25 April 2019 | Euronews
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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka attack death toll between 250-260, not 359 The death toll in Sri Lanka's Easter Day attack is around 100 fewer than the 359 originally thought, top government officials said on Thursday. -
USA N.Y. to investigate Facebook over harvesting email contacts Facebook disclosed last week that it may have "unintentionally uploaded" email contacts without users' permission or knowledge beginning in May 2016. -
World News Russian pranksters claim they tricked France's Macron in fake call with Ukraine's new President Russian pranksters claim they tricked France's Macron in fake call with Ukraine's new President -
USA Biden spoke with Anita Hill, shared 'regret for what she endured' Biden presided over the Senate Judiciary Committee when Hill accused future Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment. -
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Spain Long queues outside Spanish post offices as postal voters wait in line Long queues formed outside post offices around Spain as citizens who wanted to exercise their right to use postal votes had to wait in line to do so -
USA Stephen Miller won't testify to Congress on immigration policies, White House says Rep. Elijah Cummings had requested Miller testify before his panel about President Donald Trump's immigration agenda. -
USA Biden bets big on fear of Trump Analysis: Jumping into the race, the former vice president reflects a Democratic Party anxious to stop Trump from winning another term. -
World News EU cannot accept migrants drowning in Mediterranean, Ska Keller tells Euronews "We know where they are drowning and we are not helping at all. We're even stopping people who want to help and this is something I don't want to see in the European Union," the Green candidate for the EU's top job told Euronews. -
USA Uber may be convenient for city commuters — but it is bad for cities ǀ View Capitalism can enable innovation, but it rarely prioritizes the greatest social good. -
World News Why cannabis should be legal, according to the woman who wants to run the EU Green MEP Ska Keller said she was in favour of legalising cannabis as she kicked-off Euronews' series of interviews with those in the running for the EU’s top job. -
World News 'Climate issue totally connected to social issue,' says EC president hopeful Ska Keller "It's the poorer people who suffer most from climate changes and its the poorer people who actually have much less CO2 emissions than richer people," she said. -
United Kingdom Extinction Rebellion activists protest on top of train at Canary Wharf Activists from the Extinction Rebellion environmental group staged a climate change protest on the roof of a train at London's Canary Wharf station -
USA Facebook faces political blowback for a new reason: Its rising stock price Analysis: Facebook added about $40 billion in market value despite warning about a sizable fine, fueling critiques that the U.S. is unable to effectively regulate the tech giant. -
France Stéphanie Frappart becomes first female referee in France’s top football league Stéphanie Frappart becomes first female referee in France’s top football league -
USA Parrot taken into custody by police in Brazil for trying to warn drug dealers of raid Despite the bird's warning, a man and woman were arrested, a local media outlet reports. -
USA Fake news can cause 'irreversible damage' to companies — and sink their stock price Companies are hiring third-party firms to trawl social media to make sure fake news won't dent their share price. -
Earth News Leonardo DiCaprio, Emojis and Victoria’s secret – what do they all have in common? Three of the best eco initiatives launched this Earth Day -
USA 5 ways the Trump administration could prepare to thwart 2020 election meddling NBC News spoke with several former White House and government cybersecurity experts who focused on a handful of areas that need to be addressed to secure the U.S. voting process. -
Spain Inside Spain's Ohio: The province that gets every election right This small region of Spain has mirrored exactly the reults of the national vote in almost every election for fifty years -
Europe News Watch: 'EU should put climate above trade,' says Ska Keller in bid for Brussels top job Watch live: "Climate change now top of agenda where it belongs," says Green MEP Ska Keller -
Spain German mother and ten year old son found dead in Tenerife cave A German woman and her son were found dead on the Spanish island of Tenerife, police said, after an apparent attack in which another child survived. -
Europe News Germany's diesel car ban revs up political debate As more German towns and cities bar diesel cars, with court and EU approval, one Eurosceptic party fights back to save them -
