AI not a reliable source of news, EU media study says
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Sarkozy begins 5-yr prison sentence
21 October 2025, 18:00 PM
France's ex-leader Sarkozy jailed, proclaiming his innocence
21 October 2025, 17:44 PM
EU seeks ways to step up checks on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’
20 October 2025, 18:21 PM
Amazon’s outage disrupts internet services
20 October 2025, 18:19 PM
Italian coastguard rescues dozens of migrants, 2 dead
20 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Louvre denies tapping Israeli firm in theft probe
20 October 2025, 15:44 PM
Louvre’s prized jewels stolen in daring heist
19 October 2025, 18:17 PM
Ex-French President Sarkozy says 'not afraid' ahead of jail term
19 October 2025, 14:15 PM
Protest hits Rome over Libya migrant deal after boat wreck
19 October 2025, 02:45 AM
Death toll in rises to 157 in Germany and Belgium floods
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.
17 July 2021, 10:45 AM
126 killed; hundreds missing
The death toll from devastating floods in Europe soared to at least 126 yesterday, most in western Germany where emergency responders were frantically searching for missing people.
16 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Eiffel Tower reopens after eight-month COVID closure
The Eiffel Tower reopened on Friday after an eight-month shutdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic, its longest closure since World War Two.
16 July 2021, 16:48 PM
Floods in Germany claim 81 victims, more than 1,000 missing
The number of people who lost their lives in the heavy floods in the western part of Germany increased to at least 81 on Friday, according to German broadcaster ARD, in what is Germany's worst mass loss of life in years.
16 July 2021, 06:38 AM
Developing nations demand climate funding before COP26
Nations most vulnerable to the impacts of global warming yesterday called for rich countries to live up to their promise to finance the fight against climate change, ahead of a crunch UN summit.
15 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Sex for clean water!
Amnesty International yesterday said that migrants held in Libyan detention camps are subject to horrific sexual violence at the hands of guards, including being forced to barter sex for clean water, food and access to sanitation.
15 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Ominous sign for Earth
Climate change and deforestation have flipped a large swathe of the Amazon basin from absorbing to emitting planet-warming CO2, a transformation that could turn humanity’s greatest natural ally in the fight against global warming into a foe, researchers reported on Wednesday.
15 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Negligence of duty lands Mexico man in jail for 208 yrs
A Mexican court has sentenced a man to 208 years in prison for the criminal homicides of 26 people, most of them children, who died when a school collapsed during a powerful earthquake that struck Mexico City in 2017, authorities said on Wednesday.
15 July 2021, 18:00 PM
22.7 million kids missed jabs: UN
Nearly 23 million children missed out on routine vaccinations last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the highest number in more than a decade, fuelling outbreaks of measles, polio and other preventable diseases, UN agencies said yesterday.
15 July 2021, 18:00 PM
On farewell visit to US, Merkel brings message of stability
President Joe Biden welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House on Thursday for what is likely her last official visit to Washington, and she’s conveying a message to Berlin’s close ally: You’ve got a friend.
15 July 2021, 14:50 PM
Dutch crime reporter De Vries dies after being shot
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.
15 July 2021, 13:38 PM
8 dead, dozens missing in Germany floods; 2 die in Belgium
At least eight people have died and dozens of people are missing in Germany after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars and causing some buildings to collapse.
15 July 2021, 08:45 AM
UN Rights Council orders global probe
The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday highlighted the global “scourge” of systemic racism and ordered an independent investigation into racially-fuelled police violence around the world.
14 July 2021, 18:00 PM
This day in history
1961 - Spain accepts equal rights for men and women
14 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Macron’s warning sees surge in French jab requests
A record number of French people sought to book appointments for Covid-19 vaccinations on Monday night after President Emmanuel Macron announced a slew of measures designed to push sceptics to get themselves jabbed.
13 July 2021, 18:00 PM
19 nations risk ‘generational catastrophe’: UN
Schools remain shut in 19 countries due to the pandemic, affecting 156 million children in what risks being “a generational catastrophe,” the heads of two UN agencies warned Monday.
13 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Quote of the day
We will look back in anger, and we will look back in shame.
13 July 2021, 18:00 PM
This day in history
1789 – Storming of the Bastille in Paris. This event escalates the widespread discontent into the French Revolution.
13 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Commuters escape Mexico City gridlock in new cable car
Commuters soared over one of the world’s biggest and most traffic-clogged cities as a new cable car system went into operation in the Mexican capital on Monday.
13 July 2021, 18:00 PM
France fines Google 500m euros over copyright row
France’s antitrust watchdog yesterday slapped a 500 million euro ($593 million) fine on Alphabet’s Google for failing to comply fully with temporary orders it had given in a row with the country’s news publishers.
13 July 2021, 18:00 PM