Month: November 2021

Europe and Central Asia are once again at the “epicentre” of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a possible 500,000 additional deaths before February 1, the World Read more

Germany’s public health body reported a record-high number of COVID-19 cases on Thursday. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said 33,949 new cases had been registered Read more

Sweden’s government says it will set up a special commission to investigate the indigenous Sámi people. The “truth commission” will examine the Swedish colonisation of Read more

German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid a farewell visit to neighbouring France, where she was greeted by a singing and cheering public in Beaune. French President Read more

News aggregator Google News will return to Spain following a change in copyright law that allows online platforms to negotiate fees directly with content producers, Read more

British Brexit Minister David Frost is expected in Paris on Thursday to discuss the ongoing fishing dispute between the UK and France with Clément Beaune, Read more

South African writer Damon Galgut won the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction on Wednesday with “The Promise,” a novel about one white family’s reckoning with Read more

Poland’s foreign ministry said it has summoned a Belarusian diplomat over an “intrusion” at the country’s border. Poland says that “unidentified uniformed individuals armed with Read more

A Belarusian cargo plane has crashed while trying to land in eastern Russia, killing all seven people on board. Officials say the Soviet-built Antonov An-12 Read more

A Scottish trawler detained in France for a week for fishing in French waters without a licence has been released. The Cornelis Gert Jan fishing Read more

Belarus’ Interior Ministry has declared followers of the Polish-based television channel Belsat TV “extremist”. Citizens who subscribe to Belsat’s social media channels are liable for Read more

France has blasted an aid worker for returning to the country where she was taken as a hostage. Sophie Pétronin, 76, was captured by al-Qaida Read more

The Council of Europe has withdrawn images from a social media campaign promoting diversity among women and their freedom to wear the hijab. Posters featuring Read more

Turkey has launched legal proceedings against 30 people for speculating about the health of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media. The suspects are all Read more

In a defiant move against China, seven members of the European Parliament have landed in Taipei for a three-day official mission to discuss disinformation and Read more

The Czech Republic is nearing a new government after liberal parties reached an agreement, three weeks after parliamentary elections. Petr Fiala, a prospective prime minister, Read more

Authorities on La Palma have warned residents to stay indoors as the Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to emit ash clouds. All flights to and from Read more

The autumn break in Germany caused a new, fourth wave of the pandemic, mainly among unvaccinated Germans, with more than 20,000 new cases and 194 Read more

The Australian government lied and intentionally deceived Paris over the scrapping of a defence deal, says France’s ambassador to Australia. In September, Australia cancelled a Read more