2019-01-14

Europe News

EU Commission to propose qualified majority on tax issues

Brussels' plan would gradually abandon unanimous decisions by the European Council

14/01/2019

USA

Passenger gets gun through TSA checkpoint on Atlanta to Tokyo flight

The agency said in a statement that the security breach was not due to the partial government shutdown.

14/01/2019

Spain

Spain blocks rescue ship from leaving Barcelona port

The Spanish government is preventing a rescue ship from leaving Barcelona after Malta and Italy closed its ports.

14/01/2019

Notes From The Usa

Up-beat and down to earth: Cleveland, Ohio

In partnership with Brand USA

Up-beat and down to earth: Cleveland, Ohio

14/01/2019

Notes From The Usa

Singer-songwriter Foy Vance meets Frankie Cosmos

In partnership with Brand USA

One of Cleveland’s great places is The Grog Shop, a music venue with "killer energy" in Foy’s words, here, he was captivated by American band Frankie Cosmos.

14/01/2019

Notes From The Usa

The Grog Shop, Cleveland: the ‘place to play’ for up-and-coming bands

In partnership with Brand USA

We’ve been travelling across the USA with northern-Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance to discover some of the country’s best music, cuisine and culture. The journey continued in Cleveland, the city known to many as the 'home of rock'n'roll'.

14/01/2019

United Kingdom

May changes speech after comments on Welsh devolution questioned

UK Prime Minister Theresa May drops comments from her Brexit speech after criticisms of "complete hypocrisy."

14/01/2019

USA

China changes Canadian's prison sentence to death amid Huawei tensions

The move comes after Beijing detained two Canadians last month in apparent retaliation for Canada's arrest of a Chinese technology executive.

14/01/2019

USA

There's a new reigning Instagram champion. It's an egg.

As of Monday morning, the egg photo had more than 27 million likes. The account had 2.9 million followers.

14/01/2019

USA

It's Day 24 of the partial government shutdown. Here's how we got here.

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

14/01/2019

Austria

Snow submerges Austrian ski resort

The ski area of Hochkar is completely snowed in as hundreds of soldiers and fire crew head to dig it out

14/01/2019

Notes From The Usa

Muscle Shoals, Alabama: the small town of big musical hits

In partnership with Brand USA

Nestled in the corner of Alabama, Muscle Shoals was originally known for being the location of the Wilson Dam across the Tennessee River… that is until the music industry catapulted this sleepy Alabama town of just over 13,000 inhabitants into the limelight.

14/01/2019

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Snow lovers face off in Washington DC's first snowball fight of 2019

Snow lovers in Washington DC celebrated the region's first major snowfall by lobbing snowballs at one another on Sunday afternoon, in what has become a recent post-snowstorm tradition in the US capital.

14/01/2019

USA

First Read's Morning Clips: Majorities blame Trump, GOP for shutdown

A roundup of the most important political news stories of the day.

14/01/2019

USA

Trump tweeted he's excited to visit Nashville — but he's actually going to New Orleans

Trump wrote: "Love our farmers, love Tennessee -- a great combination!"

14/01/2019

USA

Facility launches internal probe after woman in vegetative state gave birth

Phoenix police have already executed a search warrant seeking DNA samples from male staff members at the center.

14/01/2019

World News

EU gives 14,500 more teens free travel pass to explore continent

The winners of the EU initiative will be given a free pass to explore Europe for up to 30 days between April 15 and October 31.

14/01/2019

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Panda celebrates first birthday in Malaysian zoo with ice cake

A giant panda born in a Malaysian zoo celebrated her first birthday on Monday with a cake made of ice

14/01/2019

Europe News

EU approval procedure for pesticides to become more transparent

European Parliament votes on new regulation

14/01/2019

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Dog rescued from icy pond in Colorado

A dog was rescued from an icy pond in the city of Lone Tree, 24km from Colorado, on Saturday

14/01/2019

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Finns train as mermaids and mermen to live their childhood dream

Want to swim like a fantasy sea creature? At 'mermaiding' classes in Finland, adult women and men swim wearing a garment that combines a monofin flipper with fabric from the waist down to create a distinctive mermaid tail.

14/01/2019

Finland

Flippin' brilliant: the Finns learning to be mermaids

Maija Mottonen, Finland's first professional mermaid instructor, is giving lessons at a pool near Helsinki

14/01/2019

Notes From The Usa

Behind the scenes at music legend Rick Hall's FAME Studios

In partnership with Brand USA

As part of the series Notes from the USA, Northern-Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance takes us to a small town at the heart of the state’s musical reputation - Muscle Shoals - to discover the place where it all began… FAME Studios.

14/01/2019

Notes From The Usa

Visiting Muscle Shoals Sound Studio: a place that changed the history

In partnership with Brand USA

You may not know much about the small town of Muscle Shoals, but it is renowned as one of the epicentres of the music industry. Both local and international musicians have recorded there.

14/01/2019

World News

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe 'pressured to spy by Iran,' says husband

Jailed British-Iranian woman 'pressured to spy on UK organisations by Iran in return for freedom,' says husband

14/01/2019

Notes From The Usa

Getting to know singer-songwriter Foy Vance

In partnership with Brand USA

Notes from the USA travelled with northern-Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance to discover the country through some of its musical gems.

14/01/2019

Europe News

Iberia could be grounded by Brexit

Spanish carrier in danger of losing its license because of non-EU ownership

14/01/2019

Markets

Asian shares pause near 1-1/2-mth highs before China data

Asian shares pause near 1-1/2-mth highs before China data

14/01/2019

United Kingdom

May warns of no Brexit if deal is rejected

'More likely outcome is a paralysis in parliament that risks there being no Brexit,' said British Prime Minister Theresa May.

14/01/2019

United Kingdom

Partner of UK minister sends 'inappropriate' message over Brexit vote

"I for one shall not forgive you" - partner of UK minister sends 'inappropriate' warning message to another MP over her choice in tomorrow's Commons vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal

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