archives - 21 May 2024. euronews : International and European news all available as video on demand

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Culture news

International Booker Prize 2024: 'Kairos' by Jenny Erpenbeck wins

Jenny Erpenbeck is the first German writer to win the International Booker Prize.

21/05/2024

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Sport

Judo World Championships: third World Title for Grigalashvili

All the latest developments on day three of the 2024 Abu Dhabi World Judo Championships.

21/05/2024

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World News

Hundreds evacuated after 4.4 magnitude quake in southern Italy

Around 140 inmates from a women's prison near Naples were evacuated for structural assessments, while a dozen apartment buildings were also emptied for checks, displacing about 40 families.

21/05/2024

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Belgium

Von der Leyen spars with rivals on EU budget and Chinese trade war

With two weeks until European elections, candidates diverged on the size of the bloc’s trillion-euro spending, EU air defence, and whether to impose US-style punitive tariffs on Beijing.

21/05/2024

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Mourners gather for teacher killed in Israeli raid

Mourners attended the funeral of Allam Jaradat, a Palestinian teacher killed by Israeli forces on his way to work during a raid in Jenin.

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Israel

Israeli minister orders return of seized AP equipment

Israeli communications minister reverses seizure of AP equipment amid criticism, restoring live video access to Gaza.

21/05/2024

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Green News

Belgium makes last-ditch bid for deal on GMO deregulation

Belgium is looking to break a deadlock among EU governments over a proposed easing of regulation for GMO crops produced using the latest gene editing techniques, by addressing concerns over the patenting of novel seed varieties by agribusinesses.

21/05/2024

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Europe News

Slovakian MPs unanimously approve resolution against political hatred

The move follows the shooting of Prime Minister Robert Fico and a public outcry over 'toxic Slovakia politics'.

21/05/2024

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Europe News

Serbian parliamentary minnow pushes for 'Russian law' equivalent

The proposed anti-foreign NGO law could bring more attention to the left-wing nationalist Movement of Socialists party, which currently has just two MPs in the 250-seat National Assembly.

21/05/2024

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Green News

Ministers give green light to new electricity market rules

EU governments have waved through new electricity market rules intended to limit price spikes, protect vulnerable consumers and businesses, and accelerate the deployment of ever more zero-emissions power capacity.

21/05/2024

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Europe News

Renew Europe will vote to expel Dutch VVD on June 10, group chief says

The Dutch centrist party's decision to enter a four-way coalition with a far-right faction is unacceptable for the group's leadership.

21/05/2024

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The Global Conversation

Walter Baier: Established parties have allowed far right to flourish

As the EU prepares to vote in European elections, the big issues for Walter Baier, the lead candidate of the European Left, are the cost of living crisis, the war in Gaza and the rise of the far right. He discusses these and other concerns with Aïda Sánchez Alonso in The Global Conversation.

21/05/2024

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Latest news bulletin | May 21st – Evening

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

21/05/2024

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Tech News

Euroviews. In EU-US data transfer and privacy quarrel, the end is not in sight

The new EU-US Data Privacy Framework falls short. These are all the reasons why, Franziska Boehm, Sergio Carrera, Valsamis Mitsilegas and Júlia Pőcze write.

21/05/2024

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Health news

Can pink noise enhance deep sleep and memory recall?

Thousands of people listen to coloured sounds on platforms like YouTube and through meditation apps.

21/05/2024

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Green News

Member states agree on single entity to oversee hydrogen market

New rules lay ground for development of the first EU hydrogen market, eyeing 10m tonnes of domestic green production by 2030.

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Tech News

Tech companies join to make commitment to safety at AI Seoul Summit

The agreement by 16 tech companies comes as a second AI safety summit is being held this week in South Korea.

21/05/2024

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Nature

Climate change is forcing Bosnia's beekeepers to rip up the rulebook

Beekeepers are having to radically rethink traditions and conventional cycles of foraging and honey collection.

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Tech News

Give us time to implement laws, telecom ministers ask Commission

They also ask for a mid-term review to analyse the interplay between laws and sectoral updates.

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Péter Magyar's journey from Orbán ally to election rival

Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party have been in government for 14 years and seem to have an unshakeable grip on power. But in recent months, former ally Péter Magyar has emerged as a political rival and is mobilising a section of the Hungarian population against the country's hard-right leader.

21/05/2024

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France

French President Emmanuel Macron to visit violence-hit New Caledonia

French President Emmanuel Macron plans to make a surprise trip to riot-hit New Caledonia, the French Pacific territory that has been gripped by days of deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence.

21/05/2024

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Economy

German property crisis deepens as foreign investment dries up

High interest rates and economic uncertainty are driving overseas investors away from German real estate.

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Business

Italian insurer Generali sees strong life insurance revenue in Q1 2024

The insurance company saw robust performance across the board, but especially in the property-casualty insurance sector.

21/05/2024

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Green News

Small island states win ‘historic legal victory’ at UN ocean court

The International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea found that carbon emissions can be considered a marine pollutant.

21/05/2024

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Europe News

Greek judge dismisses Adriana shipwreck case, claiming no jurisdiction

A judge has dismissed a case for conviction against nine Egyptian men over the worst migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean for over a decade, amid questions from human rights groups challenging the integrity of the trial.

21/05/2024

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Culture news

Cannes Film Festival 2024: Our top picks and biggest disappointments

The 77th Cannes Film Festival has reached its midway mark. Here are our thoughts so far, including the disappointments, the top contenders, and the hidden gems.

21/05/2024

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Austria

Austrian chancellor hails UK for its 'pioneer' Rwanda deportation plan

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has lauded the UK as a "pioneer" of migration policy, citing its plan to deport illegal migrants to Rwanda, as UK PM Rishi Sunak visits Vienna on Tuesday.

21/05/2024

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Business

BMW and Jaguar slammed for importing banned Chinese parts and cars

The parts are mostly LAN transformers, imported from Sichuan Jingweida Technology Group (JWD) which allegedly uses forced Uyghur labour.

21/05/2024

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World News

European elections: What do voters want? What do candidates promise?

Watch episode 14 of Euronews' guide on the European elections, taking place from June 6 to 9.

21/05/2024

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Focus

Baku intercultural forum aims to promote respect through dialogue

In partnership with Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Cooperation and interconnectivity in a world divided by conflicts and grappling with challenges like climate change were at the centre of the event in Azerbaijan.

21/05/2024

Keir Starmer visits Ireland as part of 'wider EU reset'

Kosovo closes two border crossings with Serbia

Mitsotakis announces pension boosts and wage hike in 2024

Venice Film Festival 2024: Pedro Almodóvar triumphs

Keir Starmer visits Ireland as part of 'wider EU reset'

Kosovo closes two border crossings with Serbia

Mitsotakis announces pension boosts and wage hike in 2024

Venice Film Festival 2024: Pedro Almodóvar triumphs

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Walter Baier: Established parties have allowed far right to flourish

Latest news bulletin | May 21st – Evening

Euroviews. In EU-US data transfer and privacy quarrel, the end is not in sight

Small island states win ‘historic legal victory’ at UN ocean court

Baku intercultural forum aims to promote respect through dialogue