2024-03-05

Czech Republic

Czech and French leaders pledge support for Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Czech counterpart Petr Pavel agree to send support to Ukraine, but rule out sending combat troups.

05/03/2024

Design

Japan’s Riken Yamamoto wins 2024 Pritzker Architecture Prize

Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto has been awarded the Pritzker Prize, the industry's highest honour. His work centres on community and the intersection of public and private space.

05/03/2024

Germany

Musk criticises 'eco-terrorists' as fire breaks out in Tesla factory

An environmental group has published an open letter online claiming responsibility for a fire in a Tesla factory on Tuesday, which has since halted production.

05/03/2024

Health news

Greenland women seek urgent compensation for forced contraception

The Danish state is being sued by 143 women in Greenland who claim they were forcibly fitted with contraceptive intrauterine devices in the 1960s.

05/03/2024

World News

17 Palestinians dead in Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis

All the latest from the Israel-Hamas War.

05/03/2024

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | March 5th – Evening

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

05/03/2024

Tech News

Facebook and Instagram users lose access in apparent global outage

More than half a million reports were noted by tracking website Downdetector in what was a global outage on Meta's platforms. Access has now returned.

05/03/2024

Europe News

Ministers agree to extend gas saving policy through 2024

With no end in sight to president Putin’s war on Ukraine, European energy ministers have agreed to extend for a second year voluntary measures to keep natural gas demand across the EU to at least 15% below pre-invasion levels, and discussed ways to end lingering dependence on Russian gas.

05/03/2024

Healthcare

Activists launch initiative to safeguard abortion rights at EU level

European NGOs said they would launch a new initiative aimed at advancing reproductive rights.

05/03/2024

Green News

The Arctic could become ‘ice-free’ within a decade, new study finds

An ice-free Arctic is inevitable, but the good news is the polar region can quickly bounce back if we cut CO2 emissions.

05/03/2024

Business Planet

What's stopping Europe from reaching its clean hydrogen goals?

In partnership with The European Commission

Green hydrogen is predicted to be a leading renewable energy source in the future, but production in Europe must ramp up massively to hit targets.

05/03/2024

Ocean

Net gains: how Pacific Island states are securing the future of tuna

In partnership with the European Commission

The largest tuna fishery in the world is also the most sustainable. How do the small island states of the Pacific prevent overfishing, develop their economies, and prepare for the imminent effects of climate change? Our report from the Marshall Islands.

05/03/2024

Ocean

Interview: How do the Marshall Islands safeguard their tuna stocks?

In partnership with the European Commission

The director of the state's Marine Resources Authority highlighted the crucial role that vessel inspections and data play in protecting this vital resource.

05/03/2024

Culture news

Oscars 2024: Ranking every Best Picture winner since 2010

From 'The King’s Speech' to 'Everything Everywhere All at Once', Euronews Culture ranks all the Best Picture Oscar winners since 2010. Where will 'Oppenheimer' sit if it wins the top gong on Sunday?

05/03/2024

Europe News

Frontex director to Ombudsman: 'We're not the European rescue agency'

Hans Leijtens, the executive director of Frontex, responded on Tuesday to the findings of the European Ombudsman, who found severe shortcomings in the agency's mandate, operations and relations with member states.

05/03/2024

Work

More than half of European students want to learn using AI - survey

A private tutoring company says their survey shows children are interested in learning about AI.

05/03/2024

Libya

German NGO accuses Libyan coast guard of threatening crew members

SOS Humanity said the guards fired real bullets while they were rescuing migrants from the Mediterranean, causing at least one of them to drown.

05/03/2024

Iran

Iran ramps up executions as Western countries’ attention falters

Iran continues to execute ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protesters as Western countries fail to exercise the same pressure on the country’s government they did in late 2022 and early 2023.

05/03/2024

Climate

El Niño likely to keep driving up temperatures until May, WMO says

This year’s El Niño is fifth strongest on record.

05/03/2024

Nature

Darwin’s finches have returned to the Galapagos Islands

Some 510 finches from five species were released on Floreana Island as part of a nature restoration programme, according to Ecuador’s Ministry of the Environment.

05/03/2024

Green News

Burger wrappers survive clampdown on packaging waste

While lawmakers have balked at a total ban on disposable wrappers and cartons in fast-food restaurants, a range of familiar litter should soon be consigned to the dustbin of history under an agreement they hope will reverse the surging generation of packaging waste across the EU.

05/03/2024

Green News

Fighting gender inequality crucial to tackle climate crisis, says UN

The fight against gender inequality is crucial to combating food insecurity and the climate crisis, says latest FAO report.

05/03/2024

Tech News

What is e-voting, which countries use it and how secure is it?

Electronic voting systems require constant investment and assessment, but how safe are they and who is using them?

05/03/2024

Business

Tesla shares plunge after disappointing car sales in China

Tesla shares hit as sales in China drop dramatically because of a lack of demand over the Lunar New Year.

05/03/2024

France

Rain floods southern France for third time in six months

Severe floods have hit the French Southwest city of Saintes (Charente-Maritime) for the third time in just six months.

05/03/2024

Travel News

Frankfurt and Hamburg: No departures from major airports due to strike

How to find out if your flight or train is cancelled and how to rebook or get a refund.

05/03/2024

Culture news

Which Oscar-nominated films pass the new Climate Reality Check test?

To pass the Climate Reality Check, a film must acknowledge that: 1. Climate change exists. 2. A character knows that climate change exists. How many 2024 Oscar nominated films managed to tick these two fairly simple steps?

05/03/2024

Ukraine

Ukraine claims to sinks Russian ship with high tech drone

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

05/03/2024

Travel News

Curfews and searches: How Miami Beach is cracking down on tourists

Some civil rights advocates have claimed that the proposed changes are racially motivated.

05/03/2024

France

More than 8 tonnes of cocaine seized in Caribbean

Eight people were charged. If convicted, they face up to 30 years in prison and a 7.5 million euro fine.

05/03/2024