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00:00Belgium's winemakers are busy adapting to climate change, and the rise in temperature

00:08is encouraging more winemaking in a country that's famous for its beer. But in Wallonia,

00:14near to the French border, the winemaking is also being hindered by the hazards of climate

00:19change.

00:44With global warming, the budding of the vines begins earlier in the season, making it more

00:48vulnerable to spring frost. And there's another headache, the recent appearance of insects

00:53and diseases in the vineyards of northern Europe, which used to be more common in the

00:58south.

01:25So winemakers are having to adapt and change their technique. The owner of Chaton Bon Baron

01:31now applies clay to her vines, to protect them from both water stress and heat stress.

01:37And she's also started removing some of the leaves from

01:57When Jeannette Van Der Steen started producing wine in the 2000s, the harvest began in Wallonia

02:15in mid-October, but she says it's now advanced to early September. Even so, despite it being

02:22August, she says it's still too early this year to predict when the harvest will begin.

02:33Police authorities in Denmark say facial recognition technology will be used in dealing

02:38with gang-related violence in the country. The announcement came at a meeting between Denmark's

02:44national police commissioner and justice minister. It follows the recent increases in violent crimes

02:50in Copenhagen that involved gangs from neighboring Sweden.

03:20Some parties have vowed to oppose the technology on principle.

03:45In Fiumicino, a stretch of coastline an hour's drive away from Rome, beach concessions and the

03:50lack of a national law that regulates them, as required by the EU, are the main talking points

03:55among local beach establishments. But as opposed to calling a strike, as others have done, around

04:0110 local business owners have teamed up in the event of public tenders that could soon stripe

04:06them off their licenses. It's been over 10 years that Italy has failed to comply with the EU

04:11directive, which aims to promote competitiveness in the sector by freeing up the market.

04:16And with concessions expiring at the end of the year, time is running out.

04:41Some trade organizations have trust in the government's efforts to settle the dispute.

05:11Beach club operators are divided over how to navigate the issue. Meanwhile,

05:30discussions between Italy and the European Commission are still ongoing.

05:33We asked an expert to break down such complex scenario and its potential consequences.

05:38Eleonora Poli works for a think tank that focuses on EU policies and has covered the issue.

06:09With a few months left before the year draws to a close,

06:21beach club operators are expected to continue their fight.

06:26Giorgio Arlandi for Euronews in Fiumicino.

06:32The World Health Organization, WHO, has declared the Mpox outbreak in parts of Africa

06:38a public health emergency of international concern.

06:44The detection and rapid spread of a new clade of Mpox in eastern DRC,

06:50its detection in neighboring countries that had not previously reported Mpox,

06:56the potential for further spread within Africa and beyond is very worrying.

07:02In addition to other outbreaks of other clades of Mpox in other parts of Africa,

07:09it's clear that a coordinated international response is essential

07:13to stop these outbreaks and save lives.

07:16The highly contagious disease formerly known as monkeypox has killed at least 450 people

07:22in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

07:24According to the WHO, the virus has been found in 13 African countries.

07:33In Belgium, stamped postcards are making a comeback this summer.

07:52Belgium's postal service has otherwise seen a decline in mail.

08:22In Belgium, stamped postcards are making a comeback this summer.

08:53In Belgium, stamped postcards are making a comeback this summer.

09:06Belgium's postal service has otherwise seen a decline in mail.

09:22Belgium's postal service has otherwise seen a decline in mail.

09:32Ukraine claims its forces have gained more ground in the Russian region of Kursk,

09:38with troops advancing a further one to two kilometers

09:41and capturing more than a hundred Russian soldiers.

09:45Ukraine's forces are advancing a further one to two kilometers and capturing more than a hundred Russian soldiers.

09:47In his nightly address, President Zelensky said Ukraine is reaching its strategic goal

09:52in the Kursk offensive but called on Western allies to supply more weaponry.

10:14Meanwhile, Russian officials say more than 100,000 people have been evacuated from or

10:30have fled Kursk, and Russia's Belgorod region has declared a state of region-wide emergency.

10:42YouTube has shut down the video channel of Portuguese ultranationalist group Grupo 1143.

10:49The online video-sharing platform said it blocked the account for violating its policy

10:54against hate speech after receiving queries about its activities from the New York Times.

11:00Grupo 1143, where the number represents the year Portugal was born as a sovereign nation,

11:06is led by Mário Machado, a neo-Nazi activist.

11:11Machado has served term behind bars for assault, racial discrimination and other crimes.

11:18His group organized anti-immigration and anti-Islam protests earlier this year, including one

11:24in the city of Porto in April, which was followed in May by two attacks on migrants.

11:31Authorities have said they are investigating the group, which denied responsibility over

11:36the attacks.

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