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Revellers ignore order not to celebrate solstice at Stonehenge

Updated: 21/06/2021

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Rubble after a building collapsed in Bordeaux

Two buildings collapse in Bordeaux, injuring three

People raise their hands meditating during the summer solstice

Revellers ignore order not to celebrate solstice at Stonehenge

Fish and poultry try a new sustainable diet of larvae and insects

Fish and poultry try a new sustainable diet of larvae and insects

Rubble after a building collapsed in Bordeaux

Two buildings collapse in Bordeaux, injuring three

EU's high representative Josep Borrell chair the meeting in Luxembourg.

EU, UK, US, and Canada issue coordinated sanctions against Belarus over Ryanair flight diversion

Beach life in Dubai, a vibrant experience for the entire family to enjoy

Beach life in Dubai, a vibrant experience for the entire family to enjoy

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Fish and poultry try a new sustainable diet of larvae and insects

Fish and poultry try a new sustainable diet of larvae and insects

Rubble after a building collapsed in Bordeaux

Two buildings collapse in Bordeaux, injuring three

EU's high representative Josep Borrell chair the meeting in Luxembourg.

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EU, UK, US, and Canada issue coordinated sanctions against Belarus over Ryanair flight diversion

Beach life in Dubai, a vibrant experience for the entire family to enjoy

Beach life in Dubai, a vibrant experience for the entire family to enjoy

Pro-independence protesters demonstrate outside Gran Teatre del Liceu as PM is speaking inside

Pro-independence protesters demonstrate outside Gran Teatre del Liceu as PM is speaking inside

Interview with Maxine Williams, Chief Diversity Officer at Facebook

Changemakers: Facebook's Maxine Williams on why employee diversity is a must-have for big tech

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World

ISS astronauts make second spacewalk to install powerful solar panels

ISS astronauts make second spacewalk to fit new solar panels

French President Emmanuel Macron during the first round of French regional and departmental elections in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, June 20, 2021.

'Slap in the face' for Macron as his party scores low in regional vote

Iranian deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi leaves the Grand Hotel in Vienna last Saturday

Diplomats back in Vienna for Iran post-election nuclear talks

Business

Vladimir Putin set to address St Petersburg business forum

Vladimir Putin set to address St Petersburg business forum

Tesla is citing environmental concerns over Bitcoin as a reason for its decision.

Tesla will stop accepting Bitcoin over environmental concerns

Commissioner Vestager will lead the legal action against Apple.

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Apple overcharges rival streaming services, claims Brussels

Sport

Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Pogba and Manuel Locatelli have all moved sponsored drinks from view in recent press conferences.

EURO 2020: 'Balance of power is shifting from sponsors to athletes'

Japan win Gold on day 8 at World Judo Championships in Budapest

Japan win Gold on day 8 at World Judo Championships in Budapest

Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen during the Euro 2020 match between Denmark and Finland at Parken stadium in Copenhagen, June 12, 2021.

Team doctor: Eriksen 'was gone' before being resuscitated

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Wild elephant named Boonmee breaking into the home of Ratchadawan Puengprasopporn

Elephant breaks into kitchen wall looking for snacks

View from deck of ship during undersea explosion.

US Navy tests aircraft carrier with explosives

Copacabana beach protest as death toll passes 500K

Copacabana beach protest as death toll passes 500K

Europe

FILE - In this Friday, May 21, 2021 file photo, Belgian military ride in a convoy during a manhunt for an armed soldier in Maasmechelen, Belgium.

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Fugitive far-right soldier apparently found dead, says Belgian police

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 file photo, Former British House of Commons speaker, John Bercow, speaks during an interview with Associated Press in London.

