3 October 2023 | Euronews
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USA McCarthy ousted as House speaker in dramatic vote as Democrats join with GOP critics to topple him Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in US history, The 216-210 vote, forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives, throws the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. -
No Comment WATCH: An exhibition displaying works from Vincent van Gogh's final months opens in Paris Vincent Van Gogh's final months were a creative whirlwind, as the artist who was struggling with his mental health, threw himself into painting. -
No Comment WATCH: An ice puppet show breaks the ice in Marseille The play will show from Tuesday until 13 October. -
Italy Fiery bus crash on Venice flyover kills at least 21 people Those who died in the Tuesday night crash included at least five Ukrainians, one German citizen and the man who was driving the bus, according to the Venice prefecture. -
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Tech News Meta could charge Facebook and Instagram users in EU to go ad-free to comply with privacy rules Meta plans to give European Facebook and Instagram users the option of paying for ad-free versions as a way to comply with new EU data privacy rules. -
No Comment WATCH: Crowds gather in Spain for historic dance involving 50-centimetre-high stilts People gathered in the Spanish town of Anguiano to see the Dance of the Stilts, an event held since the 17th century. -
Italy Italy remembers hundreds of lives lost in one of the Mediterranean's deadliest migrant disasters As Lampedusa commemorated the 10-year anniversary of the sinking of a migrant boat that claimed 368 lives, participants said little has changed to prevent a similar tragedy. -
Culture news Easyjet sues UK band Easy Life over name: What other brands have sued bands? Easyjet is suing a UK indie band for having the word "easy" in their name. But if this is the case - what other brands haven taken bands to court? -
Health news AI could make predicting lung cancer risks simpler, researchers say Artificial intelligence models were able to predict lung cancer risk based on three variables. -
Lifestyle Watch: Celebrities and gender bending styles shine at Paris Fashion Week 2023 Gender-defying styles were among the highlights from Paris Fashion Week that also included Saint Laurent's night show beneath the Eiffel Tower and Louis Vuitton's star-studded extravaganza. -
Europe News European Parliament committee delays endorsement of Hoekstra and Šefčovič for commissioner jobs EU commissioner-designates Wopke Hoekstra and Maroš Šefčovič need to do more to convince the European Parliament's environment committee they have what it takes to spearhead the EU’s green transition. -
World EU-Azerbaijan relations: 'There are real difficulties,' admits EU Council President Charles Michel Euronews sits down with the President of the European Council Charles Michel to discuss the challenges facing the EU, future enlargement, support for Ukraine and the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. -
Spain King Felipe VI of Spain asks Pedro Sánchez to form a new government The proposal of the task comes just a week after right-wing opposition Alberto Núñez Feijóo failed in his bid to do so. -
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | October 3rd – Evening Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. -
Europe News These are the four technologies the EU wants to protect, especially from China The European Commission has unveiled a preliminary list of four technology areas that have the highest risk of being misused to prop up autocratic regimes and violate human rights. -
Europe News The Commission wants a €66bn EU budget top-up. MEPs want €10bn more The European Parliament called on Tuesday on the European Union to urgently top up its long-term budget by €10 billion more than the proposal currently on the table to respond to unforeseen crises. -
Economy Housing crisis: Portugal ends special tax regime for new residents in 2024 To tackle the shortage of affordable housing, the government has decided to end a 10-year tax relief scheme for new residents -
Economy World's first carbon border tariff is launched in Europe The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will generate billions of euros in taxes for Brussels' general budget. But not just yet. -
Ocean Cleaning Europe's rivers: Meet the teams trying to turn the plastic tide 80% of ocean plastic pollution comes from rivers and canals carrying urban litter into the seas. We speak to the teams and volunteers leading the fight against Europe's plastic problem. -
Ocean How is Europe faring in the fight against plastic pollution? Ocean talks with Virginijus Sinkevičius, the European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries about single-use plastics, changing individual behaviours, and the importance of businesses being on board. -
Tech News Meet South Korea's new artificial intelligence-based virtual avatars Meet Zaein, one of South Korea's most active virtual humans, created with artificial intelligence (AI). -
Health news US officials propose using a common antibiotic as a 'morning-after pill' against STDs The guideline was released on Monday and officials will move to finalise it after a 45-day public comment period. -
Travel News Winter travel: Are we likely to see the return of COVID travel rules and restrictions? The BA.2.86 or 'Pirola' COVID variant has been detected in 15 countries. Here's how to travel safely. -
Business Planet From trash to treasure: Europe's journey to 'infinitely' recyclable textiles From cast-off clothes to fishing nets Europeans produce a staggering 12.6 million tonnes of textile waste per year. Most is burned, dumped in landfills or exported. But fibre-to-fibre recycling is another option that a new European Commission scheme will push companies to take. -
Design Greece's Olympic Stadium closed over roof safety fears The stadium designed to host the 2004 Athens Olympics has been temporarily closed over concerns that its roof is unsafe. -
Europe News European Parliament votes in favour of stronger press freedom rules Concerns have been growing in the EU over a backsliding of standards protecting journalists. -
Economy €3 trillion: Is France’s debt out of control? France’s debt went from €1 trillion in 2003 to €3 trillion this year. What happened? -
Economy European house prices drop for the first time in almost a decade House prices have fallen by 1.7% in the euro area compared to the previous year and by 1.1% in the European Union in the second quarter of 2023, according to Eurostat. -
China Latest clash in South China Sea should be a red flag for the world It is vital that China’s increasingly hostile and unpredictable diplomatic and military policy is taken seriously. We only must look at the war in Ukraine to see where complacency gets us, Saman Rizwan writes. -
