2021-10-11

Mobility

Why French students and Thomas Pesquet are getting excited about Blobs

Better known as "slime mould," 500-million-year-old Blob is now under the microscope of thousands of students and French astronaut Thomas Pesquet.

11/10/2021

Iran

Euroviews. Iranians are crying out for regime change, not nuclear power | View

Europe and the United States must stop pandering to Tehran's nuclear 'extortion' tactics, argues dissident author Alireza Jafarzadeh.

11/10/2021

Romania

Former PM Dacian Cioloș tasked with forming new Romanian government

Romania's former prime minister Dacian Cioloș has been appointed to try and form a new government.

11/10/2021

Poland

Poland seeks to clarify court ruling in EU legal supremacy row

The Polish foreign minister says last week's bombshell court ruling protects national sovereignty and is in line with French and German constitutional court opinions.

11/10/2021

United Arab Emirates

Afghan woman's pet bird finds new home at French embassy in UAE

Amid two weeks of frantic evacuations to Paris and untold suffering, the French Ambassador to the UAE has shared a remarkable story of hope.

11/10/2021

No Comment

Russians celebrate 65 years of the Volga GAZ-21

Russians have taken to the streets in an old Volga GAZ-21 in celebration of the car's 65th anniversary.

11/10/2021

No Comment

Greenpeace protest outside Downing Street

Greenpeace activists put up an oil-splattered statue of Boris Johnson outside Downing Street on Monday, urging the prime minister to block the proposed development of a huge new oilfield off the Scottish coast.

11/10/2021

Europe News

EU court begins hearing Hungary and Poland dispute over rule of law

The two hearings, one brought by Hungary and one by Poland, will conclude on Tuesday but it could be months before the European Court of Justice gives its ruling.

11/10/2021

Russia

Navalny says Russian prison has changed his status to 'terrorist'

Putin's most prominent critic claims he is no longer considered a flight risk but is now deemed an extremist and a terrorist.

11/10/2021

Greece

Greece to bolster border with Turkey over Afghanistan migration fears

Greece will deploy a further 250 officers to its land border with Turkey, the country's interior ministry has said.

11/10/2021

Germany

Cologne permits broadcast of muezzin’s call for Friday prayers

The calls can be broadcast outside mosques for five minutes every week for the Friday prayer around noon.

11/10/2021

Mobility

Moscow metro riders will be able to use just their face to pay fares

The facial recognition-based payment system will be able to use on all 14 lines of the metro from October 15.

11/10/2021

Earth News

Wizz Air CEO calls carbon offsetting ‘a bit of a joke’

József Váradi also described the environmental measure as greenwashing.

11/10/2021

Earth News

Was eco-petrol really the cause of the UK's fuel shortages?

The Petrol Retailers Association has claimed the switch to E10 was a 'major factor' in the UK’s petrol crisis.

11/10/2021

Scenes

Meet the women hunting cyber criminals and fighting for justice

In partnership with Media City

“The fact that our daily life got transferred to cyberspace, the sexist violence in the streets transferred itself to cyberspace.”

11/10/2021

Cult

The highly skilled art of copperware production lives on in Lahij

In partnership with The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Lahij, the village of artisans, lies in the Greater Caucasus mountains in Azerbaijan. For centuries, its highly skilled coppersmiths have produced exquisite and elaborate copper tableware using traditional methods passed down through the generations.

11/10/2021

Germany

Jörg Meuthen to step down as co-leader of Germany's far-right AfD

Meuthen said he will continue his political work and wants to "make his voice heard".

11/10/2021

Europe News

Ten EU countries call on Brussels to label nuclear energy as green

The member states argue the current energy crunch, which has sent electricity prices soaring, makes the case for nuclear as an affordable, low-carbon energy source.

11/10/2021

No Comment

Lava flow drags down big rocks in La Palma

Drone footage showed huge rocks flowing down wide streams of lava from a Spanish volcano, almost three weeks after it first erupted.

11/10/2021

No Comment

Extinction Rebellion hold demo in The Hague

Protesters from the environmental group Extinction Rebellion demonstrated in The Hague on Monday.

11/10/2021

United Kingdom

No further action after London police conduct Prince Andrew review

The review was prompted by Virginia Giuffre's civil claim that she was forced to have sexual relations with the Duke of York when she was 17.

11/10/2021

Smart Regions

AlpInnoCT: the European project using intermodal transport to protect the Alps

In partnership with the European Commission

The Alps are an essential transit area for freight transport. But road traffic generates noise, pollution and traffic jams in this sensitive ecosystem. A European project has a solution: the transfer of goods from lorries to trains.

11/10/2021

World News

High European gas prices could last through winter, expert says

Euronews spoke to research fellow Nicolò Rossetto about the energy crisis in Europe.

11/10/2021

My Europe Series

Why the Czechs have finally turned their back on communism

The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia failed to win a seat in the Czech parliament for the first time in their history.

11/10/2021

Ecotech

AI will finally remove toxic weapons from the bottom of the sea

Millions of weapons were dumped in the sea after WWII and the 100-year work of removing them is just beginning.

11/10/2021

Health news

COVID-19: Sydney exits lockdown after 106 days

Sydney has reopened after four months in lockdown, with people running to the shops and hairdressers on Monday.

11/10/2021

Series

Travelling to Moscow? These are must-visit spots for a Autumn holiday

In partnership with Discover Moscow

Autumn is a great time of year to discover Moscow’s charm. The ancient city offers a wide choice of venues and cultural highlights where you can discover new trends and be inspired by tradition.

11/10/2021

Earth News

Norwegian wind farms violate rights of reindeer herders, says court

Norway's Supreme Court has ruled that two western wind farms have illegally encroached on the grazing land of Sámi reindeer herders.

11/10/2021

Moments

Squid Game: Smash-hit series causes these Korean snacks to sell out

A traditional sweet stall in Seoul has seen a boom in sales of the ‘dalgona’ - the traditional Korean snack featured in the Netflix smash hit Squid Game.

11/10/2021

Denmark

Violent criminals face bans from popular night-life areas in Denmark

On Monday, a 31-year-old man was banned from going to nightlife areas in Copenhagen for eight months under a new law.

11/10/2021