2023-04-24

Europe News

European countries sign declaration to make North Sea wind power hub

Greenpeace Belgium said, however, that a political declaration will not be enough and that they will need to monitor investment year by year in order not to miss their objectives.

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Watch: London's Beefeaters don uniforms with insignia of Charles III

The Tower of London's Yeomen Warders, nicknamed ‘Beefeaters’, open the Tower to the public on their first day in a new uniform to mark the change in monarch.

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Watch: Ukrainian soldiers defending Bakhmut's streets

In rare images filmed inside the eastern city, journalists were able to follow Ukraine's soldiers defending Bakhmut's streets.

24/04/2023

Mobility

These are the top 5 best-selling electric cars in Europe this year

EVs have accounted for more than 13 per cent of Europe's car sales so far this year. These are the models topping the best-selling rankings to date.

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Russia

Europe pays tribute to Kremlin critics

The Council of Europe paid tribute on Monday to Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza and to other Russian and Belarusian political prisoners.

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Sudan

Sudan crisis: Which European countries are evacuating their citizens?

As continued fighting raises fears that Sudan could plunge deeper into chaos, European governments are scrambling to get their diplomats and other citizens out.

24/04/2023

World News

Russia accused of 'cynicism' at UNSC meeting in New York

Russia was accused of 'cynicism' as it attended the first session of the UN Security Council under its presidency of the organisation.

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Europe News

Borrell urges Xi and Lula to visit Ukraine before talking about peace

Josep Borrell criticised the "benevolent approach" pursued by China and Brazil in regard to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

24/04/2023

Climate

Over 60,000 people came out for The Big One. What happens now?

Extinction Rebellion UK has vowed to 'step up' its campaigns, after the government failed to meet protesters' climate demands.

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Scenes

Meet the Ugandan woman who cooked up a feast for homeless children during Ramadan

In partnership with Media City

In partnership with Media City Qatar During Ramadan, some Muslims go the extra mile by performing additional prayers, reading the Quran, or squashing negative tendencies like eating junk and gossiping. For Aisha Ornella Aniotrih cooking for the homeless children completes her Ramadan.

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Work

Study shows this job is safe from artificial intelligence - for now

Human students were able to outperform ChatGPT in most of the exam questions in this particular field.

24/04/2023

World News

Euroviews. Microplastic pollution keeps getting worse. Filtration could be a fix

Every day we don’t have filtration, more and more microplastics are released into our wastewater, end up in our food chains, and find their way into our bodies, Dr Paul Servin writes.

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Latest news bulletin | April 24th – Evening

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

24/04/2023

France

Macron concedes he was 'not involved enough' on pension reforms

The French president made the comments in a new interview to mark one year since his re-election.

24/04/2023

Earth News

From parades to die-ins, Earth Day was an ode to climate action

Earth Day: Watch the video to see how people celebrated around the world.

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Ukraine

Where are the strongest and weakest Russian forces in Ukraine?

Russian forces are operating in decentralized and largely degraded formations throughout the theatre and the current pattern of deployment suggests that most available units are already online and engaged.

24/04/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Drone attacks unsuccessful in Crimea, say Russians

Russian-appointed authorities in Crimea said the military fended off a Ukrainian strike on Sevastopol while a drone was found near Moscow on Monday.

24/04/2023

Culture news

Archaeologists uncover 50 ancient tombs in central Paris

The burial site could shed light on the little-known culture of Paris' precursor Lutetia, a Gallo-Roman town that existed nearly 2000 years ago.

24/04/2023

United Kingdom

Doctors slam British government's Rwanda asylum policy

The latest intervention comes ahead of a legal appeal set to begin this week, to try and force the government to not roll back promises made to people seeking asylum.

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My Europe Series

Spaniards wait years to move loved ones as fascist leader exhumed

Like many others, Rosa Gil has spent the past 15 years trying to remove the remains of her own grandfather from the same mausoleum.

24/04/2023

Germany

Police use drill to free climate activist's hand in Germany

Police in Germany had to use a drill to free an activist's hand from a road during a climate protest in Berlin

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Spain

Remains of Spain's former fascist Falange party leader exhumed

The remains of Spain's former fascist Falange party leader José Antonio Primo de Rivera have been exhumed and removed from the Valley of the Cuelgamuros, formerly known as the Valley of the Fallen

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World News

Europe's military spending soars, fuelled by Ukraine war

Western and Central European states spent some €313 billion on their military forces last year, according to SIPRI.

24/04/2023

Germany

All flights cancelled at Berlin airport after warning strikes over pay

The trade union ver.di called on aviation security staff to strike until midnight as they call for higher bonuses for night, weekend and holiday work shifts.

24/04/2023

Explore

Discover İstanbul's buzzing cultural centre and historical heritage

In partnership with GoTürkiye

Türkiye is going through a difficult period due to the devastating earthquake that hit the southeast of the country. Revenues from the tourism sector will help rebuild the affected regions.

24/04/2023

Switzerland

Over €68 bn withdrawn from Credit Suisse ahead of UBS takeover

At the same time, the bank saw its net profit swell to 12.4 billion francs, up from a significant loss a year earlier.

24/04/2023

Nature

‘Extinct’ lion caught on camera in Chad for the first time in 20 years

For 20 years, researchers thought lions were locally extinct in this national park. New footage proves them wrong.

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Culture news

Halyna Hutchins' family still suing Alec Baldwin over her on-set death

Halyna Hutchins' family in Ukraine still plans to sue the Hollywood actor despite criminal charges being dropped over the cinematographer's death.

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WATCH: Rescue teams evacuate people from Sudan amid fierce fighting

The EU's foreign policy chief on Monday told reporters in Luxemburg that more than one thousand European citizens have been evacuated from Sudan, and that 21 people have already arrived in Europe.

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WATCH: Climate activists in Lisbon collect 650,000 cigarette butts

Environmentalists collected 650,000 cigarette butts and piled them up in the heart of Portugal's capital Lisbon to highlight the fact that they do not decompose.

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