2018-11-28

Markets

Growth and trade worries to keep a lid on European stocks in 2019

Growth and trade worries to keep a lid on European stocks in 2019 - Reuters poll

28/11/2018

Morocco

Euroviews. Can the EU turn migration into an opportunity? | View

With effective management mechanisms at a global and regional level, migration could be rendered a source of prosperity instead of a source of conflict.

28/11/2018

Brazil

Brazil: Deforestation in Amazon rainforest reaches new high

Deforestation in Brazil has reached a new high, shows new data released by the government earlier this week. The deforested space in the last year is close to five times the size of London.

28/11/2018

World News

Discrimination against black people 'commonplace' in EU: Report

Nearly a third of black people in the EU have been the victim of racial harassment in the past five years, a new survey has found.

28/11/2018

Hungary

Way of the Orbán: Street fighting men get to know each other

"You know I’m a street fighter basically," Orbán told martial artist and actor Chuck Norris.

28/11/2018

Russia

Russia's Putin says Ukraine guilty in Black Sea standoff

Putin on Wednesday accused Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko of orchestrating a naval "provocation" in the Black Sea to boost his ratings ahead of next year's elections.

28/11/2018

Netherlands

Air-taxi prototype unveiled at Amsterdam drone show

A  scale model of a flying drone-car mashup is providing a tantalising glimpse of future of urban mobility. The "Pop.Up Next" prototype drone is being developed by aviation giant Airbus, car maker Audi and Ital Design.

28/11/2018

World News

Feeling SAD? How to cope with seasonal affective disorder

To seek relief, some people turn to dietary supplements. But do they really work? Here's what really helps.

28/11/2018

World News

CO2 emissions on the rise for first time in four years

A report by the United Nations Environment Programme shows that global carbon dioxide emissions rose again during 2017 after a three year hiatus

28/11/2018

Greece

Workers in Greece strike over wage cuts and tax hikes

Greek ships remained docked at the country’s ports and a protest rally has also been held in central Athens as workers also call for increases in minimum wages and the re-introduction of collective bargaining.

28/11/2018

World News

Massive cow too big to be slaughtered

Owner Geoff Pearson said Knickers was too heavy to go to the slaughterhouse.

28/11/2018

Slovenia

Slovenia is first NATO state to appoint female army chief

Major General Alenka Ermenc now leads the country's 7,500 troops.

28/11/2018

France

Pre-war classics unveiled before going under the hammer in Paris

French auction house Artcurial unveiled their latest catch of premium vintage cars at an airport warehouse on Monday (November 26), expected to be sold at astronomical prices to collectors with deep pockets.

28/11/2018

Netherlands

Holocaust survivors to be compensated by Dutch wartime train operator

More than 100,000 Dutch Jews were killed during the Second World War.

28/11/2018

China

Scientist who claims to have created genetically-edited babies presents findings

Concerns had been raised over the veracity of Professor He Jiankui's claims that he had made a pair of twins that are resitant to HIV.

28/11/2018

World News

Paul Manafort's now-murky plea bargain brings challenges to him and the Mueller probe

A possible broken deal amounts to "a real blow" to Mueller, because he's lost a cooperating witness and any past information Manafort passed could now be severely weakened.

28/11/2018

World News

U.S. envoy moves fast to make peace with Taliban before Trump pulls plug

Aware Trump has expressed impatience with the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad has moved quickly to get the Taliban to the negotiating table.

28/11/2018

World

Checkmate awaits in the World Chess Championship

After deadlock for much of the month of November Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana are trying to overcome the razor-thin margin of skill that divides them in order to grab the crown of World Chess Champion. So far it's proved too difficult a task. After 12 games, they're going to tiebreakers.

28/11/2018

World News

Google employees call for company to end work on China search engine

Google employees stated in an open letter that they no longer believed the company was "willing to place its values above its profits."

28/11/2018

World

'Get out of Ukraine, Mr. Putin,' - watch Poroshenko interview

"Get out of Ukraine, Mr. Putin" - strong words from Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in an interview with NBC's Richard Engel.

28/11/2018

World

May continues Brexit tour as economic impact assessments loom

The Bank of England and the British government are to release assessments of the economic impact of Brexit later today It comes as Prime Minister Theresa May continues her tour of the UK with a visit to Scotland to try to sell her Brexit deal ahead of next month's parliamentary vote.

28/11/2018

United Kingdom

'Thames mermaid' fishes out rubbish to send a message

Lindsey Cole is swimming the Thames in winter to raise awareness of plastic litter.

28/11/2018

World News

Feds say Russian hackers duped U.S. companies out of millions in ad dollars

The schemes made it appear to advertisers that human beings had clicked on internet ads, when in reality it was automated bots doing the clicking.

28/11/2018

World News

Accused Russian agent Maria Butina wants to be released from solitary confinement: Lawyer

Butina was arrested and charged with allegedly conspiring with her ex-boss to infiltrate powerful U.S. organizations, including the NRA, and to push Moscow's agenda.

28/11/2018

World News

'SpongeBob Squarepants' creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at 57

"We are incredibly saddened by the news that Steve Hillenburg has passed away following a battle with ALS," Nickelodeon said in a statement.

28/11/2018

World News

Bolton: Why would we listen to Khashoggi killing tape?

"What do you think I'll learn from it?" the Trump adviser asked reporters at the White House Tuesday. "Unless you speak Arabic, what are you going to get from it?"

28/11/2018

World News

Elon Musk's L.A. freeway tunnel won't see the light of day

Elon Musk's Boring Company made a lot of noise about drilling a tunnel below a busy Los Angeles freeway, but in the end the idea was nixed.

28/11/2018

World News

Fact check: 7 things Trump got wrong about the border and immigration

After defending the use of tear gas against migrants, Trump inflated statistics about crimes committed by undocumented immigrants, among other things.

28/11/2018

World News

NASA's InSight lander is safely on Mars. What happens now?

The successful touch-down marks the beginning of the next phase of the two-year, $850-million mission.

28/11/2018

World News

Europe briefing: 7 stories to know about today

Euronews takes a look back at the biggest stories from across Europe this morning.

28/11/2018