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By Euronews Green Published on 27/05/2025 – 16:40 GMT+2When we think of rewilding cities, we usually think of adding more greenery. Two-thirds of urban conservation programmes do focus exclusively on vegetation, according to a new review of thousands of scientific papers, but there’s another side to this story. From beavers back swimming in London’s rivers after 400 years, to falcons nesting in American high-rises, there are also an increasing number of successful projects returning animals to cities. A new study from the University of Sydney illustrates the benefits of these rewilding projects for city-dwellers as well as global biodiversity.“They reconnect people with nature…

Published on 27/05/2025 – 16:33 GMT+2The curatorial vision for the 61st Venice Biennale, ‘In Minor Keys’, was revealed in Venice today in an emotional presentation at the Sala delle Colonne of Ca’ Giustinian, the Biennale’s historic headquarters. Originally set for announcement later this year, the theme was unveiled ahead of schedule following the sad and unexpected death of the exhibition’s curator, Koyo Kouoh, on 10 May.A leading figure in promoting Pan-Africanism throughout the art world, Kouoh had served as executive director and chief curator at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town, South Africa since 2019. She…

In April, Macron said that time had come to “move toward recognition” and participate in a collective process in which both Israel and a Palestinian state were recognized. But that never happened. Now, with the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip deepening, formally recognizing a Palestinian state would look more like a reprimand, as opposed to step toward peace, explained Michel Duclos, a former ambassador to Syria and fellow at the Institut Montaigne. More 140 UN member states recognize the Palestine state, with Spain, Ireland and Norway joining the ranks last year. | Chalinee Thirasupa/EPA-EFE “It would constitute a condemnation…

At least five people have been killed and 19 others injured in a huge explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China, state broadcaster CCTV has said. Six other people remain missing after the blast, which happened around midday at an industrial park in the city of Weifang in Shandong province. Footage of the incident showed smoke billowing above the plant, which is run by the Gaomi Youdao Chemical Co, a firm that manufactures pesticides and chemicals for medical use. China’s Ministry of Emergency Management said that 55 vehicles and 232 emergency respondents had been sent to the scene. The…

The statement comes on the heels of a relative appeasement between Brussels and Washington, after a call between the Trump and the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday led to a delay of the imposition of a 50 percent tariff on all European goods from June 1 to July 9. The call marked a positive turn in negotiations between the two sides, after months of mounting frustrations from the Europeans that Washington was not engaging in propositions from the bloc, and rather requesting unilateral concessions. The call between Trump and von der Leyen on Sunday added “a…

Cross-bloc skepticism Spain’s linguistic recognition bid has long raised eyebrows — for a number of reasons. Making Catalan, Basque and Galician official within the institutions would require the translation of all EU laws, proposals and decisions — past, present and future — into those languages and cost millions of euros in additional translation and interpretation fees. Moreover, the move could lead other linguistic minorities — like Breton or Corsican speakers in France, or Russian-speaking communities in the Baltic states — to demand similar recognition. After at least seven countries expressed strong doubts about the proposal during last week’s meeting of the…

Published on 27/05/2025 – 13:14 GMT+2It’s one of the most closely guarded secrets in the industry: the identity of the next 007.  It has been four years since the release of Daniel Craig’s dramatic swansong as Bond in No Time To Die, and since then the rumour mill has been working overtime.We reported last year that one candidate may have the edge over countless others and now, an unlikely source may have confirmed it and let the vodka martini-swigging cat out of the bag.Luxury watchmaker Omega has announced Bond-favourite Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the brand’s latest global ambassador.So what, you may ask? Well,…

KYIV — Russia now controls four border villages in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, regaining a small part of territory that was liberated by Kyiv’s forces in 2022. “The enemy controls the Sumy region’s Novenke, Basivka, Veselivka, and Zhuravka villages. Residents of those villages were evacuated long ago, so there’s no threat to the civilian population there,” Oleh Hryhorov, head of Sumy’s regional military administration, said in a statement. The Russian army continues attempts to progress in the frontier region to create a so-called buffer zone, he added, which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced as a Kremlin priority last week.

By AP with Indrabati Lahiri Published on 27/05/2025 – 12:44 GMT+2Sweden-based Volvo Cars is eliminating 3,000 positions as part of a cost-cutting programme as the automotive industry faces challenges from trade tensions and resulting economic uncertainty.The company said on Monday that around 1,200 of the job reductions would affect workers in Sweden, while another 1,000 positions currently filled by consultants, mostly in Sweden, were also slated for elimination.The rest of the job losses would be in other global markets, said the firm. Most of the jobs being cut are office positions.“The actions announced today have been difficult decisions, but they are…

“I don’t want to make Islam a subject of fixation for French society,” Bayrou said. Attal, a former socialist and early Macron ally, and other centrists have increasingly seemed to inch rightward on the political spectrum as France and the rest of Europe has drifted toward a more conservative tilt. As education minister, Attal was responsible for overseeing the ban on abayas — long, flowing robes worn by some Muslim women — in school. But Bayrou hinted that Attal’s new proposal could alienate many French Muslims and would be nearly impossible to enforce. “Does it mean that, in the streets,…