2018-07-09

World News

Iraq Votes: What's at Stake?

Iraq's first nationwide elections since the withdrawal of U.S. troops are being held Wednesday against a bloody backdrop of sectarian violence.

09/07/2018

World News

'Utterly callous' Trump didn't pay personal driver OT for years, suit alleges

Noel Cintron, who worked as Trump's wheel man for 25 years, is suing the Trump Organization and says he is owed more than $350,000.

09/07/2018

USA

US Surpreme Court has a new conservative Judge

President Trump chose Judge Brett Kavanaugh who is a conservative federal appeals court Judge. In making his choice Trump entrenches conservative control of the court for decades to come

09/07/2018

World News

A major change is coming to your Starbucks coffee soon

This update is a game-changer.

09/07/2018

United Kingdom

Remainer is named as new foreign secretary after Boris Johnson quits

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has been named as his replacement.

09/07/2018

World News

Twitter is purging millions of fake accounts

The company is banning bot accounts faster than ever, but there's concern those efforts will hurt its overall user count.

09/07/2018

United Kingdom

Royals gather for Prince Louis christening

Kate Middleton and Prince William, with their three kids in tow, arrive for the christening of the 11-week-old Prince Louis.

09/07/2018

World News

Pompeo in Afghanistan: The Taliban 'cannot wait us out'

As violence continues across the country it is difficult to conclude that conditions have greatly improved.

09/07/2018

World News

Duchess of Cambridge beams in white at Prince Louis' christening

The Duchess of Cambridge has developed a signature christening style.

09/07/2018

Sport

Belgian Greg van Avermaet in yellow after time trial win

His American BMC team got round the 35 and a half kilometre course four seconds faster than Team Sky.

09/07/2018

Global Japan

Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA): Why the agreement between Japan and the EU is a big deal

In this episode of Global Japan, you will discover a historic economic partnership agreement between Japan and the European Union. Much more than just a free trade agreement, it goes well beyond the purely economic sphere.

09/07/2018

Turkey

President Erdogan sworn in to "hyperpresidency"

Turkey's President Erdogan has been sworn in amidst controversy over constitutional reforms that have enhanced his powers

09/07/2018

Eritrea

Ethiopia and Eritrea end two decades of frozen conflict

In 1998 the horn of Africa nations began a bitter first world war style conflict over a small piece of territory with no obvious value.

09/07/2018

Living

Nuts are beyond nutritious — they improve brain function

We've all heard about the amazing benefits nuts have. But according to science, there is even more to this fantastic gift from nature.

09/07/2018

Italy

Viral: widower takes late wife's photo to sea every day in Italy

A moving photo of an elderly man who sits by the sea every morning with a framed picture of his late wife has gone viral in Italy.

09/07/2018

World News

Mediterranean is world’s most overfished sea: report

A third of the the world’s commercial fish species are being caught at unsustainable levels, with overfishing at its most severe in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, according to a new report by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

09/07/2018

Russia

Russia denies involvement in second poisoning in Britain

Dawn Sturgess died in hospital on Sunday and her partner remains critically ill after ingesting novichok.

09/07/2018

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FAI World Canopy Piloting Championships kick-off for 2018

It was a week full of airsports, with breathtaking and spectacular parachuting action at the airfield in Szymanów, which is situated near Wroclaw in Poland.

09/07/2018

United Kingdom

Novichok could have been carried in lipstick tube, says scientist who worked on nerve agent

“The substance is very stable. It can be washed away by rain, it can evaporate under the sun. But it won’t decompose,” said Vladimir Uglev.

09/07/2018

World News

French judges block €2m funding from Le Pen party

The leader of France’s far-right National Rally (Rassemblement national) party has slammed court judges after they ordered that it could not receive €2m in public funding.

09/07/2018

United Kingdom

Novichok poisoned couple exposed to high dose of the nerve agent

After the death of Dawn Sturgess, UK anti-terrorist police say she and her critically-ill partner had been exposed to a high dose of the lethal nerve agent Novichok

09/07/2018

France

Macron launches 'Year 2' of reform drive

The French president has vowed to push on despite polls showing him losing support among working-class voters.

09/07/2018

United Kingdom

Prime Minister Theresa May defends Brexit plan

It's after two of her senior cabinet members have quit over her Brexit deal

09/07/2018

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Activists spell 'Europe kills' with life jackets after ship seized

Activists made it known they did not approve of the Maltese court's decision to seize its rescue ship Lifeline.

09/07/2018

Poland

The teacher who never stopped learning: our sixth #Europeanhero

Małgorzata Kulesza has been teaching chemistry and science for more than three decades. She believes that education is all about building relationships and opening the classroom to the world.

09/07/2018

World News

British PM May is on even thinner ice after Brexit resignations

Three days before President Donald Trump arrives on a visit, Britain's PM is facing calls to quit from within her own party.

09/07/2018

No Comment

Death toll rises in Hiroshima following heavy rainfall

Roads remain damaged in Hiroshima on Monday while the search and rescue effort continues for those still missing, following the heavy rainfall that hammered southern Japan for the third day straight.

09/07/2018

Sport

World Cup 2018: France vs Belgium, a short history

A brief look at the football history between France and Belgium.

09/07/2018

France

Millions of litres of Spanish wine bottles sold off as French rosé

French authorities have uncovered millions of bottles of rosé imported in bulk from Spain being passed off as French, with at least one producer facing prison.

09/07/2018

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Monsoon rains flood India's streets in Mumbai

Heavy monsoon rains have been disrupting daily life in India's financial capital.

09/07/2018