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Two people injured after mudslide in Switzerland

In Brienz, around 70 people were evacuated after a storm caused severe damage, including a mudslide that destroyed buildings, vehicles, and public infrastructure.

Business

Life in the slow lane? Porsche buys stake in FlixBus and Greyhound

The world-famous car manufacturer says its share is worth a "low double-digit million" euro figure.

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WATCH: Naked cyclists demand improved road safety

Hundreds of naked cyclists took to the streets of the Mexican capital on Saturday calling for greater rights and safety on the road.

Business

European ports turned into car parks as EV makers hunt buyers

Sales of electric cars in Europe are relatively low, but it is just one reason why the vehicles are piling up in Europe's major ports.

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Business

Train maker Alstom plans to raise €1bn to get finances back on track

As it battles to cut its debt pile, leading train manufacturer Alstom announces plans to raise €1 billion. Euronews looks into Alstom's business across Europe.

Euronews Tech Talks

What do hydrogen-powered trucks and cheese have in common?

The concept of trapping pure hydrogen in cells isn't just something out of a sci-fi movie anymore. Engineers are working hard on creating fuel cells for transportation that act like batteries, suitable for all sorts of vehicles like trucks.

Travel News

Germany's public transport severely disrupted by strike

Employees have downed tools over working conditions.

Europe News

Euroviews. The EU has to make a U-turn on teenagers driving lorries

Encouraging some 13,500 teenagers to start driving lorries would be a dangerous experiment, leading to many more of the highest-risk group of drivers behind the wheel of vehicles that cause the most devastation when crashed, Antonio Avenoso writes.

Rethink

Why electric cars are not a solution to fighting climate change

To fight climate change, carmakers want to sell us ever more technological and ecological vehicles like electric cars. For Paris Marx, this approach is wrong.

Finland

Freezing temperatures of below -40C reported in Finland and Sweden

The extremely cold weather caused disruptions in transportation in Finland, Sweden and Norway, where snow made rail traffic difficult and ferry lines were suspended.

Earth News

Auditors question potential of biofuels to tackle transport emissions

A lack of production capacity and access to sufficient sustainable feedstock means policy makers should not depend too much on biofuels to slash greenhouse gas emissions from transport, EU auditors have warned.

Mobility

Flying autonomous taxis a step closer to reality in China

Chinese startup EHang has received the world’s first airworthiness certificate for an autonomous flying taxi.

France

Paris is first European capital to ban self-service electric scooters

This follows a referendum in April in which Parisians voted to ban the battery-powered-scooters, confirming that many regarded them as an unbearable nuisance.

Mobility

These are the 10 most bike-friendly cities in the world

Nine of the 10 of the world’s best cities for cyclists are in Europe, and they're not necessarily the ones you'd think of.

Mobility

Self-driving electric ferry takes to the seas around Stockholm

For now, the vessel has an onboard captain overseeing operations while it drives itself, but the long-term goal is to make the craft completely autonomous.

Mobility

This European carmaker is employing F1 tech to design better EVs

Mercedes-Benz is leaning on its F1 team’s experience of working rapidly to squeeze efficiency out of engines and electric motors as well as employing its knowledge of aerodynamics.

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WATCH: EasyJet staff go on strike in Portugal

EasyJet staff go on strike in Portugal after month-long negotiations over pay between unions and the company

United Kingdom

Eurostar leaves hundreds of seats empty to avoid passport queues

Eurostar is intentionally leaving hundreds of seats empty to avoid queues at British passport control. Since Brexit was finalised, British citizens have had to get their documents stamped when entering the European Union.

Mobility

This Israeli start-up is designing electric planes for personal use

The new two-seater eVTOL will have a 160 km range from a single charge and is being designed to fly commuters on short trips.

Mobility

‘Drives better by itself’: Autonomous trucks hit the road in Sweden

For now, as part of the pilot project led by Scania, a safety driver has to remain behind the self-driving wheel.