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Sala was reporting in the Iranian capital when she was detained on 19 December, according to the Italian foreign ministry. ADVERTISEMENTItaly’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has said that Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist detained by Iranian police in Tehran, is in “good health” and that negotiations are under way to bring her home.Tajani said she has spoken to her parents and received a visit by Italy’s ambassador to Iran.”The Iranian Foreign Ministry will give her basic necessities, as requested by our embassy,” Tajani said in Rome.Sala was reporting in the Iranian capital when she was detained on 19 December, according…

Fine particulate matter contributed to about 239,000 deaths in Europe, but the burden was felt more deeply in some parts of the continent than others.

The large package of aid includes a significant amount of munitions, including for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems and the HAWK air defence system. ADVERTISEMENTThe United States is expected to announce that it will send $1.25 billion (€1.2 billion) in military assistance to Ukraine, US officials announced on Friday as Joe Biden pushes to get as much aid to Kyiv as possible before he leaves office in January.The large package of aid includes a significant amount of munitions, including for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems and the HAWK air defence system.It will also provide Stinger missiles and 155 mm…

Euronews Green celebrates our year’s top unsung heroes of the climate movement – and all of them are women!

Of the 80 passengers, only 11 survived, with 25 Malian nationals identified among the victims, authorities stated. ADVERTISEMENTMore than 60 migrants lost their lives earlier this month when a boat attempting to reach Spain capsized, Mali’s minister for the diaspora confirmed on Thursday.In a press release, Mossa Ag Attaher announced that the incident occurred last Thursday, Only 11 survivors were rescued out 80 onboard the vessel, according to him.Among the victims, 25 have been identified as Malian nationals, while nine Malians were rescued.“25 young Malians have unfortunately been formally identified among the victims,” the minister stated.The Atlantic migration route to…

Madrid design collective Capitalism’s new project ensures no one escapes awkwardly placed table legs.

The Pope’s opening of the Holy Door was part of major events in the Catholic Church’s once-every-quarter-century celebration that is expected to attract about 32 million pilgrims to Rome.

Euronews Health looks at some of this year’s top medical advances and the key areas of health that were the most solicited among researchers. ADVERTISEMENTFrom research on new weight-loss drugs to the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine, 2024 has been marked by important scientific advances, especially in health.Euronews Health covered research that provided hope that new treatments or studies could improve people’s health through better diagnosis, drugs, and knowledge.Here are some of the advances in health over the past year and the topics that received the most attention from researchers.New diabetes drugs linked to other benefits besides weight…

Luxembourg remains Europe’s top investor in space in a year when defence spending on space exceeded civil space budgets for the first time since the 1990s. ADVERTISEMENTGlobal public investment in space hit a record high of €106 billion in 2023, an 11% increase compared to 2022.In Europe, the total funding was €11.9 billion, showing a modest 1% rise in its share of global space investment.According to the European Space Agency, defence spending on space exceeded civil space budgets last year for the first time since the 1990s. Defence expenditures in space are projected to grow faster than civil spending, making up…

Richard Perry worked with Carly Simon, Ringo Starr, Barbra Streisand and Rod Stewart. He was also behind a near-total reunion of the Beatles three years after the band broke up. ADVERTISEMENTRecord producer Richard Perry, whose many successes included Carly Simon’s ‘You’re So Vain’, Rod Stewart’s ‘The Great American Songbook’ series and a Ringo Starr album featuring all four Beatles, has died aged 82.Perry, a recipient of a Grammys Trustee Award in 2015, died at a Los Angeles hospital after suffering cardiac arrest, friend Daphna Kastner said.“He maximized his time here,” said Kastner, who called him a “father friend” and said he…