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Bangladeshis among 394 migrants rescued from Mediterranean

Bangladeshis among 394 migrants rescued from Mediterranean

-- 2021-08-02 11:46:26

Two humanitarian rescue ships pulled 394 migrants, including Bangladeshis, from a dangerously overcrowded wooden boat in the Mediterranean overnight on Sunday in an operation lasting about six hours,...

Pizza for shots: UK businesses target youth with vaccine incentives

Pizza for shots: UK businesses target youth with vaccine incentives

-- 2021-08-02 10:28:56

Restaurants, ride-hailing apps and food delivery services are backing Britain’s COVID-19 vaccination drive, offering discounts and even free slices of pizza to persuade young people to roll up t...

Thousands protest against French Covid-19 health pass rules

Thousands protest against French Covid-19 health pass rules

-- 2021-08-01 10:56:56

Thousands of people protested in Paris and other French cities on Saturday against a mandatory coronavirus health pass for entry to a wide array of public venues, introduced by the government as it ba...

Four dead as wildfires sweep Turkey; villages and hotels evacuated

Four dead as wildfires sweep Turkey; villages and hotels evacuated

-- 2021-07-31 11:25:13

The death toll from wildfires on Turkey's southern coast has risen to four and firefighters were battling blazes for a third day on Friday after the evacuation of dozens of villages and some hotels....

Migrant volunteers clear up flood-hit Germany

Migrant volunteers clear up flood-hit Germany

REUTERS 2021-07-31 10:30:12

Syrian volunteers have rushed to towns hit by Germany's most devastating floods in 60 years to clean them up and renovate homes, drawing on their experience with catastrophes in their homeland to help...

Johnson worried about his dog's 'romantic urges'

Johnson worried about his dog's 'romantic urges'

REUTERS 2021-07-27 20:08:31

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that his dog Dilyn had "romantic urges" and was "endlessly at people's legs" in Downing Street. Johnson and Carrie Symonds revealed in 2019 that t...

Once Germany’s strength, water now threatens the country

Once Germany’s strength, water now threatens the country

REUTERS 2021-07-23 14:05:36

Bad Muenstereifel's transformation from picturesque but sleepy German tourist town into an outlet shopping centre put it on the map for millions of visitors. Then floods laid waste to its medieval st...

Britain's Prince George marks eighth birthday with a grin

Britain's Prince George marks eighth birthday with a grin

-- 2021-07-22 18:12:20

Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate released a new photograph of their son Prince George with a beaming smile to mark his eighth birthday on Thursday. The photograph taken by his mother,...

Germany dampens hopes of finding survivors in flood-hit areas

Germany dampens hopes of finding survivors in flood-hit areas

-- 2021-07-21 21:28:19

A relief official dampened hopes on Wednesday of finding more survivors in the rubble of villages devastated by floods in western Germany, as a poll showed many Germans felt policymakers had not done...

British journalist Simon Dring dies at 76

British journalist Simon Dring dies at 76

-- 2021-07-20 15:03:04

Simon Dring, a famous British foreign correspondent, television producer and presenter, who rose to fame for covering wars and revolutions around the world, has died at the age of 76, bdnews24.com rep...

Hundreds considered missing in Europe floods are safe

Hundreds considered missing in Europe floods are safe

-- 2021-07-20 10:48:09

European authorities have revised down the number of people missing as waters receded after devastating flooding in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland last week, even as the death toll...

Prince Harry promises to share 'mistakes and lessons learned' in memoir

Prince Harry promises to share 'mistakes and lessons learned' in memoir

-- 2021-07-20 09:43:43

The Duke of Sussex will share "mistakes and lessons learned" during his life in a memoir to be published next year. Announcing the deal with publishers Penguin Random House, Prince Harry said he...

Flash floods batter Bavaria as European death toll rises to 184

Flash floods batter Bavaria as European death toll rises to 184

REUTERS 2021-07-18 19:37:29

Flash floods hit southern Germany on Sunday, killing at least one person, turning roads into rivers and adding to the flooding devastation that has claimed the lives of more than 180 people across Eur...

British ministers decide against mass Covid vaccination for teens

British ministers decide against mass Covid vaccination for teens

REUTERS 2021-07-18 15:29:00

Britain has opted against mass Covid-19 vaccinations for all children and teenagers, with ministers instead preparing to offer doses to vulnerable 12 to 15-year-olds and those about to turn 18, the Te...

UK health minister tests Covid positive

UK health minister tests Covid positive

-- 2021-07-17 20:08:43

British health minister Sajid Javid on Saturday said he had tested positive for COVID-19, but that his symptoms were mild and he had had two doses of vaccine against the disease, reports Reuters. Jav...

