world news Ethiopian Airlines CEO wants Boeing to do more after fatal crash "This should not happen again to any airline, even a single life should not be put at risk," Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam said. 13/05/2019
USA Trump says he would agree not to use stolen material in 2020 campaign Trump said he would stay away from information stolen by foreign adversaries in his re-election bid, his first public commitment to doing so. 13/05/2019
USA Trump's China gamble: Betting his political future and the country's economy Analysis: As U.S. consumers and businesses are forced to bear the brunt of his policies, the president takes a big risk. 13/05/2019
Denmark Danish candidate advertises election campaign on Pornhub Danish politician Joachim B. Olsen is spreading his message by advertising his campaign on pornography website Pornhub. 13/05/2019
Germany Germany's Greens expected to be the big winner in European elections Opinion polls suggest the Greens party in Germany will be the big winner in European parliamentary elections, even surpassing the Social Democrats 13/05/2019
world news WATCH: Trump praises Orban for protecting Christians from migrants "You're respected all over Europe. Probably like me a little bit controversial, but that's okay," Trump told Orban. 13/05/2019
USA Supreme Court's Breyer, mentioning abortion case, warns about overturning precedent Among the cases that deserve respect as precedent is the court's 1992 ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which upheld the fundamental right to an abortion, he wrote. 13/05/2019
world news Guy Verhofstadt: 'There is no east-west divide in Europe' "There is not an east-west divide [in Europe]. There is a divide in the brain of the Orbans of this world. Of Dragnea in Romania.” 13/05/2019
United Kingdom World speed record for Tuk Tuk broken in England Two cousins, Matt Everard and Russell Shearmen broke the Guinness World Record for the highest speed reached on a Tuk Tuk on Monday with a speed of 119.584 km/hr. 13/05/2019
USA Tlaib defends remarks on Holocaust and Israel, charges GOP spreading 'outright lies' The controversy was sparked by the freshman Democrat's use of the words "calming feeling" during a podcast. 13/05/2019
no comment British vehicle breaks world Tuk Tuk speed record Matt Everard entered the Guinness Book of records when he drove his tuk-tuk at a speed of 119.584 kilometers (74.306 miles) per hour 13/05/2019
world news 'I'm maybe the first Eurosceptic,' says EU top job hopeful Verhofstadt Guy Verhofstadt, one of the highest-profile candidates for the EU’s top job, said he is a Eurosceptic who wants to reform the way the bloc is run. 13/05/2019
Germany Update: German police investigate sectarian links of crossbow victims Update: German police are investigating possible links to a sect and a suicide pact in the case of five deaths that happened in two towns more than 650 km apart. 13/05/2019
Afghanistan Afghanistan: Tributes paid to murdered ex-journalist Mina Mangal Afghans have taken to social media to condemn the fatal shooting of a former television journalist and parliamentary advisor. 13/05/2019
Portugal Criticism over Portuguese taxation paradise for foreign pensioners Portugal is often described as a pensioners tax paradise and maybe not unfairly as it offers tax breaks for those who move there from other countries 13/05/2019
Spain Interviewed from prison: Catalan independentists’ choice for Europe’s top job It’s unusual to carry out an interview from prison, but in the circumstances there was no choice. Catalan independence leader Oriol Junqueras answers Raw Questions, on Euronews. 13/05/2019
Czech Republic EU elections 2019: Who is Jan Zahradil? The 56-year-old Czech MEP is running to become the next president of the European Commission. Here's what you need to know. 13/05/2019
Russia Watch: World's best highliners gather high above Russian Caucasus Highlining involves walking over a thin, slack line, strung over deep canyons. 13/05/2019
Portugal Watch: Puppets take over Lisbon for FIMFA festival The International Festival of Puppets and Animated Forms has returned for its 19th year. Artists from Denmark to Mozambique, Iran to France, will show works on themes of identity and freedom. 13/05/2019
Ireland US anti-gay pastor Steven Anderson banned from Ireland Controversial pastor Steven Anderson has become the first person to be banned from Ireland under a 20-year-old immigration law. 13/05/2019
Ukraine Ukraine president-elect Zelensky fined for breaking election law Zelensky has pleaded guilty and was fined around €30. 13/05/2019
futuris Is this the future of aircraft design? Could a rear-mounted electric fan be the next step in aircraft design? We explore the tech of the EU's Centreline project and its goals of creating a greener, cleaner airliner. 13/05/2019
View Trump hosting Orban will only encourage the global far right ǀ View European Parliament elections are right around the corner, and this visit will only elevate the illiberal forces that Orban and his party represent. 13/05/2019
Cult Trump, Putin and Brexit among satirical themes at World Press Cartoon Drawings dripping with satire went on display at the World Press Cartoon in Portugal, as artists took on themes including politics, global warming, immigration, and Brexit. 13/05/2019
no comment UK: Mud race competitors wade to the finish line Around 300 competitors slithered, slipped and dragged themselves through a river bed in the annual Maldon Mud Race on Sunday (May 12). 13/05/2019
USA Prince Harry, Meghan Markle plug 'transformative workout' online "Any allegations of favoritism will detract from the worthy cause they are trying to promote." 13/05/2019
Living #Goodreads | Gardening for depression and profiting from fast fashion The best long-reads from this week to inspire you to keep preserving our natural world. 13/05/2019
France Macron brings in big guns to bolster lagging Euro election campaign French PM Édouard Philippe will help the pre-election campaign of Nathalie Loiseau, who heads President Macron's MEPs list, after far-right links in her student days 13/05/2019
world news Maximum price introduced for international EU calls The EU have priced the cap of international calls within the EU following a series of legislative changes to strengthen electronic communication within the EU. Personal calls abroad will be capped at 19 cents per minute, with SMS messages capped at 6 cents per SMS. 13/05/2019
no comment Japan: Mother's Day marked by woman-only sumo wrestling tournament Professional sumo wrestling bans women from even setting foot in the ring. But, on Sunday, 61 amateur female wrestlers took part in an annual contest in Fukushima. 13/05/2019
