18 August 2022 | Euronews
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USA Suspect in Salman Rushdie stabbing attack pleads not guilty, judge denies bail The 24-year-old Hadi Matar is accused of stabbing Rushdie, the famed author of Midnight's Children, at a conference Friday in nearby Chautauqua. -
Turkey Turkey lowers interest rates as inflation hits 80 percent In a statement following a monetary policy committee meeting, the country's national bank said it decided to reduce the policy rate from 14% to 13%. -
Ukraine Ukraine war: Erdogan and Guterres meet with Zelenskyy in a bid to halt the conflict The two leaders met with the Ukrainian president in the western city of Lviv in an attempt to find a way to end the war, but little progress has been reported. -
Russia Stars: Nearly identical coffee shop chain replaces Starbucks in Moscow Seattle-based Starbucks was one of the most visible of the wave of foreign companies that pulled out of Russia in response to Russia's war in Ukraine. Local entrepreneurs now reopened the closed stores under a new name. -
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India Outrage ignites in India as group of rapists freed from prison for 'good behaviour' The group of 11 men were sentenced to life for gang-raping a pregnant woman in 2002 during religious turmoil in the state of Gujarat. -
Football Now FIFA World Cup 2022: A record-breaking tournament for penalties? The implementation of VAR contributed to the high number of penalties at the FIFA World Cup in 2018. Could we see even more four years later? -
Serbia Recent Serbia-Kosovo flare-up will not lead to a real conflict, expert tells Euronews Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo met in Brussels for another EU-mediated attempt to resolve lingering issues between the two wartime rivalling states that have spiked tensions in the Balkans. -
Tech News This AI company is reconstructing and mapping human faces to create more realistic metaverse avatars The start-up sees bright prospects for the technology in tomorrow’s metaverse where people need to represent themselves. -
Culture news Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’ or: the art of the audacious on-screen alien Jordan Peele’s new film 'Nope' has begun its international rollout in most European territories this month. But beyond impressive box-office numbers, there’s another reason to get excited about 'Nope': the way it portrays aliens. -
Germany The leaning tower of Bremerhaven was 'a disaster waiting to happen' An iconic lighthouse in the northern German city's port is in danger of collapsing. -
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | August 18th – Evening Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. -
No Comment Climate activists protest at Vatican Museums Two members of the group "Ultima Generazione", stuck themselves to a famous statue in the Vatican Museum. -
Europe News Storms in Europe: Girls, 4 and 8, among a dozen killed in Austria, France and Italy The girls were killed when sudden strong winds toppled trees late on Thursday at a lake in Lavant Valley near the southern city of Graz. -
No Comment Ukraine: Search continues after Russian strikes on Kharkiv The Russian missile strike on Wednesday night killed at least seven people and injured 20 others. -
Destinations We’ve travelled too cheap for too long: Are tourism taxes a good idea? Tourists place a burden on infrastructure, public services and facilities in the destinations they visit. -
My Europe Series Is corruption really getting worse in Europe or are perceptions all wrong? Across the continent, surveys suggest that people reckon corruption is still a major problem. Are they right? -
Europe News Illegal drug seizures in Antwerp continue to rise Almost 36 tonnes of illegal drugs were recovered at the Belgian port in the first half of the year. Some 41 tonnes were seized in 2017. -
Food and Drink Casu Marzu: the Sardinian cheese that's not for the squeamish Outlawed around the world, Casu Marzu makes stomachs turn at the sight of the still living maggots inside it. TikTok has gotten a hold of it recently. We find out why it's Sardinia's greatest delicacy. -
No Comment Highlights of the annual World Robot Conference in Beijing. The annual World Robot Conference opened in Beijing on Thursday with barista robots and dancing dog robots, among other things -
France Euronews shortlisted for International Emmy Award for Afghanistan coverage It was for international correspondent Anelise Borges' on-the-ground coverage of the Afghanistan crisis following the Taliban's takeover of the country. -
Travel News A French backpacker who went missing in Egypt has returned to Paris after one year off-grid The backpacker's family speculated that he might have been detained by Egyptian security services. -
