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Published on 05/08/2026 – 15:11 GMT+2 Legendary Portuguese footballer Luis Figo offered a damning assessment of Gianni Infantino’s time in charge of FIFA on Wednesday as he called for the embattled president to resign from his role. In a post on X, the former Real Madrid and Barcelona star said Infantino had “debased the office that he promised to elevate,” adding that he “lied, deceived and tried to feather his own nest at the expense of the game he is supposed to serve.” “It is too late to save his dignity but it is not too late to save football.…
Former European Parliament President Klaus Hänsch has died, current Parliament President Roberta Metsola confirmed on Wednesday. “His Parliament mourns the loss of a champion of Europe, who took office at a time of profound change for our continent, and who never stopped believing in the potential of this project,” wrote Metsola in a social media post. “At our last meeting just a few weeks ago, his unwavering optimism shone through as he described his ongoing efforts to promote civic engagement and nurture young European leaders. Europe will miss him. May he rest in peace,” she added. Hänsch, a German Social…
The first participants in Moderna’s clinical trial have been vaccinated against Bundibugyo Ebola virus as the company begins Phase 1 trials in Canada. The vaccine is being developed using Moderna’s mRNA platform, the same underlying technology used in its COVID-19 vaccine, the company said in a press release. The first phase of the trial will involve around 80 volunteers and will evaluate safety, tolerance and immune response for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus disease, for which there is currently no vaccine. “Getting Moderna’s vaccine candidate into a Phase 1 trial this rapidly is a major step forward in the…
By Una Hajdari with AP Published on 05/08/2026 – 9:42 GMT+2 SpaceX has reported a smaller loss than Wall Street expected alongside a surge in revenue in its first quarterly results as a public company. The rocket, satellite and AI firm sharply increased spending in the quarter, particularly on artificial intelligence. The company run by Elon Musk posted a loss of $541 million (€469mn) or 9 cents a share in the three months to the end of June. That was less than half what analysts had forecast. Revenue jumped to $7.8 billion (€6.8bn) up more than 90% from the year-earlier period. The standout…
Pauline von Pezold und Frederik Schindler widmen sich in dieser Sonderfolge einem mysteriösen Politikberater, der seit der AfD-Gründung im Hintergrund mitzumischen scheint und der selbst behauptet, als bezahlter Söldner für Nachrichtendienste und Großunternehmen zu arbeiten. Gemeinsam mit der Investigativ-Journalistin Katja Riedel (WDR) beleuchten die beiden, wie der angebliche Strippenzieher intern agiert und unter anderem Personalentscheidungen durch gezielte Desinformation beeinflusst haben soll. Sie diskutieren die Hintergründe des jüngsten Kontaktverbots, das der AfD-Bundesvorstand auf Druck von Funktionären wie Björn Höcke und Stephan Protschka gegen Rohrböck verhängt hat. Dabei gehen Pauline von Pezold und Frederik Schindler auch der Frage nach, warum viele Parteimitglieder…
By Christina Thykjaer Published on 04/08/2026 – 22:11 GMT+2•Updated 05/08/2026 – 13:00 GMT+2 Spain’s Interior Ministry has denied confirming reports published by Spanish news outlets El Español and The Objective, which claimed that security services had identified several people investigated for jihadism-related offences among the migrants who arrived in Ceuta last week. “At no point have we confirmed those reports,” a ministry spokesperson told Euronews. The ministry added that “Spain’s security forces carry out continuous work to monitor and combat jihadist terrorism throughout the country, not only in Ceuta.” However, it neither confirmed nor denied the accuracy of the reports. The…
Published on 05/08/2026 – 10:11 GMT+2•Updated 10:15 Good news from German industry: chip and semiconductor manufacturer Infineon has posted a record turnover. The technology group based in Neubiberg near Munich increased its revenues by 13 percent year-on-year to 4.2 billion euros in the third fiscal quarter, according to dpa. Profit also developed very positively, rising by 39 percent to 423 million euros. The market environment has improved and the upturn is in full swing, said CEO Jochen Hanebeck. “More and more of our target markets are showing a positive trend,” he stressed. Demand remains particularly strong for power supply solutions…
By Euronews Roma Published on 05/08/2026 – 12:26 GMT+2 Mars has long been seen as hostile and unfit for life — despite being the planet in the solar system most similar to Earth. New research, backed by the latest findings from NASA’s Perseverance rover, suggests the planet may once have had conditions suitable for life. It’s one of the biggest open questions in astronomy today and was a key topic at COSPAR, the world’s leading space research conference organised by Italy’s National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) and currently underway in Florence. “The combination of several lines of evidence, such as the…
There are certain destinations around the world everyone wants to visit at least once: Venice. Lake Como. Saint-Tropez. But overtourism in many of these top spots is becoming a huge problem, and not everyone has the luxury of being able to travel in shoulder- or off-season to dodge the crowds. Enter: The “destination dupe”. You get to experience all the reasons the original city is popular without the crowds, and an under-the-radar destination benefits from tourism cash. Plus, you’re easing the pressure put on places that just don’t want or need any more visitors. Over the years, we’ve seen some…
Published on 05/08/2026 – 12:56 GMT+2 Certain artists love to defy standard 2-hour runtimes when it comes to concerts, with the likes of Bruce Springsteen and The Cure known for their lengthy and bladder-punishing setlists. However, none can compete with an organ in Germany, which is playing one composition in essentially the world’s slowest concert – one which will outlive us all. Aptly titled ‘ORGAN²/ASLSP (As SLow aS Possible)’, the piece began playing on 5 September 2001 at the medieval St Burchardi church in the eastern town of Halberstadt in Germany and won’t finish until the year 2640. Composed by…