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Last year, the Brazilian government proposed a plan to pay countries to preserve their tropical forests. Over the past few months, they have been finalising details and garnering support. On Thursday, as part of COP30, they unveiled the long-awaited details of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility(TFFF), which has already drawn in $5.5 billion (€4.7 billion) in pledges. What is the Tropical Forest Forever Facility? The fund is President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s flagship project as he welcomes world leaders to the edge of the Amazon for COP30— an effort to draw attention and money to the imperilled rainforest crucial…
London has been crowned the best city in the world for 2026 by the World’s Best Cities 2026 ranking for the 11th consecutive year. The index from real estate advisor Resonance Consultancy includes a survey of more than 21,000 respondents across 30 countries, along with global user-generated data. The ranking highlights the top 100 cities shaping the earth’s future, especially amid increasing global urbanisation and geopolitical turmoil. Other European cities featuring in the top 10 include Paris, Madrid, Rome, Berlin and Barcelona. “When we look at tourism globally, 45 per cent of all international travellers come to Europe. So Europe…
Published on 07/11/2025 – 11:31 GMT+1 •Updated 13:53 The much-hyped and eagerly awaited video game Grand Theft Auto is not going to be available for players this month as previously announced. It’s the second time its maker Rockstar Games have pushed back its release which was due for May 2026. The game is now set to be available on 19 November 2026. Originally, GTA 6 was due to hit shelves in the autumn of this year. In a statement, Rockstar urged fans to be patient saying it needs more time to complete the game to meet the standards of play…
The iPhone maker had previously warned that European users would not be able to access the real-time translation feature through their earbuds due to its interpretation of its obligations under the EU’s rulebook for big tech platforms, the Digital Markets Act. The EU rules mandate certain features in Apple’s phones and tablets to ensure interoperability with competitor devices. Apple has challenged those obligations in the EU courts. According to Apple, the firm had to develop a “complicated” solution to comply with the DMA, creating a new audio-routing API so third-party apps and devices could manage simultaneous audio paths. The firm…
Beza, a small dog affectionately nicknamed the Flying Cake, has captured attention in the Dog Frisbee world. She won the European Championship in 2023 and finished second runner-up in the 2025 European Bonsai competition for small dogs. Her journey began in a shelter near Iława, where she arrived pregnant, scared, and wearing a broken chain around her neck. Her age is unknown. Guardians worked patiently to rebuild her trust and give her a safe home. Today, Beza’s skills and determination inspire fans and highlight the potential for rescue dogs to thrive in new lives filled with purpose.
Corporate doublespeak. Disenfranchisement fuelled by expanding privilege gaps. Social media dug rabbit holes which promote conspiracy theories over critical thinking, leading to the breakdown of civil dialogue and the erosion of empathy. Living in today’s increasingly chaotic world is not always fun, and when so many days feel like the bleak punchline to a joke Yórgos Lánthimos would tell, it’s hard not to think of the futility of human enterprise. Or surrender to the dispiriting prognosis that we, as parasites on an Earth we’re destroying, may deserve to reap the madness we’ve sowed. How fitting then that the godfather of…
Clerics and seasoned attachés alike were awed by how much this establishment creature knew about their cloistered Catholic world, with one pointing out that he appeared to enjoy the Vatican brief more than he was supposed to — given he was officially supposed to prioritize the UN part of the job. A diplomatic insider, meanwhile, said Selmayr seemed overqualified for the ambassadorship. “He is quite up for scheming, which is fun, but scheming about multilateral agriculture issues is hardly high geopolitics. You can tell he wants to be more forceful and make stuff happen quickly, but gets that isn’t how it…
Published on 07/11/2025 – 12:46 GMT+1 At least five people were killed in Vietnam after Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall on Thursday, bringing fierce winds and torrential rains, and leaving widespread damage in its wake across the country’s central provinces. Local officials reported three deaths in Dak Lak and two in Gia Lai provinces — while three others remained missing in Quang Ngai, according to Vietnamese state media. Six people were also injured. 52 houses were reported to have collapsed and nearly 2,600 others sustained damage to varying degrees. Local media reported that roofs had blown off on many properties, including…
By AP with Euronews Published on 07/11/2025 – 10:50 GMT+1 OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues. The lawsuits filed Thursday in California state courts allege wrongful death, assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter, and negligence. Filed on behalf of six adults and one teenager by the Social Media Victims Law Center and Tech Justice Law Project, the lawsuits claim that OpenAI knowingly released its GPT-4o model prematurely, despite internal warnings that it was dangerously sycophantic and psychologically manipulative. Four of the victims died…
From its medieval cities to its more than 1,200 sun-drenched islands, Croatia has long been known as one of Europe’s most photogenic destinations. But beneath the postcard scenery lies something deeper – a way of life defined by warmth, authenticity and a quiet confidence that’s all its own. “Visitors often say they feel like friends rather than tourists,” says Bisera Fabrio, director of the UK Representative Office for the Croatian National Tourist Board, speaking to Euronews Travel at the World Travel Market in London. “There’s an authenticity and hospitality that still exists here – a genuine Mediterranean spirit.” That spirit…