2024-05-08

Business

BMW’s earnings driven down: Where are European sales holding up?

BMW's most recent first-quarter report highlights a decline in profits; however, electric car sales continue to show strength. Euronews investigates which European regions are experiencing significant growth.

08/05/2024

Ukraine

Russia launches 'massive' attack on Ukraine's energy grid

Worries about a renewed Russian offensive are intensifying as Ukrainian forces struggle to regain their footing.

08/05/2024

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Latest news bulletin | May 8th – Midday

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08/05/2024

Business

World’s largest brewer still suffers hangover from year-long boycott

Belgian drinks company Anheuser-Busch Inbev meets quarterly revenue forecasts but fails to fully recover from last year’s backlash.

08/05/2024

Europe News

Convicted MEP's expense claims must be published: EU court

Ioannis Lagos, a founder of the far-right party, continued to claim an MEP’s salary and costs even after he was sentenced to 13 years in jail.

08/05/2024

Culture news

Eurovision Song Contest semi-final 1 kicks off with pop and protests

In the first semi-final, ten out of the 15 acts advanced to the final, including Croatian singer-songwriter Baby Lasagna, Ukrainian duo alyona alyona and Jerry Heil, and Irish singer Bambie Thug.

08/05/2024

Iran

Iran and UN nuclear watchdog look for a way forward on inspections

Tensions with Israel and Tehran's ongoing enrichment of uranium have put the international nuclear weapons control regime under major stress.

08/05/2024

Tech News

European Parliament election prep unearthed data breach

Earlier this year, a breach occurred in an external recruitment application used by the European Parliament, a cybersecurity issue that went unidentified for months.

08/05/2024

Hungary

What is former Iranian leader doing on a secret trip to Budapest?

In a statement to Euronews, the Israeli Embassy in Hungary has slammed the move to invite the Holocaust-denying Iranian ex-president to speak at a Budapest university.

08/05/2024

Business

BP's billion-dollar share buyback plan stays despite net profits fall

BP's net profit for the first quarter saw a further decline owing to weakened oil and gas prices. Despite this, the oil giant has reaffirmed its commitment to the share buyback plan of $3.5 billion in the first half of the year.

08/05/2024

Europe News

Anti-immigration protest brings central Dublin to a halt

The last year has seen rising tensions on the island of Ireland over how to accommodate immigrants as the far right increasingly exploits the issue.

08/05/2024

Culture news

Drake's security guard seriously wounded in shooting at rapper's home

The incident comes amidst a heated rap feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, with diss tracks and public slander exchanged between the two rappers.

08/05/2024

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08/05/2024

Europe News

Xi kicks off Serbia visit on Chinese Embassy bombing anniversary

The missile strike in Belgrade in 1999 — which Washington claimed was a mistake — took place during NATO's intervention over Kosovo.

08/05/2024

Culture news

'All war is sh*t', Ukraine's Eurovision entry tell Euronews

alyona alyona & Jerry Heil, the Ukrainian entry for this year's Eurovision speak to Euronews Culture about the political importance of the song contest.

08/05/2024

Climate

Hottest April adds to 11 month streak of record-breaking temperatures

In Europe, it was the second warmest April on record.

08/05/2024

Business

Royal Mail would-be buyer looks to takeover French tech company

The Czech billionaire argues his offer for Atos will provide quick capital and a robust direction for the company.

08/05/2024

Business

A fistful of yen - a gain for tourists to Japan as shop prices fall

As Japan's government steps in to bolster its currency, the weakness of the yen against the euro and the dollar has led to a surprise boost for tourism.

08/05/2024

Earth News

World passes 30% renewables milestone for the first time

A decline in fossil fuel power is now ‘inevitable’, the report's authors say.

08/05/2024

Economy

EU-China relations: The economic challenges yet to be resolved

No major deals have emerged from Chinese President Xi Jinping's European visit despite efforts to find common ground on a number of topics.

08/05/2024

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Latest news bulletin | May 8th – Morning

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08/05/2024

Gaza

Israel launches ‘limited’ military operation on Rafah

The US stressed that this isn’t the full-scale ground assault that Israel has threatened to launch for weeks but instead aims to choke off arms and funds to Hamas.

08/05/2024