2022-10-20

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Irpin and Bucha locals search for life in the wreckage

As winter approaches, residents of Irpin and Bucha near Kyiv are trying to prepare, while living in homes decimated by the fighting.

20/10/2022

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King of Afrobeat, Fela Kuti, honoured in Paris

The Paris Philharmonic is devoting an immersive exhibition to the Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, inventor of Afrobeat in the 1970s

20/10/2022

United Kingdom

Sunak favourite to be named new UK PM as Johnson bounces back

Will Johnson stage a comeback? Or will the UK premiership go to someone else?

20/10/2022

Spain

Spain’s new law to pardon victims of Franco's regime

The law will rehabilitate all of those convicted on the grounds of political and religious beliefs, ideology or sexual orientation during the rule of fascist dictator Francisco Franco.

20/10/2022

Health news

This boy is taking his first steps thanks to a robotic exoskeleton

The exoskeleton, which is changing the lives of children with neurological disorders, won the 2022 European Inventor Award

20/10/2022

Football Now

Qatar 2022: Ronaldo's World Cup curtain call?

In partnership with Media City

It's been a glistening 19-year international career for Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo. Will the winter World Cup in Qatar be his last tournament?

20/10/2022

My Europe Series

Who are Europe's shortest-serving prime ministers?

From Belgium to Italy, and from Bulgaria to Finland many European leaders spent just a brief period in charge of their countries - but who was PM for the shortest time?

20/10/2022

Partner content

GITEX: world's biggest technology show

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

Held in Dubai, GITEX is the world's biggest technology show and on display was an array of science-fiction, being turned into science-fact. One of the stand-out attractions was a two-seater carbon-neutral flying car, and others included robot dogs and driverless taxis.

20/10/2022

Nature

Trentino: The Italian region embracing ‘back-to-nature’ forestry

In 2018, a devastating storm ripped up thousands of trees in Northern Italy. Then, a bark-beetle plague struck.

20/10/2022

Green News

Farmers protest against New Zealand’s proposed ‘cow burp tax’

Farmers in New Zealand gathered in city and town centres on Thursday, driving tractors and pickup trucks and carrying signs to protest the government's plan to tax agricultural emissions.

20/10/2022

Affiliate content

Which EU countries are most affordable for tech workers?

Partner content presented by Jobbio

With the cost of living rising, these three affordable EU destinations are great options for workers who want their wages to work harder for them.

20/10/2022

Tech News

Why is crime fighting agency Interpol creating its own metaverse?

“In order for police to understand the metaverse, we need to experience it” said Interpol’s executive director of technology.

20/10/2022

Azerbaijan

Heads of Turkey and Azerbaijan meet for one-day visit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev in territory captured by Baku during Nagorno-Karabakh war.

20/10/2022

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | October 20th – Evening

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

20/10/2022

Musica

Young Peruvian talent shines at the 2022 Salzburg Festival

By providing free music education for disadvantaged kids in Peru, legendary tenor Juan Diego Flórez had one dream: to change lives through music. The result? His Sinfonía por el Peru Youth Orchestra lit up the room at the renowned Salzburg Festival!

20/10/2022

United Kingdom

How did Europe react to Liz Truss' resignation as UK PM?

She lasted just 45 days in office.

20/10/2022

Work

Is the energy crisis bringing workers back to offices?

We take a look at how rising energy prices are pushing remote workers to return to the office and save on their home energy bills.

20/10/2022

Green News

‘Global contamination’: Europe should lead in regulating PFAS

Studies have revealed global forever chemical pollution. Now there are calls for PFAS to be banned in Europe.

20/10/2022

Euronews Witness

Rising temperatures see beetles and fire ravage European forests

A combination of record-high temperatures and drought saw France lose some 65,000 hectares of forest this summer to rampaging wildfires. These same conditions saw the Bark beetle flourish, devouring a staggering 11,000 hectares, one-quarter, of the Franconian Forest in Germany.

20/10/2022

Europe News

Spain and France announce new deal to build underwater gas pipeline

The leaders said the previous MidCat pipeline project across the Pyrenees would be abandoned.

20/10/2022

Culture news

Euroviews. Liz Truss quits: rules for a 'Cultured' resignation speech

Lost for words Liz? Fear not, Euronews Culture is on standby to impart some advice so that the departing UK prime minister can leave the room with a modicum of dignity once her successor has been chosen... After all, when you’re a politician, that farewell moment isn’t one you want to mess up.

20/10/2022

Culture news

Zelenskyy to release book of wartime speeches

The new book will be released in early December.

20/10/2022

My Europe Series

What's behind Liz Truss's downfall and the UK's political instability?

Commentators identify 'fantasy economics', the pursuit of ideology over pragmatism, the way the Tory party chooses its leaders — and the ongoing fallout from Brexit.

20/10/2022

Rethink

How designing for the marginalised can lead to better cities

Architect and urban planner Meriem Chabani explains why deconstructing Eurocentric trends in design can create better urban spaces.

20/10/2022

Climate

How could climate change fuel Disease X?

Climate change will make diseases more common and deadlier. Here are the risks - and what we can do about them.

20/10/2022

Creators

This artist draws stunning photorealism with an ordinary ballpoint pen

Artist James Mylne spends hundreds of hours on each of his drawings. His preferred tool is a standard Bic ballpoint pen, leaving no room for mistakes, slips or smudges.

20/10/2022

Culture news

Three countries withdraw from Eurovision 2023

Montenegro, North Macedonia and Bulgaria have withdrawn from next year's competition, saying they can't afford to pay the registration fees.

20/10/2022

United Kingdom

Liz Truss quits as UK PM after just 44 days in office

She is the shortest-serving PM in recent UK history.

20/10/2022

Europe News

EU leaders make progress on 'roadmap' to address energy crisis

EU countries agreed to continue working on voluntary joint purchases of gas and a new price benchmark by 2023 among other measures.

20/10/2022

India

UN chief Guterres pressures India to act on climate change

While its per capita emissions are quite low, India is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions.

20/10/2022