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For Hungary's poor it's wood or food

For Hungary's poor it's wood or food

REUTERS 2021-02-11 10:27:16

Zoltan Berki usually wakes up before dawn, as his five small children sleep next door, to feed the old iron furnace that stands in a wall cavity to warm up both rooms. This is the only part of his hou...

Britain tightens travel restrictions with hotel quarantine, prison threat

Britain tightens travel restrictions with hotel quarantine, prison threat

-- 2021-02-10 13:03:00

Britain will require passengers arriving from countries where worrying coronavirus variants are spreading to pay for 10 days of quarantine in hotels, while rule-breakers will face heavy fines or jail...

Europe's oldest person, 117-year-old French nun, survives COVID-19

Europe's oldest person, 117-year-old French nun, survives COVID-19

REUTERS 2021-02-09 21:18:15

Europe's oldest person, French nun Sister Andre, has survived COVID-19 and will celebrate her 117th birthday this week, her caregivers said. Lucile Randon, who took the name of Sister Andre when she...

UK says AstraZeneca vaccine prevents COVID-19 death

UK says AstraZeneca vaccine prevents COVID-19 death

Reuters 2021-02-08 20:30:45

There is no evidence that the AstraZeneca vaccine does not prevent death or serious illness, and South Africa has only imposed a temporary halt on using the vaccine, a British junior health minister s...

UK says Covid booster, annual vaccinations very probable

UK says Covid booster, annual vaccinations very probable

Reuters 2021-02-07 23:05:23

A Cokvid-19 booster in the autumn and then annual vaccinations are very probable, Britain's vaccine deployment minister said on Sunday as countries race to administer injections in the face of new var...

Russia expels EU diplomats, ignoring call to free Navalny

Russia expels EU diplomats, ignoring call to free Navalny

-- 2021-02-06 10:18:31

Russia on Friday expelled diplomats from three EU member states it accused of attending illegal protests in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, and pointedly ignored a public call by the...

Russia expels European diplomats over Navalny protests

Russia expels European diplomats over Navalny protests

BBC 2021-02-05 21:08:32

Russia has expelled diplomats from Germany, Sweden and Poland. The foreign ministry said in a statement the EU diplomats "took part in illegal protests" held in support of Putin critic Alexei Navalny...

Bosnia finds first robot rock band musician -- Robby Megabyte

Bosnia finds first robot rock band musician -- Robby Megabyte

-- 2021-02-05 16:17:03

Bosnia’s most popular rock band, Dubioza Kolektiv, has a new recruit who sings and plays musical instruments - a humanoid robot called Robby Megabyte. Students from Sarajevo University’s...

Turkey denies criticism of response to university protests

Turkey denies criticism of response to university protests

Reuters 2021-02-04 22:02:24

Turkey’s foreign ministry on Thursday dismissed international criticism of its response to the month-long protests at one of the country’s top universities, warning that such criticism cou...

Makeup tutorials to give cancer patients a boost in pandemic

Makeup tutorials to give cancer patients a boost in pandemic

Reuters 2021-02-04 12:56:06

Surrounded by lipstick and eye-shadow, Aisha Quashie brushes her cheek with foundation as she mirrors makeup artist Laura Hunt thousands of miles away in London. The 39-year-old, who finished treatme...

Britons mourn 'hero' Captain Tom Moore

Britons mourn 'hero' Captain Tom Moore

-- 2021-02-04 11:50:26

Prime Minister Boris Johnson joined people across the United Kingdom on Wednesday in clapping outside their front doors in a tribute to Captain Tom Moore, the centenarian who touched the hearts of mil...

Britain mourns 'hero' Captain Tom Moore

Britain mourns 'hero' Captain Tom Moore

Reuters 2021-02-03 21:40:07

With flowers and lights, Britain paid tribute on Wednesday to Captain Tom Moore, 100, who touched the hearts of millions by offering a simple message of hope and self-sacrifice during the COVID-19 loc...

Belgian restaurateur serves mannequins!

Belgian restaurateur serves mannequins!

-- 2021-02-03 12:13:05

A Belgian restaurant owner near Brussels says she misses her customers so much since her restaurant was forced to close last October under coronavirus laws, she has replaced them with mannequins. The...

Russian court sentences Navalny to three and half years in jail

Russian court sentences Navalny to three and half years in jail

-- 2021-02-03 10:50:28

A Russian court sentenced Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to three and a half years in jail on Tuesday after ruling he had violated the terms of his parole, but said that his prison term would be shorte...

