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Italy rescues more than 300 migrants from boat in distress

The Italian coastguard rescued 305 migrants who were trying to reach Europe aboard an overloaded boat that ran into difficulty off the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, a statement said on Friday.

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Ukraine got a signed commitment in 1994 to ensure its security – but can the US and allies stop Putin's aggression now?

Russia’s illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014 was the first change of internationally recognized borders in Europe through military force since World War II.

The Conversation

Dying Diesel, Blink Charging, Fiat Panda, More: EV News Jan. 21

There's never a shortage of global EV news, though Europe tends to have more going on in the segment than in other areas. Here's the good new the week brings.

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Taoiseach Micheal Martin hails EU role in bringing peace to Ireland

Today marks half a century since then-Taoiseach Jack Lynch and foreign affairs minister Patrick Hillery signed the treaty in Brussels that took the fledging state into the European Economic Community.

Irish Mirror

5 Stocks Insiders Are Selling: Tesla, Snap And More

European stocks tumbled more than 1% on Friday, following a sharp decline in tech and growth stocks. Investors, meanwhile, focused on some notable insider trades.

Benzinga

On the hunt for Syrian war criminals hiding out in Europe

On January 13, in the first European trial against a high-ranking Syrian regime official, a former senior intelligence officer was sentenced to life in prison in Germany for crimes against humanity. Former head of interrogation at a detention centre in Damascus, Anwar Raslan was found guilty on 4,000 counts of…

France 24

Short-sightedness is on the rise in both children and adults – new study

We’ve known for years now that rates of short-sightedness (scientifically known as myopia) are rising globally. Some estimates even suggest that half of the world’s population will be short-sighted by 2050. In the UK and Europe alone, rates of short-sightedness have doubled in the last 50 years.

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Ukraine crisis explained: World War 3 fears as Russia deploys troops to border

The ongoing crisis in Ukraine has been being stoked by Russia for nearly a decade now as Russia has over 100,000 troops amassed at the border

Daily Mirror

Amazon confirms Alexa outage in UK and mainland Europe

Users describe problems with Amazon Echo smart devices and Downdetector reports wave of outages on Friday morning

The Guardian - UK

‘I think there will be a war’: Ukrainians wait for worst as eleventh-hour talks start

As diplomats meet in a desperate attempt to prevent conflict, people in Kiev tell world affairs editor Kim Sengupta how they fear it is too late, and that war is inevitable

The Independent UK

At Least 11 Migrants Drown off Tunisia in Shipwreck

At least 11 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, the army spokesman said on Friday. Reuters quoted the spokesman as saying that 21 others were rescued by the coast guard. He also said the coast guard had recovered five bodies,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taoiseach hails EU’s role in bringing peace to Ireland

Friday marked 50 years since Ireland signed the treaty in Brussels that took the fledging state into the European Economic Community.

The Independent UK

EU nations urge stronger borders to ease migration pressure

Interior ministers from European Union nations experiencing pressure from unauthorized migration are asking for more action to strengthen and protect the bloc’s external borders

The Independent UK

Munich – The Edge of War: women in historical films are too often unrealistic

In September 1938, Britain, Germany, Italy and France met in Munich as a new European war loomed. Hitler was demanding to annex the Sudetenland in western Czechoslovakia so in a bid to avoid war the Four Powers Agreement was signed and Czechoslovakia would surrender its border regions and defences. British…

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Police smash ring smuggling migrants from Turkey to Italy in yachts

European police have dismantled a criminal network that made hundreds of millions of euros smuggling migrants from Turkey to Italy mainly on yachts, Greek police said.

The Guardian - UK

Irish taoiseach looks to spring after lifting one of Europe’s longest Covid clampdowns

‘Humans are social and we Irish more than most,’ Micheál Martin tells country after ending 20 months of social restrictions

Benzinga

How Germany Can Enter The Adult-Use Cannabis Market Successfully

By Michael Sassano, CEO of Somai Pharmaceuticals Germany Recreational Cannabis is Close.

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2022 Jeep Renegade, Compass Get Hybrid Option In Europe

It will be available only in an FWD configuration.

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At least 11 migrants drown off Tunisia in shipwreck

At least 11 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, while 21 others were rescued by the coastguard, the army spokesman said on Friday.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Greens v ‘beefatarians’: Europeans go to war over their dinner

With meat consumption twice the global average, citizens of EU27 have to reconcile environmental concerns and culinary traditions

Manchester Evening News

EncroChat drug trafficker used dark web shops called 'Vanilla Surf', 'Staxx' and 'GovUK' to peddle cocaine all over Europe

Father-of-two Andrew Moores, 37, from Denton, lived a life of luxury and boasted personalised bath robes, flannels and slippers embroidered with 'Mooresy' - now he and two associates are behind bars

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Can US sanctions sway Putin’s thinking?

More aggressive moves from Washington could backfire on Europe, which depends on Russian energy.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden, Japan's Kishida to Discuss Asia Security, Ukraine

US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will discuss deterrence in the Asia-Pacific region and a "united" Western alliance against Russian threats to Ukraine in a virtual meeting Friday, officials said. Biden has made restoring the importance of the US-Japanese relationship a priority since taking office exactly…

The Guardian - UK

Covid live: Ireland to lift almost all curbs from 6am on Saturday; France reports 400,851 new cases — as it happened

Ireland’s premier Micheál Martin says ‘we have weathered the Omicron storm’; France reports 400,851 daily cases and 233 Covid-linked hospital deaths

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