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Why cycling is no longer reserved for white men in lycra

Diversity within cycling can be a ‘powerful tool for change.’

World News

Coronavirus: How long can Antarctica remain free of COVID-19?

The race is on to prevent new arrivals to the continent contaminating the research base 1,000 scientists from around the world call home.

My Europe Series

Why are some Swiss people fearful about the rollout of 5G?

In this edition of Unreported Europe, Euronews is in Switzerland to find out why many fear the rollout of 5G - and how it is dividing the scientific community.

World News

Watch: September 11 attacks remembered at ceremonies across US

Some victims' families are concerned the pandemic is being used as an excuse to allow the memory of their loved ones to fade.

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Business Planet

COVID-19 tests are key to stop the pandemic: How do they work?

In the race to get a handle on the pandemic, a number of tests are now in use around the world. But how do they work?

World News

Schinas promises 'affordable and equitable' access to COVID-19 vaccine

The vice president of the European Commission has reassured citizens that the rollout of a future coronavirus vaccine will be fair and well organised, and admitted the frustration felt within the EU executive at the chaos in healthcare at the beginning of the pandemic.

World News

What's the future for healthcare in the COVID-19 era?

What's the future for healthcare in the COVID-19 era? Watch the live debate from the European Health Parliament virtual plenary.

Europe News

One in eight deaths in Europe linked to pollution, report says

Air and noise pollution as well as the effects of climate change such as heat waves impact the health and well being of Europeans, a new environmental report says.

France

Facebook blocks man’s planned end-of-life livestream

Facebook has blocked the live broadcast of a chronically ill man, who intended to livestream his death on the platform.

World

How is nuclear energy preserving Egypt’s past & enhancing medicine's future?

The International Atomic Energy Agency was founded in 1957 with the goal of promoting the peaceful global use of nuclear energy.

Business Planet

When contacts count: the network boosting small business

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet travels to Madrid to see how the world's biggest support network for SMEs is supporting firms during the COVID-19 crisis.

Partner content

European cities race to clean the air

Partner content presented by Copernicus

Mounting concerns about public health are pushing cities to scrub their air clean. But just how easy is breathing fresh air again?

World News

Africa now free of wild poliovirus, the WHO says

The announcement comes after no cases were reported for four years on the continent, with the last case detected in Nigeria.

World

West Nile Virus outbreak poses growing threat in Spain's Andalusia

Twenty-three people have been sent to hospital and seven patients are in intensive care.

Global Japan

New Japanese technologies fighting COVID

In partnership with The Government of Japan

Japanese 3D technology is helping to fight COVID‐19. A doctor at Niigata Hospital has developed a ventilator you can make with a 3D printer and a scientist at Asukanet Co. has created a touchless 3D screen.

France

Meet the woman campaigning for her right to die just for being old

Jacqueline Jancquel plans to have assisted suicide in December 2020. She’s 76 years old: she has no terminal illness, she’s not in a lot of pain.

France

Wearing mask in the workplace: a survival guide

Across France, mask wearers share their experiences and tips for what will soon be the new normal.

World News

European nations see small drop in support for abortion rights

Despite the decline, the overwhelming majority of people in most European nations support the right to abortion.

Living

Human organs can absorb microplastics, say scientists

Evidence of plastic contamination was detected in every sample tested at Arizona State University.

Poland

Poland's Health Minister resigns amid medical procurement allegations

Dr. Lukasz Szumowski has faced allegations of profiting from the health crisis despite becoming a popular figure in the country's government.