2024-10-07

Economy

Eurozone: August retail sales rise, but Germany's factory orders sink

Eurozone retail sales grew 0.2% in August, rebounding from July's flat reading, while Germany's factory orders plunged 5.8%, marking their worst decline since January. The euro slipped below $1.10 on the news.

07/10/2024

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | October 7th – Midday

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

07/10/2024

Europe News

Russian strikes across Ukraine leave four dead and dozens wounded

Russian missiles hit multiple Ukrainian regions, while Kyiv struck a Crimea oil depot. Meanwhile, Zelenskyy will seek long-range weapons at the upcoming Ramstein meeting.

07/10/2024

Cinema

'Joker: Folie à Deux' bombs: What happened?

Critics dislike it. Audiences aren’t much keener. It’s a flop at the box office and it has just broken one hell of a bad record. How did 'Joker: Folie à Deux', one of the most highly anticipated films of the year and a sequel to an Oscar-winning / billion-dollar-generating hit, go so wrong?

07/10/2024

Business

Tariffs on Chinese EVs: EU's trade dilemma persists

The EU is walking a delicate tightrope, with some member states keen to protect their markets, while others want to safeguard Chinese investment and to attract more.

07/10/2024

Health news

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun win Nobel Prize in medicine

The rest of the 2024 Nobel Prizes will be awarded throughout the week.

07/10/2024

Lifestyle

In pictures: Tarragona's death-defying human tower competition returns

Tarragona’s iconic biennial competition saw more than 40 teams defy gravity to build giant human towers, as part of a longstanding Catalonian tradition.

07/10/2024

Europe News

Money matters under scrutiny, Newsletter

This week's key events presented by Euronews' finance reporter Paula Soler

07/10/2024

Culture news

Taylor Swift is now the richest female musician in the world

Pop superstar Taylor Swift surpasses Rihanna and is also reportedly the second richest musician in the world after Jay-Z.

07/10/2024

Israel

Israel commemorates one year since deadly Hamas attack

Hamas' surprise 7 October attack resulted in the deaths of 1,200 people, kicking off 12 months of violent fighting in the Middle East.

07/10/2024

Markets

Middle East tensions: Oil prices at risk of further increases

The oil markets may continue to rally due to fears of major production disruptions in the Middle East if the conflicts evolve into a wider regional war.

07/10/2024

Culture news

New play about modern slavery that still celebrates Sudan

Euronews Culture sat down with director Caroline Clegg and actor Mohand Hasb Alrosol Abdalrahem to discuss 'Slave: A Question of Freedom', a bracing play about a real experience of modern slavery that is set to tour the UK.

07/10/2024

Radio Schuman

Chinese EVs tariffs fallout: Is Germany losing influence in Brussels?

Is the EU one step closer to a trade war with China? What does last Friday's vote on the bloc's tariffs against Chinese-made electric vehicles mean for Berlin's influence in Brussels? Find the answers in today's Radio Schuman podcast episode.

07/10/2024

Business

Gloves off in pre-loved price war as eBay scraps private seller fees

eBay UK has scrapped the fees private sellers have to pay to access the online marketplace, in a move designed to see off competition for the rapidly growing and hugely profitable pre-loved sector.

07/10/2024

Markets

Week ahead in the markets: Tensions in the Middle East remain in focus

This week, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, the trajectory of US inflation, and insights from central bank meetings will be in focus, shaping future trends in global markets.

07/10/2024

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | October 7th – Morning

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

07/10/2024

Israel

Israeli kibbutz remains a ghost town after 2023 Hamas attack

A year on from the 7 October incursion, Kfar Aza and Nir Oz are still mostly empty, with residents living in fear and anguish.

07/10/2024

Europe News

Netherlands pledges €400m for Ukraine drone development plan

Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials said Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight on Sunday with 87 Shahed drones and four different types of missiles.

07/10/2024

Europe News

'Patriots for Europe' rally around Italy's Matteo Salvini

Representatives from the EU Parliament’s third-largest political group attended the League party’s annual gathering where migration and border protection topped the agenda.

07/10/2024

Israel

Timeline: How Hamas' attack on Israel triggered a Middle East conflict

Since the Hamas attack in October of last year, events in the Middle East have spiralled out of control, with Israel now fighting a war on multiple fronts that threatens to overwhelm the region.

07/10/2024

Europe News

European leaders call for Gaza ceasefire on Hamas attack anniversary

The 7 October Hamas incursion into southern Israel left more than 1,000 people dead and sparked a year of war which has devastated much of the Gaza Strip.

07/10/2024