Archives for 11/11/2024

The Cologne Carnival officially begins on November 11 at 11:11 AM, but the heart of the festivities unfolds in the days leading up to Shrove Tuesday. Tens of thousands of revelers gathered across Germany on Monday to celebrate Carnival amidst tight security. Thousands of people in masquerade costumes were not deterred by the bad weather in German cities like Cologne and Düsseldorf - with … [Read more...]

Tsunami-like floods swept over the east of Spain, and the search for the remaining missing people grows increasingly desperate. Parts of Spain recently flooded by deadly, devastating flash floods are now facing the build-up of rubbish as well as accompanying rats and health issues. The Valencian town of Alfafar had 83 underground rubbish bins flooded by the extreme weather. It has now … [Read more...]

Surveillance camera footage of the collapse showed the massive canopy on the outer wall of the station building crashing down on the people sitting below on benches or going in and out. Government officials have promised full accountability. Thousands of anti-government protesters marched in the Serbian capital on Monday, demanding the resignation of top officials after the deadly collapse of … [Read more...]

Police said the fire was quickly extinguished, and riot officers cleared the square, though it was not clear who started the unrest or whether it was related to last week's violence. Riots broke out on Monday evening in one of the suburbs of Amsterdam, the Dutch capital, with protesters destroying public infrastructure.The riot in Nieuw-West comes amid a state of emergency in the city … [Read more...]

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The latest WMO Global State of the Climate report for 2024 shows that the last decade was the warmest on record. The world is already becoming dangerously overheated, and climate change is accelerating, says the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), as the COP29 UN Climate Summit kicked off in Azerbaijan's capital city Baku on Monday.The latest WMO Global State of the Climate report for … [Read more...]

Updated: 11/11/2024 - 21:39 GMT+1 Dozens of activists protested inside the COP29 venue in Baku, Azerbaijan on Monday, holding banners calling for climate justice and for nations to “stop fueling genocide.” Dozens of activists protested inside the COP29 venue in Baku, Azerbaijan on Monday, holding banners calling for climate justice … [Read more...]

According to the EU, member states are allowed to temporarily reintroduce controls at the bloc's internal borders in case of a serious threat, such as one to internal security. The Dutch government announced on Monday plans to introduce additional land border checks to tackle irregular migration, following a similar move by Germany in September.The measure is the latest effort by the country's … [Read more...]

This article was originally published in Italian Italian judges overturned detention orders for seven migrants sent to Albania, blocking Italy's outsourcing plan for the second time. The ruling sparks further tensions between the judiciary and government. A court in Rome has suspended the approval of detention orders for seven migrants who were relocated last week to a … [Read more...]

Top News Stories Today Updated: 11/11/2024 - 18:00 GMT+1 Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. ...More Appeared first on: euronews.com … [Read more...]

Updated: 11/11/2024 - 17:24 GMT+1 King Charles III led the nation on Sunday in a two-minute silence in remembrance of fallen service personnel in central London as the Princess of Wales looked on, a further sign the royal family is slowly returning to normal at the end of a year in which two of the most popular royals were sidelined by cancer. … [Read more...]

Bowel cancer kills about 161,000 people in Europe every year. The chemical, known as resveratrol, is also found in red wine – but you can skip toasting to your health, given alcohol has been shown to increase cancer risks.Instead, researchers are trialling whether a purified form of resveratrol, taken through supplements, could help prevent bowel cancer after early-stage studies showed … [Read more...]

Under the new proposal, the current four-month fully paid leave could be extended to six months, and five-month leave at 80% pay could increase to seven months. A proposal for extending fully paid parental leave in Portugal to six months is currently under parliamentary review but will not be approved by the end of this year as although the measure was sent for specialized discussion, a final … [Read more...]

Countries need to agree on a new collective quantified goal for climate finance in Baku. Here are the key fault lines. The issue of finance is set to dominate the 29th UN climate summit in Azerbaijan. Money is the life blood of climate action; enabling cleaner industries to grow in place of polluting ones, strengthening nations’ resistance to climate change and helping them pick up the … [Read more...]

DNA analysis reveals certain Pompeii victims weren’t biologically related, challenging long-held assumptions about their family roles and identities. New DNA analysis suggests archaeologists may have previously misunderstood the relationships between some victims of Vesuvius’s 79 CE eruption that struck Pompeii almost two millennia ago. For example, a well-known group of victims, once believed … [Read more...]