2022-05-14

Culture news

Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin

The UK came second, with Spain third, and Sweden fourth in the annual song contest.

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Israel

Israeli police to probe conduct at Al Jazeera journalist's funeral

Israeli police say the investigation will be concluded in the coming days, adding that the organisation would "draw lessons from the incident".

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Thousands expected to rally across US for abortion rights

Thousands of activists are marching across the United States in a national day of action to demand safe and legal access to abortion.

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World News

Total lunar eclipse: Moon to turn red for many lucky earthlings

Sunday will mark this year’s first total lunar eclipse, causing the Moon to temporarily turn red. Although not everyone will get the same view.

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Ukraine

Ukraine prepares to send bodies of dead Russian soldiers back home

Kyiv, which says it is acting according to international law, accuses Moscow of ignoring repeated offers for the dead Russian troops to be returned.

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World News

Kim Jong-un labels North Korea's Covid-19 outbreak a 'great disaster'

Half a million people are thought to have developed fevers since late April in the country which lacks medicines and rejected international offers of vaccines.

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Finland

Niinistö to Putin: Finland will join NATO to 'strengthen its security'

The Finnish head of state told his Russian counterpart the security environment has changed in recent months, while the Kremlin replied that NATO membership would damage relations.

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World's longest suspension bridge opens in Czech Rep

A pedestrian suspension bridge that is the longest such construction in the world has opened at a mountain resort in the Czech Republic.

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Germany

Russia extending Ukraine military war to 'grain war', says Baerbock

The German foreign minister's comments came as the G7 warned that the war is stoking a global food crisis threatening poor countries with hunger and famine.

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World News

Vigils held for Chilean journalist killed in May Day protests

Tributes have been paid to Chilean journalist, Francisca Sandoval, who was shot in the head while covering a Workers' Day march on May 1.

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Georgia

Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia sets July referendum to join Russia

Russia has exercised effective control over the region since fighting a brief war in 2008, but most of the world still considers it to be part of Georgia.

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India

Police arrest company owners after building fire kills 27 in New Delhi

At least 12 people were injured and 50 rescued from the four-storey commercial building, which contains mainly shops, fire authorities said.

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Extinction Rebellion activists target Monsanto offices in Buenos Aires

Extinction Rebellion activists protest in front of Monsanto's headquarters in Buenos Aires, against the use of agrochemicals in Argentina's crops.

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No Comment videos of the week

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Ukraine

'Ukraine wins Battle of Kharkiv' as Russian troops withdraw

"Ukraine appears to have won the Battle of Kharkiv," say US analysts, while the Ukrainian military says Russian forces have been concentrating on pulling troops out.

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Culture news

How Drive to Survive is helping F1 ditch ‘snooty’ European image

With the Miami Grand Prix a success and a new Las Vegas race coming next year, how did F1 convince US fans to fall in love with the sport?

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Art

Germany's 'sober' interwar art movement takes centre stage in Paris

The exhibition at the Pompidou Centre takes in the 900 works by a Weimar Republic arts and culture movement that would later be labelled 'degenerate' by the Nazis.

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Nature

The longest river in Italy is drying up: How will locals survive?

The mighty Po River nourishes a vast area of northern Italy, but climate change is causing a devastating drought.

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Experiences

Wellness retreats aren’t just for ‘bendy people’ - here’s why

We take a look at what 5 different retreat experiences have to offer the body and soul.

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Nature

Insect decline could massively increase food bills, warn scientists

Losing pollinators in the UK alone could add more than € 2.3 billion a year to food bills, warns charity Buglife.

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Destinations

Is this new €480 billion smart city the future of sustainable living?

The Saudi Arabian smart city will be powered by renewable energy and surrounded by the Sarawat Mountains.

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