2024-10-24

Culture news

France considers introducing charges to visit Notre-Dame de Paris

The French Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, wants to levy an entrance fee of five euros for tourists in order to fund restoration work of religious buildings.

24/10/2024

Europe News

Nearly €1 billion in aid for Lebanon pledged at international summit

The war between Hezbollah and Israel has seen areas of southern Lebanon and Beirut pummelled by airstrikes.

24/10/2024

Tech News

Irish watchdog slaps LinkedIn with €310m fine for GDPR violations

Six years after a complaint was lodged against LinkedIn over its handling of user data, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed one of the larger fines in GDPR history.

24/10/2024

Europe News

Kremlin hosts Hamas official to discuss potential hostage release

Musa Abu Marzouk said Hamas could "prioritise releasing the two Russian citizen hostages, but as part of an exchange deal with Israel".

24/10/2024

Europe News

MEPs denounce China's 'continued military provocations' against Taiwan

China's "unwarranted military exercises" around Taiwan and "attempts to distort history" have been sharply rebuked by MEPs.

24/10/2024

Europe News

EU judges confirm annulment of tech giant €1.06 billion fine

After almost 20 years of legal battle, the European judges have ruled in favour of US tech giant Intel annulling a €1.06 billion fine imposed by EU antitrust enforcer.

24/10/2024

Climate

Scientists warn collapse of key ocean current could be ‘catastrophic’

AMOC collapse would bring severe global climate repercussions, with Europe bearing the brunt of the consequences.

24/10/2024

Health news

UK set to ban single-use vapes from June 2025

The British government said single-use vapes, which cannot be recycled, were wasteful and damaging to the environment.

24/10/2024

Business

Italian bank plans huge job cuts as it looks to AI and digitalisation

Intesa Sanpaolo is to cut thousands of jobs and focus on a more resilient business model including more use of artificial intelligence and digitalisation.

24/10/2024

South Korea

North Korean balloon dumps trash on Seoul's presidential turf again

Pyongyang and Seoul are exchanging increasingly heated rhetoric as Kim Jong-un expands his military cooperation with Russia.

24/10/2024

Food and Drink

European bars drop in ranking for 2024's World's Best Bar list

Industry experts have come together to form the latest edition of the World's 50 Best Bars. While there are still plenty of European entries, Sips in Barcelona has fallen from the top spot.

24/10/2024

Europe News

German arms exports to Israel increase despite sales ban rumours

New figures show that Germany's export of arms to Israel have increased sharply from August onwards, with a much higher figure than was previously reported for the year thus far.

24/10/2024

Business

Hermès bags support from super-wealthy despite China slowdown

The French firm is outflanking rivals LVMH, Kering, and Burberry as demand for handbags remains strong.

24/10/2024

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Burundi’s musical greeting akazehe tries to resist modernisation

A traditional greeting known as "akazehe," a melodic exchange between Burundian women, is at risk of fading away.

24/10/2024

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Magyar leads mass protest against Orbán’s rule

Thousands of Hungarians marched through central Budapest on Wednesday to protest against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government on the anniversary of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

24/10/2024

Tech News

Pinterest hit with privacy complaint for unlawfully tracking users

The French data protection authority could fine Pinterest if the claims stack up.

24/10/2024

Culture news

Samuel L. Jackson honoured at star-studded MoMA Film Benefit event

Samuel L. Jackson was honoured at the 2024 MoMA Film Benefit in New York, with Denzel Washington and Spike Lee among the stars in attendance to celebrate his legendary career.

24/10/2024

Economy

Eurozone business activity contracts again, but Germany improves

The eurozone's private sector activity contracted slightly in October, marking the second consecutive month of decline.

24/10/2024

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24/10/2024

Cambodia

Cambodia cracks down on surrogacy as international demand remains high

Once a hub for affordable surrogacy following restrictions in neighbouring countries, Cambodia is trying to curb the practice because of human trafficking concerns.

24/10/2024

Tech News

Russia, Iran and China step up influence efforts as US election nears

Russian operatives continue to take steps to undermine the Harris-Walz campaign, says a new report by Microsoft.

24/10/2024

Cinema

Tim Burton talks about his dread of AI as exhibition opens in London

“The World of Tim Burton” exhibtion has been staged in 14 cities in 11 countries since 2014. It is about to open in London with 90 new items. Prior to the opening, Tim Burton shared his thoughts on the exhibition, as well as his dislike for AI.

24/10/2024

Tech News

What is Perplexity AI and why is it stirring controversy?

The Jeff Bezos- supported AI start-up is hoping to use LLMs to challenge Google in the search engine market but it’s ruffling feathers.

24/10/2024

Culture news

Eurovision 2025: Netherlands to return without Joost Klein

The singer, who was one of the favourites to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest, was booted out in Malmö following accusations of misconduct. The case was dropped due to lack of evidence, but despite rumours suggesting he would return, Klein has declined to be the 2025 Dutch entry.

24/10/2024

Tech News

Polish radio station replaces fired journalists with AI 'presenters'

The radio station in Krakow called it "the first experiment in Poland" to use AI-generated presenters instead of human journalists.

24/10/2024

Health news

New Alzheimer’s drug approved in UK, but government won’t pay for it

The drug is the second Alzheimer’s medicine to receive a lukewarm reception from the UK government in recent months.

24/10/2024

Europe News

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson's extradition process delayed

The controversial founder of a marine conservation activist group has applied for political asylum in France to avoid a trial in Japan, where he faces up to 15 years in prison.

24/10/2024

Business

Boeing workers vote to continue strike as group reveals massive loss

The standoff comes during an already challenging year for Boeing, which became the focus of multiple federal investigations after a door panel blew off a 737 Max plane during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.

24/10/2024

Gaza

Israel accuses six Al Jazeera journalists of ties to militant groups

Al Jazeera has denied the claims, which they say are part of a wider campaign against its Qatar-based network.

24/10/2024

Culture news

Ron Ely, TV's Tarzan in the 1960s, dies aged 86

Ron Ely, the star of the Tarzan TV series in the 1960s, has died aged 86.

24/10/2024