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Now playing Next USA Five key takeaways from Kamala Harris's DNC speech The vice-president argued that her personal story and background as a prosecutor made her uniquely qualified to protect Americans' interests against a former president she cast as only having his own interests in mind. 23/08/2024
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Now playing Next Culture news Film of the Week: 'Kneecap' - Fun, raucous and heartfelt The controversial Belfast rappers get their very own biopic - with the musicians playing themselves. And it's unmissable. Warning: This review contains language that some may find offensive. (Duh!) 23/08/2024
Now playing Next Europe News A male-dominated Commission would be 'inconsistent' for Parliament MEP Lina Gálvez (Spain/Socialists and Democrats), the new chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM), addressed the main challenges and priorities for the next two and a half years of legislative work. 23/08/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Lithuania unveils equipment park as part of Baltic Defence Line The Lithuanian defence line will form a part of the system of fortifications agreed by Baltic defence ministers in January in response to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. 23/08/2024
Now playing Next Europe News 100 Belgian delivery drivers for Amazon sacked via WhatsApp The drivers were informed via text message that their employer, KM Group, had gone bankrupt, leaving them without July's salary. Unions say they also haven't received the necessary paperwork to be able to access unemployment benefit. 22/08/2024
Now playing Next Belgium Romanian leader seeks economic portfolio at the European Commission Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu picked Social Democrat MEP Victor Negrescu as his candidate for the country's next European commissioner. 22/08/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Portugal launches new fire prevention campaign Firefighters on the Portuguese island of Madeira continue to battle the country's worst wildfire since 2017. 22/08/2024
Now playing Next Nature Population growth will push humans into wildlife habitats, study says Predicting where this overlap will cause problems is part of the solution to avoiding conflict. 22/08/2024
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Now playing Next Culture news Elon Musk moves to foreclose on actor Gene Wilder's former home Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold and provided a loan for the property to Wilder's nephew to keep it in the family but now he's allegedly taking it back over debt arrears. 22/08/2024