real-time review of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine. 04/05/2021
World News Vaccine benefits increase with age and infection rates, EMA says The European Medicines Agency maintained that the benefits of getting vaccinated with available jabs outweigh the risks. 23/04/2021
World News First COVID jab cuts infection rates across age groups, says study The chances of COVID infection appeared to fall significantly after a first dose of the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccines was administered, researchers found. 23/04/2021
World News EU cools claim that a legal case has been started against AstraZeneca Irish health minister Stephen Donnelly said the European Commission would take legal action against the vaccine producer, but Brussels played down the claim. 22/04/2021
World News US targets 50% emissions cut by 2030 The Biden administration announced a new target in reducing US greenhouse gas emissions - at least a 50% cut by 2030, compared to 2005 levels. 22/04/2021
United Kingdom UK policy to deport EU rough sleepers condemned as 'inhumane' The Home Office has published guidance on how to implement new immigration rules that could see non-UK nationals sleeping rough lose permission to remain in the country 21/04/2021
Denmark Denmark accused of 'sacrificing the future' of Syrian children Denmark has said it is safe for Syrian families to return to their home country, but immigration and children's rights advocates do not agree 21/04/2021
World News Death sentence executions fell by a quarter in 2020, says Amnesty Amnesty International recorded 483 executions across 18 countries during 2020 - a drop of 26% compared to the previous year. 21/04/2021
USA Black teenage girl shot dead by US police on day of Chauvin verdict Columbus police shot and killed a teenage girl who swung at two people with a knife on Tuesday. 21/04/2021
World News Do some COVID vaccines affect women differently? Questions have been raised around the different ways in which vaccines can impact women compared to men 16/04/2021
India 'Alarming' surge sees India COVID-19 cases soar past 14 million In New Delhi, hotels and wedding banquet halls are being converted into COVID-19 centres amid a surge in cases. 15/04/2021