2024-10-17

Europe News

Serbian authorities clear illegal immigrant camp on Hungary border

Migration pressure along Hungary's southern border may have decreased, as locals on the Serbian side of the border say they have not seen a single refugee for months.

17/10/2024

Business

Which capital cities are among the costliest places to rent in Europe?

New research finds that average rents in one capital have reached a record quarterly high while other cities are now among the priciest in Europe.

17/10/2024

Cinema

Fan Bingbing to return to screens following China blacklisting

Fan Bingbing's return is an exceptional example for a Chinese star previously blacklisted from her country's strict entertainment industry.

17/10/2024

Health news

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic may reduce opioid overdose rates

A new study found a link between new popular GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonists and a reduced rate of overdose or intoxication in people with opioid and alcohol use disorders.

17/10/2024

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17/10/2024

Europe News

Brussels EU-Gulf summit discusses Middle East and Ukraine conflicts

The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell commended Gulf countries' efforts and stressed the need for humanitarian aid in Gaza.

17/10/2024

Yemen

US launches B-2 stealth bombers at Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

This is the first time the US has used the B-2 stealth bomber to attack the Houthis in Yemen since the beginning of the US campaign.

17/10/2024

USA

Harris insists her presidency will not be a 'continuation' of Biden's

Harris’ interview marked her first foray onto the network, which is popular with conservative viewers.

17/10/2024

Lebanon

Dozens killed in airstrikes as Israel ramps up attacks on Lebanon

Israeli airstrikes pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 27 people on Wednesday, while UNIFIL says Israeli troops fired at their watchtower in southern Lebanon.

17/10/2024

Europe News

Prosecutors request six year jail sentence for Italy’s Matteo Salvini

League members rallied in his support on Friday, calling it “a political trial."

17/10/2024

Health news

UK doctors to government: ‘Make the tobacco industry pay’

The group is concerned that funding could be slashed when the new government reveals its budget priorities at the end of the month.

17/10/2024

Albania

Albanian activists protest as migrants arrive on Italian ship

Opponents of the Italy-Albania migrant deal argue it is undemocratic because the people of both countries have not been consulted.

17/10/2024

France

Marine Le Pen accuses judge of bias at EU embezzlement trial

Le Pen and her co-defendants are accused of paying staff who worked directly for the party in France and rarely set foot in Brussels between 2004 and 2016, therefore violating EU rules.

17/10/2024