2018-08-01

World News

Some farmers face bankrupcy over devastated harvests

A European-wide drought is devastating harvests leading to warnings about possible food price increases

01/08/2018

World News

Reddit announces data breach that threatens anonymity of users

Many Reddit users choose to remain anonymous on the website in order to freely discuss controversial topics or post salacious pictures.

01/08/2018

Germany

Germany: Family reunification programme starts again for refugees

It's after the government in 2016, suspended the right for asylum seekers to bring immediate family members. But the new rules mean only a 1,000 people per month will be chosen

01/08/2018

World News

Hackers charged with stealing 15 million credit and debit card numbers

The hackers targeted businesses, with some having previously acknowledged that they were attacked, including Chipotle and Chili's.

01/08/2018

France

French wine: Red, white and now blue

A new wine has appeared on French shelves and it's neither red nor white nor rose, but a dazzling shade of turquoise.

01/08/2018

Portugal

Fire warning issued as heatwave strikes Spain and Portugal

A heatwave this week across Portugal and Spain has prompted a warning about possible wild fires

01/08/2018

Zimbabwe

Three killed as Zimbabwe troops, protesters clash after vote

Three people have been killed in Zimbabwe's capital Harare after forces opened fire on hundreds of opposition protesters.

01/08/2018

World News

Why we're all living on credit for the rest of the year

Today is the day humans 'have taken more from the planet than nature can put back in a year'.

01/08/2018

USA

California fires under control

Tens of thousands of residents from Northern California await permission to return to their homes as firefighters gain more control of the sixth most destructive blaze in state history

01/08/2018

Russia

International Army Games begins; 32 countries compete

Russia’s International Army Games kicked off with an opening ceremony held in last Thursday and will continue until August 11. Thirty-two countries are said to be participating.

01/08/2018

Vietnam

Vietnam: Giant hand bridge attracts the tourists

The "Golden Bridge" in the Ba Na Hills has attracted many tourists since it opened in June and sits a 1,000 metres above sea level

01/08/2018

Mexico

Watch: Aeroméxico plane crashes moments after take-off

An Aeroméxico plane crashed just moments after takeoff on Wednesday in the capital of Mexico's Durango state.

01/08/2018

World News

Here are the companies most responsible for global warming: Study

Scientists estimate that emissions from just 90 companies contributed for nearly 50% of the rise in global mean surface temperature since the end of the Industrial Revolution.

01/08/2018

World News

Passenger video shows terrifying moment of Aeroméxico plane crash

"Open the door!" passengers can be heard pleading in the video in the moments after the plane crashed.

01/08/2018

Spain

Temperatures in Spain and Portugal could break all-time Europe record

Scorching temperatures could surpass 48 degrees Celsius, breaking an all-time Europe record.

01/08/2018

Portugal

Portugal’s Met Office retracts hottest day prediction, blames extreme weather for mistake

Portugal’s Met Office has retracted its prediction that temperatures in the country could reach 50ºC — the hottest ever recorded on mainland Europe — this week, drastically revising the forecast down by 10 degrees.

01/08/2018

Croatia

Croatia bids emotional farewell to beloved singer Dragojevic

Thousands of people who had farewell to the deceased Croatian musician Oliver Dragojević came to the Split waterfront. On his set stage, he sang and played several of his legendary songs.

01/08/2018

Spain

EU grants Spain extra funding to cope with migrant arrivals

The European Commission has pledged to increase funding to Spain to help it cope with a rise in migration across the Mediterranean.

01/08/2018

World News

Devastating drought, heat wave hammer farmers across northern Europe

"I have never seen this type of hot and dry weather and I've been farming over 30 years," one farmer in Finland said.

01/08/2018

Germany

This is what a snuff competition looks like

How much tobacco could you stuff up your nose in 1 minute?

01/08/2018

World News

'Impossible to sell' crown jewels stolen in Hollywood-style heist

Two 17th-century crowns belonging to King Karl IX and Queen Kristina were stolen along with a royal orb.

01/08/2018

France

What's killing France's dolphins?

Some 700 dolphins washed up dead on French beaches over the winter, figures reveal, most of them victims of the fishing industry.

01/08/2018

United Kingdom

UK anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson freed on bail

Robinson had been jailed on charges of breaking rules banning reporting of details from ongoing court cases.

01/08/2018

World News

'Not a miracle': How all 103 people aboard Aeroméxico jet survived fiery crash

Investigators are expected to focus on the strong winds, heavy rain and marble-sized hail that lashed the area around the time of the crash.

01/08/2018

Central African Republic

Russian journalists confirmed dead in the Central African Republic

Three Russian journalists were ambushed and murdered in the Central African Republic on Monday.

01/08/2018

North Korea

North Korea have handed over fifty American human remains from Korea war

There was a ceremony with full military honours before the coffins draped in UN flags were loaded into military transport for the flight to Hawaii on Wednesday. It's the first step in implementing the agreement reached when both leaders met in June

01/08/2018

France

What's behind May's holiday visit to Macron? Euronews Answers

Theresa May is in France, but she hasn't come to enjoy the heatwave.

01/08/2018

United Kingdom

US embassy in London auctions off loo rolls

The US embassy in London is auctioning surplus property online, including some 2,000 loo rolls.

01/08/2018

World News

Zimbabwe's ruling party announced as election winner; opposition disagrees

The possibility of confrontation is an unnerving reminder of the tensions that pervade an African nation debilitated by Robert Mugabe's long rule.

01/08/2018

Sweden

Swedish crown jewels stolen in speedboat heist

Thieves in Sweden escaped in a speedboat after snatching two crowns and an orb belonging to the royal family

01/08/2018