9 May 2019 | Euronews
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USA Trump celebrates the Boston Red Sox. Most of them, anyway. Some key members declined to attend Thursday's White House event, with several citing political differences with the president. -
USA Trump impeachment is coming together for Pelosi Analysis: The president's recent actions have helped Pelosi start to resolve the conflicts in her caucus — and unite them around a deliberate, relentless investigative approach. -
Ireland Ireland becomes second country to declare 'climate emergency' Ireland became the second country in the world, after the UK, to declare a "climate emergency". -
USA Barr jokes about contempt vote against him at farewell ceremony for Rod Rosenstein The deputy attorney general, who supervised special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, steps down on Saturday. -
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USA Trump to nominate former Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan as secretary of defense If confirmed by the Senate, Shanahan will join more than half a dozen others who led the department without having ever served in the military. -
USA TV for free: Pluto TV offers a wallet-friendly pitch in the Netflix era The service leans heavily on the television equivalent of comfort food: throwback sitcoms, vintage movies, reality shows and nature specials. -
World News Tusk sets date for meeting over EU's top jobs, highlighting divide between the bloc's leaders European Council President Donald Tusk announced Thursday that European Union leaders would meet just two days after the European Parliament elections in May to start the process of agreeing who will take over at the helm of the bloc's top institutions later in 2019. -
Turkey Turkey mayoral re-run: Istanbulians tell Euronews their opinions Euronews took to the streets of Istanbul to ask residents what they thought about officials ordering a re-run of mayoral elections in the city. -
USA Trump's top intel and military advisers held unusual meeting at CIA on Iran, officials say Current and former officials said it is extremely rare for senior White House officials or cabinet members to attend a meeting at CIA headquarters. -
Venezuela Venezuela: Opposition lawmakers seek refuge in embassies to avoid arrest Another Venezuelan opposition lawmaker has sought refuge in an embassy to avoid arrest after the assembly's vice president was taken on Wednesday by intelligence agents. -
Philippines Watch: Cockroach bugs Philippines President Duterte A cockroach interrupted Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign rally. -
Netherlands Footballer fired after calling in sick so he could get to Ajax match A Dutch footballer was sacked after calling in sick so he could travel to London and see Ajax play in the Champions League. -
USA Judge hearing Roger Stone case wants to see unredacted Mueller report The judge said she will review the documents herself before making a decision on what, if anything, to release to Stone's legal team. -
Romania European leaders aim to project unity at informal EU summit in Romania European leaders are holding an informal EU summit on Europe Day in the Romanian city of Sibiu, with 27 EU leaders hoping to project an image of unity -
USA Trump says he's 'very surprised' Don Jr. was subpoenaed "My son is a very good person, he works very hard," Trump said. "The last thing he needs is Washington, D.C." -
No Comment Beer and a boogie for Prince Charles and Camilla in Munich Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, enjoyed a beer and a dance during a four-day visit to Germany. -
Vatican Pope Francis makes bishops directly accountable for sexual abuse or covering it up Pope Francis issued a landmark decree on Thursday making bishops directly accountable for sexual abuse or covering it up, requiring clerics to report any cases to Church superiors and allowing anyone to complain directly to the Vatican if needed. -
USA Trump again shifts course, says Mueller testimony is up to Barr The president told reporters Thursday that he would let the attorney general decide if the special counsel should appear before Congress, backing away from previous comments. -
United Kingdom Britain has 'first coal-free week since 1800s' as more renewables become available The UK has gone a week without coal power for the first since 1882. -
World Hebron's silent war: no peace in sight for Israelis and Palestinians More than any other places on the West Bank, Hebron shows the difficulty of sharing land between Palestinians and Israelis and the remote possibility of finding peace. -
United Kingdom Watch: Treasures unearthed from Anglo-Saxon tomb The 1400-year-old site, in Southend-on-Sea, was discovered accidentally by road workers in 2003. -
