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Latest news bulletin | August 20th – Evening
euronews (in English)
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20/08/2024
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00:00
Zelensky says Ukraine controls over 1,250 square kilometers in Russia's Kursk region.
00:12
Russian authorities are still struggling to put out a fire at an oil depot caused by a
00:16
Ukrainian drone strike.
00:20
The search for six missing people, including UK tech billionaire Mike Lynch, continues
00:25
after a yacht sunk off the coast of Sicily in bad weather.
00:31
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at the Democratic Convention which
00:35
kicked off on Monday in Chicago.
00:45
Ukraine controls over 1,250 square kilometers in Russia's Kursk region.
00:51
That is according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
00:55
He adds that troops captured the largest number of Russian prisoners in a single operation,
01:00
making it one of Kiev's largest efforts to liberate Ukrainians from Russian captivity.
01:26
84 temporary accommodation centers opened in the Kursk region, as Russian authorities
01:33
say more than 121,000 civilians were evacuated since the start of the incursion.
01:43
On Sunday, the Ukrainian president addressed the aim of the incursion into Kursk for the
01:48
first time, which is to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks by Moscow across
01:53
the border.
01:55
Zelensky says his troops would not have to physically enter Russian territories, particularly
01:59
the Kursk region, if Ukraine partners would lift the restriction on the use of long-range
02:04
weapons.
02:09
Russian authorities are still struggling to put out a fire at an oil depot which was hit
02:14
by Ukrainian drones three days ago.
02:18
According to Russian state news agencies, the fire has burned across an area of 10,000
02:24
square meters in the town of Polotarsk in the Rostov region of Russia.
02:30
Reports say there are 500 firefighters attempting to tackle the flames, of which at least 41
02:36
have been taken to hospital.
02:52
Ukraine's Army General Staff has claimed responsibility for attacking the oil depot, which was used
02:57
to supply the needs of Russia's army.
03:02
It comes as Russia continues to grapple with Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region.
03:09
New satellite photos appear to show Russian forces building temporary bridges to replace
03:14
those blown up by Ukrainian troops.
03:18
The Russian Ministry of Defense has also released footage of what it says shows bodies
03:23
of soldiers and damaged Ukrainian military vehicles on a road in Kursk.
03:31
Elsewhere Russia says it's destroyed a Ukrainian ammunition and weaponry depot in the Sumy
03:36
region and a Ukrainian M-777 howitzer in Kharkiv.
03:45
The search for six missing people continued after a yacht sunk off the coast of Sicily
03:50
with at least one confirmed dead.
03:53
Fifteen people survived, including a mother who reported holding her one-year-old baby
03:58
over the waves to save her.
04:01
Rescue teams and divers returned to the site of the storm-sunken superyacht.
04:05
The missing people are believed to be trapped in the ship's hull, 50 meters underwater.
04:11
Rescuers were reportedly unable to access the ship's cabins as they were blocked by
04:15
debris that had shifted during a violent storm that toppled the luxury sailboat early Monday.
04:21
One body has been recovered, officials said.
04:25
Passengers on board included UK tech billionaire Mike Lynch and his family.
04:30
The vacation appeared to be something of a celebration after Lynch's acquittal in a fraud
04:34
case, with guests including some of the people who had stood by him throughout the ordeal.
04:40
The yacht had been moored about a half-mile off the coast when a storm rolled in around
04:44
4 a.m. Monday morning.
04:46
Officials said they believe the ship was struck by a tornado over the water which had passed
04:51
over the area.
04:56
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at the Democratic Convention in
05:01
Chicago to pay a tribute to U.S. President Joe Biden.
05:05
This is going to be a great week, and I want to kick us off by celebrating our incredible
05:16
President Joe Biden.
05:19
Joe, thank you for your historic leadership, for your lifetime of service to our nation,
05:25
and for all you will continue to do.
05:28
We are forever grateful to you.
05:30
Four weeks ago, Biden stepped aside as the party's presidential nominee to make way for
05:35
his running mate Kamala Harris.
05:38
The convention holds particularly high stakes for the party as it will showcase the new
05:43
presidential nominee's policy objectives.
05:48
Hillary Clinton also made an appearance at the convention.
05:52
The former Secretary of State applauded Harris for working towards breaking what she calls
05:57
the highest and hardest glass ceiling.
06:01
Also on the opening day of the DNC, thousands of marchers took to the streets in a mostly
06:05
peaceful protest calling for an end to the war in Gaza.
06:10
Several demonstrators were arrested after breaking through a fence set up by the police.
