https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/en-ieRTÉ 2025-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 07:51:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0623/1519909-renowned-italian-sculptor-pomodoro-dies-aged-98/Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro, renowned for his huge bronze spheres, including one at TCD, has died a day before his 99th birthday.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:34:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0623/1519909-renowned-italian-sculptor-pomodoro-dies-aged-98/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/environment/2025/0623/1519892-greenpeace-joins-protests-over-bezoss-venice-wedding/Greenpeace has added its voice to protests against this week's celebrity wedding in Venice between American tech billionaire Jeff Bezos and journalist Laura Sanchez.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:41:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/environment/2025/0623/1519892-greenpeace-joins-protests-over-bezoss-venice-wedding/Environmenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0623/1519815-vera-rubin-observatory/The team behind the long-awaited Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile published their first images, revealing breathtaking views of star-forming regions as well as distant galaxies.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:58:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0623/1519815-vera-rubin-observatory/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0623/1519849-norway-climate/In the cold of the Norwegian Arctic, meteorologist Trond Robertsen manually recorded precipitation levels for over two decades, witnessing first hand the effects of climate change.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:14:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0623/1519849-norway-climate/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0620/1519466-peru-workers-mummy/Peruvian gas workers this week found a thousand-year-old mummy while installing pipes in Lima, their company said, confirming the latest discovery of a pre-Hispanic tomb in the capital.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 09:17:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0620/1519466-peru-workers-mummy/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0620/1519463-labubu-dolls/Small, fuzzy and baring sharp teeth, Chinese toymaker Pop Mart's Labubu monster dolls have taken over the world, drawing excited crowds at international stores and adorning the handbags of celebrities such as Rihanna and Cher.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 08:35:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0620/1519463-labubu-dolls/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0619/1519309-roman-wall-paintings/An excavation in London has revealed one of the largest collections of painted Roman wall plaster to be discovered in the British capital.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:47:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0619/1519309-roman-wall-paintings/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0619/1519245-london-museum/Imagine being able to visit a museum and examine up close thousand-year-old pottery, revel alone in jewellery from centuries past or peer inside a Versace bag.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 07:30:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0619/1519245-london-museum/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0619/1519250-gallagher-brothers-portrait-could-fetch-over-2-million/A 1996 portrait of Liam and Noel Gallagher is going under the hammer in London next week, just as the Oasis brothers prepare to reunite for a series of highly anticipated gigs.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 07:49:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0619/1519250-gallagher-brothers-portrait-could-fetch-over-2-million/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0619/1519261-us-added-over-1-000-new-millionaires-a-day-last-year/Wealth grew disproportionately quickly last year in the US, where over 379,000 people became new US dollar millionaires, more than a 1,000 a day, a new report shows.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 08:36:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0619/1519261-us-added-over-1-000-new-millionaires-a-day-last-year/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0618/1519076-germany-rents/When German pensioner Angelika Stibi got the keys to her new home in the southern region of Bavaria this year, a huge financial weight was lifted from her shoulders.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:37:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0618/1519076-germany-rents/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/sport/us-sport/2025/0617/1518903-nfl-fans-frustrated-at-huge-online-ticket-queues/Fans attempting to buy tickets for September's NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Minnesota Vikings at Croke Park experienced online frustration as hundreds of thousands of accounts attempted to complete purchases.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:03:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/sport/us-sport/2025/0617/1518903-nfl-fans-frustrated-at-huge-online-ticket-queues/US Sporthttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0617/1518914-social-media-ban/The Dutch government has advised parents to forbid children under 15 from using social media apps like TikTok and Snapchat, the latest country to propose curbs over mental health concerns.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:35:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0617/1518914-social-media-ban/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0617/1518875-viking-site-denmark/In an accidental find, a 10th-century burial site believed to have belonged to a Viking noble family has been discovered in northern Denmark, packed with a "spectacular" trove of ancient objects, a museum has announced.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:29:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0617/1518875-viking-site-denmark/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0617/1518837-sierra-leone-deforestation/Esther and Rio, two orphaned baby chimpanzees, clung tenderly to their caregiver's chest at a sanctuary inside one of Sierra Leone's flagship national parks, where unprecedented deforestation and illegal urban encroachment pose a risk to both primates and humans.