15 April 2019 | Euronews
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France French teenager targeted with death threats after tweet about Hajj French government ministers have tweeted their support for the teenager after some social media users called for him to be decapitated. -
USA Notre Dame Cathedral was 'vulnerable' to fire, expert says "If there is a most vulnerable time for a church, it is when it is under construction," one fire expert said. -
France Notre Dame fire: Social media users and politicians express solidarity with Parisians "The flames have ravaged 850 years of history, architecture, painting and sculpture," wrote the Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez. -
USA U.S. secretly filed charges against Assange last year A 26-page affidavit accompanying the charges listed what it said were hundreds of online exchanges between the WikiLeaks founder and Chelsea Manning. -
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France Victor Hugo already described flames in Notre Dame cathedral in his 1831 novel "On the crest of the highest gallery, higher than the central rose window, there was a great flame rising between the two towers with whirlwinds of sparks, a vast, disordered, and furious flame," he wrote. -
USA Meet the two-armed robot that could pave the way for household bots "We wanted to create a new robot that is right for the AI age." -
USA Notre Dame fire: World mourns destruction at Paris cathedral "Something just collapsed inside me. [It was] one of the worst things I've ever seen," one Paris resident said. -
USA Religious conservatives grapple with how to respond to Buttigieg The Democratic presidential candidate is leaning into discussions on faith but conservative activists aren't buying it. -
France Watch: Moment Notre Dame Cathedral's spire comes crashing down amid fire A Twitter user captured the moment the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral's spire came crashing to the ground amid a raging fire. -
USA Chinese woman arrested at Mar-a-Lago denied ball Yujing Zhang has remained behind bars since March 30 when federal prosecutors say she lied to Secret Service agents to gain entry to the private club. -
USA Trump to award Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom Trump tweeted that he's awarding Woods the honor "because of his incredible Success & Comeback in Sports (Golf) and, more importantly, LIFE." -
World Climate activists take to the streets of London Climate activists took to the streets of London on Monday to draw attention to climate change in the EU. The demonstrations were organised by UK group Extinction Rebellion. -
Europe News EU governments approve copyright reform targeting tech giants Not all member states agreed with moving forward with the contentious copyright reform. -
France Notre Dame fire: Global contest launched to design new spire for blaze-hit cathedral Edouard Philippe, the country's prime minister, announced the contest on Thursday and called for "a new spire that is adapted to the techniques and the challenges of our era". -
USA N. Korean defector whose escape went viral understands why he was shot "If I were in their shoes I would have done the same thing," he told NBC News, recalling his 2017 escape. -
World Strasbourg in 60 seconds: The week ahead for MEPs Check out Strasbourg in 60 to see what is planned for MEPs this week. -
USA Islamic State figure killed in U.S. strike in Somalia American military involvement in the country has grown since President Donald Trump approved expanded operations against al-Shabab early in his term. -
USA Supreme Justices spent the morning talking about an 'f word' The high court heard arguments in clothing line trademark case — but the discussion was far from routine. -
World News Three-parent babies: How are they possible and is it ethical? | Euronews Answers "It shouldn't be done. Particularly in an unregulated way with no proper scientific oversight," Tim Child, Associate Professor at the University of Oxford, told Euronews. -
Iran Europe should call Iran’s Quds Force what it is - a terrorist organisation ǀ View Calling the Quds Force what it is - a terrorist organisation - would be a powerful step towards holding Iran accountable for its actions on the world stage. -
USA Cory Booker unveils plan to cut taxes for half the country The "Rise Credit" would boost existing tax credits for workers by an estimated $2.5 trillion, according to the 2020 candidate's campaign. -
USA Mueller's report on Russia and Trump to be made public Thursday The document is expected to contain substantial portions that have been blacked out by the attorney general for various reason. -
World Raw Politics in full: left-wing victory in Finland and yellow-vest response Watch Monday night's full episode of Raw Politics -
USA Taliban team at Afghan peace talks in Qatar to include women The move represents a step towards addressing demands that women be included in the talks, aimed at bringing an end to more than 17 years of war in Afghanistan. -
USA Democratic chairmen demand Trump admin documents on sanctuary city proposal They said they are "deeply troubled" by reports about the proposal, calling it "a bizarre and unlawful attempt to score political points." -
Europe News Between two parliaments - bike odyssey part II Our correspondent Sandor Zsiros leaves Belgium, heads to Luxembourg and arrives in Germany en route from Brussels to Strasbourg parliament, to get a snapshot of life along the corridor which takes the Brussels bubble to France. -
United Kingdom British children suffer 'Dickensian poverty', teachers warn “I found out last week that a third of my class sleep in their uniforms as they don’t have pyjamas.” -
United Kingdom Climate change protesters aim for arrests as demonstration gets underway in London Major roads across London have been blocked and the building housing Shell's headquarters has been vandalised as a climate change protest gets underway in the UK's capital -
