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In this edition, we hear how the EU is trying to go green but stay competitive and tell you who the most corrupt countries in Europe are. ADVERTISEMENTWe are joined this weekend by Ben Butters, the Chief Executive Officer at Eurochambres, Cory Bennet, climate editor for POLITICO Europe and Chloé Mikolajczak, a climate and social justice activist. The panel broke down the rumours that the European Commission is set to simplify life for all those doing business in the EU. From the Competitive Compass to various ‘Omnibus’ packages expected soon – the EU executive has promised to focus on deregulation…

Analysis: Dr Paul Henderson, Senior Fellow at think-tank the Maxim Institute, spoke to Seven Sharp about his research into the future of employment as AI grows. Here he explains where the world of work could go.The Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution isn’t coming — it’s here, and it’s targeting jobs. Unlike past waves of automation that replaced manual labour, AI is infiltrating intellectual and creative fields, assuming tasks once thought uniquely human. While history tells of resistance to technology, from Luddites to factory workers fearing mechanisation, AI is different. It doesn’t just augment work; it replaces it. Machines no longer simply…

Many across the county have been tossing and turning at night amid “hot, sticky and humid” conditions — but there is reprieve coming, MetService says.MetService’s Heather Keats told Breakfast that everyone would be very happy to know that “sleep will return to normal this weekend” with the temperature forecast to drop.”We’ve got a bit of a shift in the flow over the country. So we’ve had a north nor-west flow that moves today to a south sou-west flow,” she said.”When you’ve got a northerly flow, it’s an air mass coming down from the tropics, so it’s hot, it’s warm, it’s…

The Ministry of Education is projecting schools will be short 1250 teachers this year with the latest forecast showing demand outstripping supply. The 2024 Teacher Demand and Supply Planning Projection has been released, which projects the demand and supply for the workforce from 2025 – 2027.Deputy Secretary for Workforce Anna Welanyk says the report aligns with the global situation of a shortage of teachers. “The are different drivers that actually affect what supply will look like but it certainly is the case that we have had issues with teacher supply over an extended period,” she said.The most likely medium scenario…

Nine people were taken to hospital following an ammonia leak in Timaru last night. Fire and Emergency New Zealand services were called to Meadows Rd in Washdyke around 9.35pm following a report of an ammonia leak.Fire services responded with five trucks, including a specialist command unit and a hazardous substances unit, a Fire and Emergency spokesperson told 1News.A St John spokesperson told 1News this morning that nine people were taken to Timaru Hospital by ambulance and health shuttle.”Three patients were in a moderate condition and six patients were in a minor condition.”

In less than a decade, average house prices have risen by 48% across the EU. The European Parliament’s has set up a new committee to tackle the crisis, and its chair Irene Tinagli told Euronews there is plenty of room for manoeuvre. ADVERTISEMENTFrom providing funds to boost sustainable and affordable housing to renovating old buildings, the European Union has the tools to tackle the housing crisis affecting citizens across the bloc – but not without political will and cooperation between opposing political groups, MEP Irene Tinagli (S&D/Italy) told Euronews. “I see some political groups that already say maybe the only trouble…

Defence Minister Judith Collins says the presence of three Chinese naval ships off Australia is a wake-up call for New Zealanders.She says people can no longer rely on feeling safe because this country is geographically isolated from the rest of the world.She was commenting after revealing earlier that New Zealand received no notice from China that it would be sending three naval ships to the Tasman Sea.Defence forces in New Zealand and Australia are scrutinising the movements of the ships that have arrived unannounced in the Tasman Sea.Collins told Morning Report on Friday the ships were about 130km to 150m…

Radio Schuman today features Antigone Davis, META’s Vice-President and Head of Global Safety, on how the tech giant plans protecting teens online. ADVERTISEMENTAge verification at app store level is among policies Meta’s Vice President and Head of Global Safety touted in an interview with Euronews featured on Radio Schuman today.In the interview with Euronews’ Romane Armangau, Antigone Davis addressed the tech giant’s response to EU legislation safeguarding children online. Radio Schuman also focuses on German elections this Sunday and life expectancy in Europe.Radio Schuman is hosted and produced by Maïa de la Baume, with journalist and production assistant Eleonora Vasques,…

Organisers of the Electric Avenue festival are hoping its success over the next two days will ensure the burgeoning event continues to scale up.A crowd of more than 37,000 will converge on Christchurch’s North Hagley Park for the opening day of the festival’s tenth edition on Friday.It also marks the first time the event has been staged across two days since its inception a decade ago.Another bumper turnout of festival-goers will be out in force for Saturday’s second leg.Both days of this year’s event were “all but sold out” last September, a month after it was confirmed the event was…

Donald Trump’s push to strike a deal between Russia and Ukraine has rattled Europeans and stoked fears their security will be irreparably weakened. ADVERTISEMENTDonald Trump wants to strike a deal to end Russia’s war on Ukraine. What could possibly go wrong? For Europe, just about everything, it seems.More than a week after the American president held an out-of-the-blue call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and announced the immediate start of negotiations, European allies are still trying to find their footing in the chain of events, which is moving with vertiginous speed.The fact the phone call was uncoordinated with the…