USA Report clears Shanahan of pushing Boeing fighter jets on Air Force, Marines A Pentagon probe cleared Shanahan of favoring his ex-employer and he is now likely to be nominated as Defense Secretary, say officials. -
USA China reveals plan to build moon base The research station reportedly will be erected in about 10 years. -
France French government will give tax cuts to middle class in effort to quell current unrest Emmanuel Macron promised to give tax cuts for the middle class but said the French should also work more in first news conference on Thursday. -
Europe News European Parliament elections 2019: Who is Frans Timmermans? And what does he stand for? EU Elections 2019: Who is Frans Timmermans? And what does he stand for? -
USA When Putin met Kim: What's the real motive? "There are a number of reasons for the trip and one of them is to show the U.S. that they are not the only game in town," one expert said. -
USA Trump claims he never told McGahn to fire Mueller, but McGahn and Mueller say otherwise In an interview with Mueller, McGahn recalled Trump telling him "Mueller has to go" and "call me back when you" tell the deputy attorney general. -
Smart Regions Push to restore one of Europe's oldest Rivers Euronews takes the plunge in the European Union’s longest river The Danube. Since ancient times, the riverbed has seen many changes but some of its inhabitants are in danger. The European Cohesion Policy is collaboratively providing a push to protect the river’s ecosystem. -
Europe News The Brief: race for the EU top job An ex-TV presenter, a Commission insider, a former Belgian prime minister as well as MEPs are all in the running for the European Commission President when Jean-Claude Juncker's term is up later this year. Their fates depend on the European elections, and now you have the chance to question them. -
USA This woman woke up after 27 years in a coma Doctors said she had little hope, but Munira Abdulla woke up after spending 27 years in a coma. -
No Comment Indigenous peoples gather to defend their lands in Brazil Thousands of indigenous protesters gathered at the Esplanade of Ministries of Brasilia to defend the land and the cultural rights of indigenous peoples who are threatened by the government of Jair Bolsonaro. -
Italy Watch: Leonardo da Vinci renaissance as painter’s portrait ploughed in field Dario Gambarin used a tractor to furrow lines forming a 27-sq-km representation of da Vinci's face in a field. -
USA U.S. incarceration rate drops 10 percent over decade to hit lowest level in 20 years Department of Justice statistics also showed that "noncitizens made up roughly the same portion of the U.S. prison population, 7.6 percent, as of the total U.S. population." -
Denmark Denmark's Quran-burning politician gathering support for election candidacy The far-right Stram Kurs party is edging closer to its 20,000 voter declaration target in order to qualify for candidacy in Denmark's upcoming parliamentary elections. -
No Comment Are the Antarctic's Emperor penguins disappearing? Conservation experts at the British Antarctic Survey say that normally around eight percent of the world population of emperor penguins breeds in Halley Bay. A recent study found that in 2016 and 2017, there was no breeding in Halley Bay and last year there was only a little. -
USA Biden puts Trump at the center of his message 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. -
USA Cut off on social media, Sri Lankans abroad turn to alternate means — and phones cards — to reach home The government's restrictions, which it says are a temporary way to stop the spread of extremist material, are stoking frustration and worry among Sri Lankans living abroad. -
USA Climate protest shock tactics win over U.K. public, politicians After 1,000 arrests and days of disruption, one group's direct action has successfully driven climate change up the political agenda in Britain. -
United Kingdom A year on, Cambridge Analytica still remains topical – even from beyond the grave ǀ View Has data-driven electioneering fundamentally changed since the [Cambridge Analytica] scandal broke? Or is it still business as usual? -
Destinations Three uplifting environmental stories this April From the UK to France to the Maldives, what's going on around the world? -
United Kingdom Extinction Rebellion protesters glue themselves to London Stock Exchange Climate change protesters glued themselves to the London Stock Exchange to protest against the harm the financial sector causes to our planet. -
Earth News Harnessing the power of Amazonian plants in beauty These wonder oils, pastes, and clays, can help to build collagen, increase skin’s elasticity, and even reduce the appearance of acne. -
