2024-01-17

United Kingdom

Rishi Sunak secures Commons approval of controversial Rwanda Bill

Relief for British prime minister as he faced down a rebellion within his own party to secure approval for his controversial Rwanda plan for asylum seekers.

17/01/2024

World News

EU pledges to prolong aid to Italy's flood-devastated region

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised to allocate extra funds to help the reconstruction of the devastated Emilia-Romagna region.

17/01/2024

Tech News

Samsung’s Galaxy AI phone has arrived. This is what you need to know

A new era of AI smartphones has arrived. This is all you need to know about the S24 series unveiled at the Samsung Unpacked 2024 event.

17/01/2024

Belgium

Belgian customs seized a record amount of cocaine in 2023

The amount of cocaine seized in Europe continues to rise every year, driven by the growing demand among Europeans.

17/01/2024

World News

Severe winter weather causes chaos across northern Europe

Offiicials in several countries advised people to stay at home on Wednesday as severe weather caused chaos on the roads and disrupted public transport.

17/01/2024

Green News

Leak suggests reliance on carbon storage to meet CO2 emissions targets

The leak of an 'industrial carbon management plan' suggests the European Commission has concluded political and financial support for carbon capture and storage technology is essential if the EU is to meet its goal of becoming climate neutral by 2050.

17/01/2024

World News

EU bans greenwashing and misleading product information

The European Parliament approved a directive aimed at protecting consumers from misleading marketing.

17/01/2024

Europe News

Brussels will 'act' if Polish standoff breaches EU law, says Jourová

The European Commission is "very closely" following the political crisis in Poland and will "have to act" if the situation worsens and leads to violations of EU law, Věra Jourová warned on Wednesday.

17/01/2024

Space

Europe's access to space guaranteed after Ariane crisis, says ESA boss

Speaking in Davos, the head of the European Space Agency (ESA) was optimistic that Europe had emerged from an ongoing crisis after years of rocket delays.

17/01/2024

Green News

A first in France: Why has this cat received legal damages?

Lanna, a cat of around one year old, was found dead in a rubbish bin in the French city of Lille in July 2023.

17/01/2024

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17/01/2024

Spain

Spanish former tennis star found guilty of multi-million euros fraud

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, once the world's number-one tennis player, has been found guilty of fraud alongside her former husband, Josep Santacana, whom she blamed for the crime.

17/01/2024

Hungary

Eagle eye: Hundreds of surveyors take part in wintering 'eagle census'

Experts from Hungary and neighbouring countries took part in creating the 'Map of Eagles' and also gave the Saker Falcon the title of Bird of the Year.

17/01/2024

Culture news

English National Opera musicians to strike for first time in 40 years

The Musicians’ Union and Equity said plans to axe 19 orchestra posts and make other staff members work part-time would threaten musicians’ livelihoods.

17/01/2024

Green News

France cracks down on heavy and polluting vehicles with higher taxes

Paris will ask residents to vote in a referendum on increasing the cost of parking for SUV later this year.

17/01/2024

United Kingdom

Princess of Wales is recovering in hospital after planned surgery

Kensington palace says she will remain at the London Clinic for up to two weeks following her planned abdominal surgery.

17/01/2024

Europe News

Europe scrambles to finalise new fiscal rules after lawmaker vote

Twitchy bond markets and upcoming elections mean the clock is ticking for controversial new EU deficit laws.

17/01/2024

Health news

Tobacco use declining globally, despite industry efforts, WHO says

While global consumption of tobacco is declining, trends indicate that the goal of a 30 per cent reduction will not be met by 2025 as initially planned.

17/01/2024

Europe News

Norway's approval of deep-sea mining divides European Parliament

Norway's controversial decision to approve commercial deep-sea mining in its waters has highlighted a left-right rift in the European Parliament.

17/01/2024

Russia

Vladimir Putin gathers over two million re-election signatures

Under Russian law, independent candidates are required to have at least 300,000 registered supporters.

17/01/2024

Tech News

Tech leaders in Davos share insights into metaverse and AI plans

Tech leaders at the 2024 Davos summit share what's next for digital worlds and what stamping out election misinformation could entail.

17/01/2024

Estonia

Estonia arrests Russian professor accused of spying for Moscow

The academic was allegedly on Moscow’s payroll for years, collecting intelligence aimed at undermining Tallinn's national security.

17/01/2024

Norway

Is Norway about to halt all overseas adoptions?

The Scandinavian nation is considering ending the practice as Denmark's only international agency winds down work.

17/01/2024

Economy

Beyond GDP: Why economic growth requires more than just numbers

A new report from the WEF claims that a conventional GDP growth picture is incomplete without a deeper understanding of the underlying nature and quality of growth.

17/01/2024

Culture news

'Footloose' star Lynne Marta dies aged 78

The actress starred in some of the most iconic TV series, including Starsky & Hutch, Charlie's Angels and CHiPs, as well as starred alongside Clint Eastwood and Robert Duvall in 1972's 'Joe Kidd'.

17/01/2024

Ukraine

Ukraine War: At least 20 injured in Russian attacks in 24 hours

Russian missiles targeted the regions of Kharkiv, Odesa, and Kherson Tuesday night, damaging residential infrastructure and injuring dozens of residents.

17/01/2024

The Exchange

Pet Industry soars in growth

In partnership with Media City

The Global Pet industry is shifting toward being a hugely competitive market. Pet ownership from 2020 has increased by over 50% in European countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany and France.

17/01/2024

Culture news

Dua Lipa on pop stars taking a stand and calling for Gaza ceasefire

“I think it’s a thing of what people want from their pop stars. They don’t want you to be political," says Dua Lipa in a new interview.

17/01/2024

Economy

ECB's Lagarde hints in Davos of potential summer rate cuts

At Davos, ECB's Lagarde hinted at possible summer rate cuts, but stressed that the ECB remains data-focused. Current economic uncertainties and market expectations for policy easing remain on the ECB's radar.

17/01/2024

Economy

Chinese manufacturing up on strong industrial production, retail lags

China's economic report for December was cautiously optimistic due to robust industrial production performance, but retail sales lagged.

17/01/2024