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Polish opposition party chooses historian Karol Nawrocki as presidential candidate

Europe • 9:34 PM

The decision caps a weekend during which the country's two largest parties announced their candidates for an election that will decide the successor to incumbent President Andrzej Duda, whose second and final term ends in August 2025.

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Swiss voters say no to bigger motorways and easier evictions in referendum

Europe • 9:14 PM

The federal government argues that the volume of traffic on the motorway network has increased more than five times over the past sixty years.

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EU to allocate over €200mln to Lebanese military as ceasefire talks continue

Europe • 7:44 PM

The EU's Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell’s visit to Lebanon comes at the end of a Middle East tour related to the ongoing wars in Gaza and Lebanon. Before his visit to Beirut, Borrell visited Cyprus and Jordan.

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Anti-immigration and anti-fascism: Two opposing protests bring hundreds to the streets of Porto

Europe • 6:18 PM

The city of Porto was the scene of two demonstrations: an anti-immigration demo organised by the far-right Chega party and an anti-fascist protest organised by 28 social organisations. The protests took place on neighbouring streets, but never crossed pat

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Latest news bulletin | November 24th – Evening

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

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Body of Moldovan-Israeli rabbi missing in UAE has been found

Europe • 4:50 PM

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israel “will act with all means to seek justice with the criminals responsible for his death.”

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Done deal: What to expect from the funding deal agreed at UN climate talks

Europe • 2:59 PM

After a turbulent week in Baku, a deal was reached in the early hours of Sunday, 24 November. The big number to focus on is the $300bn a year that developing nations will receive from rich countries in climate funding by 2035, a far lower sum than the $1.

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Latest news bulletin | November 24th – Midday

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

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Tens of thousands protest high rents in Barcelona

Europe • 10:00 AM

A large number of Spaniards took to the streets of Barcelona on Saturday night to protest a housing crunch and the high cost of renting an apartment in the city.

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At least 20 people killed in Israeli air strikes on central Beirut neighbourhood

Lebanon's Health Ministry said 66 people were wounded in the strikes, the fourth such attacks on central Beirut in less than a week.

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Would you ‘Charge Around the World’? An exclusive with Lexi Limitless on her EV world record attempt

The journey took Lexi Limitless through Europe where she discovered a new love for Georgia.

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Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood to have first public art exhibition

Culture • 8:18 AM

Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood's collaborative artwork for Radiohead will be featured in a public exhibition for the first time.

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Zelenskyy says 321 port facilities damaged in strikes raising fears for grain exports

Europe • 7:26 AM

Ukraine, known as the Breadbasket of Europe, is a major global supplier of grain and before the Russian invasion it regularly exported around six million tonnes of grain every month from its Black Sea ports.

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Polls open in what is expected to be first round of Romania's presidential election

Europe • 7:25 AM

There are 13 candidates in the running for Romania’s top job, including two clear favourites, but none of them are expected to gain an absolute majority, meaning the presidential race will go to a run-off on 8 December.

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Latest news bulletin | November 24th – Morning

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

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Ukraine has reportedly lost 40% of land it had seized in Russia's Kursk region

Europe • 12:04 AM

Over 100,000 Kursk residents were displaced after Kyiv's troops came over Russia's western border in August.

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Macron marks 80th anniversary of the liberation of Strasbourg during WWII

Europe • 9:29 PM

French President Emmanuel Macron attends commemoration ceremonies of Strasbourg liberation.

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Donald Tusk's party chooses Warsaw mayor as presidential candidate

Europe • 5:55 PM

Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski has been chosen by Prime Minister Donald Tusk's centrist Civic Coalition as its candidate for next year's presidential election, defeating Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski.

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Thousands demonstrate across France and Italy protesting violence against women

Europe • 5:09 PM

Violence against women and girls remains largely unreported due to the impunity, silence, stigma and shame surrounding it.

