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Euronews Debates | How can innovation benefit everyone?

How can we marry profit and people's needs in the process of innovation? We assembled a panel of experts to debate this and give us their ideas on the future of their industries.

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Navalny and Jeanine Anez on EU's Sakharov human rights prize shortlist

A group of Afghan women are also on the shortlist to win to European Union’s top human rights prize.

World News

Euroviews. Greta Thunberg-UN climate case singles out the wrong countries | View

Yesterday's decision on climate change and children's rights was historic - but the worst violators are still getting a free pass, writes Iveta Cherneva.

Iran

Euroviews. Iranians are crying out for regime change, not nuclear power | View

Europe and the United States must stop pandering to Tehran's nuclear 'extortion' tactics, argues dissident author Alireza Jafarzadeh.

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Rwanda

Man behind the inspiration for Hotel Rwanda convicted of terror charge

The man who inspired the film #HotelRwanda, Paul Rusesabagina, has been found guilty of terror-related offences by a court in Rwanda.

Afghanistan

Female Kabul municipal workers told not to come back

The city's interim mayor, Hamdullah Namony, said only those whose roles could not be filled by men would be allowed back to work.

Afghanistan

Taliban excludes girls from secondaries and shuts women's ministry

The Taliban ordered boys and male teachers to return to secondary schools on Saturday but made no mention of girls. The ministry for women's affairs has been renamed the Ministry of Vice and Virtue.

World News

EU failing Afghan refugees trying to flee Taliban, say rights groups

Human rights and refugee groups have appealed to the European Union to step up its help for people trying to flee Afghanistan.

Travel News

After sexual harassment reports, people want quarantine hotels banned

As complaints amass against the UK’s quarantine hotels, a law firm has taken legal action to stop them for vaccinated travellers.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

'Kicks, beatings & mock executions': Police violence alleged in Bosnia

"While lying prone on the snowy ground with his hands cuffed behind his back, officers had fired bullets either side of his head to get him to reveal information on the location of certain smuggled merchandise."

Tech News

Facebook unveils its Ray Ban smart glasses amid concerns over privacy

You can listen to music, take photos and videos and make calls with them but activists have already flagged concerns over privacy.

Afghanistan

Euroviews. The world must not abandon human rights in Afghanistan | View

There is still a small window of opportunity for the international community to protect the most at risk and vulnerable through concrete measures. This should include maintaining and bolstering UNAMA’s human rights mandate when the Security Council reviews the mission’s mandate later in September.

Denmark

Rare impeachment trial in Denmark involving ex-immigration minister

Denmark's impeachment court is convening for the first time in 26 years.

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Indigenous rally ahead of Brazil land rights ruling

Thousands of Indigenous Brazilians from more than 170 ethnic groups demonstrated in Brasilia, ahead of the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on land rights.

Europe News

Lithuania challenged on migration law changes amid Belarus border row

The Council of Europe says the changes "remove, in the case of an emergency situation, significant safeguards in the asylum procedure".

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Thousands took part in the Amsterdam Pride Walk

In Amsterdam, thousands of people take part in the Pride Walk, the demonstration for equal rights for the LGBTI community. The protest march is part of the annual Pride Week, which started last weekend.

Iran

Hardline judge becomes president of Iran amid rights controversy

Conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was sworn in as president of Iran at a ceremony on Thursday.

Belarus

'Freedom is worth fighting for': Prominent Belarus dissidents on trial

The trial of Maria Kolesnikova and Maxim Znak, both leading members of the opposition, takes place amid an intensifying crackdown on dissent in the ex-Soviet republic.

World News

'No one is safe': Tears and fears at Kyiv vigil for dead Belarusian

As they gathered to pay tribute to activist Vitali Shishov who was found dead in Kyiv on Tuesday, Belarusian exiles in Ukraine said they no longer felt safe from their country's autocratic leader.

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NGO accuses Minsk after Belarusian activist found dead in Ukraine

Vitali Shishov led a group helping Belarusians flee repression in the country and went missing while jogging on Monday.