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Now playing Next Europe News Nordics buck trend in EU elections poll Sweden, Denmark and Finland may be among the happiest nations on earth, but their voters don’t seem too content with Green or Liberal politicians. 21/03/2024
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Now playing Next World News Works in the Netherlands lead to millions of euros of additional costs Part of the Juliana Canal in Limburg will be dried up for six months from October. Causing outrages amongst skippers as this will cost them a two day detour and millions of euros of additional expenses. 21/03/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Character actor M. Emmet Walsh dies aged 88 The US actor was in more than 100 films, including 1982 sci-fi classic ‘Blade Runner’ and 2019’s breakout murder mystery ‘Knives Out.’ 21/03/2024
Now playing Next World News UN Secretary General meets with European leaders Antonio Guterres has warned that twin crises in Ukraine and Gaza have put the world in an exceptionally dangerous situation. 21/03/2024
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Now playing Next World News Netanyahu set on Rafah assault despite Biden warning against it Despite escalating tensions between Israel and the United States, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains resolute in his planned ground offensive in Rafah. 21/03/2024
Now playing Next World News Russia bombards Kyiv as Zelenskyy calls for more air defences Olaf Scholz says Europe will use frozen Russian profits to arm Ukraine as the country undergoes another day of heavy bombardment. 21/03/2024
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Now playing Next Nutrition People in cities are losing the gut bacteria to properly digest plants A gut bacteria called Ruminococcus, which helps digest fibre, is "sparse" in samples from the microbiome of humans living in urbanised societies. 21/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Ex-French minister suggests 'rationing' Internet data to 3GB a week An editorial by a former education minister calling to "ration the Internet" to 3GB a week has sparked controversy in France. 21/03/2024