11 April 2019 | Euronews
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United Kingdom EU elections: How are UK MEPs preparing with six weeks to go? "I can’t imagine any political party not being prepared," a UKIP MEP told Euronews. -
USA New Hampshire lawmakers vote to repeal death penalty with veto-proof majority Efforts to do away with capital punishment have been gathering steam in state legislatures across the country. -
Israel Israel's Beresheet spacecraft fails in moon landing attempt Israel's Beresheet spacecraft failed in its "soft" landing on the moon's surface on Thursday evening, its support team said. -
World News Ex-Pope Benedict XVI says 'all-out sexual freedom' of 60s to blame for clerical sex abuse Retired Pope Benedict XVI has blamed the "unprecedented radicalism in the 1960s" for clerical sexual abuse against minors in a letter. -
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USA For long-shot Democratic candidate, a delicate dance with internet extremists In one chat room, moderators that run the chat have had to post rules like "no slurs, no racism." Other users discussed whether to allow anti-Semitic comments. -
USA Comey on Barr's 'spying' claim: 'I don't know what he's talking about' The former FBI director led the investigation into Russian election interference and any possible Trump campaign involvement until the president fired him. -
Canada Claire's employee quits over pressure to pierce ears of child who didn't consent The incident has sparked a debate about children and consent. -
USA House Oversight threatens DOJ official with contempt for bucking subpoena The committee voted earlier this month, 23-14, to issue a subpoena to compel the official to testify. -
USA Trump says Barr's claim gov't spied on his campaign 'absolutely true' "I'll go a step further," Trump said. "In my opinion, it was illegal spying, unprecedented spying." -
No Comment Pope Francis kisses feet of South Sudan leaders in bid for peace In an unprecedented gesture at the Vatican, Pope Francis knelt down to kiss the feet of the warrior leaders of South Sudan, urging them to end the civil war. -
World Petition to criminalise buying sex in Netherlands handed to government | Raw Politics “We were trying to tell people what is really happening in prostitution because a lot of Dutch people think it is all really happy people choosing to sell sex. But the reality is that a lot of them are trapped in human trafficking.” -
USA After Assange arrest, Trump says he knows 'nothing' about WikiLeaks Following the arrest of the WikiLeaks founder, Trump distanced himself from a group whose work attacking Hillary Clinton he frequently cited during his first campaign. -
World Raw Politics in full: Brexit extension, Assange arrest and anti-prostitution petition Catch Thursday night's full episode of Raw Politics. -
USA U.S. lawmakers call for immediate extradition of Assange The WikiLeaks founder was charged by U.S. officials with conspiring to hack into government computers. -
USA How to watch Israeli spacecraft attempt moon landing The craft performed a final pre-landing maneuver Wednesday, bringing it within 10 miles of the lunar surface. -
USA Sudan's president ousted by military after protests The Defense Minister announced President Omar al-Bashir has been detained, ending his 30-year rule. -
USA Feds probe possible racist motivation in church burnings, suspect's link to 'black metal music' "You cannot destroy our faith. We can have church anywhere ... We'll have church in the very parking lot of the building you destroyed." -
Germany German inventors develop bracelet to test drinks for date-rape drugs Inventors in Germany have developed a bracelet aimed at combatting a fear of many clubbers — drink spiking. -
No Comment Greenpeace unveils huge banner in Madrid calling for action on climate change The yellow flag represents an invoice that lists the impact political decisions are having on climate and human rights, according to the NGO. -
Europe News Between two parliaments by bike It's the last plenary session for many MEPs next week, our Brussels correspondent took to the road to speak to the people who live along the route that many MEPs travel from Brussels to Strasbourg up to 30 times a year. -
United Kingdom A timeline of Assange's nearly 7 years in the Ecuadorian Embassy Assange's complicated, almost decade long case came to a turning point today, when he was arrested in London as the U.S. seeks his extradition -
