2021-10-21

Health news

Transparent COVID face masks to ease communication barrier in HongKong

It's not the first face mask to include a transparent area to help those with hearing impairments communicate. But this 3D-printed one is fully transparent and reuseable.

21/10/2021

Tech News

Euroviews. Renting a home? Why your landlord could be your bank

The purchasing power of banks and investment firms are making it more difficult for individuals to buy a home. But new technological solutions could offer some hope.

21/10/2021

Romania

Romania's defence minister nominated to try and form government

Nicolae Ciuca, a reserve army general and Romania's caretaker defence minister, has been named as the country's prime minister delegate. A previous attempt to form a centrist government in Romania failed this week.

21/10/2021

United Kingdom

UK police charge 25-year-old man with murder of Conservative MP

Ali Harbi Ali was arrested shortly after the attack on MP Sir David Amess last Friday as he was meeting constituents in the Essex town of Leigh-on-Sea.

21/10/2021

Tech News

Facebook agrees to pay French media publishers over copyright

The social media giant reached an agreement with some French dailies just weeks after signing an agreement with newspapers Le Monde and Le Figaro.

21/10/2021

Kyrgyzstan

Euroviews. The EU must protect its investment in Kyrgyz democracy | View

The EU has spent €200 million building democracy in Kyrgyzstan. It must intervene now to stop an Afghanistan-style collapse, argues Shamil Ibragimov, director of the Soros Foundation in Kyrgyzstan.

21/10/2021

Art

Paris contemporary art fair springs back to life after COVID pause

Exhibits include works by Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol, as well as creations of the COVID-19 era, including 'New photo d'identite,' a bust of French President Emmanuel Macron with a surgical mask-shaped void carved into his face.

21/10/2021

Europe Decoded

Lithuanian news outlets delete comments to combat COVID misinformation

Lithuanian news websites have said they will remove anonymous public comments on stories about COVID-19.

21/10/2021

Culture news

Who is nominated for this year's MTV Europe Music Awards?

Europe's biggest music awards will broadcast from Budapest, Hungary, next month. Find out if your favourites made the cut.

21/10/2021

France

Strong winds cause damage, disruptions in western Europe

A quarter of a million French homes were without electricity on Thursday and trains were also halted in Netherlands and Germany after powerful winds swept through Western Europe.

21/10/2021

Design

Iconic London music venue Koko to reopen after devastating 2020 fire

The small theatre, situated on the south end of London's iconic Camden Market, has hosted the likes of Coldplay, Taylor Swift, and Madonna for intimate shows.

21/10/2021

Spain

River of lava flows from La Palma volcano a month after first eruption

Geologists filmed a massive block floating in the direction of Tajuya on a stream of lava coming from the volcano's northern zone.

21/10/2021

Start Me Up

How can events and conferences help promote growth for start-ups?

Are networking events and conferences key for growth in start-ups?

21/10/2021

World News

'No way to sugarcoat this': Vaccine equity still way off, WHO says

High-income countries have administered 133 vaccine doses per 100 people vs just four doses per 100 population in low-income countries.

21/10/2021

No Comment

Taliban strike journalists at Kabul women's rights protest

The Taliban struck several journalists to prevent media coverage of a women's rights protest in Kabul on Thursday.

21/10/2021

World News

EU Parliament to sue Commission to force use of rule of law mechanism

The European Commission is being accused of failing to implement a mechanism that withholds EU funds from member states that violate the rule of law.

21/10/2021

Spain

Energy crisis: Soaring electricity prices strain European industries

The biggest cement plant in Spain could stop its activity due to the dramatic increase in electricity prices.

21/10/2021

No Comment

Three killed and dozens injured in northern China gas explosion

A gas explosion in a restaurant ripped through a busy street in a major Chinese city, killing at least three people and injuring dozens.

21/10/2021

Money

Explaining blockchain: How exactly does the technology work?

Cryptocurrencies constitute just one application of blockchain. But the technology has the potential to transform how we store and secure all kinds of data.

21/10/2021

Climate

This village in Fiji has been forced to move inland as sea levels rise

The Fijian government has relocated 150 people in the village of Vunidogoloa to higher ground in 2014 from a flood-prone coast. It was a wrenching shift for families who had to abandon graves of their ancestors, but it is generally hailed as a success that could guide displacement elsewhere.

21/10/2021

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson hails trade deal agreed between UK and New Zealand

Trade with New Zealand currently accounts for just 0.2 percent of the UK’s trade, but Britain hopes the new deal will help gain membership of the trans-Pacific trade partnership.

21/10/2021

USA

Donald Trump to launch social network after Twitter and Facebook bans

The former US president plans to launch a platform called Truth Social, as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube uphold their bans on his accounts.

21/10/2021