Focus Sri Lankan movement seeks to reduce communal violence through dialogue Survey shows most Sri Lankans don't have any friends in communities outside their own, group tells The World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in the Azerbaijani capital Baku. -
USA U.S. seizes North Korean ship suspected of violating U.N. sanctions The 17,000-ton freighter, called the Wise Honest, was stopped in Indonesia last year after it was found to be carrying coal. -
World News Russian disinformation may have reached 241 million Europeans, report says A report analysed 3.5 million social media posts spreading disinformation ahead of the EU elections. -
USA Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos to make big announcement Details haven't yet been made public, but some expect the news to be related to the company's moon plans. -
Turkey Has Turkey been pasting headscarves onto women in school textbooks? A German language school textbook distributed in Turkey has received criticism for allegedly photoshopping hijabs onto various women. -
United Kingdom 'B*****ks to Brexit': UK's Lib Dems launch campaign for EU elections Britain's Liberal Democrats aren't mincing their words in their campaign for this month's European elections - coming up with a colourful slogan to make their point on Brexit. -
United Kingdom BBC radio presenter fired for comparing royal baby to a chimpanzee The post, which has now been deleted, showed an image of a couple holding hands with a chimpanzee, which is dressed in clothes, alongside the caption: "Royal baby leaves hospital". -
Smart Regions Mussel farms fight against pollution in the Baltic; one of the most polluted seas in the world Small but mighty, we discover how mussels are helping to clean the Baltic Sea. -
USA What is contempt of Congress? 5 key questions Many Cabinet-level and senior officials in a number of administrations have faced lawmakers' wrath over the decades. -
Vatican Landmark papal decree makes bishops more accountable for sexual abuse Pope Francis issued a new decree making bishops directly accountable for sexual abuse or covering it up, and clerics must report any cases to superiors -
World News Muslims feel excluded from EU politics. May’s EU elections won’t change that ǀ View The EU Parliament in Brussels is one of the most monocultural places on this very multicultural continent. -
No Comment California firefighter rescues young deer from storm drain Impressive rescue. -
Italy Self-proclaimed fascist banned from Turin book fair after boycott call Publishing house Altaforte, which was links to the neo-fascist Italian party CasaPound, has been banned from the Turin book fair after several authors joined a call to boycott the event. -
World Migrants increasingly risk lives arriving in Greece by river or sea Migrants put their lives on the line trying to get from Turkey to Greece, crossing by boat to the Greek city of Alexandropouli, Greece, or crossing the Evros river on the border to make it to Europe. Euronews correspondents Fay Doulgkeri and Bryan Carter report. -
USA Former Air Force intelligence analyst charged with leaking Obama-era drone secrets Court documents said the analyst gave classified documents to a reporter which were published on a news site federal officials confirmed was The Intercept. -
Europe News The Brief: Medieval city plays host to post-Brexit summit...before Brexit It's a small medieval town in Romania, it's also where EU leaders are converging to chart the bloc's future course, without the UK. -
United Kingdom We should criminalise the anti-vax movement for eroding trust in life-saving medicines ǀ View The number of outbreaks of measles around the world is increasing. Governments planning to mandate vaccinations or introduce sanctions for those who do not vaccinate their child should consider action against those spreading false messages about these life-saving medicines. -
Romania Member states make unity declaration at informal EU summit in Romania Member states at the informal EU summit in Romania made a joint declaration pledging unity and to ensure Europe remains a responsible global leader -
World News Which country has the highest average BMI in Europe? From 1985 to 2017, BMI rose by an average of 2kg/m2 in women and 2.2kg/m2 in men globally, which is equivalent to each person becoming 5-6kg heavier — how did Europe fair? -
USA Are Trump's foreign policy risks paying off? 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. -
Romania Watch: Luxembourg's Bettel tries to start a Macron chant in Romania A rare glimpse of a European leader letting his hair down. -
No Comment Russia shows off military might at Victory Day parade Russian troops celebrated the 74th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany. -