United Kingdom British army trains Ukrainian soldiers in urban combat techniques Ukrainian soldiers are receiving urban combat training at military bases in England as part of a programme to train 10,000 recruits, many of whom have little military experience. -
Earth News Could this tiny floating leaf decarbonise some of the world's biggest polluters? This ‘floating leaf’ could one day decarbonise some of the world’s biggest polluters, according to University of Cambridge scientists. -
Health news Poxy McPoxface or TRUMP-22? The WHO asks the public for suggestions to rename monkeypox Experts say the virus' current name is "discriminatory and stigmatising". -
Germany Shipping traffic briefly halted on Rhine as cargo vessel breaks down The blockage occurred at a time when ships are already facing record low water levels on the river amid a drought. -
Finland Sanna Marin: Finland PM defends private life after party video criticism The leaked video shows the prime minister at a private party with friends, singing to Finnish pop hits and dancing - but there's also a cocaine reference heard in the background. -
Culture news Flowers for Hope: artists paint sunflowers on destroyed vehicles in war-torn Irpin "Flowers For Hope", an art project painting sunflowers on destroyed vehicles in Irpin, aims to provide a distraction in environments devastated by war and raise money for humanitarian aid. But why are they painting sunflowers? -
Ukraine Ukraine war: Erdogan and Guterres issue Zaporizhzhia warning; Kharkiv attacks intensified Visiting Ukraine, the Turkish and UN leaders say an attack on the Russian-occupied nuclear plant risks "suicide" and a "new Chernobyl", as Moscow rejects an IAEA mission: today's latest updates. -
Tech News Estonia hit by 'most extensive' cyberattack since 2007 amid tensions with Russia over Ukraine war The Russia-based and pro-Russia hacker group Killnet said it was responsible for the attack on the former Soviet-occupied country. -
France Corsica storms: Five killed, several injured as hurricane-force winds hit French island Winds of up to 224 kilometres per hour were recorded in some areas of the Mediterranean island. -
Russia China to send troops to Russia for military exercises Beijing has said it wants to take relations with Moscow "to a higher level", despite international condemnation over the war in Ukraine. -
Argentina Paddlers get up close and personal with 12 whales in Argentina On 11 August, two paddleboarders had a unique encounter with 12 whales on Argentina's Atlantic coast. -
Europe News Alexey Alchin: Brussels must stop EU-based Russians being extradited home, says MEP Bulgarian MEP Radan Kanev made the plea over the case of Alexey Alchin, who burned his Russian passport in protest at the Ukraine war and is now wanted on tax evasion charges back home. -
Europe News Forest fires have burned a record 700,000 hectares in the EU this year It's the biggest amount at this stage of the year since records began. -
Earth News Energy crisis sees logging rules loosen in Hungary as protestors march in opposition The government has said that logging will only be ramped up in the case of an emergency. -
Culture news Reckoning with colonial past on 75th celebration of India and Pakistan's independence “We didn't come to Britain from the outside. We came from the inside." India and Pakistan's independence is a chance for Britain to reflect on the legacy of colonialism. -
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | August 18th – Midday Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. -
Culture news Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori dies at 96 Nicknamed ‘Madame Butterfly’, Mori set up a fashion label that became the first Asian fashion house to join the rarefied ranks of French haute couture. -
Slovakia Slovakia's plan to sell fighter jets to Ukraine divides a nation Jaroslav Nad', Slovakia's defence minister, wants to hand over the country's MIG-29 fleet in the autumn for €300 million. -
United Kingdom Britain endures a summer of strikes amid soaring inflation and cost of living crisis Tens of thousands of rail workers are staging more strikes from Thursday, in the biggest industrial action for three decades. -
Afghanistan Kabul mosque bombing at evening prayers kills 21, including prominent cleric There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack which happened during evening prayers on Thursday. -
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Serbia Serbia and Kosovo agree to further talks to deescalate Balkan tensions Serbia's President Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti met in Brussels on Thursday, in talks facilitated by the EU.