German Chancellor Angela Merkel defends the EU's decision to procure coronavirus vaccines jointly.
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Merkel defends rollout as vaccine pressure grows
German Chancellor Angela Merkel defends the EU's decision to procure coronavirus vaccines jointly.
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Merkel defends rollout as vaccine pressure grows
German Chancellor Angela Merkel defends the EU's decision to procure coronavirus vaccines jointly.
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Merkel defends rollout as vaccine pressure grows
German Chancellor Angela Merkel defends the EU's decision to procure coronavirus vaccines jointly.
Lazio 'pained' by death of Guerini, 19
Lazio say they are "shocked by pain" following the death of 19-year-old youth-team midfielder Daniel Guerini.
Video 4 minutes 45 seconds
Why did this church disappear?
The BBC investigates the disappearance of an Armenian church that changed hands in the recent Nagorno-Karabakh war.
Video 43 seconds
Nice catch: Fisherman rescues boy stranded on ice
A fisherman in Ukraine reels in a boy who was stranded on a block of ice in a river.
French snowboard champion dies in Swiss avalanche
Julie Pomagalski, 40, was swept away while skiing off-piste on a mountain in Switzerland.
Norway players stage Qatar protest
Norway players wear T-shirts bearing the message 'Human rights on and off the pitch' before their 2022 World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar to show support for Qatar migrant workers.
Ireland lose to Serbia in Belgrade
The Republic of Ireland's World Cup 2022 qualifying campaign begins in disappointing fashion as they fall to a 3-2 defeat by Serbia in Belgrade.
Lazio 'pained' by death of Guerini, 19
Lazio say they are "shocked by pain" following the death of 19-year-old youth-team midfielder Daniel Guerini.
Video 4 minutes 45 seconds
Why did this church disappear?
The BBC investigates the disappearance of an Armenian church that changed hands in the recent Nagorno-Karabakh war.
Video 43 seconds
Nice catch: Fisherman rescues boy stranded on ice
A fisherman in Ukraine reels in a boy who was stranded on a block of ice in a river.
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EU leaders meet and German infections rise: Latest across Europe
Copyright: ReutersImage caption: Chancellor Angela Merkel told the Bundestag on Thursday that Germany and the EU were in effect in a "new pandemic" EU leaders will take the AstraZeneca row centre stage in a virtual summit after officials in Brussels proposed stricter export controls for countries with higher vaccination rates than the EU, such as the UK and US. Vaccination rates are sluggish in much of the EU and several countries, in particular Austria, want a new distribution system.
EU leaders will also discuss a planned digital green certificate to allow summer travel across borders. Estonia is planning to have a digital vaccine certificate up and running from next month and Denmark is working on a corona passport.
There’s been another big rise in German infections in the past 24 hours, with health officials announcing 22,657 cases. Vaccination centres are managing 268,000 inoculations a day but that’s well below capacity. Spain says only half of its population aged over 80 has so far been vaccinated. France starts vaccinating over 70s from Saturday.
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has proposed a new law to limit movement in the capital Helsinki to tackle an increase in Covid cases. The bill could go before MPs today and would stop people visiting each other’s homes in Turku as well as the capital.
France is to crack down on gatherings of more than six people outdoors by imposing fines. The rule does not apply to authorised groups such as funerals or professional meetings. Sixteen areas of France are already under lockdown and three more areas including the Rhône are expected to be added to that list.
A Dutch church in the town of Urk says it’s been getting death threats because it has gone back to holding services for hundreds of people. Its spokesman Hessel Snoek insists infections in Urk are low and last Sunday the church was almost full. The government advice is a maximum of 30.
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Copyright: BBCA BBC News investigation has found that an alleged Nazi war criminal - who settled in the UK - could have worked for British intelligence during the Cold War.
Jewish leaders are calling for an inquiry into whether he, and others like him, were protected from prosecution because they spied for Britain.
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