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Egyptian law allows capital punishment for some serious drug offences, while a 2024 reform gives felony defendants a full appeal before the Court of Cassation. Euronews examines how the process works before a death sentence becomes final in Egypt.
Hong Kong can become an educational hub for artificial intelligence literacy and help build trustworthy AI by leveraging the city’s strength in professional services, industry leaders have said. Speaking at the Belt and Road Summit on Thursday, Ellen Lau Sin-tung, executive director of technology training company Preface AI, highlighted a significant gap between corporate leadership and frontline ...
Hong Kong can become an educational hub for artificial intelligence literacy and help build trustworthy AI by leveraging the city’s strength in professional services, industry leaders have said. Speaking at the Belt and Road Summit on Thursday, Ellen Lau Sin-tung, executive director of technology training company Preface AI, highlighted a significant gap between corporate leadership and frontline ...
Chinese financial authorities have pledged further steps to expand the yuan’s global use amid a broader de-dollarisation trend, while vowing to make listing on mainland stock exchanges the “primary” choice for top-tier domestic companies. “The internationalisation of the yuan is a continuous and steady process, and an irreversible trend,” said Lu Lei, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China ...
CEO Michael O’Leary tells reporters the businessman was sucked ‘towards’ but not out of the openingBusiness live – latest updatesRyanair has said it will be “disputing” that any part of a passenger’s body was sucked outside when a window on one of its aircraft broke while in flight.US investigators are examining the incident which left Ljubisa Karović, 61, severely injured when the window beside h...
Calls grow for investigation after ICE attacks protesters
Arun Arora, bishop of Kirkstall in Leeds, condemns ‘twisted theology’ of groups who demonstrated at south coast ports at weekendUK politics live – latest updatesFascism is on the rise in the UK, a Church of England bishop has warned, condemning the “twisted theology” of the self-described “Christian patriots” who demonstrated at ports on the south coast last weekend.The masked, black-clad, anti-mi...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called on Europe to develop its own crewed space flight capability within a decade as part of a broader push to strengthen the continent’s space sector. Macron made the call during an international space summit held in Paris this week, which was shown the cold shoulder by several US companies including SpaceX and Blue Origin. “We want Europe to assert i...
Federal agents arrested a former startup executive in Florida just as she was set to board a cruise ship. She is accused of swindling over $13 million from venture capital funds by falsely portraying herself as a licensed CPA while fabricating revenue reports. It is alleged that the funds were misappropriated for personal luxuries, including an extravagant wedding, leaving investors with substanti...
A new genus of Australian insects has been named Swiftiephylus after singer Taylor Swift. Four new species within this genus also bear names inspired by her music. These pale yellow and cream-colored insects were collected between 1995 and 2004. Their discovery highlights the vast undocumented insect diversity remaining globally. This naming brings attention to insect conservation and scientif...
As a good-vibes-only record of the Live '25 Tour, 'Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger' does an admirable job. But the oddly coy documentary fails to meaningfully address the Gallagher brothers' reconciliation, or why the 2025 reunion was such a phenomenon.
Kick streamer Destiny recounted terrifying experiences involving armed individuals near his home. He vividly described an alarming encounter where people brandished rifles and interrogated him about his son. Moreover, Destiny shared the ordeal of being swatted, leading to police unexpectedly storming his residence. These chilling incidents have profoundly shaped his view on online threats and hara...
Algeria is severing diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates, state media reported Thursday. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has in the past accused the Gulf state of trying to meddle in Algeria's internal affairs.
Downing Street gives more details of plan, saying it would be charged as a percentage of accommodation costs, not a flat feeTourists in England face nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb stays under new plansThe Centre for Cities, a thinktank that focuses on promoting growth in cities, has welcomed the government’s plans to let mayors in England impose a tourism tax. This is from its chief executive, A...
Billionaire Alex Beard and his former deputy appear in London court over alleged payments to African officialsGlencore’s billionaire former head of oil trading has pleaded not guilty to two bribery charges after allegedly facilitating payments to west African officials in order to advance the Swiss commodity group’s operations in the continent.Alex Beard, 59, denied two counts of conspiracy to...
Iran and its proxies move closer to full control of two shipping chokepoints as regional conflict widensYemen’s Houthi rebels are making a concerted drive to take full control of the country’s Red Sea coast, claiming control of the key port of Mocha, in the most serious wave of fighting with the Saudi-backed government in years.Seizure of the coast would be a strategic disaster for Saudi Arabia an...
Health secretary says extreme demand no longer confined to winter as service in England warns of knock-on effectsThe NHS faced the “busiest summer in its history” as the UK experienced a series of heatwaves, health officials have said, while the waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England has risen to its highest level for nine months.The health secretary said “extreme demand” on the se...
At least 20 people were killed and five were missing after a cargo ship caught fire while docked in a Chinese port, Chinese state media reported.
Colombia's right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella has been ordered to hide social media videos showing him walking past rows of the dead bodies of alleged guerrillas killed by the country's armed forces, according to a court document seen Wednesday. The newly sworn-in president has launched a fresh offensive at armed groups involved in the country's lucrative cocaine trade.
Protesters marched in Lima against the arrival of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US policy toward Peru and Latin America, defending the autonomy of countries in the region. "What he has come to do is impose a policy without any kind of consultation, as if Peru were effectively his vassal," explained a woman participating in the march.
Two beavers have unexpectedly settled at Helman Tor nature reserve. Their dam building and feeding activities are creating a more varied habitat. The new pools and altered water flow are attracting other wildlife species. Cornwall Wildlife Trust is monitoring the pair while planning wider reintroductions. This unexpected arrival supports the trust's long-term conservation goals.
President Donald Trump capped Wednesday’s opening night of the unusual Republican midterm convention by slamming Democrats as extremists and staunchly defending the war in Iran while making the extraordinary pledge to pay every adult American $5,000 if his party retains its control of both chambers of Congress after November. It reflected Trump’s apparent calculation that he needs bold moves to re...
The Houthis' latest offensive is meant to replicate Iran's Hormuz blockade in the Bab el-Mandeb, with Red Sea coastal towns and islands in the crucial waterway among their next military objectives.
Hong Kong authorities are coordinating a state funeral for the city’s first chief executive, the late Tung Chee-hwa, the South China Morning Post has learned, honoring his legacy as a deputy national-level leader and his contributions to the “one country, two systems” framework. A source familiar with the matter said “preparations were under way” and were being coordinated by the city government a...
Rebel Tigrayan authorities accused Ethiopia of another drone strike in the country's northern region on Tuesday. The federal government has launched multiple drone strikes in Tigray in recent weeks and massed troops at the regional border, raising fears of a return to the civil war of 2020-2022 that killed some 600,000 people. FRANCE 24's Tom Canetti reports.
Giant reed, a plant native to eastern Asia, was introduced to California in the 1820s for roofing material and erosion control. It has since become an invasive weed, growing rapidly and forming dense stands that displace native plants. In Southern California’s Santa Ana River Basin, arundo infestations have almost tripled fire fuel loads and also increased pressure on water resources.