Ex-UK Speaker Bercow, scourge of Brexiteers, joins Labour

Activists protested the "intolerable" treatment of migrants trying to reach Western Europe on the Bosnia-Croatia border on Saturday

Activists block traffic on Bosnia-Croatia border over migrant rights

Culture

Pure romanticism - the Vienna Philharmonic moves La Scala under the baton of Muti

Pure romanticism - the Vienna Philharmonic moves La Scala under the baton of Muti

Holocaust Memorial Exhibition Opens in Dubai

Holocaust Memorial Exhibition Opens in Dubai

Avatars and free shows: Democratising dance at Lyon’s Dance Biennale

Avatars and free shows: Democratising dance at Lyon’s Dance Biennale

Travel

Sci-tech

French President Emmanuel Macron visits stands at the VivaTech startup and tech event in Paris Wednesday, June 16, 2021.

France will 'drive innovation ecosystem,' Macron tells Euronews Next

Falconer Peter Berg

United Arab Emirates

New falcon training device 'BerghWing' aims to revolutionise sport

Biochemist Karikó honoured in her Hungarian home town for COVID work

Katalin Karikó honoured in her Hungarian home town for COVID jab work

Biztech news

French Digital Economy Secretary Cédric O said tech companies were forming an "oligopoly" and had to be regulated.

Is big tech out of control? Cédric O says more regulation is needed

An IBM Quantum System One which was unveiled today in Germany and will be the most powerful quantum computer in Europe.

This is Europe’s most powerful quantum computer ever

In this image from video made available by Blue Origin, the New Shepard rocket lifts off during a test in West Texas on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.

Jeff Bezos will man the first space flight of the Blue Origin rocket

Money

A person holds a visual representation of the digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin, at the "Bitcoin Change" shop in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.

Watch: Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and blockchain explained

Cryptocurrency accounts blocked on Chinese social network Weibo

Vignesh Sundaresan and his NFT

Meet the buyer of the world's most expensive digital artwork

Work

The Magic Leap 1 headset allowed doctors to visualise a 3D map of the inside of a patient's skull.

VivaTech 2021: How augmented reality could change surgery forever

An ABB robot demonstrates it's automated building capabilities.

These robots will build your future home

Ai-Da, the artificially intelligent robot, poses next to her self-portrait currently on display in the London Design Museum.

Robot or Rembrandt? 'Ai-Da' the AI portrait artist debuts her work

Health

Agnès Pannier-Runacher has played a key role in France's effort to vaccinate its citizens against COVID-19.

French minister calls for new EU vaccine funding agency after COVID

A close-up of Abel, the humanoid robot that is being designed to read human emotions.

Abel the humanoid robot is being designed to tell how you’re feeling

Seniors in Florida are taking virtual reality enabled tours in a bid to improve their emotional well-being

Can virtual reality tours improve nursing home residents’ health?

Home

A mother homeschools her children amid a spike in parents opting to home-educate in the UK

UK parents are now actively homeschooling thanks to COVID (no, really)

The island will help provide flooding defences to Copenhagen as sea levels continue to rise.

Danish government facing lawsuit over 'green' artificial island

3D printed house

These innovators hope to revolutionise housing with 3D printed homes

Mobility

One of the Alasoluciones team holding their hawk drone.

The Cuban DIY hawk drone defying the odds and the US embargo

Traditional aircraft are big CO2 emitters, but decarbonising air travel is no easy task.

VivaTech 2021: Is the future of flight electric?

A young man stands in front of a one of two hi-tech 'portals' installed in Lulblin, Poland and Vilnius, Lithuania which give passers by a real-time look at life in each city,

The futuristic portal that lets you peer into life in another city

Opinion

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VivaTech - 'hybrid conference' offers window into French innovation

VivaTech - 'hybrid conference' offers window into French innovation

The scientific champions of the 2021 European Inventor Awards celebrate

The scientific champions of the 2021 European Inventor Awards celebrate

Hala El Akl

Pandemic doesn't mean ‘death of cities’, says urban designer

Nature

An employee working in Saveol experimental greenhouse in Guipavas, western France.

This farm is breeding insects to replace pesticides

Marine biologist Rosalie Bailie has spent the last 6 months working with REEFolution in Kenya to restore coral reefs.

