2023-05-26

Green News

Swedish retailer blocks 42,000 customers for ‘exploiting’ free returns

Online fashion retailer Boozt AB says excessive returns are bad for business and the environment.

26/05/2023

Ukraine

Europe is recognising Ukraine's Soviet famine as genocide. Why now?

Several European countries have called the Holodomor, a Soviet-era famine that killed millions in Ukraine, a genocide. Why is this important? And why now?

26/05/2023

Europe News

NGO worker Olivier Vandecasteele freed from imprisonment in Iran

The Belgium-born NGO worker had been sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison in Teheran for widely contested charges of "espionage."

26/05/2023

Health news

Elon Musk start-up says it can test its brain implants on people

Neuralink says it has finally won FDA approval to test its implants in humans, after earlier struggles over safety concerns.

26/05/2023

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | May 26th – Midday

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

26/05/2023

Tech News

'New gold rush': Why is Nvidia stock so hot right now?

The chip maker's stock has surged more than 20 per cent this week, lifting its market value close to $1 trillion as it rides the AI boom.

26/05/2023

Ukraine

Russian strike on Ukrainian clinic leaves one dead and 23 injured

Children are among the wounded after a Russian missile hit a clinic in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, authorities report.

26/05/2023

Nature

‘They have a right to exist’: Sea turtles given legal rights in Panama

Citizens can now be the voice of sea turtles and defend them legally in Panama.

26/05/2023

Finland

Finland government talks balanced on a knife edge

After four weeks of fractious talks, the far-right Finns Party is insisting all other issues are off the table until progress is made - or not - on immigration and the environment.

26/05/2023

Japan

Suspect arrested in Japan after shooting and stabbing attack

A suspect has been arrested in Japan after four people were killed in a shooting and stabbing attack, including two police officers.

26/05/2023

Culture news

Cannes 2023 review: 'Last Summer'

Portrait of a Lady with a Vertigo Theory

26/05/2023

Ukraine

Russia's nuke threat slammed and other news from Ukraine

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

26/05/2023

Turkey

Turkey: Could far-right voters be the deciding factor in election?

Far-right candidate, Sinan Oğan, has become a 'kingmaker' of sorts in the Turkish presidential election. His 2.8 million voters could have the power to decide between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.

26/05/2023

Nature

Almost half world’s species seeing rapid population decline - study

New research has found the "sustained demographic declines" among animal populations are more alarming than previously thought.

26/05/2023

Destinations

Where are Europe’s best beach cities for digital nomads?

Living by the sea is good for you - here's where can you do it as a digital nomad in Europe.

26/05/2023

Culture Series

Photographer Marta Syrko's intimate portraits of Ukrainian soldiers

The 28-year-old photographer from Lviv wants to change perceptions about disabled people in Ukraine. Her "Sculpture series" shows soldiers in a new light.

26/05/2023

USA

Capitol riot extremist sentenced to 18 years in prison

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, was dealt the longest prison sentence among the hundreds of Capitol riot cases on Thursday.

26/05/2023

wellbeing

Study finally reveals how rerouting brain signals can treat depression

Researchers at Stanford University have identified the "backward" brain signals that dim joyful emotions in depressed patients.

26/05/2023

Italy

Video of police beating trans woman sparks condemnation in Italy

Many claim the assault on a Brazilian transgender woman in Milan is yet another case of discrimination - set against the anti-LGBT+ rhetoric of Meloni's government.

26/05/2023

Design

At the 2023 Venice Biennale, the future of architecture is Africa

The Biennale, historically dominated by a Euro-centric vision with minor participation from Asia and the Americas, is being led by Africa this year. Curator Lesley Lokko’s show makes bold, forward-thinking statements about who and what will drive the future of architecture.

26/05/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: The 100th birthday of Le Mans

26 May 1923: The first 24 Hours of Le Mans takes place

26/05/2023

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | May 26th – Morning

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

26/05/2023