21 February 2019 | Euronews
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USA How does a film win an Oscar? A film must meet many criteria to be nominated for an Oscar. -
USA Driver charged with murder of pregnant mother after clash over smoking The 35-year-old suspect was allegedly asked by a father not to blow smoke in his children's direction, and then plowed his car into the family. -
Europe News Greta Thunberg, the teenage activist fighting for the environment At 16, Greta Thunberg is leading a youth movement calling for action to prevent climate change. -
USA Neptune's 'moon that shouldn't be there' points to solar system's violent past Hippocamp is thought to be a fragment of a neighboring moon shattered by the impact of a comet. -
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USA Judge: Prosecutors broke law in deal with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein Prosecutors led by the now-U.S. Labor Secretary Alex Acosta violated the victims' rights by not informing them of the deal with Epstein. -
Slovakia Slovaks remember slayed journalist Jan Kuciak and renew justice calls Protesters hit the streets in their thousands on Thursday evening to mark a year since “the murders that changed Slovakia”. Investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, were shot dead at their home near Bratislava on February 21, 2018. -
USA Google ends mandatory arbitration policy Arbitration is a private, quasi-legal process that some workers and activist organizations say is used by companies to shield internal disputes from public scrutiny. -
USA IRS agent admits giving Michael Cohen's financial records to Stormy lawyer The federal complaint says John C. Fry admitted providing the information to Michael Avenatti when he was confronted by federal agents. -
Russia Russia says EU sanctions are outside framework of international law Russia's foreign minister said EU sanctions against Russia are outside the framework of international law, referring to stricter rules for Nord Stream 2 -
USA Michael Jackson's estate sues HBO for $100M over documentary about alleged sexual abuse HBO has repeatedly defended the documentary, urging viewers to "reserve judgement until they see the film." -
USA Republican candidate Mark Harris calls for new election in North Carolina disputed House race Republican candidate Mark Harris calls for new election in North Carolina disputed race -
USA How Ariana Grande beat The Beatles' 55-year chart record with 'thank u, next' ǀ View The young artist's savvy and changes to the charts that reflect what people listen allowed her to break the band's long-held record. -
World Raw Politics in full: France to outlaw anti-Zionism, German food waste, and US-Austria divide All this and more in Thursday night's full episode of Raw Politics. -
World Raw Politics: Trump will block re-entry of radicalised US woman Earlier this week, Trump put pressure on EU leaders to take back radicalised citizens. Now he is saying he will not be doing the same for a US-born woman who left to join the so-called Islamic State. -
USA Peter Tork of the Monkees dies at 77 "There are no words right now...heart broken over the loss of my Monkee brother, Peter Tork," bandmate Micky Dolenz said. -
World Corina Creţu: the next elections will be the "biggest test" for Europe Euronews' Sandor Zsiros speaks to Corina Creţu, European Commissioner for Regional Policy to talk about future achievements and challenges. -
United Kingdom Amendment to May's Brexit deal could protect UK and EU citizens' rights In the case of a no deal Brexit, EU citizens in the UK and their counterparts in Europe could lose their rights overnight. An amendment to Theresa May's deal aims to change that. -
Spain Riot police clash with protesters over Catalan separatists trial Riot police have clashed with pro-independence campaigners in Barcelona over the continuing trial of a dozen Catalan separatist leaders -
USA Advertisers dump YouTube over questionable content featuring children YouTube said it considers any content that endangers minors to be "abhorrent" and prohibited on its platform. -
Global Japan The satellite keeping a safe eye on Earth From mapping the planet and tracking climate change to helping with disaster management, Global Japan looks at how Japanese satellite technology is being used to capture changes taking place on Earth. -
Venezuela Maduro will close Venezuela's border with Brazil, considering closing Colombian border Maduro will close Venezuela's border with Brazil, considering closing Colombian border -
Denmark Tour de France 2021: Copenhagen to host start of world's biggest bike race The world’s best city for cycling will host the start of the planet’s biggest bike race, it was confirmed today. -
Earth News Giant tortoise thought to be extinct discovered in Galapagos The Galápagos National Park will start a breeding program for the species. -
USA Ohio man punches lawyer in court after receiving 47-year sentence "All I remember is waking up on the floor underneath the table," the lawyer said. -
Germany German hospital apologises for 'false hope' over new 'non-invasive' breast cancer blood test A German university hospital has apologised for a controversial PR campaign surrounding a breast cancer blood test it publicised in February -
Musica Juan Diego Flórez and Olga Peretyatko: Vienna's tragic lovers It's one of the delights of the bel canto-repertoire: Donizetti's opera “Lucia di Lammermoor”. Laurent Pelly creates a dreamlike and mysterious atmosphere at the Vienna Staatsoper . Olga Peretyatko and Juan Diego Flórez incarnate the tragic lovers in this edition of Musica. -