Europe News Van Rompuy advisor warns of European "day of reckoning" Luuk Van Middelaar, a philosopher and advisor to former President of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy, has spoken to Euronews about a new balance of power in Brussels. -
No Comment Extinction Rebellion: Activists block doors of London Stock Exchange in climate protest Environmental activists blocked the entrance to the London Stock Exchange in the final day of protests aimed at pushing the UK to act faster to avert what they claim will be catastrophic climate change. -
USA Joe Biden launches 2020 presidential run The former vice president enters the race polling ahead of all 19 other candidates in the Democratic field, but will it last? -
Denmark LEGO reveals new collection of braille bricks for visually impaired children LEGO has revealed its new collection of braille bricks, which are currently undergoing testing around Europe, and are set for general release in 2020. -
Austria Watch: Olympic champion skier Wise sets new quarterpipe height world record Wise, double Olympic halfpipe champion at the Sochi and Pyeongchang Games, set the record with a straight air tail grab. -
World European Union and Japan prepare for Brussels summit as new trade deal underway The European Union is holding a summit with Japan in Brussels later today. The high level gathering precedes the G20 meeting, which is to take place in Osaka in June. It also comes less than three months after the EU-Japan trade deal came into force. -
World Europe's far-right leaders plead for unity in Prague rally ahead of EU elections Tomio Okamura had been using social media to call on supporters to rally against immigration and “diktats” coming from the European Union. -
World Road Trip Europe Day 29 Thessaloniki: 'We can’t dream here' On the next stop of our road trip, Euronews Correspondents Bryan Carter and Fay Doulgkeri visit a university to speak to students about the upcoming European elections. -
USA Mueller report shows Trump campaign left itself wide open to Russians, officials say "The Russians found a group of people who were not intelligence savvy" and didn't listen to U.S. intel officials, said a CIA veteran. -
USA Chinese scientists insert human brain gene into monkeys, spark ethical debate Some worry that such research blurs the line between humans and animals. -
USA Rather than hiding its racist cartoons, Disney needs to teach people about them ǀ View Unpacking how and why projects like "Song of the South" were ever made could offer an opportunity for growth, conversation and healing. -
Japan Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn could walk free again after posting $4.5m bail Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office appealed the Japan court's decision of releasing Renault-Nissan ex-chaiman Carlos Ghosn under a $4.5 million bail on Thursday. -
United Kingdom Iran's foreign minister proposes prisoner swap for jailed British-Iranian mother Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif has suggested he is open to the idea of a prisoner swap involving British-Iranian mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was jailed in 2016. -
World News UN: 20 million missed vaccinations each year behind global measles outbreak In high income countries, the US, France then Britain have had the highest numbers of unvaccinated children between 2010-2017. -
Earth News Can you buy an ethical wedding ring? Our interview with ethical jewellers Ingle & Rhode on how to find the perfect jewel to say 'I do.' -
Russia Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un discuss security guarantees in first summit Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Far East Federal University campus on Russky Island, in the city of Vladivostok on Thursday. -
New Zealand Prince William attends New Zealand Anzac Day service amid heightened security Tens of thousands gathered in Australia and New Zealand at Anzac Day memorials on Thursday amid heightened security following the shooting massacre at Christchurch mosques and deadly suicide bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka. -
USA Putin, Kim meet in Russia for summit The pair will have one-on-one talks as well as broader discussions with officials from from North Korea and Russia. -
USA Trump goes to war for power over Congress Analysis: Critics say the president is abusing his authority so badly that he could be impeached for actions that having nothing to do with Russia -
USA Michael Cohen tries to walk back parts of guilty plea in recorded phone call, report says In a private phone conversation with comedian Tom Arnold, Cohen reportedly claimed he was innocent of some of the charges he pleaded to, The Wall Street Journal said.