France Paris to fine people €135 for riding electric scooters on pavements Paris will regulate the use of electric scooters with fines for riding on pavements. 03/04/2019
USA Mitch McConnell triggered the 'nuclear option' again. Here's what that means The Senate majority leader is using the procedural move to make it so that non-Cabinet-level executive branch and district court nominations need only two hours of floor debate. 03/04/2019
USA Biden posts video promising to change behavior after allegations of unwanted touching "I get it. I hear what they're saying. I understand it. And I will be much more mindful," the former vice president says. 03/04/2019
USA McConnell invokes 'nuclear option' to clear way for lower-level Trump nominees This would mark the third time in six years that the majority party used the tactic to overcome minority opposition and change Senate procedures. 03/04/2019
USA Cash dash divides Democrats' top tier from the pack Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Beto O'Rourke and Pete Buttigieg post strong numbers, but the rest of the field is holding back. 03/04/2019
Brunei Brunei anti-LGBT laws: gay community, public figures react | #TheCube Hollywood actor George Clooney led calls for a boycott of the luxury hotels owned by the Brunei Investment Agency, which is headed by the country's 72-year-old sultan. 03/04/2019
United Kingdom May asks for June 30 Brexit extension in letter to EU's Tusk What's the latest with Brexit? 03/04/2019
USA Conservative legal experts attack Trump's push to dismantle Obamacare in court Trump ordered the Justice Department to sign on to a U.S. District Court judge's ruling that the entire Affordable Care Act was unconstitutional. 03/04/2019
Ukraine Presidential showdown: Poroshenko accepts Zelensky challenge to debate It’s a presidential showdown — Ukrainian current president Poroshenko has accepted a challenge by his opponent Zelensky to debate, but first...a drugs test. Really. 03/04/2019
no comment Tightrope walkers in Prague to highlight new mental health plan The stunt marked the ministries' cooperation on a new plan for mental healthcare in the country, which they say is designed to move mental health patients out of specialist wards and hospitals and provide more care directly in communities. 03/04/2019
no comment Kenyan rangers free three elephants trapped in muddy waters Kenya's Wildlife Service rangers rescued three elephants bogged down in the muddy waters of Lake Kapnarok on Monday. 03/04/2019
no comment Bolt races against a motorcycle taxi and wins Eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt competed against a motorcycle taxi on a boardwalk in the Peruvian capital on Tuesday, and won. 03/04/2019
Austria Austria is latest EU country to unveil tax targeting digital giants Austria is taking aim at tech giants the likes of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon with the introduction of a 5% tax rate on digital companies' advertising revenues. 03/04/2019
World Raw Politics full show: Article 50 extension and populist propaganda Watch Wednesday night's full episode of Raw Politics. 03/04/2019
United Kingdom May's Brexit meeting with Corbyn compared to Harry Potter's Voldemort A Conservative source told a UK journalist that Theresa May turning to opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn was like Harry Potter's Voldemort having his soul broken. 03/04/2019
United Kingdom Fighter jets scrambled 'to monitor Russian bombers near UK airspace' The two Russian Tupolev Tu-160 long-range bombers remained in international airspace off Britain's north-east coast. 03/04/2019
world news UK MPs tie in vote over attempts to break Brexit deadlock Brexit deadlock hits new heights as UK MPs tie in a vote on whether parliament should consider more options on Monday. 03/04/2019
USA Will Theresa May's last-ditch gamble finally end the Brexit chaos? The U.K. prime minister has so far failed at every hurdle to make the divorce happen on her terms. 03/04/2019
France Twitter blocks French government ads using France's own fake news law The platform claimed it risked violating France's fake news law, which was introduced in December last year and aims to combat the "manipulation of information". 03/04/2019
Spain EU draft law says Gibraltar is a British 'colony' The mention was included as a footnote in a draft law over visa-free travel to the EU for Britons after Brexit. 03/04/2019
Portugal Young football ambassadors present Nine Values Cup to the Samba Boys Young Ambassadors from Gazprom’s International Children’s Social Programme, Football for Friendship, were at the Dragão stadium in Porto on Wednesday to present the award. 03/04/2019
Belgium Juncker: 'No more short Brexit delays unless deal passed by April 12' Back to you, London. 03/04/2019
world news Chris Heaton-Harris, a junior UK minister, 'quits May's government over Brexit extension' A junior minister has quit Theresa May's government over her decision to request a further delay to Brexit. Chris Heaton-Harris made the 03/04/2019
USA Gay, single, divorced, remarried: Democratic candidates reflect the changing American family The nation's households are more diverse than ever, and that's evident on the presidential campaign trail. 03/04/2019
France Gun that Van Gogh 'shot himself with' set to be sold at auction Dubbed “the most famous weapon in art history”, the Lefaucheux revolver is estimated to be worth between €40,000 and €60,000. 03/04/2019
real economy Innovation: Europe's road to growth In this episode, Real Economy takes a look at what Europe is doing to boost investment in innovative industries such artificial intelligence and robotics in order to foster growth. 03/04/2019
Angola Nadir Tati: Angola takes Its turn on the runway Angola is her homeland but Nadir Tati’s fashion designs can be seen all over the world on the runways of New York, Lisbon and Berlin. She makes fashion by Africans for Africans - but also the rest of the world. 03/04/2019
Peru Watch: Usain Bolt jogs to victory in race against tuk-tuk The vehicle never stood a chance, as the aptly named Bolt jogged ahead of it at a leisurely pace. 03/04/2019
USA House Judiciary prepares to subpoena full Mueller report The resolution to be voted on Wednesday would also authorize the committee to issue subpoenas for documents and testimony from five current and former White House aides. 03/04/2019
world news EU must tax airlines to curb 'runaway emissions', says research group "National carriers and low-cost airlines all benefit from paying no fuel tax and VAT while the rest of us must pay our way," Transport & Environment said. 03/04/2019
