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00:00Antonio Costa, the incoming president of the European Council, met with the Italian Prime

00:05Minister ahead of officially starting in the role later this year.

00:11At least six people have been killed and seven others injured in a shooting in an old people's

00:17home in Croatia.

00:23The incumbent president of the European Council, Antonio Costa, kick-started his tenure by

00:29visiting Italy, a country that voted against his appointment.

00:34Costa met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni, choosing Rome as the first stop of

00:39his tour of European capitals.

00:42As a founding country of the EU, he said it was important to take note of Italy's priorities.

00:49In a statement, Costa said it was paramount for him to assess the perspectives and priorities

00:55of EU member states.

00:58Meloni hosted him at the Prime Minister's official residence in the Italian capital,

01:03where the pair sat down for talks.

01:06They discussed the priorities for EU actions for the next institutional cycle, according

01:11to the Italian Prime Minister's office.

01:14Costa, the former Prime Minister of Portugal, will replace Charles Michel as the Council's

01:19president from the start of December.

01:25At least six people have been killed and seven were injured in a shooting in an elderly

01:31people's home in the central Croatian town of Daruva, according to authorities.

01:37People said that a man using firearms killed and wounded several people.

01:42A nurse working in the home said as soon as they heard shots fired, they ran.

01:47The suspect who fled the scene was later caught by police.

02:18According to local media, the man is believed to have killed his mother.

02:23Authorities are now investigating the attack.

02:33This is no ordinary walk in the park.

02:35This is forest bathing, where people immerse themselves in nature, typically for a couple

02:41of hours.

02:42So we're just going to walk really slowly and start to pay attention to everything that's

02:49coming into our senses and just really slow down.

02:54Fiona McDougall is a guide specialized in the practice that has its roots in Japan.

02:59Unlike hiking, it's not about going to a particular destination or getting a workout.

03:04It's about connecting with nature in all its elements, from the sights, to the sounds,

03:12to the smells, to the textures.

03:15So I hope that through practices like this, people feel a stronger connection to the natural

03:22world, which is where we're all from, really.

03:25And so in feeling that connection, I hope people just feel better, a stronger relationship

03:31to nature and, you know, a greater appreciation for it and their place within it.

03:37There's science backing up the idea that nature has a positive impact.

03:42One study in Germany found that a walk in the forest can help the brain process stress

03:47better.

03:49Even the sounds of nature can be a boost.

03:53So essentially, we showed a group of healthy participants, we exposed them to bird songs

03:58versus traffic noise.

03:59And we found that those people exposed to bird songs showed a decrease in anxiety, depression

04:05and paranoia.

04:06I invite you to either close your eyes or soften your gaze.

04:11Forest bathing is centered around relaxation, so Fiona ends the walk with a meditation.

04:16One of the parks she chooses is in central Berlin.

04:20She says she hopes to convince people connecting with nature can be convenient, and it has

04:25benefits even if done briefly in the city.

04:29There's science to support that as well.

04:31A report by the World Health Organization says that green spaces in urban environments,

04:36such as parks and trees on streets, have a wide range of positive effects, including

04:41protecting against poor mental health.

04:48Thousands of people have demonstrated in Majorca against what they say are the negative impacts

04:52of overtourism.

04:55Organizers of the march say uncontrolled tourist numbers are causing a drop in wages, loss

04:59of quality of life and an increase in the price of housing.

05:14Last year, Majorca's airport authority AENA said departures and arrivals at Palma Airport

05:19for July alone were up 5.9 percent compared to the same month in 2022, with 4.3 million

05:26people passing through.

05:28That meant Palma was the third most popular summer destination in Spain, behind Madrid

05:32and Barcelona.

05:35And in Barcelona earlier this month, around 3,000 people protested against the impact

05:40of overtourism.

05:42They were calling for action before a summer season that experts say will set new records

05:46in the city.

