29 August 2018 | Euronews
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Italy Renzo Piano offers new bridge design for hometown Genoa after tragedy Renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano has offered to help design a new Genoa bridge to replace the one that collapsed, killing 43 people. -
Brazil Brazil: Army patrols at Venezuelan border Around 700 to 800 people arrive in the country each day as Brazil considers placing a daily cap on the number entering. It's after millions of Venezuelans have already fled their country and local authorities are completely overwhelmed -
Cult "First Man" opens 75th Venice Film Festival "First Man" opens 75th Venice Film Festival -
United Kingdom EU to UK over Brexit: ''no single market a la carte'' The bloc's prepared to offer Britain an unprecedented close relationship after Brexit. That from the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier. But he says it won't permit anything that'll weaken the body's single market -
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USA Elon Musk reignites 'pedo' claims against UK cave diver Elon Musk has doubled down on his claim that a British explorer who was instrumental in freeing a group of Thai boys trapped in a cave is a “pedo”. -
Venezuela Venezuela exodus is a world crisis Regional politicians say the exodus of people fleeing economic crisis in Venezuela is worthy of global recognition -
No Comment Watch: Canine beach race in Croatia Owner of the establishment, Ruby Montanari-Knez, said that the race is "a way of raising awareness about how important pets are in our lives". -
World News Cross-Channel scallop spat no business of Brussels "We invite the national authorities to resolve any dispute in an amicable way" -
Australia Watch: Meteor streaks across sky in Perth Scientists believe that the meteor may have hit the ground. -
No Comment Watch: Hundreds of turtles killed after being trapped in fishing net Around 300 endangered turtles were killed off the coast of southern Mexico. -
Europe News Austria: Putin looms large over EU ministers meeting "Vienna is conducting a certain policy of appeasement towards Russia" -
Europe News Brief from Brussels: Wolf debate bites, scallop spat flares -
World News Scallops trigger clashes between fishing boats in English Channel "We're trying to get rid of the English, because if we let them get away with it, they will clear out the whole area." -
Switzerland Ban killer robots to stop ‘truly dystopian scenarios’, say campaigners Campaigners say killer robots and other autonomous weapons systems should be banned before it’s too late. -
USA Lifesaving lorries: truckers park beneath bridge in bid to stop suicide This is the moment a group of truck drivers parked beneath a bridge in Orlando, Florida, in a bid to stop a man from jumping to his death, police say. -
Switzerland Selfies and salaries: Swiss share salary information on new site aiming to end pay discrimination We've all wondered how much our bosses or coworkers make. Now, in Switzerland, there may be a way to find out. -
USA Serena Williams wins US open match in designer tutu following catsuit ban French Tennis Federation President Bernard Giudicelli’s said that the catsuit Serena Williams wore at this year’s French Open would be banned at the tournament in the future -
No Comment Watch: German city removes statue of Turkish president The statue was removed on Wednesday, with authorities saying it had become a security risk. -
Spain Spain paints the town red with tomatoes Spain paints the town red with La Tomatina tomato-throwing festival -
Iran The fight against Iran's strict hijab rules is a fight for women's dignity | View Ultimately, this is not about a piece of cloth but about a woman’s worth, her dignity. If a woman cannot determine how to dress, how can she be a responsible person? If she cannot control how to cover her head, how can she control what goes on inside her head? -
USA Watch: Thousands of bees swarm hot dog stand in New York Police had to close off a street by Times Square after around 30,000 bees set a hot dog stand abuzz. -
United Kingdom More than a fifth of 14-year-old girls in UK have self-harmed — report More than one-fifth of UK girls aged 14 said they had self-harmed, a new study has found. -
No Comment Watch: Tomato battle at Tomatina festival The streets were left covered in fruit slush after 165,000 kilograms of tomatoes were used as ammunition for participants to hurl at other festival-goers. -
United Kingdom Smoking and drinking damage teenagers' arteries by age of 17: study The research found that teenagers who had smoked more than 100 cigarettes or tended to binge drink had stiffer arteries than those who did not. -
Spain Franco victims' remains exhumed from mass grave Dozens of victims of Spain's dictator General Franco have had their remains exhumed from a mass grave near Valencia -
No Comment Watch: Trump meets FIFA President Infantino to discuss 2026 World Cup At the photo-op in the Oval Office, Trump jokingly brandished a red card at the press. -
Serbia Watch: Sword fighting, jousting and archery at medieval festival The battles were tense, with great skill and physical endurance needed to succeed in the duels that were fierce rather than theatrical. -
Greece Greece: ferry safely back in port after fire A passenger ferry carrying over a thousand people arrived at the port of Piraeaus after being on fire earlier. More than a thousand people were on board, on route to Chania in Crete when it was forced to return -
World News Macron accepts he is the main opponent of right-wing Europe France's President Emmanuel Macron accepts that he is the main rival to nationalist, anti-immigration governments in Europe -
Cult Lack of gender equality at 75th Venice Film Festival Lack of gender equality at 75th Venice Film Festival -
Russia Putin bows to public pressure on pensions Russia's President Putin has softened his pension reforms after protests from unions who claim many people will not live long enough to see retirement -
No Comment Watch: Thousands of bees descend on New York hotdog stand Around 30,000 bees set a hotdog stand abuzz and caused the closing of the street near Times Square. -
Cult Michael Jackson: Celebrating 6 Decades Michael Jackson: Celebrating 6 Decades of the "King of Pop" -
World News US withdrawal from Iran deal is good for Europe | View The Iran nuclear deal serves the interests of private companies looking to expand their business dealings in the country, not the interests of Europe, says an Italian politician and diplomat. -
World News 'All parties' have committed war crimes in Yemen: UN All parties in the Yemen conflict have committed war crimes, according to a damning new report by U.N. experts. In the report, they point to possible crimes on all sides between March 2015 and June this year. -
World News Theresa May pledges to overtake USA as leading G7 Africa investor British Prime Minister Theresa May has set out plans for an extra 4 billion Euros in investments in Africa - as she seeks to overtake the US as the biggest G7 investor in the continent. -
France Scallop wars: French and British fishermen pledge talks to solve spat French and British fishermen have said they will attend talks to quell a dispute over access to the scallop-rich seabed off the coast of Normandy in northern France. -
Lebanon Seven years on, Syrian refugees face tough decisions in Lebanon The Syrian civil war has been raging for seven years now. While Europe argues over the distribution of migrants, no country has taken as many refugees as Lebanon. Syrians made homes in camps and cities there- now, as the fighting ebbs, some have decided to return, others have nothing to return to. -
World News Hulot resignation fall out continues French President Emmanuel Macron is continuing his diplomatic tour in Finland today, amid the fall out of his Environment Minister's resignation. Nicolas Hulot made the surprise announcement he was quitting during a radio interview yesterday. -
Europe News Wolf debate bites at Brussels Amid a resurgence in wolf numbers in Europe, the EU faces striking a balance between nature and threat to farmers -
World News Europe briefing: Eight stories to know about today In a rush? Here are eight stories from around Europe that you need to know about today, Wednesday, August 29.