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Real Economy

A task force for the future: Europe wants to upskill workers

In partnership with The European Commission

In this episode of Real Economy, Euronews reporter Fanny Gauret travels across Europe to explore the challenges businesses are facing and how they are upskilling workers amid the digital and green transitions.

Culture news

Tourist who carved name in Colosseum identified by Italian police

Italian police say they have identified the man and the woman he was with from photos but have not named the couple.

Argentina

Brazil's Lula meets Argentina's leader in bid to restore relations

Brazil's President Lula begins his international tour in Argentina before he departs for more visits with his other South American neighbours and later, Washington in February.

Italy

Italian football great Gianluca Vialli has died aged 58

Vialli scored nearly 300 goals and managed to win all major trophies at club level, most notably a historic Scudetto with Sampdoria and a Champions League with Juventus FC.

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World News

Spain attracts those looking to beat the cost of living crisis

More and more Belgians, Britons and Germans are emigrating to warm countries to escape huge utility costs. Thousands of people have settled in Spain, but there are also many who work remotely and move only during the winter, attracted by the climate and the quality of life.

Pakistan

'Climate carnage': UN chief visits Pakistan's flood-ravaged provinces

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres toured Pakistan's flood-ravaged Sindh and Baluchistan provinces on Saturday after obliging the world to provide massive aid to the affected Asian country.

Culture news

Renowned director Abel Ferrara returns with 'Padre Pio'

Abel Ferrara, renowned for his gritty New York films from the 1980s and 90s returns to the big screen with "Padre Pio", premiering at the Venice Film Festival this week. Depicting the life of Italy's beloved saint at the end of WWI, the film stars award-winning actor Shia LeBeouf.

The Cube

UK Parliament closes TikTok account due to data breach fears

The UK Government's Tiktok account gets shut down after some Members of Parliament raise concerns that user data may be passed onto China's ruling Communist Party. This follows reports that the Chinese app is obliged to handed over personal data to Xi Jinping's government upon request.

The Cube

Does Spain's fake monkeypox victim highlight perils of social media?

As monkeypox cases continue to grow, some people with non-related skin conditions have been falsely accused of having the virus.

Taiwan

Why has Pelosi's surprise trip to Taiwan attracted so much attention?

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday in the wake of heightened tensions with China. Beijing claims ownership of the self-ruled island and has responded with multiple military drills in zones surrounding Taiwan in retaliation.

Canada

Pope to beg forgiveness for 'evil' done to indigenous Canadians

The Pontiff will apologise to Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors. The visit marks a radical rethink of the Catholic Church’s missionary legacy, spurred on by the first pope from the Americas and the discovery of hundreds of probable graves at the school sites.

World News

Freya the walrus: Boat-sinking giant up to mischief in Oslo

A half-tonne walrus named Freya is getting up to no good in Norway, delighting some onlookers and angering others.

Sport

Georgian Legend Lasha Shavdatuashvili brings home the Gold

Reigning world champion Lasha Shavdatuashvili was victorious at the latest International Judo Federation Grand Slam, adding to his full set of Olympic medals.

Ukraine

Russia claims mines found under bodies at Azovstal

The Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday its forces had discovered 152 bodies of Ukrainian fighters in the underground tunnels of the Azovstal steel plant.

United Kingdom

Thousands of Unionists mark Northern Ireland's centenary in Belfast

The celebrations marking a hundred years since a 1921 agreement ended the Irish War of Independence and partitioned the island were held one year later due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

World News

Belarusian volunteers join Ukraine's foreign legion as the war passes the three-month mark

Belarusian fighters have answered President Zelenskyy's call for foreign fighters to join Ukraine's resistance - united against the alliance between Presidents Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin.

Serbia

Kosovo's PM says polling stations will be closed in Serbia elections

Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo were previously able to vote in Serbian elections but the Prime Minister says voting can only take place at a liaison office and maintains that the elections breach Kosovo's sovereignty.

Iran

US to maintain sanctions on Iran's Revolutionary Guard even if nucelar deal is reached

US to maintain sanctions on Iran's Revolutionary Guard even if nucelar deal is reached says Robert Malley, US special envoy for Iran

Moldova

Help to Ukrainian refugees arriving in Moldova and Poland surges

From UNHCR to German businesses and private citizens, attempts are being made to ease the trouble of hundreds of thousands seeking shelter in Europe as the war in Ukraine enters its second month.

Estonia

Denmark deploys troops to Estonia as NATO strengthens its eastern edge

As the war in Ukraine escalates, and Russian troops strike closer to the Polish border on Sunday, killing at least 35 people in a deadly airstrike in Yavoriv, NATO sends reinforcements to its Baltic members.

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