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:15:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0617/1518837-sierra-leone-deforestation/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0617/1518841-amsterdam/Imposing but delicate marble sculptures of Graeco-Roman-style figures grace the vaulted corridors of a huge palace. But this isn't Florence or Rome. This is Amsterdam.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:31:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0617/1518841-amsterdam/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0615/1518613-crystal-covered-chair/A museum in Italy has pleaded with visitors to respect art after a patron damaged a chair covered in crystals.Sun, 15 Jun 2025 20:55:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0615/1518613-crystal-covered-chair/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0616/1518556-scottish-college-launches-oasis-masterclass/A college in Scotland has added Britpop to its curriculum with an Oasis masterclass ahead of the band's reunion tour this summer.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0616/1518556-scottish-college-launches-oasis-masterclass/Musichttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0613/1518255-picasso-auction/A number of one-off and hitherto unseen ceramic plates and dishes by Pablo Picasso are going under the hammer in Geneva next week.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:49:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0613/1518255-picasso-auction/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0613/1518313-musical-cicadas-uk/Cicadas, whose musical courtship calls once echoed around an ancient forest in southern England, have been reintroduced from France by conservationists.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:57:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0613/1518313-musical-cicadas-uk/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0613/1518351-blenheim-toilet-theft/Two men have been jailed for their roles in the theft of a £4.75 (€5.6) million gold toilet from Blenheim Palace.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:35:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0613/1518351-blenheim-toilet-theft/UKhttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0612/1518092-turtles/A small charity on the Kenyan coast has become vital to the region's majestic turtle population, saving thousands from poachers, fishermen's nets and ever-worsening plastic pollution.Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:13:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0612/1518092-turtles/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0612/1518101-us-los-angeles-flags/The Mexican flag has become a flashpoint during protests in Los Angeles this week, waved by demonstrators proud of their heritage but cast by US President Donald Trump's administration as heralding a "foreign invasion."Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:30:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0612/1518101-us-los-angeles-flags/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0611/1517790-india-uae-rain/After Muhammed Sajjad moved from India to the United Arab Emirates a decade ago, he missed his native Kerala's monsoon season, so he embarked on an unlikely quest: finding rain in the desert.Wed, 11 Jun 2025 07:28:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0611/1517790-india-uae-rain/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0611/1517793-ireland-peatlands/Mapping more accurately than ever Ireland's peatlands, which are vital as carbon sinks but whose boundaries can be hard to determine, could help fight global warming, researchers say.Wed, 11 Jun 2025 07:34:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0611/1517793-ireland-peatlands/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0610/1517619-seizure-endangered-wildlife/Indian customs officers have made the latest "significant" seizure of endangered wildlife from a passenger arriving from Thailand, a government statement said, carrying nearly 100 creatures including lizards, sunbirds and tree-climbing possums.Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:26:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0610/1517619-seizure-endangered-wildlife/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0609/1517498-monkey-survey-sri-lanka/Sri Lanka is withholding the results of a survey of crop-destroying wildlife, including monkeys and peacocks, because data collected from some farmers appeared unrealistic, a minister said.Mon, 09 Jun 2025 13:06:12 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0609/1517498-monkey-survey-sri-lanka/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0608/1517334-joan-miro-spain/The torchbearers for one of Spain's most famous artists, Joan Miró, are promising a year-long fiesta of events honouring the surrealist - and the foundation he set up half a century ago.Sun, 08 Jun 2025 12:05:12 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0608/1517334-joan-miro-spain/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0607/1517230-china-university-exam/Millions of high school students across China are sitting their first day of the highly competitive university entrance exam, known as the "gaokao".Sat, 07 Jun 2025 14:45:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0607/1517230-china-university-exam/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0606/1517109-were-dinosaurs-tormenting-the-eu-says-peat-cutter/The EU is putting pressure on Ireland to protect its bogs, but those who harvest peat say that rural realities are being ignored, and a way of life threatened.Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:02:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0606/1517109-were-dinosaurs-tormenting-the-eu-says-peat-cutter/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0605/1516799-albania-roses/In Permet, deep in the spectacular Vjosa Valley of southern Albania, roses rule supreme, whether used to make perfumes, flavoured water or the Turkish delights sought out by thousands of tourists.Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:45:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0605/1516799-albania-roses/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0605/1516895-japanese-startup-to-attempt-moon-landing/A Japanese startup will attempt a tricky lunar touchdown tomorrow with an unmanned lander named Resilience, two years after its first try which crashed onto the Moon's surface.Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:59:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0605/1516895-japanese-startup-to-attempt-moon-landing/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0605/1516917-gateway-to-hell/Turkmenistan said it had significantly reduced a gas fire that has been raging for half a century at a site dubbed the "Gateway to Hell".Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:54:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0605/1516917-gateway-to-hell/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0604/1516615-greenpeace-emmanuel-macron/Greenpeace activists have returned a wax figure of President Emmanuel Macron they had stolen from a Paris museum as part of a protest against French economic ties with Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:58:22 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0604/1516615-greenpeace-emmanuel-macron/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0604/1516635-parakeets-belfast/Ecologists have expressed their concern at a growing wild parakeet population at a Belfast park.Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:11:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0604/1516635-parakeets-belfast/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0604/1516573-barrier-reef/Rows of tanks filled with liquid nitrogen sit in temperature-controlled chambers at Sydney's Taronga zoo, cradling parts of the Great Barrier Reef's diverse and magnificent corals frozen in time.Wed, 04 Jun 2025 06:45:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0604/1516573-barrier-reef/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/health/2025/0603/1516373-alzheimers-drugs-treatment/Dementia experts have said that "hope is on the horizon" after a new review shows a rise in the number of potential drugs that could treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease.Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:19:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2025/0603/1516373-alzheimers-drugs-treatment/Healthhttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0603/1516363-denmark-efterskole/About a third of all Danish 15-year-olds spend a year finding themselves at an "efterskole", a kind of boarding school where the focus is more on personal growth.Tue, 03 Jun 2025 07:16:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0603/1516363-denmark-efterskole/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0603/1516371-panama/Streets once filled with children's laughter have fallen silent on a Panamanian island where almost all residents left a year ago due to the threat of the sea swallowing their homes.Tue, 03 Jun 2025 07:56:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0603/1516371-panama/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0602/1516294-mount-etna/Columns of volcanic ash rose into the sky above Mount Etna following an eruption at the active volcano on the east coast of the Italian island of Sicily this morning.Mon, 02 Jun 2025 14:01:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0602/1516294-mount-etna/Europehttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0602/1516315-milky-way/The Milky Way may not have a catastrophic collision with another huge galaxy as has been predicted, computer simulations have revealed, giving our home galaxy a coin-flip chance of avoiding destruction.Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:39:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0602/1516315-milky-way/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0602/1515975-vegetable-orchestra/The London Vegetable Orchestra comes to Dublin on Saturday 7 June, and there won't be a traditional instrument in sight.Mon, 02 Jun 2025 08:14:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0602/1515975-vegetable-orchestra/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0602/1516317-greenpeace-macron-wax-figure/Greenpeace activists have stolen a wax figure of French President Emmanuel Macron from a Paris museum and placed it in front of the Russian embassy as part of a protest against French economic ties with Moscow in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.Mon, 02 Jun 2025 17:07:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0602/1516317-greenpeace-macron-wax-figure/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0531/1516091-new-dwarf-planet/Scientists have identified an object about 700km wide inhabiting the frigid outer reaches of our solar system that might qualify as a dwarf planet, spotting it as it travels on a highly elongated orbital path around the sun.Sat, 31 May 2025 12:38:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0531/1516091-new-dwarf-planet/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0530/1515829-taco-acronym/US President Donald Trump made no pretence at hiding his irritation this week when he was asked by a reporter about "TACO" - an acronym that has been gaining traction among Wall Street traders who believe that "Trump Always Chickens Out."Fri, 30 May 2025 07:36:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0530/1515829-taco-acronym/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0530/1515844-tourism-toll-croatia/With its rugged coastline, pristine waters and more than 1,000 inlets and islands, Croatia has seen a tourist boom in recent years. But the environmental impact of tourism on the coastline and marine life is troubling experts.Fri, 30 May 2025 08:27:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0530/1515844-tourism-toll-croatia/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0529/1515589-australia-logging/On the edge of a dense forest on a rugged Australian island, an enormous stump rises from the ground - all that remains of a eucalyptus tree that towered into the canopy for centuries.Thu, 29 May 2025 08:39:58 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0529/1515589-australia-logging/News Lenshttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0528/1386830-leaving-cert-weather-june-ireland/It turns out that doing your Leaving Cert while the sun shines outside the exam hall is actually more than just a mythWed, 28 May 2025 09:29:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0528/1386830-leaving-cert-weather-june-ireland/Weatherhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0528/1515368-giants-causeway/The Giant's Causeway in Co Antrim is being damaged by visitors leaving coins in the cracks of the famous stones.Wed, 28 May 2025 10:31:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0528/1515368-giants-causeway/Ulsterhttps://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0528/1515342-australia-rock-listing/Australia's bid to secure World Heritage status for a site with Indigenous rock art estimated to be 50,000 years old has been dealt a blow after a UN advisory body warned it was at risk from nearby industrial pollution.Wed, 28 May 2025 08:32:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0528/1515342-australia-rock-listing/News Lens