2024-11-20

The Road To Green

Silencing the guns, not the birds: the EU and Colombia on a mission to make 'Peace with nature'

In partnership with The European Commission

In this episode of The Road to Green, we travel to Colombia, host of the COP16 conference on biodiversity and Europe's partner in efforts to bring about peace and restore nature.

20/11/2024

The Exchange

Navigating the console battlefield gaming experience

In partnership with Media City

In the console battlefield, gaming companies are competing to be the best. They try to impress gamers with special games and new technology. As the rivalry grows, it leads to innovative changes in how we play games.

20/11/2024

The Road To Green

‘Guardians of Nature’: Indigenous peoples, key players in protecting biodiversity

In partnership with The European Commission

At the COP16 conference in Cali, there was a vote in favour of strengthening the status of Indigenous and local communities in future United Nations negotiations about biodiversity. This is why the European Commission lent its support to this initiative.

20/11/2024

Europe News

Farmers block highway near French-Spanish border

Farmers have staged protests throughout the week across France, saying the EU-Mercosur trade deal threatens their livelihoods.

20/11/2024

Europe News

Hungary seeks to settle Erasmus row as ECJ fines soar to €360 million

Hungary has offered to settle its Erasmus dispute with Brussels, which has left 21 Hungarian universities without access to the popular programme.

20/11/2024

Culture news

Minecraft to enter real world with theme park attractions in US and UK

Video game fans will step into a real-world ‘Minecraft’ as plans are revealed for theme park attractions based on the title in the UK and US.

20/11/2024

Business

Jaguar leaps into historic rebrand as it focuses on electric cars

Jaguar's big plans for the future include replacing its historic "growling cat" logo with a "leaping cat" one, as it attempts to bring modernism into its company design.

20/11/2024

Europe News

Germany's Olaf Scholz faces pressure to drop re-election campaign

Members of the German chancellor's Social Democratic Party are increasingly speculating that Scholz's defence minister, Boris Pistorius, is a more popular choice to lead the country.

20/11/2024

Green News

Azerbaijan promises late night compromise for climate finance goal

The COP29 presidency plans to release a draft agreement on a bitterly fought new climate finance goal in a bid to break the deadlock over who pays and how much.

20/11/2024

Healthcare

Number of hospital beds in the EU are declining. Where is worst hit?

Experts attribute the decline to shifting healthcare priorities. However, concerns are rising over whether healthcare systems will be ready for future crises.

20/11/2024

Europe News

EU countries oppose MEPs’ attempts to re-open deforestation law

Member states close the door to further tweaks to the new deforestation rules pushed by unusual right-wing majority in the European Parliament.

20/11/2024

Culture news

‘World’s most famous watch’ to go on display in London

A watch made for the last queen of France will form part of the Science Museum’s Versailles: Science And Splendour exhibition, which opens next month.

20/11/2024

Culture news

Mother of cinematographer killed on Baldwin's 'Rust' boycotts premiere

The mother of the late Halyna Hutchins accuses Alec Baldwin of seeking to "unjustly profit" from her daughter’s death, while refusing to take responsibility or apologise.

20/11/2024

Green News

New ranking puts Denmark on top for climate performance

Authors of the ranking say the EU’s performance shows the effect of the Green Deal but more still needs to be done to cut the bloc’s fair share of greenhouse gas emissions.

20/11/2024

Health news

Who is Dr Mehmet Oz, Trump's choice for a key health job?

Surgeon and TV personality Dr Mehmet Oz is the latest figure to be tapped for a role in Donald Trump's second administration.

20/11/2024

Tech News

Here are the Microsoft AI announcements you might have missed

The new announcements include an AI voice translator and a mini PC.

20/11/2024

USA

Trump nominates former wrestling CEO and TV doctor to cabinet

Donald Trump has nominated three more people for top roles in his administration, but leading jobs including Treasury secretary remain unfilled.

20/11/2024

Tech News

Dutch ministry to check best practices for online content moderation

The investigation comes after video sharing application TikTok said it will close its Amsterdam office.

20/11/2024

Culture news

Vic Flick, guitarist on James Bond theme song, dies aged 87

The famed British session guitarist behind the twangy riff for the James Bond theme song has died.

20/11/2024

Economy

German producer prices stay subdued as energy prices heat up

The producer price index, which looks at the average change in selling prices that domestic producers get for their services and goods, was down for the 16th month in a row.

20/11/2024

Culture news

Baillie Gifford prize winner rejects award over fossil fuel ties

Richard Flanagan has been awarded the Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction for his book "Question 7" but refused the award over the firm’s ties to the fossil fuel industry.

20/11/2024

Europe News

EU targets US with tariff list for Trump-era olive trade dispute

The EU executive is finalising a list of US products to target in retaliation for tariffs slapped on Spanish black olives -originally by Donald Trump's administration - marking a new chapter in a longstanding trade dispute.

20/11/2024

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Latest news bulletin | November 20th – Midday

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

20/11/2024

No Comment

Spain's royals return to flood-hit region after mud-pelting incident

Spain’s royal couple returned to the area devastated by last month’s catastrophic flooding for the first time since being pelted with mud by angry survivors during their initial visit.

20/11/2024

Economy

Eurozone sovereign debt crisis? ECB warns of fiscal and growth risks

The ECB warns of mounting eurozone sovereign debt risks in its latest review, citing high debt levels, fiscal slippage, and weak growth.

20/11/2024

Business

European mobile payment system Wero launches in Belgian banks

Wero, the new European mobile payment system, has launched in Belgian banks this week.

20/11/2024

No Comment

1,000 candles lit in Tallinn and Riga in solidarity with Ukraine

Latvia and Estonia mark Ukraine's 1,000th day of resistance with solidarity events, including candlelight vigils and workshops.

20/11/2024

Art

Painting by René Magritte makes surrealist history at auction

This is the first time that a painting by the Belgian artist René Magritte has sold for more than $100 million.

20/11/2024

Economy

UK inflation rises to 2.3% as energy bills push up consumer prices

Inflation in the UK rose sharply to a six-month high in October, above the BOE's 2% target, scaling back bets that there will be further cuts in borrowing rates this year.

20/11/2024

Culture news

Cambridge Dictionary make ‘manifest’ their 2024 Word of the Year

After a surge of celebrity-inspired popularity on social media, the word 'manifest' has been elected Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year. However, this scientifically unproven practice can be controversial...

20/11/2024