Martin Gordon has had two award-winning careers building bridges with China. Firstly, he pioneered banking relationships with China, winning an OBE for his services to the finance industry.

Then he turned his attention to pioneering best practice in healthcare for HIV/AIDS patients in China, wi...

RAZOR heads to Stonehenge, the iconic prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England, to explore a new theory which suggests the stones were designed as a calendar to track a solar year. According to Professor Tim Darville from the University of Bournemouth, each of the stones in the large ci...

Latvia’s large Russian-speaking minority face a concerted attempt to stop the language being spoken in their homeland, due to the conflict in Ukraine. 🇱🇻

Read more 🔗 https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2022-07-10/Prevalence-of-Russian-language-in-Latvia-causing-some-unease-1bx25VOaPmM/index.html

How the Diamond Sutra – the world’s earliest dated printed book, from 868 AD – was carefully restored by the British Library. 📖

Read more 📚 https://stories.cgtneurope.tv/hubs/bridge-builders-frances-wood/index.html

Greece, like the rest of Europe, finds itself in the grip of an energy crisis.

As part of its response, the government has launched a scheme to help households replace old and inefficient appliances - with more modern, energy-efficient ones - all aimed at cutting down on soaring power bills.

Af...

Frances Wood spent decades at the British Library restoring and curating China’s cultural treasures, including the world’s oldest dated printed book. 📖

Watch the video to see why she thinks it should be returned. #BridgeBuilders

Discover more 🔗 https://stories.cgtneurope.tv/hubs/bridge-builde...

Spain-based Ryanair cabin crew plan to strike for 12 days in July to demand better working conditions, meaning there is a high chance of travel chaos during peak summer tourist season. ✈️

Rahul Pathak reports 🔗 https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2022-07-03/Spanish-Ryanair-staff-on-strike-over-pay-and...

‘Everyone is afraid. Only stupid people aren’t afraid’

Ukraine defense officials believe Belarus has moved seven battalions closer to the border. They don't think Belarus is about to invade – but they can't rule it out.

Read more 🔗 https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2022-06-28/Ukraine-s-border-guards...

Is the UK becoming complacent on #polio? 💉

Read more 🔗 https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2022-06-22/Polio-found-in-London-sewage-1b4XxfutzfW/index.html

🇩🇪 At the start of this year, the operators of Munich's North thermal power station, Stadtwerke München (SWM) were on track to convert the use of coal at the facility to natural gas much earlier than anticipated, and then the conflict in Ukraine began.

They are now keen to delay the transition f...

More than 3,000 people hired during the pandemic to keep Greek municipal and regional services afloat will lose their jobs by the end of the month.

Athens announced that as COVID-19 measures are being loosened in the country the services of people checking QR codes, sanitizing public parks and ...

Bridge Builders is our homage to the heroes who pioneered greater understanding between the UK and China, and the new generation of people who live and work in both places, transcending national boundaries by bridging both cultures. Meet historian Michael Wood, trade icebreaker Stephen Perry, SAC...

193 countries have agreed to take part in an ambitious, legally binding UN treaty to end plastic pollution. Crucially, the treaty aims to confront the crisis at its core – by tackling the material's entire supply chain. But is this deal workable...and will it make a dent on the nearly 400 million...

A demining team looks for unexploded materials to clear the Blue Lake area near Kyiv as summer bathing season approaches in the midst of Russia's military attacks on Ukraine.

Read more 🔗 https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2022-05-29/Ukrainians-race-to-de-mine-Kiev-beauty-spot-for-before-bathing-seaso...

Our climate is changing but what does this mean for plant life and the future of food? Higher temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns are causing plants to bloom earlier, creating unpredictable growing seasons that may lead to food shortages. And important connections between pollinators...

‘Pounding hooves into the ground, eager to start’ – ’Abkhaz’, a leader of pro-Russian forces in Donbas says his men are ready to fight in an exclusive CGTN interview.

Read more 🔗 https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2022-05-24/Pro-Russian-authorities-seek-guards-amid-prisoner-influx--1ahkNF1e69W/index.html

‘Pace over perfection’ how businesses can weather the global turbulence.

Single-minded empathy is what we need to beat viral epidemics like monkeypox, says Spanish researcher Susanna Guerra. But we haven’t managed it yet. 🦠

Read more 🔗 https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2022-05-24/Monkeypox-outbreak-puts-Spain-under-new-health-shadow-1aiItryyhW0/index.html

#MMA fighter #PashaRafiei was forced to leave Iran after supporting protests which led to his arrest and persecution. 🇮🇷 His friend #Navidafkari was later executed. After years in a refugee camp, Pasha is a hit London coach and a star in the cage representing #UK. 🇬🇧 🥊

Did you know that today is the International Day for Biological Diversity? 🌍

Explore the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew with CGTN Europe, and find out what is being done to protect biodiversity. 🍃 🌸 🌳 #BiodiversityDay

Ukraine-related supply chain problems is adding to the big problems facing the automotive industry.

Read more 🔗 https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2022-05-20/Supply-chain-setbacks-put-brakes-on-automotive-sector-1aauJewa6Fa/index.html

The EU has announced a new energy policy designed to reduce dependency on #Russia and boost #GreenEnergy by investing hundreds of billions of euros.

CGTN Europe’s Mark Webster reports from Brussels.

Read more 🔗 https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2022-05-19/EU-vows-green-growth-will-replace-Russian-f...

The UK government has set ambitious targets to double the amount of wind energy it produces by the end of the decade. But many experts such as Andrew Garrad believe the new energy strategy is flawed, as cheaper onshore wind farms are not part of the plan.

John Bevir spoke to Dale Vince, founder ...

50%: chance of breaking through 1.5° level by 2026
93%: chance one of next 5 years is hottest ever
The World Meteorological Organization’s forecast is: TOO HOT 🔥

Read more 🔗 https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2022-05-11/50-50-chance-of-exceeding-climate-change-tipping-point-WMO-reports-19XaI3hOnIs/ind...