USA The world's glaciers hold lots of nuclear fallout. Here's what might happen when they melt. New research finds high levels of radioactive particles frozen in the ice. -
USA Watch: Skiers take on snow and water on competition course Competitors in costume ski down the mountain then attempt to cross a 27-metre pond at the bottom. -
Italy Italian man claims €137,000 in benefits by faking disability for over 10 years An Italian man has been arrested by police for fraud after falsely claiming €137,000 in benefits by pretending to be disabled. -
United Kingdom Shakespeare's European neighbours may have inspired his plays, historian finds The Bard "was living in one of the wealthiest parishes in the City, alongside powerful public figures, wealthy international merchants, society doctors and expert musicians." -
Hungary Watch: Budapest Holocaust march honours Scottish missionary Jane Haining died at Auschwitz and is the only Scot to be honoured as “righteous among the nations” by Yad Vashem. -
USA 'Patriotic Millionaires' say they should pay more in taxes "We see how the system is skewed in our favor, and how that's really hurting our country, and in the very long run, hurting us, too," the group's chairman said. -
United Kingdom ISIS bride Shamima Begum 'receiving legal aid' for battle to return to UK UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the prospect of ISIS bride Shamima Begum receiving legal aid made him "very uncomfortable" -
Next Series The neuroscientists in search of consciousness Futuris meets the scientists trying to see if consciousness can be altered in patients that find themselves in minimally conscious states. -
USA Democratic candidates may find it hard to 'change the channel' from Trump 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. -
Climate Now Month of March second warmest ever Last month was the second warmest March ever as worldwide temperatures continue to rise. -
Earth News Can one woman change Belgium’s love affair with bottled water? Why is Belgium so hooked on bottled water - while hosting the EU headquarters, a world leader in the fight against plastic waste? -
Earth News Ethical watches: what you need to know What makes an eco-friendly watch and how to buy one in confidence? -
USA In the Trump era, evangelicals take center stage on Israel policy Analysis: The president likes to talk about Jews becoming Republicans, but the heart of his Israel agenda is keyed to a more critical, reliably conservative constituency. -
Russia How much does Vladimir Putin earn? Not as much as last year... Putin's financial declaration reported a fairly unpretentious salary in 2018, compared to 2017. -
United Kingdom Liverpool remembers Hillsborough disaster 30 years on Liverpool will hold a minute silence on Monday afternoon to mark the 30th anniversary of the HIllsborough disaster, the UK's worst sporting disaster, that left 96 people dead -
Italy Watch: Visit Emperor Nero's palace via virtual reality Visitors can experience what the ruin once looked like in incredible detail by donning a VR headset. Notorious Nero intended the opulence of his home to reflect his status as an absolute ruler. -
World Julian Assange's war of words with Ecuadorian government Julian Assange is embroiled in a war of words with the Ecuadorian government. The country's President Lenin Moreno has defended his decision to remove Mr Assange's asylum status claiming he 'violated his asylum conditions repeatedly'. -
USA Red Cross reveals nurse has been held in Syria since 2013 "From the moment Louisa and the others were kidnapped, every decision we made was to maximize the chances of winning their freedom." -
World Road Trip Europe Day 21: Verona - "Europe has to stay borderless" As we continue our road trip across Europe ahead of the EU parliamentary elections in May, our correspondents Jack Parrock and Elena Cavallone stop in Verona – where Shakespeare’s famous Romeo and Juliet is set. -
USA 'Everything is going well so far' as Fukushima cleanup hits milestone The project was delayed more than four years by mishaps, high radiation and radioactive debris from an explosion that occurred at the time of the meltdown. -
Ukraine Interactive story: What do you know about landmines? Eastern Ukraine is littered with unexploded ordnance. In this interactive 360° experience, you can meet the endangered civilians, the deminers working tirelessly to make the area safe, and see how much you know about landmines. -
Serbia Widow of Slobodan Milosevic, dubbed 'Lady Macbeth', dies at 76 The widow of Slobodan Milosevic, Mira Markovic, has died in Russia at the age 76. She was dubbed "Lady Macbeth" for being her husband's most trusted adviser and a staunch supporter of his policies. -
Earth News The best green music festivals in Europe Our round-up of small and brilliant eco-friendly festivals across the continent. -
Ukraine A day in the life: A Ukrainian family votes for their next president Elections provoke heated debate in Ukrainian society, and opinions often divide families and the closest of friends. Yet sometimes they bring families back together as voters travel back to their birthplace to cast their ballots. -
USA Thousands of identities, personal information published in FBI-related hack The materials include names, jobs and email addresses of more than 23,000 people, more than 1,000 of them attached to FBI and other law enforcement domains. -
USA Trump campaign raises $30 million in first quarter A $76 million joint-haul between the Trump campaign and the RNC far outpaces those in the Democratic presidential field. -
USA Veterans could be first to pay as DeVos rolls back for-profit college oversight Veterans are often sought out by schools with low graduation and job-placement rates because of their access to federal aid.