Now playing Next Focus Why was Sado Island in Japan known as ‘the Land of Gold’? In partnership with The Government of Japan In the 1600s, Japan produced nearly a fifth of the world’s gold and nearly half of that came from Sado. In this episode of Focus, Euronews uncovers the charms of this mythical island. 04/12/2023
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Now playing Next Culture news Susan Sarandon apologizes for comments about Jews at rally The actress says she regrets “diminishing” the long history of antisemitism in remarks at a rally last month, which led her agents to drop her. 04/12/2023
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Now playing Next Travel News Munich airport flights resume but not back to full capacity Heavy snowfall and sleet caused days of disruption at Germany's second busiest airport. 04/12/2023
Now playing Next Guyana Venezuela approves referendum claiming sovereignty of region in Guyana Voters answered five questions about the future of the disputed land, including whether they support turning it into a Venezuelan state. 04/12/2023
Now playing Next France France anti-racism rally marks 40th anniversary of 1983 Equality March Forty years ago, French citizens of North African descent marched, from Marseille to Paris between the 15th of October and the 3rd of December, to denounce discrimination and racism. 04/12/2023
Now playing Next Culture news 2023 concert film trend: Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ is a box office hit The post-Thanksgiving, early December box office is notoriously slow, but Beyoncé’s “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé" defied the odds. 04/12/2023
Now playing Next Spain Demonstrators rally against amnesty for Catalan separatists in Madrid Spanish Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez's new term got off to a stormy start after he clinched the support in parliament of two Catalan separatist parties in exchange for a controversial amnesty for hundreds of people in legal trouble over Catalonia's failed bit to secure independence. 04/12/2023