2021-09-17

Green News

Greenpeace pulls stunt to demand a climate chancellor in Germany

"If you want to take responsibility for the whole of Germany as chancellor, you have to put the protection of the climate and the people at the centre of politics."

17/09/2021

Nature

These ordinary animals secretly glow in the dark

Experts say they are still unclear on the reason why some animals glow under ultraviolet light.

17/09/2021

Money

Hungary unveils statue of Bitcoin’s anonymous founder

The statue’s creators say it is the first in the world to honour the mysterious cryptocurrency creator ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’.

17/09/2021

Austria

Trial starts over 'super-spreader' COVID outbreak at Austrian ski town

The case is the first of 15 lawsuits filed by plaintiffs from Austria and Germany, accusing the authorities of not responding quickly enough to COVID-19 outbreaks in Ischgl and other resorts in the province of Tyrol.

17/09/2021

Tech News

Australia uses facial recognition to check in on COVID quarantine

The country's two most populous states are using facial scanning technology, extending controversial trials to most Australians.

17/09/2021

Art

Vincent van Gogh: Newly discovered drawing goes on display

The "Study for 'Worn Out'" drawing will be exhibited at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam until January 2, 2022.

17/09/2021

My Europe Series

Cheesed off: Brexit blues wipe out UK cheesemaker's European business

One Derbyshire cheesemaker says it has fallen victim to the extra paperwork, costs and confusion that have hit many a British exporter to the continent since the UK left the EU.

17/09/2021

Denmark

Denmark set to ban life-term prisoners from new romances

Prisoners will be able to maintain contact by letter or telephone with people who were close to them before their detention.

17/09/2021

Living

This solar-powered mobile home doesn’t need to recharge or refuel

It generates enough energy to drive, shower, watch tv or even charge your laptop.

17/09/2021

USA

US attempts to curb French and EU backlash over Indo-Pacific pact

Although it's impossible to predict if any damage will be lasting, the row seems to have rekindled European suspicions of American intentions.

17/09/2021

USA

Fire crews struggling to save California giant sequoias

More than 9,000 square kilometres have been scorched by a series of wildfires in recent weeks in California that also destroyed hundreds of homes.

17/09/2021

Tech News

Facebook bans German accounts under new 'social harm' policy

Posts from the accounts included one making the debunked claim that vaccines create viral variants and another that wished death upon police officers who broke up violent anti-lockdown protests in Berlin.

17/09/2021

United Kingdom

Two men charged with murder of journalist Lyra McKee

Lyra McKee was fatally shot on April 18, 2019, during riots and clashes with police in the Catholic area of Creggan

17/09/2021