Fukushima: Japan takes all necessary precautions ahead of plans to discharge treated water
11 years after the Fukushima disaster, Japan is facing a new challenge: the discharge of treated water into the sea. Since the tsunami of 11 March 2011, Japan has been…
Euronews Debates: How do you recruit and retain talent in times of change?
One of the key themes to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic in the world of work has been the challenge for businesses in recruiting and retaining talent. With lockdowns and…
East Africa’s geothermal green energy revolution
In Kenya’s Olkaria, on the edge of Hell’s Gate National Park, are five power plants that produce around 800MW of energy – that’s enough to power more than four million…
United against abuse: Spanish survivors of domestic violence break the silence
Spain has what is widely considered to be one of the European Union’s most advanced set of laws on gender-based violence, however, last year another 50 women were murdered by…
Estonia election: i-voting comes of age in the world’s ‘digital republic’ with record ballots
For the first time since Internet voting was introduced in Estonia, more digital votes have been cast in this month’s general election than physical paper ballots. The Baltic nation introduced…
‘We’re not breaking the law’: UK doubles down after new ‘Stop the Boats’ migrant crackdown announced
Britain’s interior minister has been forced to deny the government’s new crackdown on migrant boats crossing the Channel was announced in language “not dissimilar to that used by Germany in…
Moldova is resisting Moscow’s maskirovka. Can the Western security shield protect it?
Moldova is having a watershed moment in its three-decades-long existence as an independent state and its split from the crumbling Soviet Union in 1991. The eastern European country of 2.6…
Ukraine war: Russia’s Wagner Group claims full control of eastern Bakhmut districts
The owner of Russia’s Wagner Group military contractor claimed that Russian troops have extended their gains in the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut, on Wednesday. Yevgeny Prigozhin, whose troops have spearheaded…
In Kyiv, António Guterres reaffirms UN’s ‘full commitment’ to Ukraine
UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated the UN’s full support to Ukraine in a press conference with the country’s war-time president in Kyiv on Wednesday, his third trip to the country…
Amsterdam’s red light district relocation proposal sparks concerns
The Amsterdam City Council has put forward a proposal to set up a large new erotica centre, relocating the city’s infamous red light district. The planned building will have 100…