9 August 2021 | Euronews
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Mobility Scientists are sending a 500-million-year-old brainless 'Blob' that can think into space French astronaut Thomas Pesquet will be experimenting with how the curious organism behaves in zero-gravity on the International Space Station. -
Russia Nine COVID patients died at Russian hospital after oxygen pipe burst, says health ministry It happened at the Clinical Emergency Hospital of Vladikavkaz, the capital city of the southwestern North Ossetia region, local news agencies reported. -
Travel News British travellers rage as Vodafone brings back data roaming charges in the EU Vodafone is the second major mobile phone operator to bring back data roaming charges for UK customers in the EU. -
Earth News North Korea: Thousands evacuated after climate change causes devastating floods In the middle of a food security crisis, North Korea is now battling floods and global warming. -
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United Kingdom London's Tower Bridge left stuck open due to a technical fault Authorities have asked people to stay away from the area. -
Travel News Venice is flooding again: Watch tourists wade through knee-deep water Rare summer flooding has left Venice’s St Mark’s square up to 1 metre deep in water. -
World News Iran's new president calls Macron in bid to revive stalled nuclear talks Hardline Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi asked France to help secure Iran's “rights” in now-stalled talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. -
Home Broadband could be piped into UK homes under a new €5 million fibre-optic rollout trial The UK hopes a new trial will lower the cost of getting full-fibre internet to everyone when fewer than 5% of households have it. -
Conscious Travel Four essential Indigenous tourism projects that are sustainable for both the land and its people Indigenous travel experiences that help, rather than hinder, the world’s oldest communities. -
Travel News Spanish Mayor bids for village tradition to be given UNESCO heritage status The tiny village of Algar is hoping to fight back against the rise of social media by protecting its 'Charla al Fresco'. -
Climate Melting permafrost in Siberia could dramatically change landscape Siberian winters have warmed by between 2 to 4 degrees Celsius over the last 50 years. -
Earth News Criticism grows over Greece's handling of raging wildfires Authorities on Evia, Greece's second-largest island, have in recent days denounced "insufficient" means to tackle the blazes when the situation was "critical". -
Travel News 'Mission impossible': French restaurants grapple with new COVID health pass Since Monday, a health pass is required to visit bars, restaurants, health centres and to use long-distance public transport across France. -
Hungary Hungary: Thousands swim across largest lake in central Europe The 39th Balaton cross swimming takes place on the largest lake in central Europe. -
Tunisia Will Tunisia's political crisis affect migration numbers to Europe? Some believe there is no future in Europe. For others, Kais Saied’s recent power grab will persuade people to stay. -
Business DRC: a new narrative emerges There is a breath of fresh air in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After not receiving any significant foreign economic support for over nine years, the country has just finalised a new economic programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). -
No Comment Event celebrates legacy of Kyrgyzstan's ancestors The role of women past and present is being highlighted at a Kyrgyzstan festival. The annual 'Altar Izi' gathering in the picturesque mountains of the Jyrgalan Valley celebrates the legacy of Kyrgyzstan's ancestors. -
My Europe Series How a bill to fight homophobia has polarised Italy and sparked a culture war “If you criticise the Zan bill, you’ll be accused of being a homophobe – which just isn’t conducive to having a constructive debate.” -
Italy Letter sent to Pope containing bullets intercepted by postal workers A letter addressed to Pope Francis that contained bullets was intercepted by postal workers in Italy. -
World News COVID-19: Australian local lockdown ends even as Delta variant circulates globally Here are the latest COVID-19 developments from around the world. -
Belarus Revolt, repression and reprisals: A look back at a year of turmoil in Belarus Monday marks one year since the disputed election in Belarus, which sparked a protest movement of unprecedented size. -
No Comment Nagasaki marks atomic bombing 76 years on Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday called for nations to disarm themselves of nuclear weapons as the country marked the 76th anniversary of the world's second atomic bombing. -
Belarus Lukashenko denies involvement in death of Belarusian activist Shishov Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko denied involvement in the death of an activist in Kyiv last week, claiming he was "nobody" to the regime. -
Nature How has 30 years of logging saved the rainforest in Guatemala? For International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we look at how a community-led programme in the Maya Biosphere Reserve is revolutionising how we think about conservation. -
Earth News Greta Thunberg uses Vogue interview to slam the impact of fast fashion "The fashion industry is a huge contributor to the climate-and ecological emergency," said Greta Thunberg, 18. -
No Comment Pefki threatened as enormous blaze devours forests Enormous flames devoured pristine forests and encroached on villages Sunday on Greece's second-largest island. -
France Suspect hands himself in after Catholic priest murdered in France A man handed himself in after a priest was murdered on Monday in France's western region of Vendée. The suspect had been detained last year after admitting setting the Nantes Cathedral on fire. -
Earth News Indigenous Amazonian diets 'hold the key' to longer lives, says study This International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we look at how populations of the Bolivian Amazon have been found to possess healthier brains than Europeans. -
Earth News Giving Indigenous people land rights significantly reduces deforestation, says UN report For International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we look at how their territories contain about one third of all carbon stored in the forests of Latin America and the Caribbean. -
Destinations Where are Scotland’s most beautiful, crowd-free lochs? Dreaming about a summer in Scotland? Here are our favourite quiet and crowd-free lochs. -
Earth News Three online climate communicators on dealing with eco anxiety Accounts on TikTok have been irresponsibly pushing an oversimplified view of the climate crisis, preying on vulnerable viewers’ anxieties - but this misinformation needs to stop. -
No Comment Shimmering tails and swimming feats: welcome to the world's biggest mermaid convention Tresses swirl and fins shimmer as tens of people don tails and dive into a weekend of all things mermaid at the MerMagic convention in Manassas, Virginia, in the eastern United States. -
Tech News They were researching disinformation in Facebook adverts. Then it closed their accounts A project tracking fake news in Facebook adverts has been put on hold after the social network deleted researchers' accounts. -
Belarus The struggle is not over for a democratic Belarus | View One year after elections widely viewed as unfair, Franak Viacorka, advisor to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, says they will continue to fight for reforms and that the regime’s recent actions are desperate. -
Destinations 11 breathtaking eco-resorts to visit in 2021 We get a first-hand look at the top ten environmentally-friendly hotels around the world, from Ibiza to Saint Lucia. -
Earth News The IPCC report on climate change is 'code red for humanity' "It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean, and land." -
World News Paris climate goals 'out of reach' unless rapid changes occur, UN climate report warns More than 200 scientists worked on the IPCC's bombshell climate change report, which the UN called a "code red for humanity." -
Ecotech How to tackle the ‘global mountain’ of abandoned e-waste post COVID Carmen Ene gives us her take on the worldwide e-waste crisis which has seen 53.6 million metric tonnes generated in one year. -
Pakistan Pakistan: Mob attacks Hindu temple after boy, 8, accused of blasphemy Police have arrested at least 50 people in Pakistan, accused of attacking a Hindu temple in the east of the country. -
Thailand Man charged with murder over death of Swiss woman in Phuket, Thailand The body of a Swiss woman, aged 57, was discovered on Thursday at a secluded spot on the Thai island of Phuket.