8 February 2024 | Euronews
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World News EU lawmakers seek investigation into Serbia vote fraud allegations with an eye to freezing funds EU lawmakers have called for an independent investigation into allegations of vote fraud in Serbia and demanded EU funds be cut off if Belgrade authorities fail to cooperate or are implicated in election irregularities. -
Europe News European Investment Bank should play key role to boost confidence in green investments, Calviño says The new head of the European Investment Bank told Euronews on Thursday that the institution should support farmers. -
Europe News MEPs call to action to combat Russian interference In a resolution adopted on Thursday, the European Parliament - troubled by the so-called "Russiagate" affair - called on the EU to take action to prevent the Kremlin from interfering in the European decision-making process. -
World News Mariupol 'barely recognisable' two years into Russian invasion of Ukraine: HRW report Mariupol has suffered some of the worst physical destruction of any other place in Ukraine during the full-scale invasion. But the number of fatalities in the now Moscow-controlled territory is still unknown. -
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Europe News Von Der Leyen vows to strike €210-million migration deal with Mauritania The European Commission will pledge more than €210 million in fresh money to support Mauritania manage migrant flows and clamp down on human traffickers, President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday. -
Football Now WATCH: What does the future of Asian football look like? The 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar has showcased the best of football in Asia -
Ukraine Zelenskyy tells Ukraine's top general it's time for someone new to lead the army This amounts to the most serious shakeup of the top military brass since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. -
Earth News Institutions bungled science in maritime ban, claim ethanol producers Biofuels producers accuse EU co-legislators of discrimination in using crop-based biofuels. -
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | February 8th – Evening Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. -
Tech News Data of half the population of France stolen in its largest ever cyberattack. This is what we know One in two French people’s data was stolen in a major cybersecurity breach - the largest ever in France - leaving 33 million at risk. -
Markets Excess baggage: Finnair shares gain as investors weigh new passenger policy Finnair stock moved higher as it launched a voluntary weigh-in policy for passengers at Helsinki airport to better estimate cargo weight and fuel needs for airplanes. -
Residences From Seville to Salzburg: Inside Europe’s finest religious-run Airbnbs and lodgings As a convent in Seville opens its doors to the public as an Airbnb, we take a look at other religious-run alternative accommodation across Europe. -
Gaza Israeli operation in Gaza's Rafah risks being a 'disaster', US warns With the US Secretary of State's latest diplomatic mission to the Middle East ending in failure, Israel is intensifying its military campaign. -
World News Italian farmers protest at Sanremo music festival, while roadblocks continue in Bulgaria and Spain Farmers are demanding changes in European Union farming policies and measures to combat production cost hikes -
Economy Switzerland and Norway could invest $100 billion in India Ties are getting stronger between India and some European economies in the form of a new free trade agreement and enormous investment plans. -
Climate Alarmed by the world breaching 1.5C for a year? Here’s how we can stop it being permanent The window to keep the Paris Agreement limit alive is 'shrinking' but it isn't closed yet. -
Tech News Google introduces AI-powered Gemini app and casts aside Bard Google will cast aside the Bard chatbot that it introduced a year ago in an effort to catch up with ChatGPT. -
Europe News EU reaches new deal to salvage law on platform workers. But will countries stir up another revolt? The European Parliament and the Council struck on Thursday a new deal on a draft law to improve the conditions of platform workers, after the previous agreement had been derailed in a last-minute revolt. -
Art West Bank museum displays 'last survivors of Palestinian art' in new exhibition The Palestinian Ministry of Culture gathered 100 artworks from 28 artists in Gaza before the Israel-Hamas war, intending to exhibit them abroad. They're now on display at West Bank museum. -
Culture news John Travolta's bizarre duck-dance stuns Sanremo crowd and gets pulled from Italian TV The moment was described as "one of the most terrifying gags in TV history" by the Sanremo organisers themselves as it appears to have been removed from any RAI official channel. -
Ireland Is Ireland inching closer to being united as one? A united Ireland was once perceived as a nationalist dream. Today it’s about economics, opportunity, and a return to the European Union, Emma DeSouza writes. -
Europe News EU debunks viral claims it is considering sanctions on Tucker Carlson over his interview with Putin The European Union has refuted reports that it is considering sanctions on American polemist Tucker Carlson for his controversial interview with Vladimir Putin, recorded during his trip to Moscow. -
Culture news LGBTQIA+ activist and ‘Pose’ star Cecilia Gentili dies aged 52 GLAAD described the trans activist and Pose actress Cecilia Gentili as "a pillar in the trans community" in its statement confirming her death. -
Tech News Online platforms to receive election guidelines ahead of June vote Online platforms are invited to give feedback to draft guidelines under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) on the integrity of elections, the European Commission said today (8 February). -
Earth News German vacillation puts corporate sustainability law in doubt The bloc’s largest member has said it won’t support the green supply-chains law, causing jitters in Brussels and Berlin. -
Tech News Elon Musk says he’ll help fund AI tech to decrypt 2000-year-old Roman scrolls Mount Vesuvius eruption nearly 2,000 years ago caused many papyrus scrolls to be unreadable due to the heat and ash that destroyed Pompeii. -
Markets European shares rise as S&P 500 hits record high as earnings thrill Shares climb in Europe as the S&P 500 hits the 5,000 level for the first time as strong financial results continue. -
World News Radioactive water leak from Fukushima power plant raises risk of ground contamination Workers at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant discovered a problem with the outdoor vent of a filtering device. -
Iceland Iceland's volcano erupts for the third time since December The nearby Blue Lagoon thermal spa was closed when the eruption began and all guests were safely evacuated. -
Travel News Spain train strikes: When and where trains will be cancelled throughout February Staff at Spain’s state operator Renfe have already warned they will strike at various points during this month. -
