2018-09-15

World News

World Cleanup Day: Global event highlights pollution

People all over the world have taken part in a cleanup campaign to raise awareness of the negative impact posed by plastic waste and other types of litter.

15/09/2018

Belgium

Brussels: Comics attract thousands of fans at Comic Strip Festival

Almost a hundred thousand visitors and more than 250 comic artists attend the ninth annual event

15/09/2018

France

Author defiant after French booksellers decry selection for top prize

French bookstores have criticised the decision to include his self-published novel on the long-list for this year’s Prix Renaudot because it is only available via Amazon.

15/09/2018

World News

Relentless rain threatens North Carolina agricultural town

"Usually we'd be cleaning roads and done by now," Burgaw Fire Capt. Nick Smith said. "But we're still in the throes of it."

15/09/2018

France

Davis Cup: France through to Semi-finals

Veteran pairing Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut won the doubles to seal the champions’ 3-0 victory over Spain in their World Group semi-final on Saturday

15/09/2018

Spain

Vuelta a Espana: Britain's Simon Yates takes a lead into Sunday's final

The 26-year-old will take a lead of one minute 46 seconds. Spain's Enric Mas and Colombia's Miguel Angel Lopez finished first and second to put themselves onto the general classification podium with one stage remaining

15/09/2018

World News

'Our hurricane babies are safe': Military couple evacuating Florence welcomes twins

Baby daughters Sadie and Scarlett arrived early Thursday morning.

15/09/2018

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Protesters in Frankfurt demand stable financial system on Lehman anniversary

Some 100 protesters gathered outside the Frankfurt stock exchange on Saturday to demand a stable financial system "beneficial to humans and nature".

15/09/2018

World News

Can migrants really be screened at sea? | Euronews answers

The interior ministers of Austria and Italy have called on the EU to hold rescued migrants at sea until their asylum claims are processed.

15/09/2018

World News

Trump approves North Carolina disaster declaration for Storm Florence

President Trump declares a disaster in North Carolina as at least seven people die as a result of Storm Florence

15/09/2018

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Watch: Millions join global cleanup campaign

Millions of people marked World Cleanup Day on Saturday, joining what was set to be the biggest-ever single day of volunteer-based waste collection efforts.

15/09/2018

World News

Three shot dead in Mexico City tourist hotspot, 'mariachi' gunmen flee

Police said they were chasing three men dressed as mariachi musicians who fled on motorbikes from Plaza Garibaldi, a major tourist destination.

15/09/2018

Living

5 Of The Best London Fashion Week Hotspots

Enjoy breakfast with Victoria Beckham at Annabel’s, then head to ME London’s Bond villain-style lobby for a between-shows cocktail.

15/09/2018

World News

Powerful typhoon kills at least 12 in Philippines

Typhoon Mangkhut lashed the northern Philippines on Saturday, leaving at least twelve people dead and six missing as the storm barreled toward southern China

15/09/2018

Russia

Russia military: Fifth day of Vostok 2018

The military test their multi-rocket launcher and howitzer artillary. Three hundred thousand troops are being put to the test as air, sea and land drills take place close to the border with China

15/09/2018

Germany

German police remain at Hambach Forest

Thousands of German police vans are being deployed to the illegal tree houses in the Hambach Forest, where people have chained themselves against plans to clear the trees to expand the coal mining industry

15/09/2018

World News

NASA using laser to map Earth's ice coverage

The U.S. has sent a satellite into space that will use laser technology to map the Earth's ice coverage and assess the impact of global warming

15/09/2018

Philippines

Super typhoon slams into China after pummeling Philippines

Typhoon Mangkhut is lashing China's most populous province, bringing winds of up to 162-kph

15/09/2018

World News

'Brothers and sisters' of the Mafia, repent, pope says in Sicily

On a trip to Sicily to honour a priest murdered by the mafia the Pope tells followers that if they do not trust a priest they should confront him and tell him why

15/09/2018

World News

Taliban demand militant network's scion be released as part of talks with U.S.

"If they are sincere in talks in the future, they would accept our proposal for a prisoners' exchange."

15/09/2018

United Kingdom

British ex-Foreign Minister says supports May, opposes Brexit plan

Boris Johnson said he wants Theresa May's Chequers Brexit plan dropped, but not her.

15/09/2018

Russia

Russia's Orthodox Church freezes ties with Constantinople over Ukraine

The Russian Orthodox Church has downgraded "diplomatic relations" with Istanbul-based Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople.

15/09/2018

World News

Trump, Pompeo bash ex-Secretary of State John Kerry on Iran talks

Kerry has been harshly critical of the president and his decision in May to withdraw from the Iran deal but denies "coaching" Tehran.

15/09/2018

Canada

Mummified remains, more than 50,000 years old, unveiled in Canada

Rare, mummified remains of two ice age animals — wolf pup and a caribou calf — have been dug up from the permafrost by gold miners near Dawson City, Yukon.

15/09/2018

Mexico

Three killed in Mexico City tourist hotspot

Mexico City police chase ‘mariachi’ gunmen after 3 killed in tourist plaza

15/09/2018

World News

FEMA to test 'Presidential Alert' system next week

Experts expressed little concern that the wireless emergency alerts could be used for political purposes.

15/09/2018