2024-10-29

Health news

How Apple's new AirPods feature may help people with hearing loss

The hearing aid feature is available with AirPods Pro 2 models and requires an iPhone or iPad to set it up

29/10/2024

Norway

Four injured after derailed tram crashes into a shop in central Oslo

Police said everyone was treated at the scene, but no one had serious injuries. The four-story building was later evacuated to check for structural damage.

29/10/2024

Green News

Where do Harris and Trump stand on key climate issues?

The two US presidential candidates have very different approaches to how the US should tackle climate change.

29/10/2024

Cinema

From Bear to Boss: First look at Jeremy Allen White as Springsteen

'Deliver Me From Nowhere', the first biopic authorised by Bruce Springsteen, is expected to be released next autumn.

29/10/2024

Tech News

Founder of TikTok owner ByteDance tops China's rich list

The total worth of those on the list was down €2 trillion on last year's listing.

29/10/2024

Art

Barcelona show explores how graffiti has 'transformed' into high art

Barcelona's Prohibited Art Museum is hosting a debate that aims to examine the roots of graffiti and its path to being widely hailed now as one of the world's most important art forms.

29/10/2024

Europe News

Scholz criticised for hosting economic summit without key ministers

The German chancellor has been accused of using an economic summit as an election launchpad.

29/10/2024

Russia

North Korean official goes to Moscow as Pyongyang deploys its troops

The visit of North Korea’s Foreign Minister to Russia coincides with reports of North Korean troops in Ukraine, sparking fears over increased military collaboration.

29/10/2024

Europe in Motion

Which sectors in Europe are most threatened by automation?

Eighty-three million positions might be at risk by 2027, with jobs in accommodation, wholesale and arts potentially severely impacted.

29/10/2024

Business

Lufthansa Group reports stronger earnings after healthy summer travel

Lufthansa Group has announced an increase in revenue for the past quarter, boosted by robust summer travel demand. However, cost surges and delays in aircraft deliveries continued to affect the group.

29/10/2024

Culture news

Why are more than 50,000 Oasis tickets going to be cancelled?

More than 50,000 tickets to the upcoming Oasis comeback tour will be cancelled by the band for being sold on secondary platforms.

29/10/2024

Business

Small nuclear plants in Europe: CEZ and Rolls-Royce SMR sign a deal

CEZ plans to build the first small modular reactor at the existing Temelin nuclear plant in the first half of the 2030s.

29/10/2024

Europe News

Which EU candidate country is most creditworthy?

Of the ten countries waiting to join the EU, just one has an investment grade rating from a major agency – something that can cut debt costs and promote capital.

29/10/2024

Culture news

Lost Chopin waltz discovered after nearly 200 years

An unknown waltz believed to be by the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin has been unearthed in a library vault in New York, nearly 200 years after it was written.

29/10/2024

Europe News

Orbán praises Georgian election as he faces backlash from EU countries

A group of 13 EU countries, including Germany and France, have denounced Viktor Orbán's visit to Georgia as "premature".

29/10/2024

Economy

German consumer climate reaches 18-month high as income optimism rises

Germany's consumer confidence inched upwards in October, marking its most optimistic point since April 2022, though challenges continue to weigh on sentiment.

29/10/2024

Culture news

Liam Payne’s first posthumous song, 'Do No Wrong', coming this week

It didn’t take long, but Liam Payne’s first posthumous song will be released at the end of this week.

29/10/2024

Germany

Could Berlin have saved Jamshid Sharmahd from execution in Iran?

Following the execution of the German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd, the German government has been accused of failing to do all it could to save him.

29/10/2024

Design

Meet the architects shortlisted for the 2024 Dorfman Prize

From practices rebuilding roofs of war-torn buildings in Ukraine to the transformation of a former lingerie factory into a weekend villa, the Dorfman Prize celebrates innovation in architecture worldwide.

29/10/2024

Tech News

Apple's AI has now been released but it's not coming to Europe

Apple Intelligence is available for those with an iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max or any iPhone 16 model.

29/10/2024

Lebanon

Hezbollah elects Naim Kassem as new chief after Nasrallah's death

The Lebanon-based militant group has replaced its slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in September in an Israeli airstrike.

29/10/2024

Business

HSBC stock rises nearly 4% as it reveals billion-euro share buyback

HSBC reported strong third-quarter earnings, driven by robust performance in wealth and personal banking, as well as investment banking, alongside the announcement of an additional $3bn (€2.8bn) share buyback plan.

29/10/2024

Markets

European markets higher after Wall Street climbs on Big Tech gain

European markets open in the green as Asian shares mostly rise after Wall Street climbs on Big Tech gains.

29/10/2024

Health news

Man in US dies of suspected Lassa fever infection. What is it?

The disease is endemic in parts of West Africa but rarely seen in Europe or the US.

29/10/2024

Culture news

Sean Combs accused of sexually assaulting 10 and 17-year-old boys

The 54-year-old hip-hop mogul is accused of assaulting two young men in the latest set of sexually assaulting allegations. Combs is incarcerated in a New York City jail after pleading not guilty to federal sex trafficking charges.

29/10/2024

Europe News

President Zelenskyy arrives in Iceland for Ukraine-Nordic summit

The trip marks Zelenskyy’s first working visit to Iceland, where he met with several Nordic leaders to discuss Ukraine’s so-called ‘Victory Plan’.

29/10/2024

Lebanon

At least 60 killed in strikes on east Lebanon

Baalbeck’s Mayor Bachir Khodr described the attacks as “the most violent day in Baalbeck since the beginning of the aggression.”

29/10/2024

Europe News

At least four killed in Russian overnight strike on Kharkiv

Local officials say rescuers are searching for other victims who may still be trapped under the rubble.

29/10/2024

Radio Schuman

Will Georgia be Brussels’ new nightmare?

Following recent elections in Georgia, EU High Representative Josep Borrell urged Georgian authorities to address reports of electoral irregularities and to undertake reforms.

29/10/2024

Culture news

Madam President: The best fictional female US Presidents in film & TV

With the clock ticking, time to take a look at how fiction has superseded reality with some of the most memorable female US Presidents in film and television.

29/10/2024