Green News British victim of Tonga tsunami dedicated her life to rescuing dogs Friends have paid tribute to Angela Glover as a "shining star" who found "a more fulfilling way of life" in the south Pacific. 18/01/2022
world news Sassoli's coffin to lie in state at Rome City Hall ahead of funeral The coffin of late European Parliament President David Sassoli was brought to the City Hall's Capitol Hill in Rome ahead of his state funeral on Friday. 13/01/2022
no comment Vigil in Soweto, bells toll at Cape Town cathedral Vigil in Soweto, bells toll at Cape Town cathedral 29/12/2021
no comment Paris inaugurates square in tribute to female victims of domestic violence A square dedicated to female victims of domestic violence has been inaugurated by the town hall of the 18th arrondissement of Paris. 25/11/2021
no comment Day of the Dead preps ramp up at market place Just a few days away from the beginning of the annual Day of the Dead celebrations, Mexico City residents are out looking for sugar skulls, candy and paper decorations to decorate the burial places of their departed relatives. 29/10/2021
no comment Parisians, tourists admire wrapping of Arc de Triomphe, tribute to Christo Tourists and Parisians come to admire the work of rope access technicians wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris with a bluish silver polypropylene canvas, a tribute to late artist Christo. 14/09/2021
France 'He was family': Macron pays national tribute to Jean-Paul Belmondo A national farewell was given to Bébel on Thursday with the Hotel des Invalides in Paris turned into an open-air cinema for the occasion. 10/09/2021
France Arc de Triomphe to be covered in fabric in tribute to Bulgarian artist France's Arc de Triomphe will be wrapped up in recyclable fabric and red rope in tribute to Bulgarian artist Christo. 11/08/2021
Georgia Tributes paid to Georgian journalist who died after beating Hundreds of journalists gathered in Georgia to pay tribute to a cameraman who died after being beaten last week by far-right activists. 13/07/2021
USA Biden marks 'heartbreaking milestone' of 500,000 US COVID deaths The US is the worst-affected country in the world when it comes to deaths and cases, and accounts for 1 in 5 of the global fatalities. 23/02/2021
no comment Beirut residents release lanterns to remember victims of Beirut blast Lebanese people released lanterns in Beirut's Gemmayzeh neighbourhood during the the lighting of a symbolic Christmas tree. 21/12/2020
no comment Tributes paid to those killed when a car drove into shoppers in Trier A baby was among five people killed in the incident in western Germany. 02/12/2020
no comment Candles lit and flowers laid at scene of Vienna shooting In Vienna, people pay their respects to the victims of a rampage through central Vienna by a lone gunman by laying flowers and lighting candles at the scene. 04/11/2020
no comment Nice pays tribute to victims of deadly knife attack Mourners lit candles and prayed outside Nice's Notre Dame basilica to honour the three churchgoers were killed in a suspected terrorist attack. 30/10/2020
no comment French MPs hold a minute's silence for murdered teacher Samuel Paty Paty, a history teacher, was beheaded on Friday by an 18-year-old Moscow-born Chechen refugee, who was later shot dead by police. 20/10/2020
no comment People pay tribute to beheaded teacher outside his former school Demonstrations were planned across France on Sunday in Samuel Paty's memory. 18/10/2020
no comment Tributes after Argentine cartoonist Quino dies aged 88 Argentine cartoonist Joaquín Salvador Lavado, the creator of the beloved comic strip Mafalda, has died at the age of 88, his editor announced Wednesday. 01/10/2020
no comment More than 50,000 Spanish flags pay tribute to COVID-19 victims More than 50,000 flags of Spain were placed in a park in Madrid to pay tribute to the victims of COVID-19. 27/09/2020
no comment People of Minsk bid farewell to protester killed in Belarus unrest Thousands of Belarusians gathered to pay tribute to the memory of a man who died during protests following last week's presidential election. They came to the place where Alexander Taraikovsky died. 15/08/2020
no comment Anger and sadness as Beirut marks one week since deadly explosion Lebanese people marched solemnly from Beirut’s neighbourhood of Gemmayze towards the port with a mix of grief and rage, one week after a blast at the port killed at least 171. 12/08/2020
no comment Lebanese diaspora hold vigil to honour victims of Beirut blast Vigils for the victims of the Beirut blast were held in Tel Aviv, the Palestinian Territories, Tehran, Paris and London. 06/08/2020
no comment US civil rights icon John Lewis' casket crosses Edmund Pettus Bridge The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis has crossed Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge for the final time as remembrances continue for the civil rights icon. 26/07/2020
no comment Atlanta residents gather to pay tribute to US congressman John Lewis A large mural was painted to paid tribute to the late civil rights activist. 19/07/2020
no comment Thousands of mourners pay respects to George Floyd in Houston "It’s time out for the oppression of black people. And today is the day," said Joseph Kualls, who attended the public viewing of Floyd's casket. 09/06/2020
no comment Spain falls silent at start of 10-day mourning for COVID-19 victims 27,000 people have died as a result of the pandemic. 27/05/2020
no comment Minute's silence in Madrid for COVID-19 victims Spain is one of the worst-hit countries in the world and its daily death toll has exceeded that of Italy in recent days. 30/03/2020