05:48Barcelona is Spain's most visited city, receiving 12 million people a year, many of whom arrive

05:54via cruise ship.

05:57But tourism is big business in Spain.

06:00The tourism lobby group Excel Tour said tourism accounted for 71 percent of real growth in

06:05the Spanish economy last year.

06:08But many locals say they're not reaping the benefits and want more action to better manage

06:13the number of arrivals.

06:20Tributes have been paid from across Europe to Joe Biden, who announced on Sunday he was

06:24pulling out of the presidential race.

06:27Biden said it had been the greatest honor of his life to serve as president, adding

06:31that he was endorsing his vice president Kamala Harris to replace him at the top of the ticket.

06:38He said he would speak to the nation later this week in more detail about his decision.

06:45From Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Biden for his unwavering support in

06:50the two years since the Russian invasion.

06:53We will always be thankful for President Biden's leadership, he said, adding we respect today's

06:59tough but strong decision.

07:03Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk praised Biden for his difficult decisions, which he

07:08said made Poland, America and the world safer.

07:12He also said the decision to drop out of the presidential race was probably the most difficult

07:17decision Biden had had to make.

07:21UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said I respect President Biden's decision and I look forward

07:26to us working together during the remainder of his presidency.

07:31Starmer added that he knew that Biden had made his decision based on what he believes

07:35is best for the American people.

07:39Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz referred to Biden as my friend, adding thanks to him

07:44transatlantic cooperation is close, NATO is strong and the USA is a good and reliable

07:50partner for us.

07:52His decision not to run again deserves recognition.

07:57All my admiration and recognition for the brave and dignified decision of the President

08:02began Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

08:05A great gesture from a great president who has always fought for democracy and freedom,

08:10he said.

08:15A Lebanese photojournalist who was wounded in an Israeli strike has carried the Olympic

08:20torch in Paris to honour press workers wounded and killed in the field.

08:25Christina Assi, who works for the AFP, was one of six journalists struck by Israeli shelling

08:31in southern Lebanon last year.

08:33The Israeli military said the incident was under review, maintaining that it didn't target

08:38journalists.

08:39The torch relay started in May and saw around 10,000 people carry the flame across France.

08:46Can the North Sea become a refuge for vacationers in need of freshness?

08:53With global warming, the Belgian coast might become the French Riviera of tomorrow.

09:00While part of southern Europe is hit by heatwaves, some tourists prefer to walk by 25 degrees

09:05Celsius in July in Knokk Heist, a posh seaside resort in the Flemish coast on the North Sea.

09:12And this phenomenon already has a name, Caucasians, which means holiday destinations chosen for

09:18their cooler climate, to offer a respite in the summer heat.

09:43Vacationers crossed on the pier come from Belgium or neighbouring countries.

10:04But I honestly believe our coast has a lot to offer because it's close, like here in

10:08close to a village.

10:09You have the shopping street where you can do some shopping.

10:12You can visit some art galleries.

10:18For others, it is out of the question to turn their back to the Mediterranean sun.

10:22Some will adapt their habits, shift their holidays in May or September in the south

10:26and favour a cooler destination like Knokk in July and August.

10:38However, the phenomenon of Caucasians could increase in the coming decades.

10:48In a trajectory of plus 3 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, the heatwave will

10:54be unbearable in summer around the Mediterranean, while temperatures will remain pleasant in

10:59Belgium, says Xavier Fettweis, climatologist at the University of Liège.

11:08At the end of the century, we would have the climate of Toulouse.

11:11It is a very pleasant Mediterranean climate.

11:14But the sea water of the Manche will take much longer to warm up.

11:18So we won't have water like we have in the Mediterranean at 27-28 degrees.

11:23Located further north, however, Belgium enjoys lower luminosity than the Mediterranean region,

11:28which could overshadow its tourism ambitions.

11:31Another challenge is coastal erosion and rising sea levels that could significantly reshape

11:36coastal landscapes.

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