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ICU capacity in Czech Republic 'will be exhausted in 2 weeks'

The Czech Republic health officials say hospitals are overwhelmed and they plan to ask for help from abroad when the numbers of remaining beds in hospitals reach 10%

World

Online make-up tutorials help boost cancer patients' self-esteem during the pandemic

With Covid-19 limiting opportunities for face-to-face support, make-up artist Laura Hunt is giving online make-up tutorials to help cancer patients boost their self-esteem.

World News

Head of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games says he won't resign over sexism row

Yoshiro Mori was reported to have said women talk too much when questioned about the lack of women on the board of the Olympic Games, prompting calls for his resignation.

Europe News

Brussels wants to cut the proportion of smokers in the EU to just 5%

Margaritis Schinas, vice president of the European Commission, said he wanted to create a tobacco-free generation of Europeans.

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World

Serbian PM: Vaccine success down to prioritising health over politics

The latest data shows that 6.4 doses have been administered per 100 people in the Balkan state. That's higher than any EU state.

Europe News

Children will be long-term casualties of pandemic, says rights group

Eurochild says lockdowns and school closures are seriously exacerbating social inequality and that children will become the long-term causalities of COVID-19.

Conscious Travel

Why sleeping outdoors under the stars is good for mind, body and soul

Sleeping in the great outdoors has been shown to have surprising mental health benefits.

Romania

Romania COVID-19 hospital fire leaves four dead

Another deadly hospital blaze in Romania just three months after 10 were killed in a fire north of Bucharest.

World News

Thousands of Indian farmers back to protest PM Modi's farming laws

One protester was killed and 80 police injured after farmers stormed a symbolic fort in New Delhi on India's Republic Day in a mass protest on Tuesday against PM Narendra Modi.

Earth News

What are the top 10 vegan desserts?

From pumpkin pie to plant-based macarons, these are the best vegan baked treats you can make at home.

France

Meet the French doctor who treated Europe's first COVID-19 patient

"Be careful, when I notify the authorities, it will be like I've pushed a button," a woman at the Institut Pasteur had told him as officials learned of the first COVID-19 case in France.

Vatican

Pope Francis cancels three more appearances after sciatica flareup

The pope will not deliver Mass, nor evening prayer, on Sunday. A meeting with diplomatic corps on Monday has also been rescheduled.

My Europe Series

From vaccine creation to trepidation: France's struggle with anti-vaxxers

France has one of western Europe's highest rates of distrust in modern-day vaccines. On Unreported Europe we take a look at why, what anti-vaxxers have to say and what can bring sceptics rounds.

World News

How are masks and lockdowns affecting early child development?

In a world that seems to keep going in and out of lockdown, and where faces are increasingly covered up with masks, how are babies and young children adapting? Euronews asked an expert in child development at Oxford University’s BabyLab.

Earth News

Earthling Ed: How can you prevent future pandemics? Go vegan

WATCH | Earthling Ed on the four biggest reasons veganism is going to explode in 2021.

Sci-Tech

Japan's human-centred smart cities enhancing well-being

In partnership with The Government of Japan

Japan is rapidly understanding the opportunities that smart cities can provide to help an aging population and to enhance general well-being. We take a look at two Japanese smart towns and their different solution-oriented smart projects.

My Europe Series

Drugs, addicts and dealers: an underworld adapting to a pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned logistics and supply-chains upside down for both legal and illicit trade. In this episode of Unreported Europe, we look at how drug addicts are getting their fix and how dealers are bypassing pandemic restrictions.

Earth News

All the pets in the White House over the last 40 years

President-elect Joe Biden will be holding an "indoguration" this year for his rescue pups.

Business Planet

Protecting creativity: how to stop the copycats

In partnership with The European Commission

Business planet takes a look at how EU firms can protect their intellectual property from copycats, both home and abroad.

World News

Mum fearful for her son's life after Brexit halts cannabis medicine

Hannah Deacon’s son Alfie suffers from a rare form of epilepsy and has been seizure-free after taking life-changing cannabis medicine for the last two years