German, Belgian flood deaths rise to 157 as search continues

German, Belgian flood deaths rise to 157 as search continues

REUTERS 2021-07-17 19:16:42

Rescue workers searched flood-ravaged parts of Germany and Belgium for survivors on Saturday after burst rivers and flash floods this week collapsed houses and claimed at least 157 lives. Some 133 pe...

Over 110 dead, 1,000 missing in flood-stricken Germany and Belgium

Over 110 dead, 1,000 missing in flood-stricken Germany and Belgium

-- 2021-07-16 20:24:32

More than 1,000 people were missing in flood-stricken regions of western Germany and Belgium on Friday, where waters were still rising with the death toll already well over 100 and communications in s...

Eiffel Tower reopens after eight-month COVID closure

Eiffel Tower reopens after eight-month COVID closure

REUTERS 2021-07-16 19:20:06

The Eiffel Tower reopened on Friday after an eight-month shutdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic, its longest closure since World War Two. As a countdown clock at the foot of the tower turned to ze...

Russian plane carrying 17 passengers goes missing in Siberia

Russian plane carrying 17 passengers goes missing in Siberia

REUTERS 2021-07-16 18:36:17

A Russian Antonov An-28 passenger plane carrying up to 17 people disappeared from radars on Friday while flying over the Siberian region of Tomsk, local officials said, the second such incident this m...

At least 44 dead, dozens missing in Western Europe floods

At least 44 dead, dozens missing in Western Europe floods

REUTERS 2021-07-16 08:27:41

At least 42 people have died in Germany and dozens were missing on Thursday as swollen rivers caused by record rainfall across western Europe swept through towns and villages, leaving cars upended, ho...

At least 44 dead in floods in western Europe, dozens missing

At least 44 dead in floods in western Europe, dozens missing

REUTERS   2021-07-15 20:25:59

At least 42 people have died in Germany and dozens were missing on Thursday as record rainfall in western Europe caused rivers to burst their banks, swept away homes and flooded cellars. Eighteen peo...

Dutch crime reporter De Vries dies after being shot

Dutch crime reporter De Vries dies after being shot

REUTERS 2021-07-15 20:11:55

Celebrity Dutch crime reporter Peter R De Vries has died just over a week after being shot in the street, his family and his employer RTL Netherlands news said on Thursday. De Vries, who was 64, had...

EU court says headscarves can be banned at work under certain conditions

EU court says headscarves can be banned at work under certain conditions

-- 2021-07-15 16:34:57

Companies may ban Muslim employees from wearing a headscarf under certain conditions, the European Union's top court said on Thursday in a ruling on two cases brought by women in Germany who were susp...

France fines Google 500m euros over copyright row

France fines Google 500m euros over copyright row

REUTERS 2021-07-13 17:31:18

France's antitrust watchdog slapped a 500-million-euro ($593 million) fine on Alphabet's Google on Tuesday for failing to comply fully with temporary orders the regulator had given in a row with the c...

Unvaccinated Belgian woman contracted two COVID-19 variants simultaneously

Unvaccinated Belgian woman contracted two COVID-19 variants simultaneously

-- 2021-07-11 18:23:45

A 90-year-old Belgian woman who died from COVID-19 in March had contracted two variants of coronavirus at the same time, which is believed to be the first documented case of its kind, a scientific con...

Nine killed in Swedish airplane crash

Nine killed in Swedish airplane crash

-- 2021-07-09 10:37:00

All nine people onboard were killed when a small airplane crashed at a Swedish airport on Thursday evening, Swedish police said. "It's a very severe accident," Swedish police said on their website. "...

COVID-19 infections in England have quadrupled since June, study finds

COVID-19 infections in England have quadrupled since June, study finds

REUTERS 2021-07-08 18:57:59

COVID-19 infections in England have quadrupled in a month since early June, a large prevalence study showed on Thursday, ahead of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to fully re-open the economy in tw...

Missing Russian plane:  All 28 on board feared dead

Missing Russian plane:  All 28 on board feared dead

-- 2021-07-06 17:17:37

There are no survivors after a plane carrying 28 people crashed in the far east of Russia on Tuesday, Russian news agencies cited rescue officials as saying. The Antonov An-26 twin-engined turboprop...

Sweden to ease restrictions from July 1

Sweden to ease restrictions from July 1

REUTERS 2021-06-28 20:04:55

Sweden will ease many of its restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the COVID-19 on July 1, allowing larger crowds at stadiums and restaurants, the minister of health said on Monday. Sweden has...

39 rights abuser countries get weapons worth £17b from UK

39 rights abuser countries get weapons worth £17b from UK

The Guardian 2021-06-27 21:15:48

Two-thirds of countries classified as ‘not free’ because of their dire record on human rights and civil liberties have received weapons licensed by the UK government over the past decade,...