2022-10-18

Work

Is menopause leave the next workplace right?

After talk of menstrual leave and mental health leave, it may be time to consider menopause leave for those struggling with hot flashes at work.

18/10/2022

Health news

13-month-old receives world's first intestine transplant in Spain

The baby girl, who is now recovering at home, also received a new liver, stomach, spleen and pancreas.

18/10/2022

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | October 18th – Midday

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

18/10/2022

Culture news

Armageddon Time: A conversation with James Gray

Currently showing at The Lumière Film Festival, James Gray sits down with Euronews Culture to discuss his new feature film, a deeply empathetic autobiographical drama about growing up in New York City in the 1980s, as well as his fears for the lifespan and culture of moviegoing

18/10/2022

Moments

Six of Europe’s budget ski resorts for a cheap winter break

53 per cent of frequent package holiday skiers are looking for better value ski resorts, new research suggests.

18/10/2022

Art

Paul Allen's billion dollar art collection to sell for charity

Christie's is showing an exhibition of the late Microsoft co-founder's billion-dollar art collection ahead of its sale in mid-November in New York. All proceeds are going to philanthropic projects.

18/10/2022

Culture news

BTS members to serve in military and plan to regroup in 2025

BTS will enlist in the South Korean military for national service, according to their agency, putting an end to a years-long debate on whether the K-pop stars deserved exemptions from mandatory service.

18/10/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Seven key developments to know about today

These are the latest developments in the Ukraine war you need to know about from Tuesday.

18/10/2022

Culture news

Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize

Karunatilaka is the second Sri Lankan to win the English language literary award, following Michael Ondaatje’s victory in 1992 for ‘The English Patient’

18/10/2022

Germany

Scholz extends nuclear power plants' lifespan in 'snub' to Greens

The German chancellor has decided that all three of the country's nuclear power plants will stay open until mid-April 2023.

18/10/2022

United Kingdom

'We made mistakes, I'm sorry': UK PM Truss apologises for budget mess

Some have questioned how much longer UK PM Liz Truss can remain in office.

18/10/2022

France

Tens of thousands strike in France over pay and cost of living

Tuesday's industrial action hit the transport, health, education and energy sectors as workers demand pay rises to cope with high inflation.

18/10/2022

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | October 18th – Morning

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

18/10/2022

Culture news

Euroviews. Black History Month: why isn't it celebrated more across Europe?

October is officially Black History Month in the UK and Ireland. It's also celebrated in other European countries, but why is the concept not more widely recognised?

18/10/2022

Work

UK parliament to hear case for mandatory four-day working week

The bill is being introduced by an opposition MP, and comes amid a large-scale pilot scheme in the UK.

18/10/2022

Culture news

What does an intimacy coordinator do?

“I want better sex scenes, I want to watch better intimate scenes. “The more I do this job the more I’m aware that human intimacy is such a varied, complex part of how we express ourselves" A day in the life of a film set intimacy coordinator.

18/10/2022

Sport

Alexia Putellas and Karim Benzema win the 2022 Ballon d’Or

The Spaniard retained her title after leading her team, Barcelona, to another domestic title. At the same time, the French Real Madrid forward snatched the men's award in front of the likes of Robert Lewandowski and Sadio Mane.

18/10/2022

Culture news

Singer Joyce Sims dies aged 63

The singer had a career which spanned decades and had multiple top chart hits on both sides of the Atlantic.

18/10/2022

Belarus

Belarus: Political activist jailed amid crackdown on dissidents

Mikalay Autukhovich's sentence comes just days after another imprisoned activist, Ales Bialiatski, was one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.

18/10/2022

Culture news

Haitian singer Mikaben dies at Paris concert aged 41

The musician leaves behind two children and his wife, Vanessa, who is pregnant.

18/10/2022