Israel Eurovision Song Contest 2019 takes place around Shabbat — how will this work in Tel Aviv? The Sabbath falls just before the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv on Saturday, May 18, which starts at 10 pm local time — how might this affect the organisation of the event and the tourists who will travel to watch it live? -
World News Spotify launches European election playlist with one entry from each EU country Spotify has launched an EU election playlist in time for Europe Day to encourage citizens to vote in the upcoming election. -
USA Four arrested under terrorism laws after killing of journalist Lyra McKee The New IRA, a dissident paramilitary group which opposes Northern Ireland's peace process, says its members killed her by accident when firing at police. -
World Matteo Salvini ally sacked from Italy's cabinet amid corruption probe Armando Siri stands accused of taking bribes. He denies the allegations. -
Qatar Watch: Qatar unveils metro ahead of 2022 FIFA World Cup The network will be completed by 2020 and will cover 70 kilometres with 37 stations. -
USA Pope issues groundbreaking law requiring priests, nuns to report sex abuse The law mandates that the world's 415,000 Catholic priests and 660,000 religious sisters inform church authorities when they have "well-founded motives to believe" abuse has occurred. -
World WWF: 'EU currently uses two times more than its ecosystems can renew' A new World Wildlife Fund report has a dire warning on the EU's ecological footprint: 'We're depleting natural ecosystems at a faster rate than what can be renewed.' -
World Road Trip Europe Day 39 Cluj Napoca: Romania's Silicon Valley Steeped in history but embracing all things new in terms of technology, the northern Romanian city of Cluj Napoca is described as the country's Silicon Valley. -
USA Buttigieg is the only top 2020 candidate not offering staffers health care yet The campaign offers stipends so workers can buy insurance on their own, in contrast to several 2020 rivals who are providing health care to workers, according to an NBC News review. -
USA E.U. stresses that it wants to continue doing business with Iran The Europeans say the 2015 nuclear deal is a pillar of regional and global security, but Washington says Tehran is destabilizing the Middle East. -
No Comment Thais scramble for sacred rice grains in annual ploughing ceremony The Ploughing Ceremony produced a prediction that there will be enough water for farming while rice, food, and fruits will be abundant this year. -
USA Facebook co-founder says Zuckerberg 'not accountable,' calls for government break up Chris Hughes, who started Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg, joins a growing chorus of privacy advocates and politicians who have called for antitrust action. -
USA 2 Russian spies sentenced over Montenegro coup and assassination plot They were convicted of "attempted terrorism" and "creating a criminal organization" after being tried in absentia. -
North Korea North Korea fires projectiles from area known to be used by military North Korea have fired a series of projectiles from an area known to be used as a military base, South Koreas military have said. -
USA North Korea fires 'unidentified projectile,' South Korean military official says It's the second apparent launch by North Korea in a week. -
USA Ever, the photo storage app, has a side business: Facial recognition "The app developers were not clear about their intentions," one Ever user said. "I believe it's a huge invasion of privacy." -
Russia Watch: Russia marks World War Two victory day with huge parade in Red Square Watch: Russia marks World War Two victory day with huge parade -
Iran EU rejects 'ultimatums' from Iran over nuclear deal: EU statement In a new joint statement, the EU said it rejected 'ultimatums' from Iran over the nuclear deal. -
Earth News Recycled jewellery: What you need to know Whether it’s a family heirloom or a gem from a vintage boutique, we find out more about how to upcycle an old piece of jewellery. -
Germany German authorities mull over fine for hasty pigeon snapped on speed camera Authorities in the German city of Bocholt at mulling over a possible speeding fine for an unlikely criminal. -
World News Russian airport fire crews mobilised a minute after jet crash-landed Russian airport fire crews mobilised a minute after jet crash-landed -
World News EU heads to meet in Romania to chart bloc's future EU heads to meet in Romania to chart bloc's future
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USA Venezuelan security forces arrest No. 2 leader of opposition-controlled congress National Assembly Vice President Edgar Zambrano was leaving his Democratic Action party's headquarters when a commando unit surrounded his car. -
USA Google, Trevor Project will use AI to combat LGBTQ youth suicide The Trevor Project won a $1.5 million Google AI Impact grant, which will allow the nonprofit to use artificial intelligence in its suicide prevention services.