Germany Watch: Take a look inside Europe's largest virtual reality lab While the dome would be a gamer's paradise, it is used by businesses to create virtual replicas of workplaces, from factories to oil rigs. -
Israel Israel to take 'digital bible' to space as it becomes fourth country to land on the Moon The privately funded venture will include a copy of the Bible and Israel's national anthem. -
USA Tesla's latest tech aims to stop dogs suffering in hot cars No more hot dogs: Hi-tech carmaker Tesla's latest gimmick allows owners to use software to protect their pets -
Belgium EU Commission's Juncker: 'Don't blame May for my injury!' European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker joked to reporters that an injury on his face wasn't Theresa May's fault. -
Europe News The Brief: Greta's climate wake-up call. Brexit rent ruling, Kuciak remembered In this edition: we follow the Swedish teen who triggered a global youth climate protest movement as she marches with Belgian activists. The European Medicines Agency runs into rent troubles and the ECHR rejects an appeal to protect Turkish heritage over a dam project. -
Nigeria The success of Africa’s biggest democracy isn’t a priority for the EU leaders. It should be ǀ View Although the EU has deployed an election observation mission to Nigeria, its political leadership has kept its distance. With the success of Africa’s biggest democracy at risk, the EU can do more to ensure free and fair elections take place. -
France Breaking with tradition: will breakdancing become an Olympic sport? The Paris 2024 organising committee says Breakdancing will help take the Games out of stadiums and onto the streets. -
USA Roger Stone back in court after Instagram post The former Trump adviser was still posting to social media on his way to court, where the judge could decide to revoke his bail. -
USA Roger Stone back in court after Instagram post The former Trump adviser was still posting to social media on his way to court, where the judge could decide to revoke his bail. -
United Kingdom Boy, 16, found guilty of rape and murder of girl, six The girl, Alesha MacPhail, was killed on the Isle of Bute, Scotland, last July. -
World Raw Politics: Corbyn's response to MP exits, unicorn protesters, and today's Brexit talks Get all of today's essential Brexit news from the Raw Politics team. -
USA Jussie Smollett blasted by Chicago police for exploiting city's racial divide for personal gain "'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career," said Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson. -
World Malian refugees in Mauritania: education in an emergency context Aid Zone travels to the Mbera refugee camp in Mauritania to see what is being done to educate the refugee minors from Mali in order to protect them from early forced marriage and child labour. -
Sweden Award-winning Australian entrepreneur told to leave Sweden for visa to be approved An award-winning Australian entrepreneur who's been living in Sweden for six years was told by immigration services he had to leave the country if he wanted his sole trader visa application to be considered. -
Venezuela Watch back: Euronews' Anelise Borges answers your questions on Venezuela See how Euronews correspondent Anelise Borges answered viewers' questions on Venezuela in her Facebook Q&A -
Albania Fresh opposition protests in Albania over accusations of government links to organised crime Protesters gathered in front of Albania's parliament on Thursday as pressure increased on the government to step down -
Ireland Dublin's 'pet detectives' identify parrot owner using Slovak voice recordings Dublin Airport has reunited a parrot found on a runway and its owner following a days-long search. Several people came forward to claim Hugo, but how did the airport's "pet detectives" find the right person? -
USA Biden's final hesitation about 2020 and what it could mean 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. -
Italy Watch: rare and antique dolls worth thousands go on show in Rome exhibition "Currently Parisian dolls, with their rich costumes and wardrobes, are in strong demand among collectors in the Western world. There are beautiful French creations from the last quarter of the 19th century." -
Hungary Hungary accepts 'hundreds of Venezuelan people with Hungarian ancestry' Hungary's anti-migrant government has confirmed it has accepted hundreds of refugees fleeing Venezuela. -
World News Illegal EU border crossings at six year low, says new report EU member states saw around a twelfth of the 1.8 million detections at the height of the migration crisis in 2015. -
Ireland Dublin Airport temporarily suspends all flights due to 'drone sighting' Dublin Airport said in a tweet on Thursday that it was forced to temporarily suspend all flights after 'confirmed drone sighting' -
USA New WSJ editor talks China, big tech, and the struggle to cover a "unique" president The new top editor at the iconic broadsheet talks China, big tech, and the struggle to cover a "unique" president. -
France Watch: Visitors immerse themselves in the world of Van Gogh at gallery "Everyone comes with their own feeling so some people like to lie down, some children like to run near the images." -
USA DC cancels comic book about Jesus Christ's second coming amid backlash The "Second Coming" was centered on Jesus teaming up with a superhero named Sun-Man. -
