2024-08-31

Europe News

Mobile phones to be banned in Greek schools from September

The new regulations and system of penalties are an extension of rules announced by Education Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis in March which saw students face expulsion for filming classmates and ridiculing them online, in a bid to clamp down on cyberbullying.

31/08/2024

Health news

Polio vaccination begins in Gaza after first case in 25 years

The vaccination campaign targets children under 10 according to the WHO. Each child will receive two drops of oral polio vaccine in two rounds, the second to be administered four weeks after the first.

31/08/2024

Culture news

US rapper Fatman Scoop dies after collapsing on stage in Connecticut

He was performing at Hamden Town Center Park when he collapsed Friday evening, town chief of staff said.

31/08/2024

Europe News

Ukrainian athlete at Paris Paralympics worries for his unit in 'hell'

Dmytro Melnyk left the battlefront 10 days before the start of the Paralympics. His unit remains in the city of Chasiv Yar, which Ukrainian forces have been defending against Russian attempts to capture for months.

31/08/2024

Europe News

Italian authorities deport Moroccan national under terrorism watch

The 35-year-old Moroccan man was deported for crimes against people and property. He was already being monitored by the country's Counter-Terrorism Unit following a knife attack he carried out in France.

31/08/2024

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | August 31st – Evening

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

31/08/2024

Sport

Formula 1: Antonelli to replace Hamilton as Mercedes driver in 2025

Antonelli will be the first Italian to compete in F1 since Antonio Giovinazzi in Abu Dhabi with Alfa Sauber in 2021.

31/08/2024

Europe News

Russian shelling in Ukraine's Donetsk region kills at least five

Russian forces have been attempting to push deeper into the partly-occupied eastern Donetsk region. Its total capture is one of the Kremlin’s primary ambitions.

31/08/2024

Earth News

Weather heroes honoured in new list of 2024 storm names

They include the name of a former meteorologist who made “the most important forecast” the Met Office has ever produced.

31/08/2024

Europe News

Kosovo shuts five Serbian institutions, fuelling tensions

The closure comes amid rising tensions in Kosovo-Serbia relations, despite the 13-year-long normalisation of talks facilitated by the European Union which have failed to make progress.

31/08/2024

Europe News

Men dominate nominations for EU commission as push for equality fails

The deadline for the nominations was set for Friday -- here is a look at the last-minute candidates from EU member states so far.

31/08/2024

Europe News

Germany braces for pivotal regional elections on Sunday

Voters will head to the polls in the German states of Saxony and Thuringia on Sunday in an election likely to be closely watched as an indicator of public sentiment towards the country's government.

31/08/2024

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | August 31st – Midday

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

31/08/2024

Lifestyle

Geneva Watch Days: Where watchmaking excellence meets innovation

Every year Geneva Watch Days brings together tens of thousands of watch collectors and enthusiasts around 52 brands for an experience which is becoming a major fixture on the watchmaking diary.

31/08/2024

Tech News

Telegram faces 'dilemma' after France charges CEO, analysts say

Telegram has been crucial for anti-government protests but also for spreading criminal channels.

31/08/2024

Moments

I’ve lived in Barcelona for a decade - here’s how it’s changed

Barcelona is a city in flux: Here’s how it’s changed in the 10 years since I moved here.

31/08/2024

Earth News

Violence over water is on rise from Ukraine to France. Here’s why

A new study has shown that the rapid growth in water as a trigger, weapon and casualty of violence got significantly worse in 2023.

31/08/2024

Culture news

Venice 2024 review: 'Babygirl' - Nicole Kidman shines in BDSM drama

Already the most talked about film in this year's Competition, Nicole Kidman stars as a woman willing to risk it all for a torrid affair that allows her deepest desires to finally surface.

31/08/2024

Culture news

The best things to do and see (or watch) in Europe this week

Smelly da Vinci, drug cartel musical 'Emilia Pérez', 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' 'Wild God' - here's what to consume in Europe this weekend.

31/08/2024

Business

Where in Europe are best countries for setting up a new business?

Euronews Business reveals where in Europe entrepreneus may have an easier time dealing with the challenges of setting up a business.

31/08/2024

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Is France becoming the sick man of Europe?

This edition of our weekly talkshow focuses on the political stalemate in France, the fallout of the latest terrorist attack in Germany and the start of the Paralympics.

31/08/2024

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | August 31st – Morning

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

31/08/2024

Economy

In which EU countries are people financially unable to take holidays?

The number of people going on holiday varies widely across the EU, highlighting significant inequalities. Euronews Business takes a closer look at where people are most financially restricted from taking time off.

31/08/2024

Europe News

Six people injured in bus stabbing in western German city of Siegen

Police are trying to establish a motive for the attack but say there are no indications it was terrorism.

31/08/2024

Healthcare

Poland announces new guidelines to provide access to abortion

Previously, abortion was only possible in the case of a pregnancy that was the result of rape or incest or in a situation of extreme danger to a pregnant woman's health.

31/08/2024

Europe News

Scholz supports deportations of Afghan 'convicted criminals'

The deportations come a week after a deadly knife attack in the town of Solingen which left three people dead and eight others wounded.

31/08/2024