2018-07-18

World News

Europe briefing: 9 stories to know about today

Here is our round-up of key stories from around Europe so far today.

18/07/2018

Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Is it on the brink of a new revolution

Three months into a wave of protests which has engulfed Nicaragua, some in the Central American country are saying that it's on the brink of a new revolution

18/07/2018

USA

President Trump holds President Putin personally responsible for meddling in 2016 election

Trump made the comment in an interview with CBS, after a second day of efforts by the White House to quell nationwide anger - even from his own supporters - over his failure to publicly hold Putin to account at a joint news conference in Helsinki

18/07/2018

World News

Facebook CEO uses Holocaust example to defend misinformation efforts

Zuckerberg volunteered the example of Holocaust deniers unprompted in the middle of a discussion on the Recode Decode podcast.

18/07/2018

World News

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket aces dramatic test launch

And it stuck the landing.

18/07/2018

World News

Auto industry insiders question Elon Musk's leadership, amid bizarre rant over Thai rescue

The Tesla CEO's bizarre comments swiftly prompted a #muskmeltdown hashtag.

18/07/2018

World News

'I demand respect' says Juncker after stumbling incident

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker asks for "respect" after a video of him stumbling at a NATO summit went viral.

18/07/2018

Health Series

Flying taxis: What's on offer and when will the first models fly?

In partnership with Airbus-sponsored

Flying taxis look set to transcend science fiction and shake-up the transport industry within the next decade if a raft of aviation giants and start-ups are to be believed.

18/07/2018

USA

Russia is not still targetting US elections, says Trump

President Trump's assessment in the White House Wednesday contradicts that of his own director of national intelligence, Dan Coats.

18/07/2018

World News

Scientists discover 12 more moons of Jupiter, including a weird one

The discovery came during a search for the mysterious Planet X.

18/07/2018

No Comment

Wild bear cools off in Los Angeles swimming pool

A large black bear roaming a suburban neighborhood of Los Angeles stopped to cool off from the 90 degree F (32 C) temperatures in a swimming pool on Tuesday (July 17).

18/07/2018

World News

Security concerns after Juncker, Mogherini duped in Russian prank call

Russian relations, the Kardashians and rock band System of a Down were discussed with the pranksters pretending to be the Armenian prime minister. But one security expert has warned of 'unwitting espionage'.

18/07/2018

Portugal

Mezze: Syrian refugees bring a taste of home to Lisbon

Mezze is a very special restaurant in Lisbon. It is run by a non-governmental organisation. All the employees there are Syrian refugees. We stopped by to taste the food. Today they are doing a workshop, where 13 people are learning how to cook Middle Eastern specialities.

18/07/2018

Spain

Spain marks civil war anniversary amid a resurgence in nationalism

Spain marks civil war anniversary amid a rise in nationalism

18/07/2018

World News

Theresa May survives key Brexit votes but her government is accused of 'cheating'

A lawmaker who was at home with her three-week-old baby accused the government of breaking an informal agreement in order to "win at all costs."

18/07/2018

Sport

Geraint Thomas has grabbed yellow jersey after winning stage 11

Thomas now has a one minute 25 second lead over second-placed Chris Froome in the General Standings of the Tour de France

18/07/2018

No Comment

Want a jet suit? Well now you can

Ever fancied a dab at being "Iron Man"? Now you can. A jet suit created by a British former commodities trader has gone on sale in a London department store with a cool price tag of 340,000 pounds ($443,428).

18/07/2018

Business

Easyjet plans to sue after French air strikes cost the airline 28 million Euros

More than 2,600 flights were cancelled in April, May and June and Easyjet argued that EU law was being breached after flights were not protected over France

18/07/2018

South Africa

Euroviews. Mandela's Long Walk To Freedom Showed We Can Change The World | View

His face is one of the most recognisable in the world but back then, it had been 24 years since the last photograph of Mandela had been published. Few people knew what Mandela looked like, let alone what kind of man he had become. And now here he was, standing before me, his hand outstretched.

18/07/2018

Europe News

EU slaps record €4.3bn fine on Google

Consumer groups say it will help create variety in the search engine market.

18/07/2018

Cyprus

Nineteen people have died after a boat carrying 150 migrants sank near Cyprus

Northern Cypriot and Turkish coast guards together with helicopters rescued 103 migrants with the help from commercial vessels in the area

18/07/2018

Spain

Tourist dies after meteotsunami hits Spanish island

A German tourist has died after being swept away by waves during a meteotsunami in Mallorca, Spain.

18/07/2018

Green News

Watch how these turtles are protected in Costa Rica

A controversial new management plan is helping to improve the survival of the sea turtles in a small town in Costa Rica.

18/07/2018

Cult

Rock icon Kurt Cobain remembered at new exhibition in Ireland

The small museum in County Kildare is putting on the exhibition in part because its owner knows Cobain's family.

18/07/2018

Italy

Italian police seize vintage cars from suspected tax evader

The police took away Fiats, BMWs, Mini Coopers, Porsches, Range Rovers and Harley Davidson motobikes.

18/07/2018

United Kingdom

Flying taxis could soon be the next best thing

Rolls-Royce are developing hybrid electric flying taxi's. They're capable of performing vertical take offs and landings and we could see them as soon as the 2020's

18/07/2018

United Kingdom

Cliff Richard wins court case against BBC

British pop singer Sir Cliff Richard has won a privacy case against the BBC. He has been awarded the equivalent of €220,000 euros in damages ( $260,000 US dollars).

18/07/2018

Montenegro

Trump calls out 'aggressive' NATO ally Montenegro

The US ally — which is smaller than Connecticut and about as populous as Baltimore — found itself in President Donald Trump's cross hairs.

18/07/2018

World News

E.U. hits Google with record $5 billion fine in Android antitrust case

The penalty is the highest ever imposed on a company for breaching E.U. rules.

18/07/2018

Europe News

Avramopoulos: Everyone shares responsibility for migrant deaths

The EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos has told Euronews that authorities on both sides of the Mediterranean must prioritise the saving of migrant lives.

18/07/2018