2021-09-20

Kazakhstan

Two police officers among five people killed in shooting in Kazakhstan

Authorities in Kazakhstan say that five people, including two police officers, were killed in a shooting incident in the country's largest city, Almaty.

20/09/2021

Europe News

Brussels warns Spain over judicial appointments standoff

EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders says the current impasse between the Spanish government and opposition over judicial appointments must be resolved soon.

20/09/2021

World News

Over 100 arrested in Spain and Italy in major money-laundering sting

Spanish and Italian police have arrested 106 people connected to a gang that allegedly laundered money for mafia groups and made millions of euros through online scams.

20/09/2021

Art

Morozov collection set to wow art-hungry Paris audience

Four years after the immense success of the Shchukin exhibition, the Vuitton Foundation presents another collection of masterpieces, acquired at the turn of the 19th century by two Russian brothers, the Morozovs.

20/09/2021

The Kitchen

Chef Nino Mosca’s Pesto Amalfitano recipe | The Kitchen

There is one quarrel that has survived the passage of time: the one between Pesto Genovese and Pesto Amalfitano

20/09/2021

No Comment

Artist marks 200th anniversary of Fyodor Dostoevsky's birth with giant portrait

A land artist in northern Italy has created a giant image of Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky to mark the 200 year anniversary of his birth.

20/09/2021

Art

Trans-literation: meet the artist behind the gender-swap book print

Ever heard of The Merry Husbands of Windsor, The Curious Incident with the Bitch in the Night-time, and Shakespeare's Julia Caesar? You have now.

20/09/2021

World News

President of EU Parliament David Sassoli in hospital with pneumonia

David Sassoli was taken to the Hôpital Civil in Strasbourg on Wednesday, his spokesperson said, adding he is currently in a "good condition".

20/09/2021

World News

Euroviews. As with COVID, EU must help WHO stand up to Chinese tobacco | View

"As with the COVID-19 enquiries, European governments must challenge China’s cavalier approach to the WHO’s tobacco control efforts."

20/09/2021

Money

The value of cryptocurrencies has plummeted again. Here's why

Concerns over the spillover risk to the global economy from Chinese property group Evergrande's troubles tide over into the cryptos. But that's not the only reason.

20/09/2021

Rwanda

Man behind the inspiration for Hotel Rwanda convicted of terror charge

The man who inspired the film #HotelRwanda, Paul Rusesabagina, has been found guilty of terror-related offences by a court in Rwanda.

20/09/2021

No Comment

Viareggio carnival returns after COVID delay

One of Italy's most popular parades, 'The Viareggio Carnival' has returned to the city after being postponed due to COVID-19. Tackling themes including the pandemic, the floats this year point to issues such as deforestation in Brazil and racial injustice in the US

20/09/2021

Cult

Pianist Andrey Gugnin performs Alexey Shor's 'Childhood Memories'

In partnership with InClassica International Music Festival

Moscow-born pianist Andrey Gugnin performs Alexey Shor's Childhood Memories, a composition that reflects on memories from his childhood as well as the daily life with his own children.

20/09/2021

Tech News

Chinese kids can have 40 minutes of TikTok a day - as a treat

Under-14s in China will be restricted by a new "youth mode" according to app owner ByteDance, which said the move was aimed at protecting the young online.

20/09/2021

Travel News

US will allow vaccinated UK and EU travellers to visit quarantine-free

The US has finally been able to reopen to tourists, as long as they are fully-vaccinated.

20/09/2021

No Comment

California firefighters scramble to protect sequoia groves

Flames on Sunday reached a grove of sequoia trees in the US state of California as firefighters battled to keep fire from driving further into another grove, where the base of the world’s largest tree has been wrapped in protective foil

20/09/2021

France

Macron apologises to Algerians who fought with French colonisers

Thousands were seen as traitors and killed after the French withdrawal in 1962.

20/09/2021

Europe News

Poland 'must pay €500,000-a-day fine' over controversial coal mine

Poland must pay €500,000-a-day to Brussels over controversial coal mine, says ECJ

20/09/2021

Climate

La Palma eruption: Are volcanoes good or bad for climate change?

In the past, they may have acted as a 'safety valve' for Earth's climate.

20/09/2021

United Kingdom

Four men charged for shouting anti-Semitic abuse in London convoy

The incident took place in May during pro-Palestine protests in cities across the UK and Ireland.

20/09/2021

Italy

Inmate thought to have used drone to smuggle gun into Italian prison

An Italian prisoner, with links to the Neapolitan mafia, is thought to have smuggled in a gun by drone to shoot at other inmates, a prison union has said.

20/09/2021

Culture news

A case of sour grapes? Chateau owner accused of conflict of interest

Hubert de Boüard and Philippe Castéja are accused, by chateaux that didn't make the grade, of acting in their own interests regarding the classification of St Emilion Grand Crus.

20/09/2021

My Europe Series

Is Orban's biggest threat right under his nose in Budapest?

Gergely Karacsony, as Budapest's mayor, has little real power in his fight to bring down PM Viktor Orban. But that could all change in the coming months.

20/09/2021

Art

Pablo Picasso: Nine works donated to France by daughter, Maya

At the press conference on Monday, at the Picasso Museum in Paris, only one work was shown to the press: a cubist painting from 1938 called "The child with the lollipop sitting under a chair".

20/09/2021

Poland

Poland sends more troops to Belarus border after migrant deaths

Three migrants, including an Iraqi man, were found dead close to Poland's border with Belarus.

20/09/2021

Health news

Pfizer says its COVID vaccine works in children aged 5-11

The laboratory said it will be seeking FDA approval in the US to administer its vaccine to children under 12.

20/09/2021

Germany

Germany election: SPD's Olaf Scholz wins latest television debate

But his joy may be short-lived. Today Scholz faces a high-risk parliamentary hearing on an obstruction of justice case involving the finance ministry that he heads.

20/09/2021

Climate Now

Euronews Debate| How can we build our resilience to weather extremes?

In partnership with Copernicus

As the climate crisis worsens, floods, heatwaves and other extreme weather events are gaining in frequency and intensity. So how can we get ready? Watch again our interactive debate with top scientists and decision-makers exploring the paths to a more resilient future.

20/09/2021

Travel News

UPDATED: How UK travel restrictions will change in October

The UK has completely changed its rules for international travel - here are the latest updates.

20/09/2021

Living

Paris car-free day: Crowds flock to a pedestrianised Champs-Élysées

Is the future of Paris fully car-free?

20/09/2021