This coral 'gardener' is restoring reefs devastated by global warming

A fisherman lays out mackerel to dry in the fishing village of Nazare, Portugal. February 8, 2014.

Ocean Panel fights to protect the ocean and boost economies on the way

Climate

A map of EU cities based on air pollution levels based on data from the European Environment Agency.

Which cities in the European Union are worst for air pollution?

Monika fears the future her son will have to grow up in

Meet the Polish mum taking legal action over the climate crisis

The volunteers regularly find discarded scooters in the water

Danish students rescue shopping trolleys and bikes from under the sea

Green News

The “EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives” was adopted by the European Parliament

EU countries could be forced to take biodiversity seriously

The 'Forest for Change' in the courtyard of Somerset House, as part of the London Design Biennale.

Discover the forest that appeared overnight in London

Sri Lanka fears more pollution following sinking of container ship

Sri Lanka fears more pollution following sinking of container ship

Living

The Irish Seed Savers is a non profit organisation dedicated to preserving and sharing Ireland's rare heirloom seeds.

This community seed program is ensuring the future of food in Ireland

The innovation comes from the word-famous architectural firm founded by Zaha Hadid

How this floating 'continent' could clean our oceans

Ross Gillies and Ross Camilli in the island of Raasay, Scotland.

Two friends start a renewable revolution on their tiny remote island

Eco-Innovation

Three remotely piloted global races take place in 2021.

The world's first flying electric car race is ready to take off

World's first high-altitude floating solar farm

The high-altitude solar farm floating to success

Flower Turbines

Are ‘tulip turbines’ the answer to energy eyesores?

Green Opinion

Series

Fish are swimming to cooler waters as climate change heats our oceans

Fish are swimming to cooler waters as climate change heats our oceans

Bees, the workers helping to create a sweet sustainability in Europe

Bees, the workers helping to create a sweet sustainability in Europe

Why is honey beneficial for our health?

Why is honey beneficial for our health?

News

Ryanair planes pictured at London Stansted Airport in the UK.

Ryanair sees red over UK's traffic light system for travel

EU member states are rapidly joining the legally scheme before its July deadline

Which countries are using the EU's COVID travel pass?

People drink outdoors on a bar terrace in front of the Louvre museum in Paris, Thursday, May 20, 2021.

France reopens restaurants, bars and borders as COVID-19 rules ease

Destinations

Angola's top tourist destinations just waiting to be discovered

Angola's top tourist destinations just waiting to be discovered

The Dempster Highway is Canada's only public road which crosses the Arctic Circle

Yukon is the perfect road trip for a break from society

Sierra Leone is home to the best beaches in West Africa

Sierra Leone is the hidden gem of African destinations

Stays

This treehouse is one part of the 'suite' in Atlanta, USA.

This treehouse ‘suite’ helps people relax and connect with nature

A polar bear in the world's first 'polar bear hotel'

Frosty reception for China hotel with polar bears on show

The Natura Vive Skylodge capsule suites looks out over the majestic Sacred Valley

Would you spend the night on this Peruvian mountain edge?

Experiences

Evelina Overling prepares to base jump at Mount Brento

What is base jumping? We find out more from the top of Mount Brento

Senso-ji is the oldest temple in Tokyo

Sit back, relax and enjoy Japan from the comfort of your own home.

Orlando Osorio is a digital nomad who has been on the road for four years.

Meet the digital nomad who's lived in Airbnbs for the last four years

People

The motorbikes gleam as they parade through Benghazi's streets

This biker gang are changing perceptions one rev at a time

Customers are back at hotels and cafes after a long road to recovery in Beirut

Meet the Beirutis reopening their businesses after the blast

High altitude wines have distinct colour and flavour

Bolivian Wine: high altitude, high quality and...healthy?

Series

The aromatic inspiration for the recipes

A feast for the senses - Chef José Avillez dishes Christian Dior

Discover Moscow with a spring in your step

Discover Moscow with a spring in your step

Eva zu Beck adopts a new style in Albania.

The cosmic egg hat: Is this Albanian hat about to catch on?