Russian court considers longer jail term for Navalny

Russian court considers longer jail term for Navalny

-- 2021-02-02 16:41:54

A Russian court convened on Tuesday to consider jailing Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny for up to three and a half years in a case that has sparked nationwide protests and talk of new Western sanctions....

Turkey may begin working on new constitution

Turkey may begin working on new constitution

-- 2021-02-02 10:58:32

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday his ruling AK Party and its nationalist allies may start work on drafting a new constitution, less than four years after overhauling the previous consti...

Russia fines Navalny's wife Yulia for taking part in protests

Russia fines Navalny's wife Yulia for taking part in protests

-- 2021-02-01 18:00:47

A Russian court on Monday fined Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, 20,000 roubles ($265) for taking part in unsanctioned protests on Sunday, the court said. Riot polic...

Russia detains over 5,100 at Navalny protests

Russia detains over 5,100 at Navalny protests

-- 2021-02-01 11:35:51

Chanting slogans against Russian President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday across the country to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up...

Navalny, WHO, Thunberg among Nobel Peace Prize nominees

Navalny, WHO, Thunberg among Nobel Peace Prize nominees

Reuters 2021-02-01 10:47:36

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmake...

UK set to formally apply for trans-Pacific trade bloc membership

UK set to formally apply for trans-Pacific trade bloc membership

Reuters   2021-01-31 21:59:50

Britain will next week formally apply to join a trans-Pacific trading bloc of 11 countries, with negotiations set to start later this year, the government said on Saturday. Since leaving the European...

Russia detains over 1,000 at protests backing Navalny

Russia detains over 1,000 at protests backing Navalny

-- 2021-01-31 19:33:21

Police detained more than 1,000 people and broke up rallies in Moscow and across Russia on Sunday as supporters of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny took to the streets to protest his jailing, despite bit...

Navalny, WHO, Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

Navalny, WHO, Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

-- 2021-01-31 17:09:43

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organisation and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmakers who...

Over 450 detained over protests against Kremlin critic Navalny's jailing in Russia

Over 450 detained over protests against Kremlin critic Navalny's jailing in Russia

Reuters 2021-01-31 16:37:09

Police detained more than 450 people at rallies in Siberia and Russia’s Far East on Sunday as supporters of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny took to the streets to protest his jailing, despite biti...

Norway to gradually loosen capital's  lockdown from Feb 03

Norway to gradually loosen capital's  lockdown from Feb 03

-- 2021-01-30 17:21:06

The Norwegian government will gradually ease the capital region’s coronavirus lockdown, allowing some shops and recreational activities to reopen from Feb 03 onwards. Health Minister Bent Hoeie...

EU authorises AstraZeneca vaccine for all adults

EU authorises AstraZeneca vaccine for all adults

-- 2021-01-29 21:50:16

European Union regulators authorised AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for use in adults on Friday, amid criticism the bloc is not moving fast enough to vaccinate its population. The European M...

Shell asked by Dutch court to pay Nigerian farmers over oil spill

Shell asked by Dutch court to pay Nigerian farmers over oil spill

Reuters 2021-01-29 19:15:01

In a victory for environmentalists, a Dutch appeals court on Friday said that the Nigerian subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell was responsible for multiple oil pipeline leaks in the Niger Delta and ordere...

UK offers Hong Kong residents a route to citizenship, angering China

UK offers Hong Kong residents a route to citizenship, angering China

Reuters 2021-01-29 17:17:09

Britain on Friday hailed a new visa offering Hong Kong citizens a route to citizenship after China's crackdown but Beijing said it would no longer recognise special British passports offered to reside...

UK bans direct UAE flights fearing spread of vaccine-resistant COVID-19 variant

UK bans direct UAE flights fearing spread of vaccine-resistant COVID-19 variant

-- 2021-01-29 16:30:18

Britain is banning direct passenger flights to and from the United Arab Emirates from Friday, shutting down the world's busiest international airline route from Dubai to London. Britain said it was a...

AstraZeneca vaccine not very effective for people over 65, German officials say

AstraZeneca vaccine not very effective for people over 65, German officials say

-- 2021-01-26 20:28:04

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine is not very effective for people over 65, German coalition sources told tabloid Bild and Handelsblatt, a step which calls into question its suitability in mass vaccinati...

Italian premier resigns, setting off scramble for new allies

Italian premier resigns, setting off scramble for new allies

AP 2021-01-26 18:45:09

Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte resigned Tuesday after a key coalition ally pulled his party's support over Conte's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, setting the stage for consultations this week t...