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Latest news bulletin | November 23rd – Evening

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

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EU's top foreign diplomat meets Israelis and Palestinians at two-state solution conference

Europe • 3:19 PM

Asked whether he was optimistic about peace in the Middle East over the coming months, Borrell said "a ceasefire must come and it is absolutely essential."

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At least 11 killed and dozens injured in Israeli strikes on Beirut as diplomats push for ceasefire

Europe • 11:16 AM

The strikes came a day after heavy bombardment of Beirut’s southern suburbs and as heavy ground fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants continues in southern Lebanon, with Israeli troops pushing further into the country.

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Latest news bulletin | November 23rd – Midday

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

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The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

Culture • 10:13 AM

A huge chestnut-themed Christmas fair, stunning Scottish landscapes, 'Wicked' witches and the return of a folk rock father - here's what to enjoy around Europe this week.

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Trump could push the US to stop adding fluoride to water. Where does Europe stand?

Business • 10:01 AM

Few EU countries still fluoridate their water supplies, but there is no evidence that they stopped because of health harms.

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NATO and Ukraine to hold emergency talks after Russia's hypersonic missile attack

Europe • 9:07 AM

NATO and Ukraine are set to hold emergency talks after Russia attacked a military facility in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro using an experimental, hypersonic ballistic missile.

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Candles to kimchi: Kick off the festive season with Europe's eight best artisan Christmas markets

Europe’s best Christmas markets spotlight artisans, from candlemakers in Helsinki to jewellery designers of Košice.

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What is H, and why is the French start-up creating a buzz in AI?

Business • 9:01 AM

The French company released its first AI product this week.

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Son of a bot! AI Jesus hologram takes confessionals in Swiss church

Culture • 8:25 AM

"Father, forgive them for they have glitched..."

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Pro-Ukraine protests take place in European capitals as 1,000th day of war approaches

Europe • 7:32 AM

Protesters were out on the streets of cities such as Rome and Lisbon to denounce the Russian invasion which the UN estimates has killed or wounded more than 35,000 civilians since February 2022.

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‘There's nothing left to lead’: Who controls Hezbollah now?

With an Israeli onslaught decimating its leadership, one of the most entrenched and resilient militant groups in the Middle East is struggling to keep itself together.

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Brussels, my love? After Baku - Has the COP process run its course?

Europe • 6:01 AM

In the latest edition of our talk show from Brussels, participants discussed the climate summit in Baku, the possible comeback of fossil fuels and the crisis of the electric car market.

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Latest news bulletin | November 23rd – Morning

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

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Antonio Tajani condemns attack on UNIFIL base which injured four Italian soldiers

The UNIFIL mission base in Shama in southern Lebanon was hit by rockets allegedly fired by Hezbollah or one of its affiliate groups.

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Massive car graveyard in Catarroja shows scale of Spain's devastating flooding

Europe • 3:26 AM

The catastrophic flooding, which mostly affected eastern Spain, began on October 29 when torrential rain battered parts of Valencia, with some areas receiving a year’s worth of rain in just eight hours.

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Antonio Tajani condemns attack on UNIFIL base which injured four Italian soldiers

Europe • 1:56 AM

The UNIFIL mission base in Shama in southern Lebanon was hit by rockets allegedly fired by Hezbollah or one of its affiliate groups.

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David Lammy and Jean-Noël Barrot warn of risk of attempted 'Putinisation' of the world

Europe • 1:01 AM

The two Foreign Ministers met in London a day after UK and French daily papers published a joint article in which they criticised the invasion of Ukraine and called for a ceasefire in Gaza.

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Romanians overseas begin casting ballots ahead of Sunday's presidential election

Europe • 1:01 AM

The President of Romania's Permanent Electoral Authority said there would be a record number of polling stations abroad for the presidential election, totalling more than 950.

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Cyprus reaches investment category 'A' for first time in 13 years after Moody's two-notch upgrade

Cypriot President Nicos Christodoulides has said he is proud of the upgrade by Moody's, and expects the development to attract quality foreign investment and generate new jobs.

