2021-10-24

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Philippos of Greece weds Nina Flohr in Athens

Philippos of Greece weds Nina Flohr in Athens

24/10/2021

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Annual sheep march gathers crowds in Madrid

Annual sheep march gathers crowds in Madrid

24/10/2021

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Women protest in Dakar to highlight climate change

Women protest in Dakar to highlight climate change

24/10/2021

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Endurance enthusiast from Lithuania spent more than 3 hours in ice-filled container

Endurance enthusiast from Lithuania spent more than 3 hours in ice-filled container

24/10/2021

Spain

Pablo Picasso artworks sell for a combined $109 million in Las Vegas

The nine paintings and two ceramic pieces had been displayed inside the Picasso restaurant at the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art for more than two decades.

24/10/2021

Italy

Migrants 'must not be sent back' to danger, says Pope Francis

“How they suffer, those who are sent back” after rescue at sea, the pope said. Detention facilities in Libya, he said “are true concentration camps.”

24/10/2021

Culture news

What does it take to become a city in Europe?

From population size to cultural significance, we look into the myriad of qualities needed to become a city in some of Europe's biggest countries.

24/10/2021

Tech News

Tech this week: Trump’s new social media and Shatner’s space rebuke

Donald Trump launched a new social media platform during the week and William Shatner faced criticsm from his fellow actors over his Blue Origin space flight.

24/10/2021

Uzbekistan

In Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev heads for a predictable landslide

Mirziyoyev has eased some of the restrictions of his predecessor but made no effort towards political reform.

24/10/2021

Green News

COP26 bans oil company sponsorship, documents reveal

An investigation has revealed documents excluding oil companies from sponsoring COP26 as they do not stack up to climate change promises.

24/10/2021

Turkey

Turkey reverses threat to expel European ambassadors

The 10 ambassadors expelled had called for the release of businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala.

24/10/2021

Experiences

Squid Game cafe opens in Indonesia as borders open up

Businesses in Indonesia are finding creative ways of getting customers in the door following a difficult year of lockdowns.

24/10/2021

Nature

Honey harvest expected to decline dramatically in France

Honey production this year in France will be less than half of that of 2020, due to the unfavourable climatic conditions of spring and summer.

24/10/2021