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Published on 03/09/2025 – 12:46 GMT+2 Washington has revoked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC’s) authorisation to freely ship essential equipment from the US to China. The removal of the “validated end user” status, effective on 31 December, follows the Trump administration’s recent decision to restrict shipments from Samsung and SK Hynix to China. The move will potentially upend production at TSMC’s key chip-making base in Nanjing, which creates older-generation devices, as future shipments will require export licences. Even so, the manufacturing of TSMC’s most advanced chips takes place in Taiwan and the US, rather than in China. “While we are…
Published on 09/07/2025 – 23:21 GMT+2 A Spanish court has sentenced current Brazil national team and former Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti to one year in prison for tax fraud. The Madrid Provincial Court handed down the sentence on Wednesday for the offence committed in 2014 and fined him just over €386,000 which he must pay to the tax authorities. The court has also acquitted him of similar charges relating to the 2015 tax year, due to a lack of evidence of his residence in Spain during that period. Despite the conviction, Spanish law stipulates that sentences of less than…
By Euronews Green with AP Published on 29/08/2025 – 12:29 GMT+2 A brave little snow leopard cub has taken her first steps in her outdoor enclosure at the UK’s Chester Zoo. Proud mum Nubra kept a watchful eye on her little one as she explored their habitat playfully this week. The cub, the first to be born at the zoo in its 94-year history, has been named Bheri, after a river that runs through the Himalayas. The zoo picked the name from thousands of suggestions made by visitors and online followers from all over the world. The inquisitive furball was born 10 weeks…
Published on 03/09/2025 – 6:30 GMT+2 A hearing in the US House of Representatives on EU digital policy on Wednesday is set to reflect the growing divide between the EU and US on how to regulate big tech companies. The grilling in the Judiciary Committee, called “Europe’s Threat to American Speech and Innovation”, is meant to highlight how “European online censorship laws (…) threaten Americans’ right to speak freely online.” EU laws and particularly the AI Act and Digital Markets (DMA) and Services Acts (DSA), have come under fire from the moment Republican President Donald Trump returned to the White House in…
Published on 27/08/2025 – 14:11 GMT+2 Italy has just introduced a new sleeper ‘beer train’ which will take travellers from Rome to Munich, right into Oktoberfest. The Munich Express, also called the Espresso Monaco, is operated by state-owned FS Treni Turistici Italiani. Its special Bavarian-themed night train will take passengers on an epic 16-hour journey, complete with dancing, beers and dining. “Forget the stress of driving and unnecessary stops: with us, the fun begins as soon as you get on board,” FS Treni Turistici Italiani said in a press release. Travellers can enjoy traditional nibbles, fresh draft beer and Bavarian…
By Euronews with AP Published on 02/09/2025 – 16:18 GMT+2 Disgraced French movie star Gérard Depardieu has been summoned to trial before a criminal court in Paris over allegations of rape and sexual assault against actress Charlotte Arnould. “I feel relieved,” Arnould wrote on Instagram on today after receiving the investigating judge’s indictment order. “The order restores a form of judicial truth. I think I’m having trouble realizing how huge this is.” Arnould’s lawyer, Carine Durrieu-Diebolt, told Franceinfo media she was “extremely satisfied” and described the decision as a “moment of judicial truth in this case.” The case dates back to 2018, when prosecutors in…
By Peggy Corlin & video by Amandine Hess Published on 03/09/2025 – 13:36 GMT+2 The Commission launched the ratification process for the trade agreement concluded in December 2024 with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay on Wednesday, hoping that the most resistant member states — led by France — will ultimately give their approval. To that end, it has met a key demand from Paris, by attaching a declaration to the agreement committing to closely monitoring potential market disruptions for EU producers of the most sensitive products, such as beef and poultry. The deal between the EU and the Mercosur countries aims to create…
Thousands of protesters rallied in Jerusalem demanding the return of hostages held in Gaza, as nationwide demonstrations against the mobilisation of 60,000 reservists intensified. Families of hostages accused Netanyahu of prolonging the war for political purposes, urging him to agree to a ceasefire with Hamas. The October 7 attack by Hamas-led militants killed about 1,200 people and took 251 hostages; 48 remain in Gaza, and about 20 are believed to be alive. Gaza’s health ministry says 63,633 Palestinians have been killed since the war began in 2023. Netanyahu dismissed the protests, accusing demonstrators of damaging property and disrupting daily life.
Toyota is set to manufacture its first European-made battery-electric vehicle in its plant in the Czech Republic. The company’s European president Yoshihiro Nakata made the announcement in a ceremony at the Czech government office on Wednesday. The firm will join forces with the Czech state to expand the production line and build a new battery assembly facility at Toyota’s existing plant in Kolin, around 50 kilometres east of Prague. For Toyota, this decision signals a further rollout of its strategy designed to make operations carbon-neutral in Europe by 2040, the company said in a statement. “This advanced technology project will…
By Aadel Haleem Published on 13/07/2025 – 15:46 GMT+2 •Updated 14/07/2025 – 15:28 GMT+2 It’s ‘game on’ in Saudi Arabia: For the next seven weeks, Riyadh’s Boulevard City will be a gamer’s paradise, as well as home to a festival-style experience for fans. 2000 elite players from 200 clubs and more than 100 countries are here. There’s a wide-range of competitions being played – from first-person shooter to mobile multiplayer battle games. Ralf Reichert , Esports World Cup Foundation’s CEO told Euronews: “It’s the sheer scale that’s unheard of. Esports is just at the start of its tenure and it’s there…