2023-06-29

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Police shooting of a French teen prompts protests and tear gas

Tear gas fired at people protesting over the police shooting of a teenager in France

29/06/2023

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Ukrainian volunteers rehearse nuclear fallout drills

Fears that that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant could be damaged by occupying Russian forces have prompted Ukraine to run radiation fallout drills. The power station is Europe's largest nuclear plant.

29/06/2023

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Women in Venezuela have joined fishing boats to feed their families

Venezuela's socioeconomic crisis has seen women take on some of the jobs once exclusively done by men including fishing

29/06/2023

Culture news

Stormzy joins growing league of celebrity football club owners

Rapper Stormzy becomes joint owner of a lower league British football club and joins a number of celebrities investing in the sport.

29/06/2023

Tech News

Facebook content moderators' lawsuit lifts the lid on 'torture' work

They look at horrors so others don't have to. Now Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing the company over work conditions in a landmark case.

29/06/2023

Football Now

How do footballers keep busy during retirement?

In partnership with Media City

The natural progression may be to move into coaching, but for many footballers, retirement can be daunting, so what are the alternatives?

29/06/2023

Russia

Speculation grows over fate of Russian General Sergei Surovikin

Speculation grows after a top Russian general disappears from public view following the Russian mercenary mutiny.

29/06/2023

Culture news

War-torn Iraq's precious modern art-works saved by locals

Many masterpieces by Iraqi painters were destroyed during the years of conflict, but now the country's artistic heritage faces another threat: rampant counterfeiting and illicit trafficking.

29/06/2023

Europe News

AI not existential risk to mankind, but needs human control: Microsoft

Brad Smith also told Euronews that international coordination is needed when it comes to regulation of the emerging technology.

29/06/2023

France

Curfews and transport cancellations as France braces for more riots

Curfews and transport cancellations in some parts of France as tensions simmer over the police shooting of a teenager in Nanterre

29/06/2023

Travel News

Both men and women can swim topless in this part of Spain

The Catalan government has reminded public swimming pools that they can’t ban women from going topless.

29/06/2023

World News

Tourism sector enjoying 'tremendous recovery', Brussels summit hears

The European tourism sector looks set for another bumper year, the inaugural Destination Europe Summit in Brussels told.

29/06/2023

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Latest news bulletin | June 29th – Evening

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

29/06/2023

World News

Safer skies - France and Germany disagree on air defence strategy

France and Germany are leading two different approaches to defending Europe's skies from Russian missiles with both livelihoods and lives at stake.

29/06/2023

Smart Health

Harmful residues from medicines leaking into our water systems

In partnership with The European Commission

In Uppsala, Sweden, an innovative pilot project to rid water of pollutants is making waves.

29/06/2023

Smart Health

The science behind waste water management

In partnership with The European Commission

Among nutrients, phosphorous, organic material and other micropollutants, the wastewaters in Uppsala, Sweden, contain microscopic but resilient pharmaceutical residues. What are the most cost-effective ways to clean these residues and prevent them from further harming our environment?

29/06/2023

Culture news

Guitar maker Fender opens its 'first flagship store' after 77 years

Favourite of Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, guitar maker Fender is opening a store in Tokyo. The brand sees the Asia Pacific region as the biggest market for music in the coming years.

29/06/2023

United Kingdom

UK Appeal Court rules plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda illegal

The UK High Court has delivered a blow to PM Sunak's plans to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda by ruling the move illegal. The government says it will appeal the judgement at the Supreme Court.

29/06/2023

People

Rail Europe’s CEO on making train travel ‘sexy’ again

Björn Bender envisions a ‘wonderful outlook’ for night trains and what it will take to get there.

29/06/2023

Green News

France not ready for ‘serious impacts' of climate change, report warns

While greenhouse gas emissions have declined, experts say efforts are still ‘insufficient’ to reach 2030 targets.

29/06/2023

Living

Living near a park can reduce your biological age by 2.5 years

Could living near a park make you ‘younger’ than your actual age?

29/06/2023

China

Euroviews. The EU and China have to forge a more resilient relationship — now

The polycrisis engulfing the world today reveals a broken multilateralism that beckons both Brussels and Beijing to have the will to embark on a journey towards change, Lucie Qian Xia writes.

29/06/2023

Europe News

EU states bordering Belarus express fear over Wagner 'serial killers'

Minsk has previously been accused of weaponising its border with EU member states, while Poland has said the EU should pay to strengthen security at the border.

29/06/2023

Greece

Tsipras steps down as Greece's opposition leader after election defeat

Greece's left-wing opposition leader Alexis Tsipras has stepped down following a crushing election defeat

29/06/2023

Europe News

Wagner mutiny is 'internal Russian affair', say EU leaders

Leaders from the 27 EU member states have come together in Brussels for a two-day summit with a busy agenda on the table.

29/06/2023

Work

Meet the CEO on a personal crusade to crush cancer stigma at work

A campaign launched by Publicis Groupe’s chief executive to empower workers receiving cancer treatment has got the backing of more than 600 companies.

29/06/2023

Spain

Public swimming pools in Catalonia must allow women to go topless

The regional government, led by the pro-independence Catalan Republican Left (ERC), can in theory fine any town hall found to have breached the norm up to €500,000.

29/06/2023

Culture news

Reinventing the 1990s: Hasbro brings back the Furby

The iconic — or irritating— toy of the 1990s is making a return this year.

29/06/2023

Travel News

Digital nomad visa: How to work, live and travel in Canada

Canada has launched a remote work scheme. Here’s what you need to know.

29/06/2023

World News

Euroviews. The EU Deforestation Law should not be yet another false dawn

We must use this unique opportunity to tackle climate change, help stop the destruction of our remaining rainforests, and protect indigenous peoples and local communities depending on them, Anke Schulmeister writes.

29/06/2023