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Nature

These local volunteers are fighting fires in the Amazon rainforest

Spanning eight countries and seven million square kilometres, the Amazon is too big for regular fire brigades to patrol.

India

India's prime minister breaks silence over deadly ethnic clashes

Confict began after a video of two women being beaten by a group of men in the state of Manipur went viral.

Culture news

This time for women! Brazilian murals painted for Women's World Cup

It is a tradition in the Vila Isabel neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, that artists paint a street for the Men’s World Cup. Now, for the first time, it is being covered in shades of yellow, blue, and green for the Women’s World Cup.

World News

Femicide: Is Luxembourg failing its women?

Luxembourg has made huge progress in recent years to improve gender equality and tackle domestic violence. But when it comes to women being murdered by men some have raised concerns.

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Women in Venezuela have joined fishing boats to feed their families

Venezuela's socioeconomic crisis has seen women take on some of the jobs once exclusively done by men including fishing

Ukraine

Counteroffensive will 'take time', as Crimea bridge hit

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine

'Bravery has no gender': How is the war impacting Ukrainian women?

Women are not "just victims of Russia's war", they have laid down their lives on the battlefield, said one expert.

Euronews Witness

Europe's hidden shame: Forced sterilisation of women with disabilities

Forced sterilisation of women with disabilities is still happening in Europe. The European Parliament is currently debating a binding legislation that would make this pratice illegal.

Health news

A fifth of men think fertility is a 'women's problem,' study finds

Men and women are equally likely to be infertile, yet less than half of men would be willing to talk about it, according to a new study.

Italy

After yet another murder, Italy moves to boost laws protecting women

After the latest murder of a woman by her partner, Italy is revisiting its laws protecting women from gender-based violence. But experts say new legislative measures are not what the country needs.

Italy

‘We’re part of society’: Italy’s sex workers fight for new rights

For the first time in almost 20 years, sex workers in Italy have gathered in the city of Bologna to discuss how the legislation around sex work in the country affects their daily lives.

Scenes

Meet the sisters championing clean construction techniques by getting their hands dirty

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Meet the British women modernising classical theatre

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Culture news

Meet the Tunisian director whose film is making waves in Cannes

Euronews Culture speaks to Kaouther Ben Hania director of the Palme d'Or-nominated film entitled 'Four Daughters' has got Cannes talking... and thinking.

Health news

A new pill for hot flashes could change the field of menopause drugs

A new menopause drug called Veozah targets the brain, not hormones, to relieve women suffering from hot flashes.

Mobility

SpaceX launches Saudi Arabia’s first female astronaut into space

It's the latest move by the oil-rich Gulf kingdom, where women only gained the right to drive a few years ago, to revamp its ultraconservative image.

Ukraine

Sexual assault victims from Ukraine face challenges in Poland, Hungary

According to a Center for Reproductive Rights report, sexual assault victims, LGBT Ukrainians, and minorities fleeing the war have to deal with sexual healthcare limitations in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania.

Work

What is the 'glass cliff' and does it threaten Twitter's new CEO?

The theory goes that women and minorities are more likely to be hired for top jobs in times of crisis, which sets them up for failure.

Iran

The transformation of Iran's protests in the face of repression

Eight months after the death of Mahsa Amini, a war of attrition has begun. Street protests are waning due to police crackdowns but Iranians continue to resist.

Health news

Backlash as Italy prepares to make birth control pill free

Italy is set to finalise a decision that would make the birth control pill free for women of all ages across the country, but it's sparked outrage from some groups.

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