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Published on 6 November 2026 – 14:38 GMT+1 Spain has ordered olive oil mills to store 12% of their production from November 2026 to regulate supply by temporarily taking some oil off the market. The measure, published on Friday in Spain’s Official State Gazette (BOE), applies to the output each mill reports producing each month. Mills can store the oil either at their own facilities or at a third-party site. The Directorate-General for Agricultural Production and Markets said the measure excludes output reported for October and earlier months. The oil put into storage must stay off the market until 30…

Data centre backlash in the United States became a deciding factor for voters in the US midterm elections this week, as the Democrats won control of Congress and key state governorships in Texas, Georgia, and Ohio, on the promise of restrictions on the artificial intelligence build-out. Senator Bernie Sanders wrote on X, “Americans don’t want Big Tech oligarchs wrecking the environment, gutting jobs and threatening humanity’s future” and called for a “national data center moratorium now”. Tech companies have taken a big hit on the stock market this week as investors fear the Democratic wins could have a real impact…

In 2027, Macao will celebrate 10 years as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy – and foodie travellers are being urged to visit to sample its diverse dining scene. Located on the western bank of China’s Pearl River Delta, the coastal special administrative region is famed for dishes influenced by Portuguese and Chinese flavours. Combining eastern and western cultures, Macanese cuisine is considered one of the earliest examples of fusion cooking. It was designated as intangible heritage by the local government in 2012. “2027 is a very special year,” Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Director at the Macao Government Tourism…

Published on 6 November 2026 – 11:05 GMT+1 In 1962, a Greek restaurant owner by the name of Sam Panopoulos threw caution to the wind. He was running a restaurant with his brothers in Ontario, Canada, and decided to shake the culinary world by adding pineapple to pizza. Since then, the Hawaiian pizza – not named after the US state but the canned pineapple from Hawaiian Pineapple Company – has become the heated debate that refuses to die, one which divides friend groups when ordering an Italian classic. Does pineapple belong on pizza? A quick poll in the Euronews office…

Feijóo noted that the 2030 World Cup was originally a Spanish-Portuguese bid, until Morocco was invited at a later stage. Despite that chronology, Moroccan officials have been pushing vigorously to stage the final, which is the world’s most prestigious sports event. Rafael Louzán, Spain’s football chief, told POLITICO in June that he was confident either Madrid or Barcelona would host the final, despite Morocco pouring vast amounts of cash into football infrastructure. Tensions have flared between the two countries in recent months. Spanish political parties this summer accused Morocco of stoking a migrant crisis in Spain’s North African territory of Ceuta,…

Around 100 demonstrators entered the site in the Sloterdijk district, although organisers claimed several hundred had taken part. Activists used ladders to scale the perimeter fence and cut an opening to allow others inside. Some climbed a construction crane, displaying a banner reading “Fuck AI”, while others waved Palestinian flags and held signs accusing Microsoft of supporting genocide. Police surrounded the protesters before the mayor ordered the demonstration to end. Riot officers subsequently intervened, with several arrests reported. The protest was organised by Dutch activist collective Geef Tegengas, alongside a separate mobilisation by environmental campaign group Fossielvrij NL. Campaigners oppose…

Uzbekistan says it harvested more than five million tonnes of raw cotton in 2026, its largest crop since gaining independence in 1991. Officials put the increase at around a quarter from last year. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has set a higher yield target for 2027. Agriculture Minister Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov told journalists that the 2025 harvest stood at around four million tonnes. This year’s crop also exceeded the government’s initial target of 4.5 million tonnes. Uzbekistan attributes the increase to new cotton varieties, revised planting methods and wider use of harvesting machines. The government says the area planted with cotton has fallen…

Published on 6 November 2026 – 14:48 GMT+1 The EU warned TikTok on Friday that it must change the “harmful” design of its personalised For You feed or risk large fines under the bloc’s digital rules, after finding preliminary evidence of violations. The European Commission has accused the social media platform of breaching the Digital Services Act (DSA) over the “harmful ‘rabbit holes’ effect”, where TikTok’s algorithm repeatedly recommends similar videos, potentially exposing children and vulnerable users to increasingly harmful content. “The more a user interacts with a certain type of content, the more TikTok’s ‘For You’ feed algorithm recommends…

An increasing number of polls place Mélenchon in second place in next year’s high-stakes election to replace President Emmanuel Macron. The top two vote-getters go on to a second round, which could see Mélenchon facing off against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who also pledges to take France out of NATO’s integrated command. Unlike Le Pen’s far-right party, France Unbowed does not explicitly say it would stop providing assistance to Ukraine — but it does insist on the need for a diplomatic solution. Any peace agreement would need to lean on “collective security guarantees, between the belligerents and with the…

Around 300,000 energy-efficient LED lights brought the famous shopping street to life, with more than 30 angel-shaped decorations returning for their 11th year. Presenter Harriet Fisher switched on the display at 6.30 pm, coinciding with Britain’s Bonfire Night celebrations. With traffic banned for the evening for the first time since 2019, crowds filled the pedestrianised street to enjoy live bands, a Christmas choir, LED dancers, stilt walkers and playful Hamleys elves. This year’s decorations feature glowing words including “Joy”, “Smile” and “Hope”, as well as illuminated hearts, stars and new installations in Princes Arcade. Nearby, visitors to St James’s Market…