06:15
U.S. President Joe Biden delivered his valedictory address to the Democratic National Convention,
06:24
telling the audience he gave them his best and basking in a long ovation.
06:30
Biden told the crowd that when Trump left office, NATO was in tatters and America's
06:34
public image completely different.
06:37
When Trump left office, Europe and NATO was in tatters.
06:42
Not a joke.
06:45
America First Doctrine changed our whole image in the world.
06:49
Well, I spent, they gave the hours, about 190 hours sum total, with my counterparts
06:57
or heads of state in Europe to strengthen NATO.
07:01
We did.
07:02
We united Europe.
07:03
Look at that.
07:04
We've been united for years.
07:05
Biden defended his record as president, advocated for his vice president in the upcoming election
07:11
and went on the attack against Trump.
07:14
Just as no commander in chief should ever bow down to a dictator, the way Trump bows
07:20
down to Putin, I never have and I promise you Kamala Harris will never do it, will never
07:29
bow down.
07:31
President Biden described his selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate four years
07:35
ago, the best decision he made in his whole career.
07:38
He insisted he did not harbour any ill will about the impending end of his tenure and
07:43
called on the party to unite around Harris.
07:49
Massive growth in the population of Ireland between 2015 and 2023 has seen demand for
07:55
housing reach a ratio of now just under four to one.
07:59
That means for every four persons seeking a house, only one is available.
08:04
The massive demand for housing is resulting in a huge increase in property prices which
08:08
is now beyond the reach of most young people.
08:12
Some observers say the government is failing badly to address the needs of people who are
08:16
trying to get on the property ladder.
08:18
We've failed to stem that flow and failed to build appropriate social homes to allow
08:23
them the dignity of being able to be housed.
08:26
So we have a massive crisis here at the moment that is increasing year upon year and a massive
08:31
supply and demand that doesn't mix, doesn't connect and is completely disconnected and
08:35
at odds with what our needs are.
08:37
Central to the massive demand for housing is the rapid rise in the population.
08:42
The numbers in the country have risen from 3.6 million in the mid 1990s to a current
08:47
figure of 5.1 million.
08:49
However in that time the number of housing completions has fallen behind demand.
08:54
A recent study found that Ireland has a higher house demand ratio than Spain, the United
08:59
Kingdom, Germany and the USA.
09:02
The demand per capita is twice that of Australia which is a popular destination for immigrants
09:07
from all over the world.
09:09
The Irish government say that despite the current figures, the rate of housing completions
09:14
is improving.
09:15
For ten years up to 2020 not enough homes were being built.
09:19
But if I look at what we're doing now, that in the first two years of housing for all
09:23
we significantly exceeded our targets.
09:26
We will do so again this year by delivering private, really good social housing, social
09:32
housing at a rate that we haven't seen for over 50 years and affordable homes for working
09:36
people for the first time in a generation.
09:38
The real problem for the Irish government is that as its economy continues to boom,
09:43
Ireland will remain an attractive location for immigrants whose demand for housing will
09:47
continue to surpass supply.
09:50
This 4 to 1 ratio of demand and supply of houses in this country is putting pressure
09:55
on the government to increase property completions.
09:58
With a general election coming down the line in the coming months, housing could be the
10:02
issue that determines who forms the next government in this country.
10:07
This is Ken Ray for Euronews in Dublin.
10:12
A German court has rejected an appeal by a 99-year-old woman who was convicted of being
10:19
an accessory to more than 10,000 murders during World War II.
10:24
Mgard Feuchner was indicted in December 2022 for her role as a secretary to the SS commander
10:31
of the Nazis' Stutthof concentration camp.
10:34
The Itzehoe court said the judges were convinced the former stenographer had a role in the
10:39
deaths of thousands of prisoners killed by gassings, concentration camps and death marches.
10:47
Stargazers and photographers gather across the globe to catch a glimpse of the rare blue
10:54
supermoon.
10:56
A supermoon is used to describe when the full moon is at its closest point to Earth.
11:01
Because of this close proximity, the moon appears to be 14% larger and 30% brighter
11:08
compared to when it's at its farthest distance.
11:12
The lunar spectacle is especially rare as according to NASA it is also a blue moon which
11:18
happens every 2-3 years.
11:21
Worried that you missed it, well according to NASA the blue supermoon can be seen through
11:26
early Wednesday morning.
11:28
August supermoon is the first of four lunar spectacles.
11:33
The next supermoon will be on the night of September 18th, followed by October 17th and
11:39
the final supermoon will round out the year on November 15th.
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