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Published on 26/08/2025 – 15:56 GMT+2 During your summer holiday in Malta this year, you can enjoy the sun and sea, and help scientists with just a single photo taken on your smartphone. Thanks to the international CoastSnap initiative, visitors to Malta’s popular Riviera Bay (Għajn Tuffieħa) can help scientists study the effects of climate change on the island’s coastline. Originally launched in Australia, CoastSnap now operates on over 220 beaches across 21 countries. This year, Malta joined the global network, with plans to expand to more locations around the island. Originally launched in Australia, CoastSnap now operates on over…
By Euronews with AP Published on 27/08/2025 – 12:12 GMT+2 •Updated 28/08/2025 – 10:30 GMT+2 Two Microsoft employees have reportedly been fired after breaking into the company’s president’s office as part of a protest against the Israeli military’s alleged use of Microsoft’s software. Police arrested seven people on Tuesday after they occupied the office of Microsoft president Brad Smith. Microsoft told CNBC that it fired the two employees due to serious breaches of its company policies and code of conduct. Protest group No Azure for Apartheid confirmed the firings on social media platform X early Thursday morning. No Azure for Apartheid…
While foreign tourists flock to the south of France in summer, locals in the know prefer to save Provence for the autumn. When the beach crowds fade, the Var region transforms. In Cotignac, some 230 metres above sea level, the air cools and life slips into a slower rhythm. October brings food festivals and markets brimming with seasonal delicacies to what is known as one of the most beautiful villages in France. Here’s how to make the most of prime season in a Provençal village. Visit one of France’s most beautiful villages this autumn Cotignac is a clutch of 16th…
By Tokunbo Salako with AP Published on 01/09/2025 – 19:48 GMT+2 It can be so easy to dismiss fashion at glamourous and glitzy events but the stars on parade at the 82nd Venice Film Festival often shine so much more brightly than at other major celebrations. Some of fashion’s most eye-catching looks in recent years first captured the world’s attention on the lido and this year appears set to follow that trendsetting tradition. Cannes has now famously banned nudity and “voluminous outfits that hinder the proper flow of traffic and guests” forcing designers to take a fresh approach to setting the latest trends…
“The participants of the special military operation have allowed us to reach a new flagship level,” Anna Tsivilyova, deputy minister of defense and the daughter of President Vladimir Putin’s cousin, said Thursday at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, using the Kremlin’s euphemism for its war in Ukraine. “We are probably leading in this field now. Neither China, the Asia-Pacific countries, nor European countries offer such a comprehensive service,” she added. Tsivilyova referred to Russian war veterans as a “driving force through which the government began actively implementing those innovations and accumulated global expertise right here in our country.” “Guys…
The new rules aim to protect the editorial independence of journalists, as well as their sources, including against the use of spyware. In the Media Freedom Act (MFA) there are also provisions to ensure the independence of public service media from state interference and to enhance transparency of media ownership. “At the end of the last decade, two investigative journalists have been killed, Jan Kuciak in Slovakia and Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta. This was a wake-up call for the European Union that the media freedom was in danger,” says Sandor Zsiros, who covered the legislation for Euronews. “This was only the tip…
Portugal declared a national day of mourning after Wednesday’s derailment of the historic Gloria funicular, one of the capital’s most iconic attractions. Emergency officials said victims included Portuguese nationals as well as travellers from Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Canada, Morocco, South Korea and Cape Verde. The streetcar, technically called a funicular, is harnessed by steel cables and can carry more than 40 people, seated and standing. It is also commonly used by Lisbon residents.
Published on 03/09/2025 – 9:38 GMT+2 A group of MEPs is preparing to table a resolution at the European Parliament aimed at referring the Mercosur agreement to the Court of Justice of the EU, according to two sources familiar with the issue. If the EU court were to be seized, it would suspend the ratification process of the deal. Green MEPs Majdouline Sbai (France) and Saskia Bricmont (Belgium), along with Manon Aubry (France) from The Left group, are leading the initiative. According to one of the sources, the resolution will argue that the European Commission’s mandate does not allow it to split…
Published on 29/06/2025 – 22:02 GMT+2 The 10th Children’s World Cup, which originated and is held in Poland, is the world’s largest tournament for foster care wards. Krzysztof Kot, coach of the Polish team, emphasises just how much it means to its participants. “It is a football festival that they look forward to all year. Here, they can meet their peers, play against each other in a beautiful stadium, listen to the anthems in the final, win a medal or a cup, and simply be representatives of their country,” he says. The Children’s World Cup organiser, Andrzej Lisiak, explains the…
Weather conditions that fuelled deadly wildfires in Türkiye, Greece and Cyprus were made more intense by climate change, new research has found. The rapid analysis from World Weather Attribution (WWA) shows that the hot, dry and windy conditions, which drove the spread of blazes in the three countries, were around 22 per cent more intense because of human-caused climate change. The findings follow data confirming that 2025 has become Europe’s worst year on record for wildfires, with more than a million hectares of land burned. As of 26 August, an area bigger than Cyprus and higher than the total for…