2022-12-28

Finland

Finland opens floating LNG terminal to replace Russian gas

Like many countries in Europe, Finland is looking to liquified natural gas to replace the main pipeline gas it used to receive from Russia.

28/12/2022

World News

Danish mink farmers switch to brewing after last year's covid Cull

Reinventing himself as a beer brewer was the last thing Danish mink farmer Poul Erik Vestergaard thought he'd do.

28/12/2022

China

Chinese travel industry welcomes end to strict COVID-19 restrictions

The Chinese travel industry and airlines have welcomed with relief, news that China is about to end almost three years of strict controls and quarantines on travellers.

28/12/2022

Ukraine

President Zelenskyy gives his annual address to Ukraine’s Parliament

Ukraine’s commander-in-chief has said the country’s reconstruction will be Europe's largest economic project of modern times.

28/12/2022

World News

Exxon tries to block new EU windfall tax on oil companies

The US oil giant argues Brussels went beyond its legal authority by imposing the levy.

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No Comment

Buffalo residents dig through mounds of snow after monster storm

The monster storm that killed dozens in the US over the Christmas weekend continues to inflict misery on New York State.

28/12/2022

Kosovo

Kosovo shuts border with Serbia amid worst crisis in years

The US has called on all sides to "exercise maximum restraint".

28/12/2022

Israel

Netanyahu presents incoming hard-line government's policy priorities

Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming hard-line Israeli government put West Bank settlement expansion at the top of its priority list on Wednesday.

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Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | December 28th – Evening

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

28/12/2022

Turkey

Turkish court upholds life sentence for philanthropist Osman Kavala

The Council of Europe has repeatedly called on Turkey to immediately release the 65-year-old activist.

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Culture news

Morocco’s Oscar hopeful hopes to provoke "much-needed debate"

Director behind Morocco’s Oscar hopeful says she wants her film to spark a ‘healthy’ debate about LGBTQ+ rights in the country.

28/12/2022

USA

US Congressman-elect George Santos admits lying about his career

A Republican, who is due to take his US House of Representatives seat in January, has admitted that he lied about his job experience and college education.

28/12/2022

Russia

Russian teenager given life sentence for 2021 university shooting

Six people were killed and dozens of others were injured in the attack.

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World News

Young Russians share their opinions on the Ukraine conflict

Although many support Russia's objectives in Ukraine, many who don't have fled the country to voice their opinion.

28/12/2022

Partner content

The Irish team sport bringing people together in Dubai

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

With around 200,000 people relocating to Dubai each year, meeting people and making friends is a priority for most newcomers. For Irish football players, this mission is made much easier

28/12/2022

Partner content

Setting up a thriving e-commerce model, the Dubai way

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

Meet Saygin Yalcin, the Founder and CEO of SellAnyCar.com and Carnab.com. Not content with just one successful venture, he went on to solve another problem he detected in Dubai's used car market which led him to become one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the city.

28/12/2022

Money

Mango Markets: Trader who took $110 million from exchange arrested

Avraham Eisenberg was arrested in Puerto Rico on Monday.

28/12/2022

Green News

Could ‘climate impact’ labels curb carbon-heavy red meat consumption?

Annual meat production emissions are roughly equivalent to those from every car, truck and plane in the world, according to Greenpeace.

28/12/2022

World News

US Supreme Court keeps Trump-era border policy in place

US Supreme Court voted to keep a Trump-era restriction in place, preventing many from seeking asylum.

28/12/2022

Culture news

Are the Harry Potter movies being rebooted?

Rumours have been circulating that Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) are considering rebooting the beloved and record-setting Harry Potter series with an entirely new cast.

28/12/2022

Qatar 365

Best of Qatar 365: From bees to a woman-led business

In partnership with Media City

Learn more about Qatar 365's favourite stories: From one of Qatar’s first beekeepers to the first woman to run a business in Doha’s Souq Waqif.

28/12/2022

Republic of North Macedonia

North Macedonia arrests nine border police officers for corruption

The suspects are accused of taking bribes from motorists to ease their crossing into Serbia.

28/12/2022

Culture news

Taylor Swift's ‘Midnights’ rides the wave of vinyl revival

It's the first time that the sales of vinyl have beaten the sales of CDs since the 1980s.

28/12/2022

Europe News

French defence minister promises more military support for Ukraine

France's armies minister Sébastien Lecornu travelled to Kyiv on Wednesday in a bid to show continued support for Ukraine.

28/12/2022

Health news

England leading race to wipe out hepatitis C ahead of global targets

The country’s health service has used a pioneering medicine deal and ‘find and treat’ programmes to reduce deaths from hepatitis C by 35 per cent.

28/12/2022

Germany

Former German Nazi camp secretary appeals against conviction

The 97-year-old was found guilty last week of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders.

28/12/2022

Green News

How did climate change impact UK wildlife in 2022?

An annual audit shows the UK’s flora and fauna that has struggled to survive extreme weather conditions.

28/12/2022

Europe News

Poland signs deal with France to receive two observation satellites

Poland will get two reconnaissance satellites and a receiving station from France in 2027 but will have access to satellite imagery straight away.

28/12/2022

USA

Southwest airlines cancels more flights

Southwest airlines has cancelled thousands of flights in the United States, adding to the country’s travel chaos from the Christmas weekend.

28/12/2022

Culture news

Who are Europe's richest people?

Unsurprisingly, some of the richest people in Europe are also the money behind the continent’s most famous brands: L’Oréal, Louis Vuitton, Zara, Chanel and Nutella.

28/12/2022