2023-08-16

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Watch: Luz del Mundo followers shed tears for their imprisoned leader

Followers of the La Luz del Mundo (Light of the World) church gather in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, where the Christian group has its international headquarters.

16/08/2023

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Robots steal the show as China displays its latest tech breakthroughs

AI-powered humanoids and K9-inspired canine companions take the stage in Beijing.

16/08/2023

Travel News

Tenerife battles 'worst fire in 40 years' as more residents evacuated

The fires are currently in the mountainous area surrounding the volcano Mount Teide.

16/08/2023

Hungary

Sziget Festival wraps up in Hungary after six days of partying

Billed as one of Europe’s top music events, the Sziget Festival wrapped up in Hungary on Tuesday after six days of partying.

16/08/2023

Bulgaria

Bulgarian businessman shot dead in broad daylight in Sofia

A prominent Bulgarian businessman was shot dead in broad daylight in Sofia.

16/08/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war in maps: Three-pronged attack as key village is liberated

Ukraine's soldiers are driving back Russian occupiers at three points along the front line and hoping the liberation of a key village will give them a strategic advantage.

16/08/2023

Lithuania

Belarus sees more borders to the west closed as tensions rise

Lithuania has closed two of its six border crossings into Belarus, as Latvia and Poland bolster their borders with Russia's ally.

16/08/2023

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | August 16th – Evening

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

16/08/2023

Travel News

Drunk American tourists get trapped on the Eiffel Tower overnight

Parisian authorities say they appear to have got stuck “because of how drunk they were”.

16/08/2023

Ecotech

How the Chernobyl disaster inspired this woman to develop wave power

Wave energy can produce much more energy than wind power, with much less space, why aren’t we using it more?

16/08/2023

Affiliate content

Flexibility and transparency: Why workers are leaving the tech giants

Partner content presented by Jobbio

More and more employees are turning away from GAFAM - the tech industry’s Big 5 Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft - in favour of smaller, human-size companies.

16/08/2023

Culture news

Anti-LGBTQ+ and antisemitic vandals target Berlin Holocaust memorials

Two memorials to victims of the Holocaust were targeted by unidentified arsonists in Germany's capital on the weekend.

16/08/2023

Ireland

Free cash rumours lead to queues outside banks in Ireland

A technical fault with bank machines allowed people with no money to withdraw funds.

16/08/2023

Greece

UEFA and Greece to clamp down on football hooligans

The fan was stabbed to death as rival supporters from AEK in Athens and the Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb fought pitched battles outside the Greek club's stadium last week.

16/08/2023

World News

Euroviews. ‘The world is on fire’ is a terrible environmental message

It's not that we don’t need to remind people of the speed or severity of the damage being caused to the planet. But if we want to bring people to our side, it can’t be the dominant ingredient in our messaging, Israel Butler writes.

16/08/2023

The Exchange

How are tech companies changing the way we consume and interact?

In partnership with Media City

With companies and governments pledging billions of dollars per annum to be the kings of the new tech empire, we explore what this new era of innovation means for consumers, and the way we do business.

16/08/2023

Tech News

X has officially made Tweetdeck, now X Pro, a paid-for service

Social media users lamented that TweetDeck - a dashboard service to better display tweets now known as X Pro - was put behind a paywall.

16/08/2023

Culture news

Alec Baldwin: New report casts doubt over actor's shooting account

New report casts doubt over actor's account of fatal 'Rust' shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

16/08/2023

Culture news

Bradley Cooper's 'Maestro' nose gets Bernstein family support

The first trailer for Bradley Cooper’s new film Maestro has faced criticism for his use of a prosthetic nose to play the Jewish conductor Leonard Bernstein.

16/08/2023

Germany

German Cabinet approves landmark bill to liberalise cannabis use

While the bill still needs to be passed by parliament, the decision is seen as a first step towards Germany legalising marijuana.

16/08/2023

Destinations

Norway in summer? Extreme heat is changing how people travel in Europe

Heatwaves in southern Europe are causing travellers to seek out cooler destinations this summer.

16/08/2023

Sport

England beat Australia 1-3 to reach Women's World Cup final

The Lionesses will now face Spain in Sydney on Sunday for a historic Women's World Cup final after beating Australia on their home turf.

16/08/2023

World News

Euroviews. We can't allow our right to water to go down the drain

When all is said and done, Europeans are still finding their access to water under threat and measures taken to protect this fundamental human right might not be bold enough, Catarina de Albuquerque writes.

16/08/2023

United Kingdom

Edinburgh faces conspiracy theories over 20-minute neighbourhoods

There are fears that misinformation is gaining "enough traction to be dangerous" amid a report that someone was assaulted for promoting the policy.

16/08/2023

Culture news

The Killers booed for bringing Russian fan on-stage in Georgia

The band has apologised after asking the Russian fan to play drums for a song last night.

16/08/2023

Culture news

Take a listen to this Pink Floyd song AI-generated from brain waves

Neuroscientists were able to recreate 'Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1' using AI to decipher the brain’s electrical activity. The reconstructed Pink Floyd song represents a breakthrough that could restore the musicality of natural speech to patients with disabling neurological conditions.

16/08/2023

Earth News

Dogs, cats and love birds rescued from the ashes of Hawaii wildfires

As people fled the fires, pets did too. Some emerged with marks of escape, but thousands remain lost.

16/08/2023

Culture news

Iranian photographer wins International Portrait Photographer 2023

Take a look at Yavari's award-winning imagery which stunningly captures the essence of Black women's beauty.

16/08/2023

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | August 16th – Midday

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

16/08/2023

Health news

Alcohol-related deaths are rising in the US. What about in Europe?

Experts have warned that there is no safe threshold for drinking alcohol in terms of health risks.

16/08/2023