2019-05-02

Hungary

Hungary PM seeks immigration cooperation with Italy's Salvini

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, who leads the far-right League party in his home country, met Hungary's leader Viktor Orban on Thursday for talks dominated by immigration and political alliances ahead of EU elections later this month.

02/05/2019

United Kingdom

Yowza! Scrabble stays on fleek with 3,000 new words to its dictionary

The popular board game has added nearly 3,000 new words to its dictionary including "fleek" and "yowza".

02/05/2019

France

Yellow vests, Black Blocs,'casseurs':what's the difference?

Who are the Black Blocs and what are their ties -- if any -- with the yellow vests movement? Euronews explains.

02/05/2019

USA

Man who plotted to blow up NYC subway may soon walk free

Prosecutors in Brooklyn said Najibullah Zazi provided "full, complete cooperation" and "extraordinary" assistance.

02/05/2019

USA

Facebook bans Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos and others from Facebook and Instagram

The bans come as Facebook has pledged to do more to eliminate hate speech on its platform.

02/05/2019

Venezuela

Dirty protest? Toilet roll with Maduro’s face for sale online

For €8.28 you can buy toilet paper with Nicolas Maduro's face on it.

02/05/2019

No Comment

Poles stage banana protest over removal of 'indecent' artwork

Around 1,000 people, many eating bananas to make their point, protested in front of Warsaw's National Museum on Monday (April 29) over a decision last week to remove artworks deemed "indecent" by the museum's director.

02/05/2019

No Comment

Orban and Salvini inspect Hungary's border fence with Serbia

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini took a helicopter from Budapest during his visit to Hungary on Thursday (May 2) to visit Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the fence on the country's southern border with Serbia.

02/05/2019

World

Raw Politics in full: British leaks and populism elections

Catch the full episode of Thursday's Raw Politics

02/05/2019

France

Leonardo da Vinci: Why he still fascinates 500 years after his death

The Italian artist, scientist and engineer died on May 2, 1519. His influence is still being felt today.

02/05/2019

USA

Biden's comments downplaying China threat to U.S. fire up pols on both sides

"China is going to eat our lunch? Come on, man," the former vice president said in Iowa, drawing the ire of lawmakers like Bernie Sanders and Mitt Romney.

02/05/2019

Sport

IAAF president welcomes ruling against Olympic athlete Caster Semenya

The CAS upheld new IAAF rules which attempt to restrict testosterone levels in female runners such as South Africa's Semenya.

02/05/2019

USA

The way we vote: The future of voting is in Los Angeles County

For 2020, the nation's biggest voting district decided to grow its own voting machines and change the meaning of "Election Day." The reviews are glowing.

02/05/2019

Hungary

Hungary accuses EU of ignoring its veto over Israel criticism

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told Euronews that it was "unaccetpable" to maintain that there was a common position from the EU on Israel.

02/05/2019

USA

Stephen Moore withdraws from consideration for Fed job, Trump says

The economic commentator had come under fire for past writings about women as well as recent remarks about gender.

02/05/2019

Cyprus

Cyprus' justice chief quits over handling of suspected serial killer

It comes amid a public uproar over the fact the murderer’s actions went undetected for almost three years.

02/05/2019

Musica

Dreisig and Beczala, the irresistible couple in “Manon”

It is a career jump for Elsa Dreisig. For the first time, the Danish-French soprano and 2016 Operalia-winner is performing in Jules Massenet’s 'Manon' at the Zurich Opera House - together with star tenor Piotr Beczala.

02/05/2019

Mexico

Watch: Mexico festival honours donkeys above workers on Labour Day

The festival was created 60 years ago when the town decided the animals on which it relies deserved a day of their own.

02/05/2019

USA

Pelosi says AG Barr committed a 'crime' by lying to Congress

Pelosi was referring to testimony the attorney general gave to Congress in April in which he denied knowledge of the Mueller team's concerns.

02/05/2019

USA

Watch: New York City names road after Sesame Street children's show

A New York street has been renamed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the children's show. West 63rd Street between Central Park West and Broadway will now officially be known as Sesame Street.

02/05/2019

USA

India prepares for 'extremely severe' Bay of Bengal cyclone

Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated.

02/05/2019

United Kingdom

Shrimps, drugs and rocks ‘n’ blow: Cocaine found in UK river wildlife

Traces of cocaine, pesticides, and other illicit drugs were found in freshwater shrimps in Suffolk, UK.

02/05/2019

USA

Begging for $1: Some Dem candidates trying to game system to get on debate stage

The rules say one way to qualify is by having at least 65,000 donors — and contenders have found creative ways to reach that threshold.

02/05/2019

Green News

What can your smartphone do for nature?

You can document it, just like tens of thousands of citizens around the world joined forces for three days to do so.

02/05/2019

USA

Democrat brings bucket of fried chicken to House hearing to mock Barr

Barr opted against testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

02/05/2019

France

French minister rows back on claim protesters attacked Paris hospital

Paris' prosecutor has begun a probe after May Day protesters allegedly entered a famed Paris hospital and tried to force the door to its intensive care unit.

02/05/2019

Venezuela

Defiant Maduro tweets pictures of himself with Venezuela's army

Maduro tweets photos marching with the armed foces, claiming victory after anti-government protests and violence.

02/05/2019

No Comment

Israel comes to a standstill in memory of the Holocaust

Israelis paused to the sound of a lamenting single-tone siren across the country, marking Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day in commemoration of the six million Jews killed by the Nazis during the Second World War.

02/05/2019

Eco-Innovation

Bentley motors builds the UK’s largest solar-powered car port

The luxury car firm have announced that UK based manufacturing will be solar-powered from now on.

02/05/2019

Poland

Thousands take part in March of the Living from Auschwitz to Birkenau

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew led thousands in annual March of the Living from Auschwitz to Birkenau to honour Holocaust victims

02/05/2019