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PoliticsOct 8Naked, gilded Trump statue goes on display at EU ParliamentA gilded statue of US President Donald Trump naked went on display in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg on Tuesday. Danish artist Jens Galschiot is exhibiting the satirical statue, titled Orange Plague and also known as King of Injustice, at the parliament’s headquarters in the eastern French city. It shows the president sitting naked on the shoulders of a much smaller man. In his hand, he holds a long golf club. Including its pedestal, the statue is around 2.5 metres tall and,...South China Morning Post
HealthOct 8Benedetta Bolognesi, biotechnologist: “In Alzheimer’s, proteins can start accumulating twenty years before symptoms appear”Doctora por la Universidad de Cambridge, dirige desde 2018 el grupo Transiciones de Fase de Proteínas en la Salud y la Enfermedad del Instituto de Bioingeniería de Cataluña (IBEC).Clarín
BusinessOct 8EU and China open crunch trade talks in Beijing on hybrid car exportsEuropean Union trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic arrives in Beijing on Thursday for two days of high-stakes talks with China, with Brussels seeking a pilot agreement to curb the surge in Chinese hybrid-car exports and reduce a trade deficit now running at around €1 billion per day.RFI [en]
BusinessOct 8Can Europe finally get tough on China?Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič is kicking off his visit to China today — and the stakes are high. On today’s show, Zoya Sheftalovich and Sarah Wheaton discuss the most important topic on the agenda: Europe’s trade deficit with China. France and Germany are finally on the same page and want Brussels to get tougher on […]Politico Europe
PoliticsOct 8The warning from the campers in Sol in the early morning: “There will be no more Maricármenes”El traumático desahucio de la mujer de 87 años que falleció ayer fue el último que la sociedad española toleró antes de proyectar una revuelta. “Gracias por cambiar España”, escribe una mujer frente a la que fue su casa durante 70 añosEl País
BusinessOct 8EU sends envoy to Beijing as rising exports from China raise economic anxietyThe European Union is bracing for a confrontation with China as a trade deficit exceeding $1 billion a day heightens anxiety over potential job losses and pushes the bloc’s political leaders to take a more aggressive approach toward its second-largest trading partnerThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 8Italy Weighs Controversial Law Giving Bonus Seats to Election WinnersSupporters of the legislation say it will bring stability to a country with a long history of short-lived governments, but critics see the measure as a threat to democracy.NYT World
BusinessOct 8Big investors ‘bottom fish’ in Eurozone bond markets after France sell-offFears of a blow-up similar to the Eurozone debt crisis have been overdone, asset managers sayFinancial Times
PoliticsOct 8Back me or face crisis, Meloni warns ahead of secret vote over electoral overhaulItalian prime minister has threatened to resign if wary lawmakers reject her fiercely contested redesign of the country’s voting system in a secret ballotFinancial Times
PoliticsOct 8For France’s Resurgent Far Left, Student Protests Are an Opening and a ThreatFar-left leaders are cheering on the students. Government officials accuse them of stirring up the unrest for political gain.NYT World
PoliticsOct 8France's school protests: what lies behind the angerStudents' blockades and marches spring from real grievances – and from France's habit of settling policy on the street.BBC World
PoliticsOct 8Negative image of a dead evicted woman: “She was a big mouth,” “played bingo,” “if she were Morocarmen she’d have a house”El caso de Maricarmen ha movido los bajos instintos de quienes no compartían su lucha por salvar su vivienda de toda la vidaEl País
PoliticsBreakingOct 8Live: French high school, university students call for fresh protests as funding demands growFrance's Ministry of Education on Thursday said an estimated 6 percent of the country's middle and high schools were closed as students staged a fourth day of nationwide demonstrations over poor school conditions and funding. More than 6,000 people have been arrested since protests began in late September. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.France 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 8Trump reups beef with ‘ungrateful’ Cuellar for staying Democrat after pardonPresident Trump ripped into Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) Wednesday evening for not switching parties after receiving a presidential pardon in 2025, the latest development in a feud that has intensified since the Democrat announced his reelection bid. In a Truth Social post ahead of a campaign rally in San Antonio, the president said he did…The Hill
BusinessOct 8As China and the EU begin crunch trade talks, optimism is in short supplyAs China and the European Union began a fresh round of trade talks in Beijing on Thursday, observers on both sides appeared to agree on one thing: a big breakthrough was unlikely. Chinese firms based in Europe said they hoped the talks could achieve some “limited progress” to help stabilise the trade relationship, while European analysts remained cautious about the potential outcome. “They’re bound to get some results,” said a Chinese source with knowledge of the talks, adding that EU Trade...South China Morning Post
PoliticsOct 8French high school protests: 'Young people are not fooled by the discrimination and contempt that society directs at them'Sociologist and child psychiatrist Laelia Benoit analyzes the discourse surrounding high school student protests through the lens of 'childism,' a term that refers to the set of prejudices against minors based on their age, which she introduced to France.Le Monde [en]
ConflictOct 8Tanker hit by multiple projectiles off north coast of Qatar, UKMTO saysAl Jazeera [en]
BusinessOct 8Workers, mostly Indian, building US consulate in Milan agree to record settlementForeign workers building the vast new US consulate compound in Milan signed agreements at a Milan hotel Wednesday securing payouts averaging €45,000 (US$50,400) each for alleged labour abuses while working for an American construction company. More than 60 labourers, mostly from India, signed the deals Wednesday to receive their share of a €31 million (nearly US$35 million) settlement agreed last month with Alabama-based Caddell Construction. The signings began Tuesday. Prosecutors say it is the...South China Morning Post
PoliticsOct 8Far-right Vox sees election as its big chance to reshape SpainThe party is a strong position to push for ministerial jobs in a right-wing coalition.Politico Europe
PoliticsOct 8Polanski’s final pitch in Holborn by-election: I’ll keep Burnham honestAnalysis of the online air war shows the Green leader pitching himself as a safe protest vote for Labour switchers in the London seat.Politico Europe
ConflictOct 8Unexploded warhead of Russian missile found near PrylukyUkrinform [en]
PoliticsOct 8Lokayukta court sentences ACF to 3 years for possessing disproportionate assetsThe investigation established that he had allegedly accumulated ₹1,35,29,714.37 worth of disproportionate assets.The Hindu
PoliticsOct 8Death of 87-year old sparks furious Spain housing protestsHundreds of protesters gather outside Spain’s Parliament, demanding action over soaring rents.Al Jazeera [en]
BusinessOct 8The automaker owner of Fiat and Peugeot does not rule out closing its factories in ArgentinaLo dijo el titular de Stellantis para Sudamérica, Herlander Zola. "Podríamos trasladarnos de una a otra, mantener ambas, cerrar una y conservar la otra, o cerrar ambas", planteo. Entre ambos establecimientos trabajan 5.000 personas.Clarín
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