2023-02-16

Sport

Judo-loving Israel cheers the return of the World Tour

Just three months after Israel hosted the prestigious Masters' tournament in Jerusalem, the World Judo Tour has returned to Tel Aviv.

16/02/2023

Culture news

Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia, star's family says

Nearly a year after Bruce Willis' family announced that he would step away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, they say his “condition has progressed" and he now has a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia.

16/02/2023

World News

Russian warfare capability limited by depleted equipment, manpower

Russia’s costly military campaign in Ukraine has likely significantly depleted Russian equipment and manpower reserves necessary to sustain a successful large-scale offensive in eastern Ukraine – says the Institute for the Study of War.

16/02/2023

World News

French unions hold day of protests against proposed pension reform

The ranks of marchers were thinner, but all across France, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets for a fifth day against an unpopular pension reform.

16/02/2023

Europe News

Corruption scandal: Eva Kaili to stay in prison despite lawyer's pleas

Eva Kaili has been charged with participation in criminal organisation, corruption and money laundering.

16/02/2023

Germany

Refuge in Germany: One million Ukrainians have settled since war began

Over one million Ukrainians have come as refugees to Germany since the war began. The main problem is a shortage of housing, especially in major cities like Berlin.

16/02/2023

Turkey

NATO chief urges Turkey to let Sweden and Finland join alliance

NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg has repeated his claim that Sweden and Finland have done enough to satisfy Ankara’s demands that they crack down on extremism.

16/02/2023

Tech News

Google asks employees to step in and fix chatbot’s mistakes

From ChatGPT to Bard, it seems new AI chatbots have been running wild this past week. Google is asking its human staff to fix the issues.

16/02/2023

Belarus

Trial of Belarusian journalist grabbed in flight 'hijacking' begins

A Belarusian court on Thursday opened the trial of a dissident journalist, Román Protasévich, who is accused of organizing mass unrest and engaging in plots to overthrow the government, among other charges.

16/02/2023

Football Now

What will happen to Qatar's World Cup Stadiums?

In partnership with Media City

Seven stadiums were built in Qatar especially for the World Cup, so what will happen to them next?

16/02/2023

Healthcare

Why is Sweden restricting hormone therapy and surgery for trans teens?

Sweden, a pioneer in LGBTQ rights, is now restricting gender-affirming treatments for minors, citing concerns about their long-term side effects.

16/02/2023

Ecotech

Could baby kangaroo poo reduce methane from cows?

Livestock farming is the biggest human-caused source of methane. Scientists have come up with another way to tackle the gas.

16/02/2023

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16/02/2023

World News

Some Syrian refugees are returning home after earthquake

Euronews International correspondent Anelise Borges spoke to some Syrian refugees returning to their home country after the earthquake.

16/02/2023

Culture news

Take a look at the winners of the Underwater Photographer of the Year

We could list every adjective in the dictionary to describe our feelings about these wonderful shots, but instead we invite you to take a look yourself and prepare to be amazed.

16/02/2023

Euronews Witness

Time is running out: who are the climate activists sounding the alarm?

Soup on a Van Gogh, hands glued to roads, mashed potatoes on a Monet painting. Europe’s climate activists have been adopting more extreme tactics. Our reporter Hans von der Brelie met them to find out why.

16/02/2023

Europe News

'We could be faster' with support for Ukraine, MEPs say

MEPs by and large approve of what the bloc has done so far to support Ukraine but they also call for the EU to be faster to deliver weapons and agree on sanctions.

16/02/2023

France

Fifth day of protests against Macron’s pension reform plan grips Franc

Up to 650,000 people are expected to participate in demonstrations across France over Macron's plans to raise the minimum retirement age.

16/02/2023

Travel News

Want to work in the EU? Consider applying for a Blue Card

The Blue Card scheme aims to attract skilled workers to the EU.

16/02/2023

Culture news

Camilla drops controversial Koh-i-Noor diamond from coronation crown

The Koh-i-Noor diamond is as beautiful as it is controversial. Taken from India during British imperial rule, the Queen Consort has broken with tradition by refusing it at her coronation.

16/02/2023

Earth News

Get a birds-eye view of French village threatened by the advancing sea

Ever-rising sea levels and increasingly violent storms have made it impossible for people to live close to the coast.

16/02/2023

Work

Spain passes Europe’s first paid 'menstrual leave' law

The policy has sparked intense debate over whether it will help or hinder women at work.

16/02/2023

Climate

The good and the bad news from Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’

Crevasses ‘like a set of sugar cubes’ and sea anemones: Here's what scientists saw at Thwaites Glacier.

16/02/2023

Spain

Spain approves new law allowing people to freely change gender from 16

Lawmakers in Spain have approved a so-called ‘transgender law' that allows people from 16 years old to change their gender markers through self-declaration.

16/02/2023

Culture news

Quake destroys Turkiye's oldest mosque and world's oldest church

In the ancient Turkish city of Antakya, Saint Peter Church, the oldest in the world, and the oldest mosque in Turkiye, Habib-i Nejjar Mosque collapsed after the earthquake in Antakya.

16/02/2023

Tech News

ASML accuses China of stealing its data - again

It’s not the first time ASML has accused China of intellectual property infringement.

16/02/2023

Culture news

Was Chilean poet Pablo Neruda murdered? And if so by whom?

The famed Chilean writer and diplomat officially died of cancer just 12 days after a military coup. New evidence suggests that's not what actually killed him.

16/02/2023

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Here’s why the flexible workplace is here to stay

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We take a look at how work has changed since the pandemic and where European employees can find workplace flexibility.

16/02/2023

Earth News

World’s biggest ice rink threatened by climate change

The ice isn’t thick enough to support the weight of skaters or equipment.

16/02/2023

Turkey

French doctors in Turkey set up temporary field hospital after deadly

First responders have set up a temporary medical centre in the Turkish town of Golbasi as hospital wards struggle to cope after deadly earthquakes.

16/02/2023