Category: World
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Footballer Pablo Marí undergoes back surgery after knife attack in Italy
Spanish footballer Pablo Marí, who was wounded in a knife attack at an Italian shopping centre on Thursday, has undergone surgery to treat wounds to his back. Monza, the Serie A club that Marí plays for on loan from Arsenal, said that the operation consisted of repairing two torn muscles. In a statement, it added that “the…
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Anger over 'waste' in Austria as even the dead are sent Є500 climate payout
Thousands of dead people in Austria have been sent a government payout aimed at encouraging people to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The payouts are being financed from the proceeds of a new carbon tax that makes transport and heating more expensive if it is unfriendly towards the environment. The tax — which sees Austrians charged…
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Scholz and Biden pledge to keep pressure on Russia, as US promises €376m in support to Ukraine
US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed to maintain pressure on Russia after meeting privately in Washington on Friday. The White House announced $400 million [€376 million] in further US assistance as their meeting began. The conversation came at a delicate moment in the conflict. Ukraine and Russia are preparing for spring…
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US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen pledges an additional €1 billion to Kyiv
Following the surprise visit of US president Joe Biden last week, US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen visited Kyiv Monday as part of a mission to extend economic support for Ukraine. The United States is sending more financial aid to Kyiv – to the tune of almost €1 billion. Washington has proven to be…
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Energy crisis: UK to cap domestic heating and electricity bills at £2,500 a year
The UK’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, says her government will cap domestic energy prices for homes to ease a major cost-of-living crisis. Truss added she will also approve more North Sea oil drilling and lift a ban on fracking in a bid to increase the UK’s domestic energy supply. She told MPs that the…
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We must help the animals affected by war in Ukraine — otherwise, we're risking a catastrophe
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. Today should have been a day of playing in the backyard, chasing a ball and digging in the dirt for Paulo. Instead, he has been recovering from eight gunshot wounds. He was…
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Night Wolves and praise for Putin mark Milorad Dodik's unconstitutional fête
Thousands of flag-waving ethnic Serbs gathered on the outskirts of the capital Sarajevo Monday to celebrate an unconstitutional holiday associated with Bosnia’s brutal war in the 1990s. A military-style parade was part of a series of festivities that the ethnic group’s separatist leader Milorad Dodik also used to profess his allegiance to Russia in what…
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This is what it’s like to be lobbied by the fossil fuel industry — and why it needs to end
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. Next week, the European Parliament will, for the first time, begin to seriously discuss the issue of fossil fuel lobbying — and how it has prevented the EU from passing laws that measure up…
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Can Malmö's green solutions provide answers to energy and climate crises?
Recycling, green energy, sobriety, what are the recipes in the face of the energy crisis and the climate emergency? Euronews visited the city of Malmö, in Sweden, which is known as a sustainable economy model, to find some answers. Olof and his wife Yuki are both Industrial Designers, and are proud of the products they grow,…
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Real Madrid likely to sign Mbappé after he calls it quits with PSG
A bidding war is expected to follow French football star Mbappé’s announcement that he will leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season. ADVERTISEMENT Former World Cup winner Kylian Mbappé may get a second opportunity to play with Spanish side Real Madrid after has told Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday that he would not stay…
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Portugal sends coup investigators to São Tomé and Príncipe
Portugal has sent a team of investigators and police experts to the tiny equatorial nation of São Tomé and Príncipe, after an “urgent request for assistance” in the aftermath of an alleged attempted coup which left four people dead, authorities in the two countries said. The team was sent on Sunday, and will “work directly…
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Arne Schönbohm: German cybersecurity chief sacked over alleged ties with Russia
The head of Germany’s national cybersecurity agency has been dismissed following reports of possible ties to Russian intelligence. Germany’s interior minister Nancy Faeser dismissed Arne Schönbohm as head of the BSI agency, German news agency dpa reported. Schönbohm co-founded a cybersecurity group a decade ago that brings together experts from public institutions and the private…
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War has inflicted €36bn damage on Ukraine's environment: Minister
Not only has the war in Ukraine cost lives, but Russia’s invasion has also significantly damaged the environment, according to the Ukrainian Minister of Environmental Protection. In an interview with Euronews, Ruslan Strilets said Ukraine’s natural world had been devastated since the start of the war in February, inflicting an estimated cost of more than €36…
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Australians are bracing for more pain from rain this summer as third La Niña confirmed
The Bureau of Meteorology firmed up its guidance for this year for the weather pattern known in Australia to produce wet, windy summers, saying it was now under way after it previously had forecast a high chance. The event puts the country’s densely populated east coast on alert when many residents are still rebuilding after…
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Sweden election: Who are the far-right Sweden Democrats and their leader Jimmie Åkesson?
For a party that only got its first politicians into parliament in 2010, the Sweden Democrats have enjoyed a stratospheric rise up the political charts, to the point where they’re poised to be the second biggest party in Sunday’s general election. That’s quite a transition from the fringes of ethno-nationalism to the mainstream of society…
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Finland PM Sanna Marin 'doesn't care about human rights for Sámi people' as reforms likely to fail
Tuomas Aslak Juuso is frustrated. As president of the 21-member Sámi Parliament in Finland, the single most important piece of legislation on his desk right now — one which impacts all Sámi, the EU’s only recognised indigenous people — looks likely to fail for a third time. “It’s frustrating that Sámi human rights don’t seem to have any kind…
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The world's skinniest skyscraper is now complete — and its interiors are remarkable
Written by John Blake, CNN Contributors Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The designers behind the world’s skinniest skyscraper have just given fans of ultra-luxury living an early Christmas gift. New York-based firm Studio Sofield has unveiled the interiors of Steinway Tower, the newly constructed 1,428-foot-tall tower overlooking Central Park. The announcement marks the completion of the opulent…