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Friday, november 22, 2024

Gli animali dello zoo di Chicago giocano sulla neve

Giovedì gli animali del Brookfield Zoo di Chicago sono usciti dalle loro tane con la prima nevicata della stagione invernale

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Four Italian soldiers wounded in Hezbollah strikes on UN peacekeeping base in Lebanon

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described the attack as 'unacceptable' and expressed sympathy for the officers and their families.

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Brussels warns Orbán over Netanyahu visit: it's your duty to comply with ICC warrants

Europe • 5:52 PM

Ignoring an arrest warrant by the ICC would breach international obligations and damage Hungary's reputation, Věra Jourová told Euronews.

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Russian opposition figures march against Putin in Berlin

Europe • 5:24 PM

Prominent Russian opposition figures led a march of at least 1,000 people in central Berlin on Sunday, against President Putin and his war in Ukraine

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Latest news bulletin | November 22nd – Evening

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

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Volkswagen workers' union threatens to shut down production plants in strike after talks collapse

Europe • 4:57 PM

Earlier this week, the workers announced that they were willing to accept pay reductions so that the company could continue to keep plants open and avoid mass layoffs.

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Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing in order to decide where case should go next

The president elect's 34 criminal convictions were handed down in the summer, but they did not derail his campaign for re-election.

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Norwegian student arrested on charges of spying on the US for Russia

The accused had been working as a security guard at the US embassy in Oslo, and is said to have admitted to collecting and sharing information.

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Fact-check: What do we know about Russia’s nuclear arsenal?

Europe • 3:41 PM

Moscow has lowered the bar for using nuclear weapons and fired a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead into Ukraine, heightening tensions with the West.

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Romania election preview: who is running for president?

Marcel Ciolacu, prime minister and chief of the Social Democratic Party, is the frontrunner to win the presidential election, leading in all polls.

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German auto technology supplier Bosch to cut thousands of jobs

Business • 3:28 PM

German auto technology supplier Bosch to cut thousands of jobs, citing stagnant demand for cars and new technology.

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Dutch court weighs lawsuit against arms sales to Israel

The complaint, lodged by pro-Palestinian activists, comes a day after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence secretary Yoav Gallant.

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Spain fines five low budget airlines €180m for 'abusive practices'

Europe • 2:49 PM

Ryanair, Easyjet, and Vueling are among the airlines being punished for charging passengers extra for hand luggage, among other things.

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University mobility programmes: Which countries attract the most EU students?

Europe • 2:42 PM

Spain and the UK are the top destinations, as over 360,000 undergraduate and master's students from the EU took part in a mobility programme of at least three months, the latest Eurostat data shows.

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‘Responsible, high-spend tourists’: Chile wants visitors who enjoy sustainable travel

Chile is promoting environmentally-conscious tourism that benefits both nature and local communities.

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German museum repatriates ancient marble head to Greece

Culture • 2:25 PM

Will the return of the sculpture, which will go on display in Thessaloniki, put extra pressure on the British Museum to return the Parthenon Marbles?

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Macron in trouble over Haiti 'morons' remark: European leaders' worst hot mic moments

Several prominent European leaders have been caught out by comments they made when they thought their microphones were switched off.

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ExxonMobil, Eni and Total eye natural gas deposit plan off Cyprus

Business • 1:54 PM

ExxonMobil could partner up with Eni and Total to jointly develop natural gas deposits off Cyprus.

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AI experts and officials gather to discuss safety amid Trump administration uncertainty

Experts in artificial intelligence (AI) are gathering in San Francisco to talk about how to keep models safe, but uncertainty from the incoming Trump administration overshadows their work.

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‘The Apprentice’ actor Sebastian Stan: Hollywood stars fear Trump

Culture • 1:36 PM

The controversial Donald Trump origin story hit Cannes earlier this year, with the Trump campaign vowing to sue. Now, lead star Sebastian Stan has shared a confirmed report that certain stars in Hollywood are avoiding him because of his association with ‘

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At least two people dead in Ukraine after Russian airstike in Sumy

Europe • 1:28 PM

Local officials say an Iranian-made Shahed drone loaded with shrapnel specifically targeted individuals. Twelve other people were injured.

