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Ukraine war: Russia begins handing over remains of fighters killed in bombardment of Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks The fighters in the steelworks endured nightmarish conditions for months as Russia laid siege to the sprawling complex. Ukraine's president says about 2,500 who eventually surrendered are being held prisoner. Tuesday 7 June 2022 05:26, UK Image:The steelworks were bombarded for months as Ukrainian forces put...

Boris Johnson: For now he stays in office, but is he really in power? The vote has left supporters of Johnson disappointed by the size of the rebellion and has emboldened those who want to see him gone. Beth Rigby Political editor @BethRigby Tuesday 7 June 2022 01:53, UK Why you can trust Sky News It was a vote the PM was...

How 'RoboCoop' is teaching the next generation of STEM innovators? By Aurora Velez  •  Updated: 06/06/2022 - 16:21 Copyright  euronews SHARE THIS ARTICLE Smart Regions heads to Bratislava, Slovakia, to see how a European project called RoboCoop is inspiring the next generation of innovators. On the outskirts of Bratislava, more than 100 students from Slovakia and Austria have come together to take...

UPDATED Spain entry rules: All travel restrictions scrapped for tourists in the EU Tourists have been returning to Seville, one of Spain's most beautiful cities.   -   Copyright  Canva By Lottie Limb  & Hannah Brown  •  Updated: 06/06/2022 - 14:09 Spain has now removed its COVID-19 entry requirements for anyone arriving into the country from the EU or Schengen area. Holidaymakers from the UK still need to show a negative test to enter the...

When is the US dropping pre-departure tests for vaccinated travellers? People visit Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida last week.   -   Copyright  AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey By Lottie Limb  •  Updated: 06/06/2022 - 17:10 Pressure is mounting on the US to lift all COVID travel restrictions, with airlines stepping up their efforts to get the Biden administration to drop pre-departure testing. Currently, nearly all passengers have to take...

Ryanair’s test for South Africans branded ‘insane and discriminatory’ by expert Ryanair passengers getting off a plane.   -   Copyright  PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP By Jill Pole  with Reuters  •  Updated: 06/06/2022 - 18:30 Ryanair has caused outrage by requiring South African passengers to prove their nationality before travelling by completing a test in Afrikaans. The language is used by just 12 per cent of the population and has long been identified with apartheid and the...

Ukraine war: What has Macron said about the need not to 'humiliate Russia'? COMMENTS By Alasdair Sandford  & Euronews   •  Updated: 06/06/2022 - 19:21 French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to media after a meeting of EU leaders on Ukraine, energy and food security in Brussels, May 31, 2022.   -   Copyright  AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert SHARE THIS ARTICLE Criticism of Emmanuel Macron continued on Monday,...

Hidden in central London is a high tech greenhouse growing thousands of plants for the city’s parks Flowers planted outside Buckingham Palace   -   Copyright  Canva By Hannah Brown  & Thomas Hill  with AP  •  Updated: 30/04/2022 If you’ve been to London, chances are you’ve probably visited one of its eight Royal Parks. These vast green spaces in the centre of the city which include Hyde Park, Green Park and St James’ Park are filled with stunning...

How blockchain technology is supporting Ukraine and Russia by betting on virtual Russian stocks All the profits of Morpher Arena will also be donated to organisations supporting Ukrainian refugees.   -   Copyright  Canva By Pascale Davies  •  Updated: 06/05/2022 Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology have proven to be a lifeline to save both the Ukrainian and Russian economies. Digital currency donations have helped fund Ukraine’s army, bolstered relief efforts and will help...

Four-day week: Which countries have embraced it and how’s it going so far? The concept of the four-day week is being slowly embraced in an increasing number of countries.   -   Copyright  Canva By Josephine Joly  •  Updated: 06/06/2022 - 12:09 Conversations around the four-day workweek have been reignited by the COVID-19 pandemic, with workers and employers rethinking the importance of workplace flexibility and benefits. The idea is simple – employees would...

Could this Paris start-up lab build the Web3 champions of the future? The City of Lights is trying to boost Web3 champions on the continent   -   Copyright  JOEL SAGET/AFP or licensors By Pascale Davies  •  Updated: 06/06/2022 - 12:47 A new buzzword has taken over the tech world’s vocabulary: Web3. Though this newer version of the Internet does not exist yet and the technology is still being built, Europe is...

EXPLAINER: Is Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter falling apart? By TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN 0 comments Posted on June 6, 2022 FILE – Elon Musk attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala on May 2, 2022, in New York. Musk threatened to walk away from his $44 billion bid to buy Twitter on Monday, June 6, 2022, the latest sign...

Apple offers glimpse at upcoming changes to iPhone software By MICHAEL LIEDTKE 0 comments Posted on June 6, 2022 Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks Monday, June 6, 2022, during the keynote presentation of Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference on the campus of Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) Apple on Monday provided a peek at upcoming tweaks to the software that powers more than...

UN: Climate shocks, war fuel multiple looming food crises By FRANCES D’EMILIO 0 comments Posted on June 6, 2022 FILE – Somalis who fled drought-stricken areas sit at a makeshift camp on the outskirts of the capital Mogadishu, Somalia on Feb. 4, 2022. Two U.N. food agencies issued stark warnings on Monday, June 6, 2022 about multiple, looming food crises on the planet, driven by...