Smart Regions Custom 3D printed implants set to revolutionise spinal surgery Cutting edge technology, engineering and medicine are combining in Poland to produce 3D titanium spinal implants. Smart Regions explores the revolutionary treatment and the Polish company behind it. -
Earth News "By doing good, good came back to me" Sitting down with artist Gábor Miklós Szőke, dubbed “Hungary’s coolest export”. -
Netherlands Watch: 'Take care of Europe,' urges EU's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier Barnier called on EU citizens to "take care of Europe," after retelling of a meeting with Nigel Farage in which the arch Brexiteer asserted that "after Brexit, the EU will no longer exist". -
USA Pence: Buttigieg attacking my faith to stand out in 2020 crowd Pence was responding to questions about criticism from Buttigieg — who is openly gay — about the vice president's views on gay marriage and LGBTQ equality. -
Philippines Watch: The Manila traffic vendors selling basketballs and bonsai trees The city's notorious congestion has become a way for people to make a meagre living. -
United Kingdom Scottish National Party MPs and May play 'yes-no game' over Brexit in Commons Scottish National Party MP Ian Blackford sparked an improptu round of the "yes-no game" in the House of Commons on Thursday. -
No Comment Watch: Singapore Airport now boasts an internal 40-metre-high waterfall Numerous visitors attended this Thursday the pre-opening of a new complex at the Singapore airport, to take a look at the Rain Vortex, a 40-meter-high waterfall that pours rainwater from the center of the glass and steel dome. -
USA Democrats know they can't trust AG Barr. But they have a plan ǀ View If past truly is prologue, the next sequence of events will mirror what we saw earlier this decade when Republicans controlled the oversight committees. -
USA Warren targets big business with $1 trillion tax The presidential candidate's plan would hit companies like Amazon that rake in big profits but enjoy low tax bills. -
USA Omar sparks controversy over comments on 9/11, Muslim civil rights Omar has been subjected to death threats for past controversial comments she made about Israel. -
USA Trump's protectors hold Democrats at bay 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. -
Korea South Korea court strikes down law criminalising abortion in landmark ruling South Korea court strikes down law criminalising abortion in landmark ruling -
Thailand Watch: Water fight with colourful elephants marks Thai New Year The Songkran festival sees elephants and humans splashing and spraying each other with water. -
United Kingdom Prince Harry and Meghan Markle share plans for royal baby's birth The royal couple will be doing things a little differently. -
No Comment Coulourful elephants spray water as Thailand toasts its new year The animals showed no mercy as they slurped up water and sprayed children and adults alike to help them cool off. -
World Italian police officer alleges colleagues beat up man who later died in custody An Italian police officer has told a court in Rome he watched colleagues beat a 31-year-old man who later died in custody. -
Ecotech EV taxis : an all-new design for the London black cab Hailing a black cab has just got a lot cleaner and quieter. -
Romania Anti-corruption prosecutors accuse former Romanian MEP of fiddling MEP expenses to tune of €50,000 Prosecutors charged Luhan Petru with allegedly using fake receipts to claim European Parliament funds. -
USA How much is too much processed or red meat? Is red meat really that bad for you? Short answer: Yes, but there's more to it than that. -
Europe News Brexit delay: does the extension to October change anything? The UK and the EU have agreed to delay Brexit until October 31 – avoiding an imminent disorderly no-deal, but arguably kicking the can further down the road. -
The Cube Black hole image: Meet the woman who played a key role in the breakthrough | #TheCube Dr Katie Bouman led the development of the algorithm that would lead to the production of the first-ever image of a black hole. -
USA DNC launches hyper-local 2020 effort to shadow Trump on the trail The party will use local stories to highlight promises it says the president has failed to keep. -
USA Julian Assange arrested after almost 7 years in embassy The founder of the group that published thousands of sensitive government files believes he will eventually be extradited to the U.S. to face charges. -
USA Watch: Speedboat tears up flooded highway in Oregon, US Aerial video from TV station KATU in Portland shows a boat speeding over a flooded highway in Corvallis, Oregon. -
