2022-07-22

Italy

Environmental activists stage protest, Botticelli masterpiece unharmed

The Carabinieri said that members of the Last Generation group -- all Italians -- glued themselves to a protective glass in front of the famous 15th-century painting, Primavera or Spring on Friday.

22/07/2022

Italy

Woman in IC following rare man-of-war sting off Sicily coast

The marine creature is known as one of the most dangerous species in the Mediterranean Sea, but its stings are rarely deadly, although excruciatingly painful.

22/07/2022

Belgium

EU candidates must 'convince' members they are prepared, says Várhelyi

Albanian and Macedonian PMs Rama and Kovačevski were welcomed to Brussels this week by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as both countries began accession negotiations. Neighbourhood and Enlargement Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi provides Euronews with his perspective.

22/07/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: What you need to know this weekend

From the two belligerents signing a key grains export deal in Istanbul to Moscow forces accused of looting Europe-bound steel, these are some of the key developments in the war this weekend.

22/07/2022

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Whirling stilt dancers of Anguiano return after two-year pandemic break

The Dance of the Stilts is a folk festival, held every year in Spain, in the town of Anguiano (La Rioja) from 21st to 23rd July. The event returns this year after a two-year break due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

22/07/2022

Tech News

Facebook reveals main feed revamp to be more like TikTok

The move is a bid by Facebook's parent company to address the threat of TikTok, reversing its original plans to show more family and friends' post.

22/07/2022

Design

Who will win the UK’s most prestigious architecture prize this year?

This year’s shortlist for the UK’s best new building includes a Hackney primary school, a net-zero office development and the replacement of an Oxford college library previously gifted by Samuel Pepys.

22/07/2022

The Cube

YouTube to remove harmful or misleading abortion-related content

The big tech platform said it was to begin removing certain harmful or false abortion-related content.

22/07/2022

Culture news

Oldest shipwreck in English waters given government protection

The survival of the 13th-century Mortar Wreck, which was carrying gothic Purbeck stone gravestones, is extremely rare.

22/07/2022

Travel News

Italy’s beaches at the centre of heated controversy

Beach club owners, politicians and environmental campaigners are fighting over the future of Italy’s coastline.

22/07/2022

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22/07/2022

Travel News

‘The EU has to be more radical’: How can we fix cross-border rail?

Self-confessed EU nerd Jon Worth is taking 150 trains across 28 European countries to highlight the problems with cross-border rail travel in the EU.

22/07/2022

Money

Inside Qonto’s quest to lead Europe’s fintech race

We spoke with Qonto’s co-founder and CEO Alexandre Prot on plans to lead Europe’s fintech market, the role of cryptocurrencies and the future of challenger banks.

22/07/2022

Euronews Witness

Fractured state: why old tensions die hard in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

30 years after war ravaged Bosnia and Herzegovina, secessionist threats by the country’s Serbian entity have raised fears of renewed violence. Euronews' Valérie Gauriat travelled to the country to see how serious the current tensions actually are.

22/07/2022

Travel News

Euroviews. 'It's the future of the modern workforce': How to be a digital nomad

"I believe the co-working phenomenon is going to spread across the globe," says professional digital nomad Ben Marks.

22/07/2022

Culture news

Dungeons and Dragons movie unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con

A first look at "Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves", an upcoming movie starring Chris Pine, Hugh Grant and Michelle Rodriguez was unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con. But what's the film all about?

22/07/2022

Partner content

InClassica 2022: Stars Lit up Dubai at 11th Edition of World’s Biggest Musical Observatory

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Following a raucous reception at the 10th-anniversary celebration which took place last year, the InClassica International Music Festival recently returned to Dubai for its 11th edition.

22/07/2022

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UK blames France as travellers face port delays

Britons heading off on holiday by ferry faced hours-long waits at the port of Dover on Friday, with UK authorities blaming French officials for the chaos.

22/07/2022

Culture news

Would a 'touring tsar' help UK bands get EU gigs after Brexit?

A new report has stressed the damage that Brexit has done to UK musicians' ability to tour their acts in the EU.

22/07/2022

United Kingdom

Prince Harry wins bid to challenge UK government over security dispute

Harry wants to pay personally for police security when he comes to Britain after he and his partner Megan Markle lost publicly-funded UK police protection due to stepping down as royals.

22/07/2022

Germany

Germany bails out gas branch of Finnish state-owned energy supplier

The German government will take a roughly 30% stake in energy supplier Uniper as part of a rescue package prompted by surging prices for natural gas and reduced Russian deliveries,

22/07/2022

Moments

Airport etiquette: 10 ways you can be a more considerate traveller

With staff shortages, heatwaves and strikes, airports are chaotic enough right now. Here's how to be a considerate traveller.

22/07/2022

Nature

Pet turtles bought illegally online are spreading salmonella to humans

Selling turtles this small as pets was banned more than 40 years ago because of the risk of infection to humans.

22/07/2022

Ireland

Former Irish soldier jailed for 15 months for joining IS in Syria

Lisa Smith is the first person to be convicted in Ireland for a terrorist act abroad.

22/07/2022

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Afghan tourists enjoy the peace in Bamiyan's sites

Afghan tourists enjoy a holiday riding boats at the Band-e Amir lake and walking through the ruins of where the famous Buddha statues once stood before being blown up by the Taliban in 2001.

22/07/2022

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Bolivia opposition protest against political persecution

Bolivia’s opposition protest in La Paz against the government of President Luis Arce, whom they accuse of "political persecution" and demand the release of right-wing ex-president Jeanine Anez who was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison.

22/07/2022

Moldova

Transnistria separatists set eyes on possible Russian unification

The foreign minister of Moldova's separatist Transnistria region says that it is committed to achieving independence and possible unification with Russia, and that Moldova's EU candidacy status effectively ends any possibility of cooperation.

22/07/2022

Europe News

Europe's week: EU accession talks begin & Brussels defends sanctions

Here are the top stories from Brussels this week.

22/07/2022

Culture news

The Rolling Stones make Lyon rock fans roar with delight

There were thrills, beer spills and perhaps a few bass-induced bellyaches in France's third biggest city Lyon as the Rolling Stones came to town

22/07/2022

Europe News

Northern Ireland Protocol: EU launches new legal action against the UK

The UK now has two months to reply to the letters from Brussels demanding "swift remedial actions to restore compliance with the terms of the Protocol".

22/07/2022