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Italy

Italy to relax COVID-19 restrictions in six more regions

The regions of Emilia Romagna, Lombardy, Lazio, Piedmont and Puglia, and the autonomous province of Trento, have had their risk level downgraded to "white zones".

Switzerland

FIFA files criminal complaint against Sepp Blatter over football museu

Blatter committed FIFA to a rental contract with the building’s owner, insurance firm Swiss Life, that requires paying €295 million through 2045 at above-market rates, the football organisation said.

22 December 2020

USA

Election deadline leaves Joe Biden a step closer to US presidency

Today marks 'Safe Harbour' deadline day in the US, when electors must ratify recounts and certify results from the November election. This means once states have rubber-stamped their counts, there's little room to manoeuvre for Donald Trump with his voter fraud claims.

8 December 2020

USA

Universal Music Group snaps up Bob Dylan's entire back catalogue

The purchase of the legendary singer-songwriter's work is thought to be one of the company's biggest acquisitions - yet no financial details have been given.

8 December 2020

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United Kingdom

Under-16s 'unlikely to make informed choice' on puberty blockers

Hormone blockers are drugs that can pause the development of puberty and are sometimes prescribed to help children with gender dysphoria by giving them more time to consider their options.

2 December 2020

United Kingdom

Football and concussion: FA pressured to give clear rules

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says the Premier League should have a clear protocol for when there is a clash of heads or concussion.

2 December 2020

United Kingdom

UK: Coroner to examine pollution link to girl's fatal asthma attack

Over the next two weeks, a London coroner will examine whether air pollution caused or contributed to Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah's fatal asthma attack in 2013

30 November 2020

World News

Hybrid cars may pollute more than previously thought, claims NGO

Some hybrid cars could be emitting eight times more carbon dioxide than previously thought, claims a report by European NGO Transport & Environment

24 November 2020

United Kingdom

COVID-19 patients have immunity for six months, study finds

Once infected with Coronavirus, you are unlikely to get it again for six months, according to a report from Oxford University

20 November 2020

United Kingdom

Millennium Seed Bank celebrates 20 years of preserving plant heritage

The Millennium Seed Bank, the world’s largest collector of wild plant seeds, has stored 2.4 billion seeds in the 20 years since it opened.

19 November 2020

Ireland

Cash-strapped Dublin Zoo raises €1m in just 12 hours

The zoo, deprived of customers amid the coronavirus lockdown, says it needs €500,000 a month to stay afloat.

18 November 2020

United Kingdom

More pressure on UK government over meals for disadvantaged children

Prime Minister Boris Johnson insists that the government will not fund free school meals for children at risk of going hungry in England over the half-term holiday.

26 October 2020

Belarus

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko sacks his PM

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed the country's prime minister and other top ministers, the presidential press service said on Saturday, in the biggest government reshuffle since 2014.

Venezuela

Ecuador shuts door on Venezuelans without passports

Venezuelans hoping to travel through Ecuador camped outside the border yesterday after the government introduced tighter entry requirements. They were allowed into Ecuador using national ID cards. With the influx of immigrants on the rise, the government wants to see passports, something many don'

Germany

I met my ISIS captor on a German street

Teenager says she encountered her ISIL captor, who kept her as a sex slave, in Germany

Germany

Activists and neo-Nazis clash in Berlin demonstration

At least one police officer was injured in Berlin on Saturday when around 500 activists shouting "Nazis out" clashed with an equal number of far-right activists marking the 31st anniversary of the prison suicide of Nazi convict Rudolf Hess.

Sport

Usain Bolt touches down for his Australian football experience

Olympic sprint champion and aspiring footballer Usain Bolt touched down in Sydney on Saturday, declaring himself ready to prove to the world that his Australian soccer adventure is "real".

Italy

Italy's coalition vows to remove Genoa bridge firm's licence

Italy's populist ruling coalition showed a united front in its push to revoke concessions held by Autostrade per l'Italia to operate toll highways after a bridge it managed collapsed this week, killing 41 people.

USA

California firefighters battle tornado blaze

Thousands more mountain residents were evacuated from the path of California's biggest wildfire on Friday as fatigued firefighters battled gusting winds driving one of the state's worst fire seasons in a decade.

Indonesia

Lombok tourism reeling after deadly earthquakes

Two powerful earthquakes have left nearly 450 dead and devastated Lombok, an Indonesian island popular for its beaches.

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