8 August 2018 | Euronews
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USA Trump administration to hit Russia with new sanctions for Skripal poisoning The administration has signed off on a determination that Russia violated international law, triggering new U.S. sanctions. -
France Dead diver's family overjoyed after camera containing his final photos is found The family of a dead French diver are overjoyed after a camera containing his finals photos was found in Corsica. -
No Comment Close call after driver narrowly misses hitting a child cyclist in England An English fire department has released footage of a near miss collision with a child on a bike on Sunday (August 5) to remind cyclists to ride safely. -
Lithuania Coming too soon? Calls to delay poster proclaiming Vilnius as Europe’s G-spot are rejected A risqué advertising campaign that compares Vilnius to the female G-spot has stirred controversy ahead of the Pope’s visit next month. -
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World News European students are learning more languages than their American counterparts European students are learning more languages than their American counterparts, according to a new study. -
Portugal Forest fires continue to rage in Portugal and Spain Forest fires rage in Portugal and Spain, amid warnings they could take days to extinguish. -
World News Cancer - a disease in the West, a death sentence in Africa | View The void created by Western donors’ abandonment of Africa is being filled by a newly invigorated humanitarian bloc, says former Pakistani Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Naaem Khan. -
World News Where in Europe is the Islamic full-face veil banned? Denmark has become the latest country in Europe to ban the full-face veil. But which others have already prohibit such clothing? -
World News N. Korea's top diplomat visits Iran hours after Trump sanctions kick in Iran and North Korea have maintained relations for decades. Tehran has previously warned Kim Jong Un's government not to trust the Trump administration. -
USA US courts to decide if weedkiller gave groundsman cancer Dewayne Johnson is one of 5,000 plaintiffs claiming against the company, Monsanto, with his potentially ground-breaking case believed to be the first to reach a trial. -
Cult Celebrating the Gabala Music Festival in Azerbaijan Euronews speaks to some of the star performers at the traditional music festival, marking its 10th anniversary, taking place in the Caucasus Mountains. -
Cult Israeli 'MultiPiano' virtuosi play with 5 hands on two pianos The impressive group dazzled audiences at the Gabala Music Festival in Azerbaijan, which has been celebrating its 10th anniversary. -
Denmark Denmark has ridiculed itself by banning burkas, activist tells Euronews Franco-Algerian businessman and political activist Rachid Nekkaz, who pays the fines of women caught wearing burkas, has hit out at a new ban in Denmark. -
Portugal Firefighters battle Iberia wildfires Firefighters are still trying to contain the spread of wildfires in Portugal and Spain after several days of extremely high temperatures -
No Comment Firefighers struggle to contain wildfires in Spain and Portugal Firefighter in Spain and Portugal continued to battle wildfires on Wednesday after the heatwave parched the landscape -
France Tajani says scrapping Lyon-Turin rail link would take Italy back to ''Medieval times'' The President of the European Parliament has reiterated his support for an ambitious transalpine rail link between France and Italy. -
World News BMW recalls 324,000 vehicles after fire concerns Following a string of incidents in South Korea, the luxury carmaker is taking the drastic safety measure to prevent any of its vehicles distributed in Europe catching fire. -
World News Overtourism: a growing global problem | View We need to urgently rethink the way tourism is changing cities to uphold the rights of their residents. -
Italy Italian sisters claim direct heritage to Mona Lisa Natalia and Irina Strozzi believe they are the direct descendants of the woman behind Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting, The Mona Lisa -
China China imposes import tariffs on U.S goods China announces 25 percent import duties on a range of U.S. imports and the trade dispute between Washington and Beijing deepens -
No Comment Herd of cows help Florida police catch suspect Police in Sanford, Florida, had some unlikely assistance on August 5, when a herd of cows helped catch a fleeing suspect. -
France Watch: Prince William joins commemorations for decisive WW1 battle Commemorations took place on Wednesday to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Amiens, a critical moment in World War One. -
Business Elon Musk considering taking Tesla private Tesla shares jumped more than 7 per cent after Chief Executive Elon Musk said he’s considering taking the electric car maker private. -
United Kingdom Firenado forms at Derbyshire factory blaze Windy conditions caused a tornado-like column of fire to form at a plastics factory in Derbyshire, England. -
No Comment Same-sex duos tango and foxtrot at Paris Gay Games Same-sex duos from around the world brought their skills to the dance sport competition at the Paris Gay Games on Tuesday (August 7), where they competed in several categories divided into age groups, gender and skill level. -
World News Farmers battle heat and dust across Europe Swiss farmers call in the army to help airlift water to thirsty cattle. -
Indonesia WATCH: Thousands left homeless and awaiting urgent aid arrivals in Indonesia Thousands of people are awaiting urgent aid on the Indonesian island of Lombok after a powerful earthquake left them homeless and without food, clean water or medical care. Search and rescue efforts continue as many are still feared to be trapped underneath the wreckage. -
United Kingdom Boris Johnson sparks furore with 'inflammatory' burka comments The ex-UK foreign minister is under fire from across the political spectrum after saying Muslim women who wear the burka look like "letter boxes" and "bank robbers". -
World News Theresa May condemns Boris Johnson's burka comments Theresa May has criticised her former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson for an article in which he described burka-wearing women as looking "absolutely ridiculous" . Mr Johnson made the remarks in a Daily Telegraph column. The Conservative Party's chairman, Brandon Lewis, has called on Mr Johnson to -
Switzerland Heatwave: Thousands of dead fish pulled from the River Rhine Heatwave: Thousands of dead fish pulled from the River Rhine. Water authorities in Switzerland are struggling to save a number of species, most notably Grayling fish due to the rising heat affecting oxygen levels. -
Spain Spain takes in 40 percent of Mediterranean migrants in 2018 – UN The UN’s Migration Agency confirms that Spain is now the preferred destination for migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean – but overall arrivals into Europe are well below 2017 and 2016 figures. -
Colombia Colombia’s President Ivan Duque sworn in pledging to unite divided nation The right-wing leader, who takes over from Juan Manuel Santos, has taken office vowing to heal divisions and improve a peace deal with the FARC rebel movement. -
World News Europe briefing: Five stories to know about today Euronews brings you the latest news and updates as they happen this morning. -
Venezuela Venezuelan president says Colombia is training "terrorist" opposition leaders Venezuela's President Maduro calls on Colombia and the U.S. to extradite those behind an alleged assassination attempt at the weekend -
Australia Australian farm output hit by drought Agricultural output in Australia is predicted to fall as farmers in New South Wales struggle to cope with the worst drought in living memory