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'Butts 4 Tour Busses': Kate Nash starts OnlyFans to fund tour

Culture • 1:16 PM

As live music touring gets increasingly expensive for artists, Kate Nash has come up with a novel way of raising extra cash...

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Austria lifts long-held veto on the Schengen accession of Romania and Bulgaria

Europe • 11:51 AM

Budapest was the stage of a major breakthrough in Schengen after Austria agreed to lifts its veto on Romania and Bulgaria's accession.

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From Bundesliga to LeBron James: The X-odus continues from the 'hate machine'

Culture • 11:35 AM

St. Pauli has become first major football club to quit X, followed by a second Bundesliga club this week. Elon Musk’s platform has been labelled "a hate machine" - and now, even NBA superstar LeBron James has left X. How long will other major European spo

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Endometriosis history linked to a slightly higher chance of death before 70 - study

Business • 11:34 AM

Endometriosis and fibroids were both linked to an increased risk of early death from gynaecological cancers.

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'Not our job to please Elon Musk': Australia rejects claims it wants to restrict Internet access

Business • 11:18 AM

"Our job is to put in place the necessary protection for kids online," Australia's treasurer said after the billionaire criticised its new social media age limit bill.

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Northvolt files for bankruptcy in major blow to European EV sector

Business • 11:11 AM

The Swedish battery developer and manufacturer, Northvolt, has filed for bankruptcy in the US, as the company struggles with mounting debt, after it was unable to secure rescue funding and was left with only one week of cash reserves.

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Malian musician Rokia Traoré to be extradited to Belgium over child custody case

Culture • 11:00 AM

After their split in 2018, Malian Rokia Traoré has withheld her nine-year-old daughter from her Belgian partner.

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Latest news bulletin | November 22nd – Midday

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

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Governments ask EU Commission to beef up cybersecurity agency Enisa

Business • 10:49 AM

The extra financial and human resources would come as the Cybersecurity Act is up for a review.

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Most Britons support permanent British Museum exhibit on transatlantic slave trade, poll finds

Culture • 10:31 AM

A new poll reveals that 53% of British people back a permanent exhibition at the British Museum focused on Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade.

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Eurozone business activity contracts: Euro tumbles to 2-year lows

Business • 10:12 AM

Eurozone business activity fell sharply in November, with services joining manufacturing in contraction. The Composite PMI hit 48.1, signalling the steepest decline since January. The euro and bond yields weakened, while equities turned red, with banks wi

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One meal a day: UN warns of 'severe hunger' in Gaza

Israel denies placing restrictions on aid entering Gaza and instead blames UN agencies for failing to retrieve it, while its own figures show a significant drop in the number of daily truck deliveries.

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Modern, stubborn and on the streets: Dutch EU ombudsman hopeful sets out his stall

Europe • 10:07 AM

Reinier van Zutphen is one of six candidates from Estonia to Portugal vying to replace Emily O'Reilly, who's responsible for probing maladministration among EU bureaucrats for over a decade.

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Senior Chinese official warns that any future US tariff hikes will backfire

Business • 10:02 AM

Higher tariffs on Chinese exports will backfire - and China can manage the impact of such "external shocks", a senior Commerce Ministry official said on Friday in Beijing.

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South Korea says Russia supplied anti-air missiles to North Korea

Seoul says the missiles have been given to North Korea by Russia in exchange for thousands of troops to help Moscow in its war against Ukraine.

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US intelligence warns defence companies of Russian sabotage threat

Business • 9:42 AM

US intelligence officials warned American defence companies on Thursday to increase security precautions following several acts of sabotage in Europe that officials have blamed on Russia.

