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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia: Hundreds of migrants grappling with freezing temperatures

Some migrants have been sleeping rough for months while attempting to cross into Croatia multiple times.

World News

Brexit red tape is leading to shortages in some UK supermarkets

British freight traders say European truck drivers could simply choose not to deliver to the UK over post-Brexit red tape.

Spain

Snow in Spain: Clear up begins after blizzards but ice a major hazard

Authorities and volunteers have been helping to clear the snow from Spain's streets but the freezing weather is due to go on for several more days.

Sport

Jules Verne Trophy: Attempt at record round-the-world sailing underway

A crew of six has set sail from France in an attempt to win the Jules Verne Trophy for sailing around the world in the shortest time.

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World News

Pro-Trump supporters who stormed Capitol Hill arrested and charged

Police in the US have detained and charged a number of pro-Trump supporters who took part in the Capitol Hill riots.

World News

WHO warns of 'vaccine nationalism' as world rolls out COVID-19 jabs

A lack of access to COVID vaccines in poorer countries has prompted WHO to warn against 'vaccine nationalism'.

France

Paris protest in support of French man who died after police arrest

One year after the death of Frenchman Cédric Chouviat resulted from his arrest by police his family join a rally calling for justice.

World News

Tibetan exiles choose new leader

The election took place in India's northern city of Dharamsala, which is home to Tibet's government-in-exile.

China

China space probe due to enter Mars' orbit

China's Mars probe spacecraft is due to enter the red planet's orbit within a month after traveling 400m kilometres since its launch in July

United Kingdom

Huge increase in UK dog theft blamed on COVID-19 restrictions

Dog theft in the UK has gone up by a whopping 250 per cent in 2020.

Niger

Niger votes in presidential and legislative elections

Mohamed Bazoum, the right-hand man of outgoing President Mahamadou Issoufou, is aiming for outright victory in the first round — something that no candidate has done before.

Lebanon

Lebanon: Syrian refugees taken to hospital after camp set on fire

Several people were taken to hospital in Lebanon after a fire at a Syrian refugee camp that state media said was started deliberately

United Kingdom

Storm Bella: Flooding and disruption in Wales and southeast England

Gusts of over 150km per hour were recorded in some parts. Residents in some of the worst affected areas have put up flood defences and sandbags in attempts to keep rising river waters at bay.

USA

US starts to ship its second approved vaccine against coronavirus

In the US workers have been busy packaging and distributing the Moderna vaccine, the second one to be approved by authorities

Greece

Greek olive harvest hit as pandemic leads to labour shortage

Olive producers in Greece say the harvest will fall by up to a fifth this year because the pandemic is preventing the arrival of seasonal workers

Albania

Fresh clashes in Tirana over death of man shot by police during curfew

The clashes are becoming a flashpoint between the Socialist government and the centre-right opposition party who have demanded the prime minister's resignation.

Belarus

Hundreds detained in latest anti-government demos in Belarus

Rights groups say hundreds of protesters have been arrested in Belarus as weekly demonstrations against President Alexander Lukashenko continue.

France

Trial of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to start on Monday

The former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is due to appear in court on corruption charges that could see him go to jail for up to ten years if proven.

Serbia

Thousands mourn Serbia's Patriarch after COVID-19 death

Serbia is currently facing the worst health crisis since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Italy

'Green' mural created with 'pollution-eating' paint unveiled in Rome

A giant mural paying homage to the LGBTQ community has been unveiled in Rome sprayed with paint that it's claimed reduces air pollution.

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