USA Authorities are warning parents about '48-Hour Challenge' "We don't know that anyone is doing it yet and but we saw it out there and we wanted to present it to parents," police in Indiana said. -
USA Pope at abuse summit: 'Listen to the cry of the young who want justice' Catholic officials in many parts of Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia still deny that clergy sex abuse exists or downplay the problem. -
USA Netanyahu cozies up to far-right parties; centrists respond with own alliance The Israeli PM's strongest challengers joined forces Thursday. The centrist candidates are aiming to end Netanyahu's decade in power. -
USA Joe Biden is getting closer to a White House bid — but serious concerns remain As he weighs a decision, Biden is carefully considering how a campaign, and the president's likely attacks, would impact his family. -
USA Amal Clooney and more stars attend Meghan Markle's NYC baby shower — see the pics The pregnant Duchess of Sussex's close friends celebrated with her Wednesday in New York City. -
World Pope vows concrete measures to tackle clerical sexual abuse Pope Francies leads a four-day summit in the Vatican into sexual abuse in the Catholic Church -
Serbia Same-sex partner of Serbia's PM Ana Brnabic gives birth to baby boy Mother and baby are said to be "doing fine," according to statement. -
World United Nations says Mauritania urgently needs funds to deal with ongoing refugee crisis The United Nations says Mauritania in northwest Africa urgently needs funds to deal with a growing refugee crisis. Thousands of people are arriving from neighbouring Mali to escape an extreme interpretation of Islam and inter-ethnic violence. -
United Kingdom Shamima Begum: British Bengalis divided on whether IS teen should be allowed to return home A divide is opening in the British Bangladeshi community in East London, where Shamima Begum spent her formative years, over whether the teen who ran away to join to self-styled Islamic State should return home -
France World's biggest Nutella factory temporarily closed over 'quality' problem Factory produces a quarter of all the world's Nutella. -
USA A Japanese spacecraft will fire a bullet into an asteroid today It's all about collecting samples of the space rock Ryugu and returning them to Earth. -
USA Europeans watch Brexit chaos in 'disbelief and bewilderment' "There is disbelief and bewilderment. It is impossible to comprehend how badly this has been handled." -
World News Winner of the World Press Photo awards announced Take a look at the winner of this year's World Press Photo contest, which highlights some of the best examples of photojournalism from around the world. -
USA Fire in centuries-old shopping district kills 70 in Bangladesh "Many of the recovered bodies are beyond recognition," one official said. -
World Scottish island hopes tourists will still come after Brexit Scotland wanted to stay in the EU. But the referendum result is said to have boosted tourism, with visitors taking advantage of a weaker pound. -
Europe News The Brief: Political family feud, diplomatic defiance and hacking exposed In this edition: political infighting between Hungary's Orban and the EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker threatens to poison the European parliament's largest political grouping ahead of May's elections and Microsoft exposed potential Russia-linked hacking of European think-tanks. -
USA Chicago police: Jussie Smollett considered suspect in his report of hate crime attack Police said Smollett is now suspected of filing a false report. -
USA Trump says he will not readmit Alabama woman who joined ISIS Muthana, a 24-year-old Alabama woman, made a desperate plea to U.S. officials earlier this week to be allowed to return home. -
Business Blown away by innovation or price? Samsung's foldable phone opens up debate Blown away by innovation or price? Samsung's foldable phone opens up debate -
USA 'El Chapo' juror says panelists regularly broke judge's order "You know how we were told we can't look at the media during the trial? Well, we did," the juror said. -
Slovakia Jan Kuciak murder: how has journalist's slaying changed Slovakia? The murder sent shockwaves through Slovakia and sparked the biggest street protests since the Velvet Revolution in 1989. -
World News IS teenager Shamima Begum will not be allowed into Bangladesh IS teenager Shamima Begum will not be allowed into Bangladesh -
World News Europe briefing: Vatican sex abuse summit; Brussels climate march; and Brexit latest Here are the top stories from across Europe this morning. -
USA Republican candidate's son shakes up North Carolina hearing with surprise testimony John Harris said he warned his father about potentially illegal activities of a political operative the candidate eventually hired. -
USA HUD moves to toughen inspections of low-income housing Decision comes in the wake of an NBC News investigation into the broken process and tenant complaints of poor living conditions. -
Ukraine Victims of Ukraine's deadly revolution remembered five years on The revolution happened after protesters hit the streets to demonstrate against the government's sudden decision to pull out of signing an association agreement with the European Union. -
USA Immigrants innovate at higher rate than U.S. citizens, study shows Despite the study's findings, immigrant entrepreneurs still face a slew of visa challenges that make it difficult for them to start and build companies.