Now playing Next Business European stocks fall as PMIs revised lower, ASML hit by UBS downgrade European stocks fell on Wednesday after a semiconductor-driven sell-off on Wall Street. Weaker-than-expected economic data, including downgrades to Eurozone PMIs, further weighed on sentiment. 04/09/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News Ukraine's FM Kuleba resigns ahead of expected government reshuffle Kuleba has been a key figure of Ukraine's defence against Russia's full-scale invasion, shoring up support from the EU, NATO and allies across the globe. 04/09/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Why the Paris Olympics and Paralympics deserves a musical album As one way of keeping the summer festivities going, how about we bring back the Olympics album to celebrate the great music of Paris 2024. 04/09/2024
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Now playing Next Culture news Venice 2024: 'The Room Next Door' - Almodóvar takes on life and death Almodóvar's first English-language feature film is a powerful portrait of life, death and the unbreakable bonds that help us to navigate it all. At the same time, there's a sense some emotional authenticity got lost in translation. 03/09/2024
Now playing Next No Comment Pope opens Asia tour with stop in Indonesia The journey, in which the pope will visit Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore is the longest of his pontificate. 03/09/2024
Now playing Next No Comment Five people shot at New York's annual West Indian American Day Parade The event is one of the world's largest celebrations of Caribbean culture. 03/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Lack of women in power a matter of bias — Romania's Commissioner pick Romania changed its choice for Commissioner in response to calls by von der Leyen for gender parity in the next cabinet. Bucharest is vying for an economic portfolio and has nominated a former minister for EU funds and secretary of state for public procurement, newly-elected MEP Roxana Mînzatu. 03/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Portuguese minister calls for water resilience financing by EIB Maria da Graça Carvalho was in Brussels to follow up on a letter sent to the EU executive during the summer asking for concrete action to increase water security across the EU. 03/09/2024