Spain Spanish nightclub where 13 people died in fire was operating without a licence According to local authorities, the nightclub had been under a closure order. The families say the tragedy could have been avoided. -
Travel News New high-speed railway launches in Indonesia: Everything you need to know about ‘Whoosh’ The Jakarta to Bandung trains have been adapted to Indonesia's tropical climate, and are able to track earthquakes and floods. -
Economy UK food prices fall for the first time in two years The cost of groceries in the UK was down 0.1% in September from the previous month, according to an industry body. -
Earth News US issues first-ever fine for space junk after TV company leaves satellite in the wrong place The US Federal Communications Commission has said it could "pose orbital debris concerns" for other satellites. -
Travel News American living in Europe? It could soon be cheaper to renounce your US citizenship US plans to drop fee from $2,350 to $450 as expats say they are ‘forced against their will’ to maintain citizenship. -
Greenland Forced contraception: Greenland women seek compensation in Denmark Denmark tried to reduce the birth rate in the Arctic territory, once its colony, during the 1960s. -
Vatican Pope Francis suggests blessings for gay unions possible in response to conservative cardinals The Vatican published a letter in response to the cardinals just ahead of a major three-week synod at which the place of LGBTQ+ Catholics in the church will be on the agenda. -
Tech News Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to team behind short light pulses used to see processes inside atoms The three newly-minted Nobel Laureates have "demonstrated a way to create extremely short pulses of light that can be used to measure the rapid processes in which electrons move or change energy," the Academy said. -
Economy Russian rouble tumbles again, exceeding 100 to the US dollar The rouble has been struggling for months due to the imposition of Western sanctions on Russia, hurting the bank accounts of the general population in the process. -
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | October 3rd – Midday Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. -
Poland Deadline day for Poland to brief the EU Commission on its cash-for-visas probe The corruption investigation is taking place during a general election campaign where migration is a key issue for candidates. -
Armenia Armenia ratifies ICC Rome Statute in show of defiance against Russia Ahead of the vote, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said that Moscow would view any move to join the international court as "extremely hostile" towards Russia. -
My Europe Series Spain rolled out a new animal welfare law. It has many contradictions Police in Spain now have powers to arrest people for leaving their pets alone following the adoption of a new animal welfare law that came into force last week. -
Europe News Russia has ‘betrayed’ Armenian people by standing aside in Nagorno-Karabakh - Charles Michel Russia's failure to ensure peace and security in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh is a 'betrayal' of the Armenian people, Charles Michel told Euronews on Monday. -
Culture news For the love of maths: France opens its first museum dedicated to mathematics How can France get its students to love maths again? Researchers hope a new Paris museum dedicated to the discipline could be the key. -
Health news COVID in Europe: Vaccine booster campaigns start as cases rise COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations are rising in Europe. Here’s a look at some of the plans for vaccination across the continent. -
Business Spain hit hard by rising price of olive oil as climate change takes its toll on production Drought and extreme heatwaves have halved Spanish olive oil production. The price at origin has increased by 112 per cent since last year. -
World News EU Deforestation Regulation must address Africa’s needs, too For too long, the West has fallen short — regulation has been seen by many here in Africa as instruction rather than collaboration, and there are reasonable concerns that the EU Deforestation Regulation will follow suit, Abraham Baffoe writes. -
Tech News Elon Musk facing defamation lawsuit after falsely identifying man in protest in posts on X/Twitter The California man says he was harassed after Musk amplified posts on X that falsely placed the man at a confrontation involving far-right protesters. -
Economy World Bank slashes China growth forecast for next year The world’s second-biggest economy hasn’t grown so slowly since 1990, aside from the pandemic years. -
Ukraine Ukraine: Zelenskyy visits eastern front, cluster bombs and 'devastating' loss of US aid All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine. -
World News 'Bring it on': Matt Gaetz files motion to oust US House Speaker McCarthy It's a rare and strong procedural tool that has only been used twice in the past century. But in recent years, conservatives have wielded the motion as a weapon against their leaders. -
Art Ask Me Anything: AI brings Vincent van Gogh to life in new Paris exhibition Vincent van Gogh's final creative burst during his challenging mental health struggles is the focus of a new exhibition at Paris' Musée d'Orsay, which is offering an innovate virtual reality experience. -
Food and Drink I dined at the UK's first ever air fryer restaurant: Here's how it went Nathan Anthony joined forces with eBay to create the UK's first-ever pop-up restaurant exclusively serving dishes made from refurbished air fryers. -
Europe Decoded Halfway through his term, Olaf Scholz has a popularity problem. The far-right is benefitting. Germany's ruling coalition, helmed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, is well on its way to enact most of its pledges yet its popularity has plummeted to the benefit of the far-right AfD party. -
Netherlands 'He came with a burning torch': Threats force 1 in 4 Dutch politicians to seek protection One in four Dutch MPs needs protection from threats. After the recent resignations of politicians, is Dutch democracy in danger? -
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | October 3rd – Morning Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. -
Culture news Culture Re-View: OJ Simpson freed after being found 'not guilty' of murder 3 October 1995: The day the “Trial of the Century” came to a close. -
Economy The place where lime is escorted by the police The price of the fruit rose more than 58% in the last year in Mexico. -
Business How are Swedish gangs using music platform Spotify to launder money? Criminals in Sweden are using cryptocurrency to pay for Spotify streams and clean their dirty money.