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ADVERTISEMENTNeurological conditions affected more than 3 billion people worldwide in 2021, according to a major study published in The Lancet in 2024. These conditions impact the nervous system and comprise a wide variety of disorders, including epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, dementia and many others. Today, neurological diseases are the leading cause of illness and disability worldwide, and beyond the toll they take on patients and their loved ones, they also impose a significant economic burden. According to another study published in The Lancet, brain disorders are projected to cost the global economy 16 trillion dollars between 2010 and 2030, a figure…

Published on 03/06/2025 – 17:10 GMT+2•Updated 17:16ADVERTISEMENTA French police officer will face a murder trial next year over the 2023 killing of teenager Nahel Merzouk, authorities said on Tuesday.The trial of the 38-year-old officer — a decision reached at the end of a two-year investigation — could take place in the second or third quarter of 2026, the court and prosecutor in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, where the killing at point-blank range took place, said in a joint statement. The lawyer for Merzouk’s mother, Frank Berton, welcomed the order for a trial. “We are just seeing the law being…

Eurozone inflation fell to 1.9% in May, below forecasts, boosting expectations of an ECB rate cut on Thursday. Core inflation also eased to 2.4%. The euro slipped and bond yields fell as markets priced in a 25bp rate cut to 2.0%.

Published on 02/06/2025 – 17:50 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTNATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Monday denied any indication that the United States was reviewing its military presence on the continent, saying instead Washington would maintain “a very strong conventional” deployment in Europe. “What we know is that the US, next to Europe, of course also has to take care of the Middle East, has to take care of the Indo-pacific and it is only logical that over time as we are building up that the US will pivot so much more towards Asia,” Rutte told journalists at a press conference in Vilnius on…

Published on 02/06/2025 – 10:21 GMT+2•Updated 10:22ADVERTISEMENTChina criticised the US on Monday for “seriously violating” a trade truce agreed in Geneva last month, an agreement that temporarily reduced steep tariffs on both sides.The Commerce Ministry denounced Washington’s moves to stop the sale of chip design software to China, US warnings against using chips made by China’s Huawei, and it attacked the revocation of Chinese student visas.“We urge the US to work with China to immediately correct relevant wrong practices,” the Commerce Ministry said in a statement. “If the US insists on its own way and continues to damage China’s interests,…

Among the injured are 21 policemen, one of which is in an induced coma after being hit in the face by fireworks.

Published on 30/05/2025 – 14:55 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTVolkswagen’s chief executive officer (CEO) Oliver Blume has revealed in an interview with the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung that the company is in the process of negotiating with the US government over potential tariff relief and ongoing US investments. Although the main contact for these talks is the US Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, Blume shared that these issues also reached the US president, Donald Trump. Blume highlighted that the Volkswagen Group was keen on continuing to invest in the US, if a suitable agreement on tariffs could be reached. The group already has more than 20,000…

Bulgaria’s new government, which was formed last month, has made eurozone membership a key priority. Opposition parties want a referendum to be held.

Euronews spoke to financial influencer Jenny Okpechi about how she built her portfolio – and the benefits of investing early.

ADVERTISEMENTThe Russian captain of a cargo vessel involved in a fatal collision with a US tanker in the North Sea has pleaded not guilty to a charge of manslaughter in front of a UK court on Friday.Vladimir Motin, 59, of St Petersburg, appeared via video link from custody at a pre-trial hearing at London’s Central Criminal Court. With the assistance of an interpreter, he denied gross negligence manslaughter over the presumed death of 38-year-old Filipino crew member Mark Angelo Pernia.Motin was remanded in custody, with a trial date scheduled for 12 January.The collision occurred on 10 March, when the Portuguese-flagged cargo…