Now playing Next Nature Why a Tree Army is stepping in to protect greenery in Mexico City These vigilante citizens are making up for government inaction by ‘liberating’ trees with sledgehammers. 10/09/2024
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Now playing Next No Comment Brazilian footvolley dog Floki stuns crowd Floki, a border collie, becomes a footvolley star, teaching beachgoers how to play their own game. 10/09/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Could Almodóvar's 'pro-euthanasia' film lead to legislative change? Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar won the Golden Lion at this year's Venice Film Festival for his first English-language feature 'The Room Next Door'. The film deals with a topic that is still taboo for many: euthanasia. Can the film - or any film - engender changes to policy? 10/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Which other Schengen countries have border checks in place? Germany has announced that it's implementing new border checks for the next six months to curb the influx of illegal migrants. Which other countries within the Schengen Area are doing the same and why? 10/09/2024
Now playing Next Syria Euroviews. Normalising al-Assad’s regime is against Europe’s interests For Europe, normalising al-Assad would be a political and moral disaster. It would send a clear message that dictators can commit war crimes, displace half their population, and still be welcomed back, Refik Hodžić writes. 10/09/2024
Now playing Next Georgia NGOs in Georgia refuse to register as 'foreign agents' under new law The registration window for organisations to declare themselves 'foreign agents' under a controversial new law closed on 2 September. 10/09/2024
Now playing Next Business EU scales down proposed tariffs on Teslas and other Chinese EVs Suggested rates have been trimmed because of new information from companies, although EU member states must still vote on the proposals. 10/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Italian government faces a split over citizenship reform debate A proposal to grant Italian citizenship to foreign nationals who complete 10 years of education has the coalition government in Rome divided. 10/09/2024
Now playing Next Culture news 'This machine sues fascists': The White Stripes are suing Donald Trump Rock band The White Stripes add their name to an ever growing list of artists who are suing Donald Trump over the illegal use of their songs in campaign videos. The band highlight the “flagrant misappropriation” of their hit song ‘Seven Nation Army’. 10/09/2024
Now playing Next Lifestyle Meet Floki: The dog who became viral for his crazy volleyball skills A 3-year-old border collie named Floki has become a viral sensation in Brazil, dazzling fans with his impressive footvolley skills on Rio’s beaches. 10/09/2024
Now playing Next Space What we know about Polaris Dawn, SpaceX's riskiest manned mission yet A new SpaceX mission will take its crew through a radiation belt to a higher orbit to perform a test spacewalk in new space suits. 10/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Google loses €2.4bn EU antitrust case over its own shopping service It's one of a pair of court victories today in Brussels' battle against big tech. 10/09/2024
Now playing Next Health news 1 in 10 French women smoke during pregnancy despite health risks Smoking during pregnancy is linked to adverse health outcomes for mothers and their newborns, but quitting smoking cold turkey can be very difficult. 10/09/2024
Now playing Next Culture news MOTELX film festival fills Lisbon with chills, thrills and fears This Tuesday sees the opening of the festival that, for fans of the genre, has become synonymous with horror. Among the novelties this year is a retrospective of films banned by censorship in Portugal. 10/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Severe drought in Bosnia and Poland brings record low water levels Lakes and rivers across Europe are drying up as the hottest summer on record comes to an end. In Poland and Bosnia, this has caused critically low water levels. 10/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Germany announces temporary border checks at all land borders Interior Minister Nancy Faeser says Germany will set up temporary controls at all of its land borders in an attempt to curb irregular migration, expanding checks it already has in place at some borders. 10/09/2024