Now playing Next Culture news Paris welcomes biggest Japanese pop culture festival in Europe This year, Japan Expo will welcome 900 exhibitors including a booth promoting Osaka 2025 World Expo, which will be held in 2025. 11/07/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Euro 2024 boosts businesses, with sex industry being no exception Estimates suggest that nearly 14,000 additional sex workers arrived in Germany's Euro 2024 host cities for the tournament. 11/07/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Washington Post launches AI chatbot for climate-related questions The US publication launched a chatbot as a way for readers to interact in a different way with its content. 11/07/2024
Now playing Next Green News Italy, Croatia, Serbia: Europeans struggle to cope as heatwaves strike Europe is the fastest-warming continent on Earth, with temperatures rising at roughly twice the global average. 11/07/2024
Now playing Next Green News French farmers face losses amid heavy and frequent rainfall Persistent rainfall in France is reducing soft wheat production, resulting in a high decrease in the overall harvest and substantial losses for individual farmers. 11/07/2024
Now playing Next Culture news 161-million-year-old Stegosaurus to go under the hammer at Sotheby's Discovered in May 2022 in Colorado’s Morrison Formation, "Apex" is touted as the most complete Stegosaurus ever found, with 79% of its bones intact. 11/07/2024
Now playing Next Business Microsoft drops OpenAI board observer seat amid regulator scrutiny Microsoft, ChatGPT’s most prominent financial supporter, announced it is withdrawing its observer seat on the OpenAI board as the collaboration received scrutiny from antitrust regulators. 11/07/2024
Now playing Next Markets Rate-cut hopes add sparkle for gold and silver as prices rise Precious metal prices gained amid growing bets for central banks to commence rate-cut cycles, with gold and silver rising toward the all-time highs seen in May. 11/07/2024
Now playing Next Economy UK economy receives surprise boost after month of zero growth May's output was lifted by an uptick in the services sector as sunshine boosted consumer spending. 11/07/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Former British MP Jacob Rees-Mogg to star in new reality TV series One of Britain's freshly jobless Conservative MPs, Jacob Rees-Mogg has announced that he already has a new career lined up: starring in his own reality TV series. 11/07/2024
Now playing Next Europe Decoded Analysis: Five ideas for EU governance reform After five years of a 'geopolitical Commission' that introduced a large tranche of new legislation, the EU must now adapt and equip itself for an era of implementation and enforcement, say analysts — but how? Here are five innovative ideas proferred by think tanks ahead of the new mandate. 11/07/2024
Now playing Next Business 'Eurostars': The rise of Europe's answer to the US 'Magnificent 7' The 'Eurostars', including Novo Nordisk and ASML, have outperformed the US 'Magnificent 7' since 2020, showcasing diverse sector strengths and superior risk-adjusted returns, a recent research shows. 11/07/2024
Now playing Next Eco-Innovation Teenagers in Türkiye invent drought-defying farm device These teenagers from Türkiye are runners-up for The Earth Prize for their cheap and fast solution to crop failure. 11/07/2024
Now playing Next Ocean Calls What are the long-term impacts of marine heatwaves? In this episode of Ocean Calls, we’re looking at the damaging, long-term effects of marine heatwaves. We’ll delve into their impacts on corals and fish, and discuss what can be done to help ecosystems to better weather the storm. 11/07/2024
Now playing Next No Comment Prague zoo's icy solution for summer heat The Prague Zoo used ten tons of ice to cool animals and visitors on a warm day. 10/07/2024
Now playing Next Climate Temu, Shein: China’s landfills expose the dark side of fast fashion Independent fashion watchdog Remake assessed big clothes companies on their environmental, human rights and equitability practices. 10/07/2024
Now playing Next Destinations Could Germany be Europe’s newest ‘weed tourism’ hotspot? Bureaucracy imposed by the EU and disagreements in the Bundestag mean that Germany’s path to legalising cannabis is far from clear. 10/07/2024