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Published on 07/08/2026 – 9:29 GMT+2•Updated 9:31 Belarus’ opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya condemned Minsk’s decision to designate Euronews’ news coverage on its website as “extremist” content on Friday, describing it as a “shameful” attempt by Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s government to cut Belarusians off from its factual and independent reporting. “Lukashenka’s regime has branded Euronews, a leading European news platform, ‘extremist’ for bringing the truth to millions of Belarusians,” she wrote in a post on X. “This attacks media freedom and turns viewers into targets of repression,” she added, urging the broadcaster to “stay strong” and underlining that: “your work matters.” Earlier…
More than 90,000 rubber ducks are dumped into the Chicago River from a truck on the Columbus Drive bridge as crowds watch the annual Ducky Derby. The ducks float downstream before staff select the winning duck and remove the others with fishing nets. Held on 6 August, the race raises money for Special Olympics Illinois, which organises competitions for people with intellectual disabilities across the state. Participants can sponsor individual ducks or groups of six, with the proceeds helping to provide meals and medals for athletes. The fundraiser has raised more than $480,000 to date.
Published on 07/08/2026 – 9:15 GMT+2 Dave Lewis, Diageo’s new chief executive, announced a $1 billion (€870m) cost-cutting and restructuring plan on Thursday, turning to aggressive cuts to address lagging growth as the drinks giant braces for slower demand in the years ahead. The company now expects low-single-digit organic net sales growth until the 2029 financial year, down from a previous medium-term target of 5% to 7% growth. Investors welcomed the plan as a sign that Lewis was taking concrete, proactive steps to address years of stagnant or declining sales. Diageo owns a number of brands, including Johnnie Walker, Guinness…
A new safari retreat in South Africa’s Greater Kruger region has just opened after a five-year rehabilitation and rewilding project at a former hunting reserve. Sandringham Private Game Reserve, which borders the Timbavati and Thornybush game reserves, is made up of two luxury safari camps – N’weti, so named for the silhouette of the Drakensberg Mountains, and Shisaka – which have six suites each. The latter has two private villas, and you can also book the exclusive-use four-bedroom Sandringham House for a family escape. Sabi Sabi Collection, which is behind the new opening, aims to offer an “intimate safari experience…
Older readers may remember when in 2017 — back when the EU was entirely in black and white — then-European Parliament President Antonio Tajani wrote to Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker to point out that the Parliament was taking its summer break, and that no work should be sent over before early September. Tajani’s note was dated July 13. A note from our Irony Department: This column is off next week as I’m on vacation. Although, as Tuscany is out of my price range, I’ll be vacationing at the Schuman roundabout instead. But if major events happening while you’re on a…
Published on 07/08/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2 Two members of the Iranian women’s football team who claimed asylum in Australia in March have been granted citizenship. Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh said in a statement on Thursday that Immigration Minister Tony Burke swore them in the day before at a citizenship ceremony in their adopted home city Brisbane. Friends and supporters from the local Iranian community attended the ceremony. “Yesterday was a truly special and unforgettable day for me. I feel proud and deeply grateful to become an Australian citizen. Australia has given me the opportunity to build my life and…
With more than 10,000 years of history, beer today is much more than a drink associated with informal moments. Its cultural richness, the more than 160 styles that exist and its potential for gastronomic pairings have been gaining recognition, albeit slowly, in markets traditionally dominated by wine, such as Portugal. This International Beer Day, always celebrated on the first Friday in August, thus serves as an invitation to discover a vast, constantly evolving universe. The date was created in 2007 in the city of Santa Cruz, California (United States), by a group of friends who decided to establish a day…
“Soyons honnêtes, le produit de Palantir est très bon et addictif, c’est un peu comme le sucre dans le Coca”, reconnaît le député MoDem Philippe Latombe, défenseur français de la souveraineté numérique. “Palantir est capable de traiter d’énormes quantités de données avec une grande précision et, grâce à son expérience, l’entreprise a eu le temps d’améliorer ses algorithmes auprès de nombreux clients et de les adapter à de nombreux cas d’utilisation.” Pourtant, la volonté de se libérer de Palantir gagne tout le continent : de Madrid, où le gouvernement de Pedro Sánchez a ordonné aux entreprises publiques d’exclure Palantir des…
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It’s August in Brussels, which means it’s vacation time. Whether you’re heading off to the beach or holding down the fort in town, this episode is brimming with book recommendations from our newsroom and from you, our listeners. Whatever your genre preference, from true crime thrillers to deep political dives, we’ve got your summer holiday covered. But this installment is not just a book chat. We’re also tackling the rise of populism and the crises facing liberal democracies around the world. That’s the topic of “Defeating Trumpism,” a new book by former Belgian Prime Minister and European Parliament Member Guy Verhofstadt.…