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Tech News

People post TikTok-loaded phones for thousands on eBay, Facebook

People are listing phones preloaded with TikTok on eBay, Facebook marketplace, and other online storefronts.

27/01/2025

Travel News

Ryanair demands EU airports limit passengers to two alcoholic drinks

The call comes as the airline sues a passenger for €15,000 after they caused a flight to be diverted.

14/01/2025

Health news

What patients who opt for medically assisted dying have in common

Patients with ALS or cancer were more likely to choose assisted dying regardless of where they lived, a study found.

09/12/2024

Healthcare

Where in Europe are assisted suicide and euthanasia legal?

There are just a few European countries that allow some form of assisted suicide. Here’s a look at where they are as the UK considers new legislation.

29/11/2024

Health news

UK's assisted dying bill: What does it propose?

The proposed assisted dying bill will be debated and voted on by the UK Parliament on 29 November.

13/11/2024

Economy

Budapest district joins other cities in Airbnb-style rental rebellion

Residents in one of the most popular parts of Hungary's capital, Budapest, have joined other European cities in voting to call time on short-term rentals.

16/09/2024

Space

Europe may soon launch a new space law. What should we expect?

The European Commission told Euronews Next that they expect to propose a European space law sometime in April.

04/04/2024

Healthcare

France marks shift towards assisted dying with new 'aid in dying' law

Emmanuel Macron has announced new legislation to legalise "aid in dying" that will allow adults facing end-of-life illness to take lethal medication.

11/03/2024

World News

‘Costly and cruel’: NGOs condemn EU’s new legislation on migration

The new EU legislation reforming the bloc’s migration policy, as currently drafted, undermines the bloc’s values and human rights, according to NGOs.

18/12/2023

Tech News

City lawmakers in Brazil passed a new law secretly written by ChatGPT

Objections were sparked when politicians in the city of Porto Allegre discovered the law they had enacted was written by OpenAI's popular chatbot.

03/12/2023

Food and Drink

Grapes of wrath: Why French winemakers are protesting a new proposal

French vineyards are in crisis. A government proposal to set minimum pricing on alcohol threatens to make things worse.

27/11/2023

Art

Venice restoration of fading Banksy masterpiece sparks anger among artists

The Italian Ministry of Culture wants to restore a work by Banksy, but some artists argue it should be allowed to disappear naturally.

14/11/2023

France

Protest as French Senate debates bill toughening immigration laws

The French Senate started debating a hugely controversial immigration bill Monday that the government says will accelerate the process of deporting foreigners.

06/11/2023

My Europe Series

France's working on a new immigration bill. It's proving controversial

In France, introducing new immigration laws seems almost like a governmental rite of passage.

02/07/2023

Green News

Do plastic bag bans really help prevent pollution?

Single-use plastic bags clog up our rivers and seas. Banning them helps change that.

05/04/2023

Italy

Ciao, hello, no! Italy wants to ban English words with €100,000 fines

Giorgia Meloni's party said the policy is necessary to protect the Italian language and the national identity from the growing "Anglomania" in the country.

03/04/2023

Culture news

Seattle becomes first city in US to ban caste discrimination

Seattle is also the first city outside South Asia to pass a law against caste discrimination, a contentious issue among the South Asian diaspora.

22/02/2023

USA

Biden signs into law federal protection for same-sex marriage

The new law is intended to safeguard same-sex marriages if the US Supreme Court ever reverses its 2015 decision legalising them nationwide.

14/12/2022

USA

Same-sex marriage legislation clears key US Senate hurdle

Several Republicans backed the move, which puts Congress on track to take the historic step of ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law.

17/11/2022

Tech News

'Cyber flashers' in UK to face jail time under new online safety law

The UK is introducing a "cyberflashing" law that makes sending unsolicited "dick pics" a crime.

14/03/2022