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Emma Beswick

France

French coach giant Eurolines placed in compulsory liquidation

Unions have claimed the Flixbus, its holding company, refused to look for a buyer and is taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to axe jobs.

Ukraine

'Everybody watch Earthlings': Zelenskyy defends meeting hostage demand

"We have a result: everyone is alive," said Zelenskyy, after some criticised him for carrying out the odd request

Ukraine

Ukraine: Police detain armed man holding 13 people hostage on bus

"It's over," Interior Minister Arsen Avakov announced on Twitter, adding: "All are safe".

Russia

Do protests in Russia's Far East show Putin's grip is weakening?

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in the eastern city of Khabarovsk in spite of several Kremlin attempts to dissuade them. Are Moscow's once-reliable methods of control diminishing?

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United Kingdom

French health workers just got a pay rise. Will NHS staff get one too?

Health workers were regularly applauded during the height of COVID-19. France has just given them a pay rise. What about in the UK?

United Kingdom

New coronavirus-themed Banksy appears on London underground

The work is called "If you don't mask - you don't get" and features spray-painted rats in various guises relating to the pandemic

Bulgaria

Bulgaria's anti-government protests keep pressure on PM Boyko Borissov

Political tensions in Bulgaria once more spilt out onto the streets of Bulgaria as anti-government protests entered their fifth consecutive day.

World News

Coronavirus: How the wearing of masks has exposed a divided Europe

Policy on mask-wearing across the continent has been as varied as different governments' approaches to social distancing, lockdown and other preventive measures.

France

Watch: France honours COVID-19 frontline heroes on Bastille Day

There may be masks and cutbacks to the celebrations but Bastille Day festivities are still going ahead in France.

France

French government grants health workers 'historic' pay rise

The agreements set out €7.5 billion for nurses, orderlies and other non-medical health workers, such as technical and administrative staff, which will mainly be used to finance a base salary increase of €183 net per month.

Netherlands

'I believe in justice' says Kosovo's Thaci as he arrives at The Hague

Kosovo's president gave a short statement ahead of being interviewed by the KSP

Belgium

Serbia-Kosovo dispute: What's at stake during Washington talks?

What are the possible stumbling blocks as leaders from Serbia and Kosovo head to Washington for talks and how likely are they to get anywhere at all?

Belgium

Vegetarians take beef over French food labelling law to Brussels

The European Vegetarian Union (EVU) says that France has "privileged meat over reason".

United Kingdom

'Rank hypocrisy': UK's green light to restart Saudi arms sales slammed

Trade minister Liz Truss made the announcement on Tuesday saying the government had complied with a court order that came about after a legal challenge from campaigners and reviewed how the arms were used.

Serbia

Serbian president backtracks on curfew after thousands protest

Thousands took to the streets of Belgrade again on Wednesday to protest the Serbian president's handling of the coronavirus outbreak in the country

World News

EU warning system detects record number of dangerous products

Children's toys, including toy cars with batteries that presented a choking hazard, teddy bears that sent out electric shocks and slime toys, were most often identified by the Rapid Alert System.

United Kingdom

English pubs forced to close as customers test positive for COVID-19

It comes just days after they reopened for the first time in more than three months.

USA

White woman charged in US for calling police on black birdwatcher

A white woman who called police on a black man after he asked her to put her dog on a lead in New York's Central Park is facing a criminal charge that is punishable by up to one year in jail.

Italy

Ocean Viking: 180 migrants begin disembarking rescue ship in Sicily

After over a week at sea, the first individuals began disembarking the Ocean Viking aid vessel at a Sicilian port late on Monday night.

World News

Ryanair and shipping firm MSC included in list of EU's top polluters

A Brussels-based think tank has cited the ranking in calling for the inclusion of shipping in the EU’s carbon market ahead of a vote on the matter in the European Parliament on Monday.

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