Joining Stephen Cole is on #TheAgenda Thomas Kielinger, one-time London Correspondent for the newspaper Die Welt and now author, who explains why a tripartite coalition will cause “major problems” and likely diminish Germany’s standing in the world.

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If you’ve been vaccinated your risk of getting COVID-19 is cut by around 70%. But what if you decide to throw caution to the wind after your second jab - can you 'party away' the benefits of vaccination? We asked a statistics expert.

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Downing Street continues to insist there is no crisis but petrol stations have run dry for a fifth day.

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Following the death of six migrants along the EU's eastern border with Belarus in the past two months, Poland is considering extending its state of emergency by 60 days, claiming there’s proof of “radicalism” among those attempting to enter the country.

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The new AUKUS partnership shows a “cold war mentality,” said China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi during talks with European officials.

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The UK government says there is enough fuel and is ramping up deliveries but our correspondent Nicole Johnston reported that customers are not satisfied as several fights broke out at petrol stations.

Read more: https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2021-09-29/Fights-at-UK-petrol-stations-as-army-put-on-...

The number of people living in extreme poverty fell from 36 percent in 1990, to 10 percent in 2015. But global progress has suffered a setback. The fallout from the pandemic has compounded the impact of conflict and climate change, which were already slowing progress.

While technological innova...

The number of people living in extreme poverty fell from 36 percent in 1990, to 10 percent in 2015. But global progress has suffered a setback. The fallout from the pandemic has compounded the impact of conflict and climate change, which were already slowing progress.

While technological innova...

Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath is confident enough private car owners will turn to electric vehicles (EVs) in the next 10 years for it to become the dominant mode of sustainable transport.

While he's backing EVs over the long term, some of the biggest players in the industry, including BMW and A...

The morning after Germany's social democrat's (SPD) narrow election victory, their chancellor candidate, Olaf Scholz, addressed a room full of supporters and journalists.

"The voters have spoken," said Scholz began, holding a big bouquet of flowers and wearing a big, broad smile.

His center-lef...

As the UK struggles with a gas crisis and prices surge in Europe, Hungary has secured a long-term supply deal with Russia. State-owned Gazprom, one of the world's largest gas suppliers, will ship natural gas to Hungary for the next 15 years.

Hungary's foreign minister has described the deal as "...

🇮🇹 The River Tiber runs through Rome, and past many of its ancient and modern sites.

But locals have complained of a political blame-game which is harming the river’s ecosystem.

Read the full story here: https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2021-09-26/Rome-s-famed-river-Tiber-at-risk-according-to-loc...

Restrictions have been loosened in Madrid, and the fiesta is back on in Spain’s capital city.

Critics have said nightclubs will spread the virus, but health authorities said enough protections will remain in place. What do you think?

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WATCH: #Huawei CFO #MengWanzhou expresses gratitude to the motherland after flight landed in Shenzhen Baoan Airport in Guangzhou Province.

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From Berlin to Buenos Aires, #FridaysforFuture protests are back, with thousands of climate activists calling for action.

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Hungary’s Viktor Orban and four other European leaders have joined forces to prevent migration because they believe the continent faces a ‘demographic crisis.’

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Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's left-wing coalition has decided to transfer just over $3bn from the energy sector back to consumers. This will be done through a mixture of price caps and tax relief on bills.

Gayle Allard, professor of economics at Madrid's IE Business School, explains why many ec...

#Germany goes to the polls on Sunday - and whoever takes over the top job from Angela Merkel will have to make some tough fiscal choices.

One key question is on the ‘debt brake,’ which was passed in 2009 to force the federal government to balance its books. But it was lifted during the pandemic…...

This Tuesday marks this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the eighth month on the Chinese lunar calendar when the moon is at its fullest and brightest at night. This is a traditional Chinese holiday that celebrates the full moon, a good harvest and family unity. 🌕 🌾 🤝

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London's Chinatown celebrated its first Mid-Autumn Festival with onlookers in attendance since the coronavirus. The Mid-Autumn Festival, otherwise called the Moon Festival, is one of the most important celebrations in the Chinese calendar. As members of the London Chinatown Chinese Association ru...

France’s ambassador to Australia, Jean-Pierre Thebault, has hit out at the UK’s ‘junior’ role in the submarine deal between the U.S., UK and Australia that has cost his country an estimated $40bn.

Australia said on Thursday it would scrap the deal signed in 2016 for France's Naval Group to build...

🏁🎈🍦 After lockdowns and months of closures, shops are not the first places Britons are running to. More than going shopping, people seem to desire simply a moment of fun.

As many department stores shut down during the pandemic, they’ve been replaced by places like Gravity Active Entertainment in...

The UK government has announced major changes to its rules for international travel from October 4, opening up more destinations and relaxing testing requirements.

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The world-famous Arc de Triomphe landmark in Paris has been covered in 25,000 square meters of fabric, held in place by 3km of rope, as part of a new art installation. It is the work of the late artist duo, husband and wife, Christo and Jeanne-Claude.

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