United Kingdom WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange arrested and dragged out of embassy after US extradition request Assange is wanted in the US over an investigation into WikiLeaks' leaking of classified documents concerning the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The US Department of Justice said the charge related specifically to conspiracy to commit computer intrusion with US whistleblower Chelsea Manning. -
USA Sudan's autocratic leader reportedly driven from power after 3 decades The swirling reports of a coup follow nearly four months of street protests against the autocrat's rule. -
United Kingdom May hammered by MPs on Brexit extension and way forward British parliament reacted to the latest six-month delay to Brexit, following a summit in Brussels last night -
USA The world's largest democratic exercise gets underway in India The seven-phase election is staggered over six weeks and some 900 million people are eligible to cast ballots at around a million polling stations. -
Ukraine Comic actor Zelenskiy more likely to win Presidential run-off, says new poll This is the first poll to analyse likelihood of victory, and victory margin, in second round vote. -
Switzerland Switzerland says coffee 'no longer essential' to human survival — social media disagrees The Swiss government is looking to halt mandatory decades-old mandatory stockpiling of coffee beans after it was deemed "no longer essential" to human survival. -
Indonesia Watch: Star-gazing technology used to track endangered orangutans Orangutan numbers have dropped two-thirds since the 1970s as agriculture destroys their habitat. -
World Road Trip Europe Day 19 Milan: We take a look at today's papers in Italy Italian politics and national issues tend to be the predominant stories in Italian daily newspapers, rather than a focus on international concerns. -
World Halloween deadline could come back to haunt Theresa May Many analysts say the Brexit extension does not mean the UK Prime Minister is any closer to resolving the Westminster stalemate. -
Sudan Omar al-Bashir: Sudan's president 'overthrown and being held by military' President Omar al-Bashir, who has ruled Sudan with an iron fist for three decades, has been overthrown and is being held by the military. -
United Kingdom 'Speedboat killer' Jack Shepherd loses appeal against manslaughter conviction "Speedboat killer" Jack Shepherd has lost his appeal against his conviction for manslaughter -
Europe News Are you a typical European? Find out and let us know If you're married and speak at least one foreign language, it's a start. -
USA A 3-year-old locked dad out of his iPad for 48 years Probably should've just given the kid the password. -
USA National Enquirer up for sale A sale would come just months after the supermarket tabloid revealed on its front page that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was having an affair. -
USA Barr says he thinks the government spied on the Trump campaign Ahead of the attorney general's Senate testimony Wednesday, the president praised him for "getting started on going back to the origins of exactly where [the Russia probe] all started." -
Earth News Should we be afraid of endocrine disruptors in cosmetics? There may be around 80,000 of these chemicals in commercial goods. -
World News India elections underway as 10 percent of world population goes to polls Prime Minister Narendra Modi is gunning for a second term having campaigned strongly on his national security record following a flare up in tensions with Pakistan.
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Italy He could draw with both hands! Research 'shows Da Vinci was ambidextrous' Research from the Uffizi gallery in Florence has proved that Renaissance master Leonardo Da Vinci could draw and paint with both hands. -
Sudan Sudan state TV says armed forces to make important announcement soon Sudan state TV says armed forces to make important announcement soon -
USA Mnuchin says Treasury won't meet deadline for Trump's taxes The treasury secretary says he has "serious issues" with whether the request is proper. -
USA Europe offers Britain a new deadline of Oct. 31 to sort out its Brexit mess The decision was the result of a high-stakes summit in Brussels that saw prime ministers and presidents gather from across the continent. -
World News EU leaders agree Brexit delay until end of October, with a review in June according to Reuters According to diplomatic sources, Reuters says EU leaders will review Brexit in June for a delayed Brexit at the end of Oct.