Julie Gaubert

Vatican

Pope voices support for coronavirus victims in livestream message

Small groups of Catholic faithful gathered at St. Peter's Square on Sunday to watch a livestream of Pope Francis delivering his Angelus blessing.

8 March 2020

Economy

British government spent at least €5 billion preparing for Brexit

UK government departments prepared for #Brexit planning for both a 'deal' and 'no deal' scenario, following the 2016 referendum. Here's the bill.

7 March 2020

Italy

Lambrusco fans in northern Italy get wine on tap - literally

Due to an error in the local winery, wine entered the main water supply and caused many locals to drink it immediately!

6 March 2020

Switzerland

'Can garlic stop COVID-19?': Your coronavirus questions answered

The World Health Organization responds to questions - from the balanced to the bizarre - on how best to prevent COVID-19.

6 March 2020

Ukraine

'We need new brains': MPs vote to oust Ukraine's prime minister

Denys Shmygal is Ukraine's new prime minister after MPs voted to accept the resignation of Oleksiy Honcharuk.

4 March 2020

Ireland

Irish architects Farrell and McNamara won 2020 Pritzker Prize

The Irish architects have been awarded the 2020 Pritzker Prize for leading the way for women in a male-dominated profession.

4 March 2020

Sport

'You are the biggest clown': Inter Milan chief's coronavirus tirade

The 28-year-old president called league president Paolo Dal Pino "the biggest and darkest clown I have ever seen".

3 March 2020

Italy

'Half of world's sandy beaches could disappear due to climate change'

They could disappear by the end of the century if action is not taken to halt climate change, it's claimed.

3 March 2020

Sport

Budapest to host 2022 Europa League final — UEFA

Budapest is to host its first major European men's football final after UEFA said the 2022 Europa League final would be in the city's Puskás Aréna.

2 March 2020

World News

France's winter 'is the warmest ever recorded'

French temperatures in February were more than 3°C above the average for this time of year.

29 February 2020

France

French skating chief quits over sexual abuse scandal

The long-serving head of the French Ice Skating Federation (FFSG), Didier Gailhaguet, resigned on Saturday after former skaters spoke of sexual assaults by coaches.

8 February 2020

Ireland

Ireland votes: Irish election day in pictures

As citizens are expected on the poll today, here is an illustrated selection from all parts of Ireland

8 February 2020

France

Macron urges EU nuclear defence strategy — with France at centre

"Nuclear force is our final recourse, the cornerstone of our security, the guarantor of our vital interests," French president declared.

8 February 2020

World News

It's World Day Without Mobile Phones — unless you're a migrant

For some, World Day Without Mobile Phones is a chance to forgo a luxury. For others, smartphones are a means of survival.

7 February 2020

Spain

Coronavirus: Evacuees tell of life in quarantine, through Whatsapp

A conversation with Pedro Morilla and Oliver Cuadrado, two Spanish evacuees from Wuhan, China, gives a picture of life in quarantine.

7 February 2020

France

Fresh strikes and protests as Macron pushes ahead with pension reforms

It's being seen as a last-ditch attempt to revive opposition to Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension reforms.

24 January 2020

Switzerland

Watch: Thunberg brushes off Mnuchin barb she should study economics

Greta Thunberg ignored a barb about studying economics and repeated her call for the world to treat global warming as a crisis.

24 January 2020

Switzerland

'Africans wouldn't risk trip to EU if they had opportunities at home'

"It’s not about giving handouts, it’s about giving a hand up," said the CEO of a philanthropic organisation in Africa.

22 January 2020

Australia

Australia kills 5,000 camels over environmental concerns

The number of wild camels in Australia is reported to be more than 1.2 million.

15 January 2020

World News

World's oceans hit record high temperatures in 2019, say scientists

Ocean warming is irrefutable, they say.

14 January 2020