2022-01-13

Culture news

Berlin International Film Festival to go ahead in-person

The festival will go ahead without its usual parties and receptions – though attendees should expect mask mandates and a reduced capacity.

13/01/2022

Work

Revealed: The best places to work in Europe in 2022

Tech companies have dominated Glassdoor’s ranking of the best companies to work for this year, but who comes out on top in Europe?

13/01/2022

Culture news

SAG award nominees 2022 announced

The nominees include big hitters like Lady Gaga and Ben Affleck with recognition for "Don't Look Up" and "Belfast".

13/01/2022

France

Le Pen and Zemmour make French far-right 'most suicidal' in the world

Far-right candidates Eric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen have been urged to stop hurling "barbs" at each other.

13/01/2022

Work

Remote work takes off in Japan - with flights to the office paid for

Yahoo Japan will soon allow its staff to live and work anywhere in the Pacific island nation, and they'll even be able to claim the cost of tickets if they have to fly to the office.

13/01/2022

United Kingdom

One step at a time: UK-EU talks resume to unlock post-Brexit stalemate

EU officials hope the British foreign secretary now leading UK negotiations can help unblock deadlocked talks as they resume on Thursday.

13/01/2022

Earth News

Australia matches hottest day on record with temperatures of 50.7C

The record has remained unmatched for over 60 years.

13/01/2022

Culture news

'Rust' armourer sues ammunition supplier after fatal shooting

Armourer Hannah Gutierrez Reed claims that Seth Kenney created a dangerous environment on set by incorrectly supplying live ammunition.

13/01/2022

Culture news

Pope Francis pays a rare private visit to Rome record store

The leader of the Catholic church spent time at Stereosound to bless the store's latest renovation and browse their classical collection.

13/01/2022

No Comment

Devastating flooding displaces thousands in Brazil

Devastation from flooding and landslides continued in Brazil's Minas Gerais on Wednesday after the state was pummeled by heavy rainfall to start the year.

13/01/2022

No Comment

Taiwan gay couple confirm court adoption ruling with legal documents

A married gay couple in Taiwan arrives at a district office to apply for legal documents that officially show the men as parents of their child, after a local court allowed one partner to adopt his spouse's non-biological infant.

13/01/2022

Top News Stories Today

Top news stories today | January 13th – Midday

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

13/01/2022

Art

Eric Gill statue row: Should we remove art made by sexual predators?

Gill, who died in 1940, is the latest moral focus. His posthumous diaries revealed that he sexually abused his daughters and the family dog.

13/01/2022

Travel News

France to lift ban on UK tourists from Friday, minister confirms

Tourism minister Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne has confirmed that restrictions will ease from tomorrow.

13/01/2022

Health news

How a UK lab is COVID hunting and bolstering a global variant network

Labs in the UK have a new mission: sharing what they’ve learned with other scientists because COVID has no regard for national borders.

13/01/2022

Germany

Ex-colonel given life jail term over torture and murder in Syria

Anwar Raslan was found guilty of crimes against humanity for his role in murder and torture committed by Bachar al-Assad's government.

13/01/2022

France

France eases strict COVID travel restrictions for arrivals from UK

Vaccinated travellers will no longer have to self-isolate upon arrival

13/01/2022

India

UK and India launch talks in New Delhi on post-Brexit trade deal

The British trade minister's visit to launch the negotiations is a sign the UK intends to focus its post-Brexit trade policies in the Indo-Pacific region.

13/01/2022

North Korea

US hits North Korean officials with sanctions after missile test

The US Treasury says sanctions are being imposed on five officials, hours after Pyongyang said leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful test flight of a hypersonic missile.

13/01/2022

World News

COVID in Europe: Netherlands to reopen shops and hairdressers

Here's a round-up of the COVID situation across Europe.

13/01/2022

Earth News

'Disappointing results' from influential companies' forest pledges

By failing to put policies in place, some of the most influential companies and financial firms are putting global action on climate change at risk.

13/01/2022

Top News Stories Today

Top news stories today | January 13th – Morning

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

13/01/2022

Australia

Djokovic included in Australian Open draw amid visa decision suspense

The unvaccinated tennis star has been scheduled to play next week but his fate remains on a knife edge with the government still to decide whether to deport him.

13/01/2022