2023-08-10

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Watch: heat reaches 46°C in Valencia, Spain

The Spanish weather service has warned that the average temperature across the country could hit a seven-decade record.

10/08/2023

Football Now

The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: New favourites and shock exits

In partnership with Media City

Few could have predicted the eight teams still standing when the Women's World Cup kicked off three weeks ago in Australia and New Zealand. In partnership with Media City Qatar.

10/08/2023

Niger

Ecowas orders 'standby force' to restore constitutional order in Niger

West Africa leaders have directed the deployment of a ‘standby force’ to restore democracy in Niger after the coup.

10/08/2023

Belarus

War in Ukraine: Wagner troops could be leaving Belarus

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that a Russian insider source claims Wagner forces are conducting their first stage of withdrawal from Belarus

10/08/2023

Bulgaria

Bulgarian mayor arrested in EU fraud probe into €169,000 in subsidies

A crowd of supporters gave their backing to Valentin Dimitrov, who denies the charges, when he emerged from police headquarters in Dobrich, Bulgaria.

10/08/2023

Nature

Caring for baby and ‘broken’ hummingbirds changed this woman’s life

The 73-year-old has turned her home into a clinic for hundreds of the tiny birds, which face numerous threats in Mexico City.

10/08/2023

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | August 10th – Evening

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

10/08/2023

Design

The Leaning Tower of Pisa celebrates its 850th birthday

Designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, together with the whole of Pisa's Piazza del Duomo, the tower is a fundamental example of the Romanesque style, in particular Pisan Romanesque, and a fine example of medieval engineering.

10/08/2023

Sport

Tottenham and Bayern Munich agree €110 fee for Harry Kane

Kane, aged 30, has one year left on his contract with Spurs and must now make a decision about whether or not to leave.

10/08/2023

Culture news

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards immortalised in bronze

Sympathy For The Statues.

10/08/2023

Mobility

This AI algorithm could save the world by detecting killer asteroids

HelioLinc3D, an asteroid discovery algorithm designed for the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile, has identified its first potentially hazardous Earth-bound asteroid.

10/08/2023

Travel News

Italy suspends ‘golden visa’ scheme for Russians and Belarusians

The European Commission recommended that EU nations suspend their investor visa programmes in March 2022.

10/08/2023

Culture news

Lizzo: Why 'politics-as-PR' sets celebrities up to fail

One week after Lizzo was sued for sexual harassment, more ex-dancers are apparently coming forward. Is it time for celebrities to give up politics as PR?

10/08/2023

Travel News

Italy to cap island airfares and crack down on ‘dynamic pricing’

Ryanair's CEO has branded Italy’s flight price cap as ‘ridiculous and illegal’.

10/08/2023

Culture news

Sustainability: Star of the Catwalk at Copenhagen Fashion Week 2023

With the fashion industry a leading cause of the climate crisis and a call for sustainability being more important than ever, Copenhagen Fashion Week's focus on ecologically sound fashion gives a glimmer of hope towards a brighter future.

10/08/2023

Health news

You can’t make up for lack of sleep over the weekend - study

A new study shows that heart rate and blood pressure also worsen over the week if you sleep just five hours per night.

10/08/2023

Poland

Poland plans to deploy 10,000 troops on Belarus border

The NATO member has recently warned of the threat posed by Russian Wagner mercenaries based in Belarus.

10/08/2023

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WATCH: Ukraine releases footage of Zaporizhzhia aftermath

Three people died and nine others were wounded in a strike hit the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday, the country's emergency service reported on Thursday.

10/08/2023

Culture news

Who was Sir Nicholas Winton?

An upcoming film, 'One Life', will tell the life of Sir Nicholas Winton. Who was the Holocaust hero?

10/08/2023

Green News

Europe is cracking down on ‘direct action’ climate protests

Some countries are invoking legal powers often used against organised crime and extremist groups.

10/08/2023

Culture news

Roblox meets the revolution: Take a look at this 'Hamilton' video game

The new game aims to adapt the story of the revolutionary Founding Father into an immersive online environment for a new generation.

10/08/2023

World News

Euroviews. To tackle the climate impacts of fishing, Europe must dive much deeper

Though welcome, the European Commission’s vision for climate-neutral fisheries is shallow — deeper ambition and implementation action is needed to align fishing with European climate objectives, Pascale Moehrle and Enric Sala write.

10/08/2023

Green News

Trees and renewables help India slash emissions rate by 33%

India’s greenhouse gas emissions rate fell by one-third in 14 years, sources reveal.

10/08/2023

World News

President Joe Biden restricts US investments in Chinese technology

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday to block and regulate high-tech US-based investments going toward China - a move the administration said was targeted but it also reflected an intensifying competition between the world's two biggest powers.

10/08/2023

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | August 10th – Midday

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

10/08/2023

World News

Locals living near old Polish mines worry about sinkholes

The area around the town of Trzebinia has seen 20 sinkholes appear in the past two years and locals feel government is not doing enough to help.

10/08/2023

Culture news

Disney post mixed results and will raise subscription prices

Here are the key takeaways from Disney’s quarterly earnings call

10/08/2023

Greece

Alarm sounded over migrants stranded in no man's land on Europe border

What's happening in Greece's Evros region "shows the dark side of EU migration policy", one analyst told Euronews.

10/08/2023

France

Who is behind the video calling for the boycott of the Paris Olympics?

Was a viral video calling for the boycott of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games really published by a major American news outlet? That’s what a certain Twitter account is trying to portray.

10/08/2023

USA

At least 36 people have died in fires burning through Hawaii

At least 36 people have died in the Lahaina fire in Hawaii, Maui County wrote in a statement posted to the county website Wednesday evening.

10/08/2023