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Zelenksyy hopes Ukraine war will end in 2025 through diplomacy not fighting

Europe • 9:37 AM

Zelenskyy claimed that Ukraine's military has become one of the most powerful in the world but the country's military is bolstered by millions of euros in aid packages from Western allies.

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Katy vs Katie: Katy Perry wins trademark battle against Aussie fashion designer

Culture • 9:32 AM

Katy Perry wins appeal in trademark legal case against Sydney fashion label Katie Perry, leaving the designer “devastated.”

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US Senate: Pennsylvania Democrat concedes year's final seat after ultra-close race

David McCormick's razor-thin victory over Bob Casey gives the Republicans a 53rd seat in the upper chamber of Congress.

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Mercedes reveals plans to cut costs by several billion euros per year

Business • 9:04 AM

Mercedes has revealed plans for substantial cost cuts of several billion euros in the coming years. However, specific details on how these costs will be reduced and which locations will be affected has not yet been detailed.

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Cary Grant to be honoured in his home city of Bristol

Culture • 8:46 AM

The working-class boy from Bristol, born Archie Leach, became Hollywood legend Cary Grant. Now, Historic England is honouring him with a blue plaque.

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Weekly recap: Geopolitical tensions weigh on European market sentiment

Business • 7:58 AM

The European stock markets rebounded on Thursday but remained in negative territory for the week as rising geopolitical tensions weighed on sentiment.

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Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Wicked' - 'You’re not being told the whole story!'

Culture • 7:15 AM

The big screen adaptation of the beloved Broadway show is here... And it only casts half a spell.

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European leaders give mixed reactions on Netanyahu's war crimes arrest warrant

Europe's top diplomat Josep Borrell has insisted that the International Criminal Court's decision to issue arrest warrants for Israel's prime minister and his former defence secretary should be respected, but European countries are not so sure.

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Will Trump steal the EU’s crypto crown?

Business • 7:00 AM

Some hope a long-awaited new EU law will help the bloc attract innovative digital businesses — but it may have trouble competing with a new pro-crypto administration in the US.

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Why has the EU deforestation law become so politicised? | Radio Schuman

Europe • 7:00 AM

Germany's national elections are influencing the negotiations of EU deforestation law, which entered interinstitutional negotiations on 21 November, according to campaigner.

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Lost in time: Newly discovered potential Chopin manuscript discovered in NYC library

Culture • 6:46 AM

A previously unknown manuscript in Frederic Chopin’s handwriting, potentially his first "lost" work since 1930, has been discovered at New York's Morgan Library & Museum.

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Did Spain's government use a false helicopter crash tweet to distract from the Valencia floods?

Europe • 6:46 AM

Spain's leading news agency EFE has been under fire over the past week for accidentally publishing misinformation on two separate occasions.

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Latest news bulletin | November 22nd – Morning

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

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Plagued by pollution and violence, is the COP30 host city ready to take over from Baku?

Due to a lack of hotels in host city Belem, delegates will have to sleep on cruise ships.

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Putin says new 'Oreshnik' missile test on Ukraine a response to NATO aggression

Europe • 3:57 AM

In a national television address, the Russian leader said Moscow was conducting “combat tests” of the new missile system after Ukrainian strikes earlier this week using US and British missiles.

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Gatwick Airport terminal reopens after security alert 'cleared by police'

The South Terminal was closed at 11:55CET on Friday morning after police were called to investigate a 'suspected prohibited item' found in luggage earlier that morning.

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Polish PM Tusk's party holds presidential primary to choose candidate

Europe • 12:41 AM

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk will not run in the Civic Coalition's contest, which is between the foreign minister and Warsaw's mayor.

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'This is a destruction of years of work': Thieves steal €200,000 worth of festive ham in Spain

Culture • 12:35 AM

A robbery of a prized Christmas staple in Spain has led to ham heartbreak for one family-run business.

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Record number of aid workers killed worldwide in 2024, UN says

According to the United Nations, at least 281 humanitarian workers have died so far this year, with most of them killed in the war in Gaza.

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