Design 2024 Paris Olympics medals unveiled - and they're embedded with actual pieces of the Eiffel Tower 2024 Paris medalists will take a bit of France and its iconic landmark home with them. And it's legit pieces of the Eiffel Tower, in case you were wondering... -
Tech News The sledgehammer approach of age verification tools won't make the internet safer The proposed technological "solutions" cannot resolve what are actually much more complex societal issues, Ella Jakubowska and Viktoria Tomova write. -
Economy Is a commercial real estate crisis unfolding across Europe? Recent global events have sparked fears of a commercial real estate crisis in Europe, mirroring situations in Japan and the US. Notably, Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG faces significant downturns due to the real estate market's weakness. -
Health news Erectile dysfunction drugs like Viagra may reduce men's risk of Alzheimer's, new study finds A new study has linked erectile dysfunction drugs to a reduced risk of a common form of dementia. -
Earth News Parliament backs deregulation of new GMOs amid warning from German watchdog, ongoing patents row The European Parliament has narrowly agreed to ease restrictions for crops developed using new genome editing techniques, but a German federal agency warns there is no scientific basis, and EU countries have yet to agree a position amid a row over whether the new class of GMOs should be patentable. -
Earth News NASA’s new climate satellite will offer ‘an unprecedented view’ of our heating planet With 200 colour vision, the SpaceX-launched satellite can better predict when harmful algal blooms and hurricanes will happen. -
Ukraine EU pledges more than a million military shells to Ukraine as US aid stalls All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine. -
Culture news MOBO Awards 2024: Central Cee, RAYE and Little Simz take home top honours The 26th edition of the MOBO Awards, a celebration of Black musical talent in the UK and beyond, took place at the Utility Arena Sheffield. -
Markets AstraZeneca shares tumble despite posting strong sales for cancer drug Shares in AstraZeneca were down nearly 4% on the London Stock Exchange on Thursday morning after reporting its latest financial results. -
USA US Supreme Court to hear landmark case seeking to bar Trump from election over Capitol riot Donald Trump's behaviour before and during 2021 attack on Congress have already seen him struck from ballot in more than one state. -
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | February 8th – Midday Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. -
Culture news Disney to invest $1.5bn in 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games and gives two major film announcements Disney have announced that they’re teaming up with Fortnite maker Epic Games, the company’s biggest entry into the world of games, as well as updates on the streaming of Taylor Swift's blockbuster concert film ‘The Eras Tour’ and on the sequel to their hit animated film ‘Moana’... -
Russia Russian electoral commission rejects anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin's presidential bid Other Putin rivals have already been barred from standing in an election widely considered a foregone conclusion. -
Slovakia Thousands protest in Slovakia claiming government is softening on corruption The controversial plans include a reduction in punishments for corruption, a possible shortening of suspended sentences, and the statute of limitations. -
Iraq US drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia leader linked to attacks on American troops It is the latest retaliatory move by American forces following an attack on a base in Jordan that killed three US soldiers last month. -
Lifestyle World's sexiest accent revealed: It’s European (and the French won’t be happy) Merde alors! French has been dethroned as the world’s sexiest accent. -
Health news Refusing to wear a mask during the COVID pandemic wasn't freedom of speech, a court has ruled Not wearing a mask during the COVID health emergency isn’t a free speech right, a court in the US has ruled. -
Tech News Meta files legal complaint about platform supervisory fee under DSA Meta has filed a legal complaint for having to pay a supervisory fee under the DSA. -
Work These are the best countries in the world to remote work in - and the top 10 are all in Europe A new report rated 108 countries based on societal and infrastructure factors and found that Europe was by far the best place to remote work in 2023. -
Health news 'Not enough to just survive': Cancer patients question dosing of medicines with harsh side effects US regulators have launched "Project Optimus" which aims to challenge current cancer drug dosing and encourage drugmakers to find the lowest effective dose. -
Culture news Despite cultural differences, people ‘feel’ music similarly, according to a new study What kind of music gets your feet tapping? A Finnish study found that people from different cultures reported the same bodily sensations when listening to the same songs. -
Art Ukrainian artist documents a year of war with 365 paintings inspired by daily life in Kharkiv In a gallery in Ukraine’s heavily bombarded northeastern city of Kharkiv, soldiers and students are among those viewing 364 paintings by Gamlet Zinkivskyi, a street artist who documented his daily experiences throughout a year of war. -
Culture news An end to the culture of silence? Spain's first MeToo breaks through in the film industry The message of "total support for the victims" has been unanimous, but condemnation of Spanish director Carlos Vermut's behaviour is less widely shared. Why is the industry still "cautious"? -
Earth News Global temperatures breached critical 1.5°C warming threshold for first time over 12 month period The global average temperature in January 2024 was 1.6°C above pre-industrial levels for the month, meaning the planet has breached the 1.5°C benchmark for the past 12 months. -
The Cube No, this video doesn’t show the Pope calling the Catholic Church ‘the mother of harlots’ A decade-old video has recently resurfaced claiming to show the Pope revealing his secret agenda to control the world and chastising Christians for watching The Hobbit and Game of Thrones. The Cube takes a closer look. -
Economy Lockdown may have set productivity back 40 years, says OECD The impact of lockdowns on children's education during the Covid-19 pandemic may have set back the chances of increasing global economic growth by up to 40 years, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). -
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | February 8th – Morning Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. -
United Kingdom Alarm sounded over 'prison-like' conditions in UK immigration centres A new report has urged UK authorities to make a raft of improvements inside immigrant detention centres, including detention conditions and staffing issues.