2021-09-22

Estonia

Private expedition begins diving to examine wreck of MS Estonia

A privately financed team of experts from Estonia has begun investigations on the wreck of the ship, which sank in 1994.

22/09/2021

France

Man convicted of sending death threats to ex-Charlie Hebdo director

A young French man has been convicted of sending death threats to a former director of Charlie Hebdo on Twitter.

22/09/2021

Culture news

Villeneuve's much-hyped 'Dune' tops French box office in first week

The feature film faithfully takes up the plot of Franck Herbert's book, where tribes and potentates clash, millennia after our era, for control of the spice, a mixture that prolongs life.

22/09/2021

World News

Over 2.7 million EU workers can’t afford heat, says trade union

Nearly three million working poor people in the EU cannot afford to turn on the heating amid a rise in energy prices, a new study has found. The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) said that 15% of the EU’s working poor lacks enough money

22/09/2021

World News

French ambassador to return to Washington after Macron-Biden talks

In what could appear as a mea culpa from Washington, Biden and Macron said in a joint statement “that the situation would have benefitted from open consultations among allies on matters of strategic interest to France and our European partners."

22/09/2021

Culture news

France announces 2022 culture budget exceeds 4 billion euros

"This historic progression", according French Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot, "will bring to +15% the lasting increase in the allocation to culture since 2017, excluding public broadcasting and civil pension charges".

22/09/2021

No Comment

Egyptian artist carves pencil tips into tiny statues of pharaohs

With just a knife, brush and pencil, Ibrahim Belal creates miniature sculptures of the most prominent Pharaonic and Egyptian landmarks.

22/09/2021

Destinations

This Caribbean island is open...but only to the rich

A holiday on the volcanic island requires a $70,000 salary and an open calendar, but things are about to change.

22/09/2021

Spain

La Palma volcano still rumbling as locals warned to avoid lava flows

More than 6,000 people have been evacuated to safety as a new volcanic vent blew open, spewing thousands of tonnes of molten rock, volcanic ash and toxic gases into the air.

22/09/2021

Nature

Why does this tree need refugee status?

Indigenous activists delivered a tree to the Norwegian Embassy in Brazil on Tuesday, as it’s the first country in the world to ban deforestation.

22/09/2021

Culture news

Books that spark your senses: 7 escapist novels for the hungry mind

Many of us fell back in love with fiction during lockdown. Here's a list of novels that can really take you out of yourself.

22/09/2021

Series

Meet the green entrepreneur helping Londoners quit supermarkets

Eco-warrior Ella Shone is tackling plastic pollution in the UK capital with her refill shop on wheels, as part of our ongoing video series 'Green in the City'.

22/09/2021

Eco-Innovation

UK faces criticism for plans to install millions of EV chargers

The UK’s new rule to implement car charging points in all new homes seems like good thinking, but are the plans ignoring the country’s actual sustainability needs?

22/09/2021

Green News

These hijacked billboards take aim at 'Europe's dirtiest bank'

Brandalism’s subversive adverts try to show us how Barclays finances the fossil fuel industry.

22/09/2021

World News

'Donnez moi un break' Johnson tells France amid submarine deal outcry

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson told France to 'donnez moi un break' and get over its anger over the cancellation of a submarine deal between Paris and Canberra.

22/09/2021

Cult

Dubai plays host to the InClassica International Music Festival

In partnership with InClassica International Music Festival

The world's most famous musicians descend on Dubai for the 10th anniversary of the InClassica International Music Festival.

22/09/2021

Tech News

Ireland’s health service using 30,000 outdated PCs after cyberattack

Six months after the HSE’s entire IT system was compromised, Irish lawmakers are demanding to know why it is still using outdated computers.

22/09/2021

Tech News

What is a crypto wallet? You could soon get one with Robinhood

Customers of Robinhood, which benefited from a boom in retail trading during the COVID pandemic, have long asked for crypto wallets.

22/09/2021

Europe News

Will the German elections affect the EU's rule of law battle?

Politicians in Central and Eastern Europe are apprehensive about the outcome of Germany's vote.

22/09/2021

Croatia

Croatian police identify mysterious woman found in remote island area

Croatian police say they have identified a mysterious woman found on a remote part of an island as a 57-year-old Slovakian citizen.

22/09/2021

Culture news

Rome embraces cuddle culture as pandemic sparks need for human touch

Hugs won't come for free anymore, as Italians start a new kind of business with "cuddle shops", places where people will never run out of hugs...unless they run out of money...

22/09/2021

Destinations

These are the 10 most stunning lagoons in the world

See Mother Nature in all her glory at these beautiful lagoon locations.

22/09/2021

United Kingdom

Euroviews. UK-EU ties: 'Better the devil you know' in post-Brexit world | View

Faced with American disengagement from Europe and an increasingly powerful China, the UK and the EU should overcome post-Brexit divisions and focus on shared interests.

22/09/2021

Culture news

Prix Goncourt: 'no conflict of interest' concerning Camille Laurens

Didier Decoin says everything is above board but isn't keen on writer and judge Laurens' critical timing.

22/09/2021

Russia

Six people killed after plane crashes in Russia's Far East

The aircraft went missing near the city of Khabarovsk in Russia's Far East on Wednesday, authorities said.

22/09/2021

Italy

MEP leaves League over its backing for mandatory COVID health passes

MEP Francesca Donato said she could not support the Italian government's "discriminatory" measure to make COVID-19 health passes mandatory for workers.

22/09/2021

My Europe Series

Ukraine is hoping to win big after liberalising its gambling market

Casinos, slot machines and internet betting were banned in Ukraine after a deadly fire at a gaming hall in 2009. More than a decade later, Kyiv is betting big on opening up the market once more.

22/09/2021

Germany

German election: Which party is leading the opinion polls?

Germany's Social Democratic Party has been leading in the polls for more than a month ahead of parliamentary elections on September 26.

22/09/2021

World News

EU air pollution limits way out of step with new WHO guidelines

The World Health Organization has tightened its guidelines for recommended air pollution limits, after it found evidence of damage to human health at lower levels than previously thought.

22/09/2021

Art

Art Basel: 270 exhibitors show Art market's resilience

This year's fair is very different to previous editions with COVID-19 certificate checks and face masks worn throughout, but galleries don't seem to mind as Sales are up.

22/09/2021