The murder of prominent Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries, who was shot in Amsterdam last week, adds to the toll of journalists killed in Europe over the past few years. However, the region remains the safest for the profession. Many of the killings take place in Russia and surrounding countries, which have not […]
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At least 20 dead in Germany as storms lash Europe
Heavy rains and floods lashing western Europe have killed at least 20 people in Germany and left around 50 missing, as rising waters led several houses to collapse on Thursday. Unusually heavy rains also ravaged neighbouring Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium, where another four people were reported dead. Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) states were […]
NASA, European Space Agency join forces on climate change
NASA and the European Space Agency joined forces Tuesday in the battle against climate change, a move they said paves the way to a global response to the problem. “To ensure that data from Earth-observing satellites are used to their best advantage, further science and, ultimately, bring the most benefit to humankind, ESA and NASA have […]
Iran endangering nuclear talks, say European powers
European powers expressed “grave concern” on Tuesday over Iran’s latest move to enrich uranium in its nuclear programme, saying the step endangered talks in Vienna aimed at reviving a 2015 accord seeking to resolve the crisis. “With its latest steps, Iran is threatening a successful outcome to the Vienna talks despite the progress achieved in six […]
43 missing after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia: Red Crescent
At least 43 people were missing off the southeastern coast of Tunisia after a boat carrying more than 120 migrants sank, the Tunisian Red Crescent said on Saturday. “Eighty-four migrants were rescued and 43 others disappeared after a boat carrying 127 migrants sank off the coast of Zarzis” on Friday night, Mongi Slim of the […]
WHO wants better monitoring of Euro games as cases rise
The World Health Organization on Thursday said Covid cases were on the rise again in Europe and called for better monitoring of the movement of spectators attending Euro 2020 football matches. “There will be a new wave in the WHO European Region unless we remain disciplined,” WHO’s regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, told a […]
Covid cases in Europe up again after 10 weeks of decline: WHO Europe
The World Health Organization on Thursday said Covid cases were on the rise again in Europe after two months of decline and warned a new wave would come “unless we remain disciplined.” “Last week, the number of cases rose by 10 percent, driven by increased mixing, travel, gatherings and easing of social restrictions,” WHO’s regional […]
Algeria intercepts protest figure on migrant boat: NGO
A prominent figure from Algeria’s Hirak pro-democracy protest movement was among those on a Spain-bound migrant boat intercepted by the Algerian coastguard, a rights group said Tuesday. Media outlets in Algeria reported that the coastguard had intercepted a political activist among 14 people it detained on Sunday night off Oran, on the country’s northwest coast. […]
Two dead on migrant boat off Spain’s Canary Islands
Two people have been found dead in a migrant boat intercepted overnight off the coast of Spain’s Canary Islands, local authorities said on Monday. The boat, which was carrying 37 people, was intercepted off the southwestern coast of Gran Canaria island after setting off from Africa, emergency services tweeted. “Two people were found dead and […]
As pandemic eases, fatal gender violence worsens in Europe
As life gradually returns to normal in Europe, there has been a resurgence of deadly violence against women as abusers experience a “loss of the control” they enjoyed throughout the coronavirus lockdowns. And their faces are making the headlines. Like Chahinez, a French woman who was burnt alive by her estranged husband, or the five […]