2019-05-17

USA

Restaurant accidentally serves $5,700 bottle of Bordeaux

The bottle of Château Le Pin came from one of only 500 cases that were produced.

17/05/2019

Ukraine

Can he strike a chord with voters? Ukraine rock star bids to be MP

Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, the frontman of one of Ukraine’s most successful rock bands Okean Elzy, has put forward his party for the parliamentary elections this autumn.

17/05/2019

Denmark

Watch: World's first car built from LEGO bricks unveiled in Denmark

Watch: World's first car built from LEGO bricks unveiled in Denmark

17/05/2019

USA

Democrats won big in 2018 — so where's the beef?

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.

17/05/2019

United Kingdom

Who is favourite to replace Theresa May as UK prime minister?

With May's looming departure, a leadership void might not only appear in the Conservative Party but also in the prime minister's office as well. But who do the oddsmakers think to have the best chance to take the helm of Britain's oldest political party and perhaps the UK as a whole?

17/05/2019

World News

Why we’re finally raging against plastic | NBC Left Field

Plastic bag and straw bans arrived in full force in 2018 across the planet — why did we suddenly become conscious of plastic waste?

17/05/2019

France

Social media pays tribute to Louvre pyramid architect who died age 102

The museum's president, Jean-Luc Martinez, expressed his sadness at the passing of Ieoh Ming Pei.

17/05/2019

Living

Macron hires Kering CEO to improve sustainability of luxury fashion

Owner of Gucci, Balenciaga and Yves Saint Lauren to collaborate with the French government to make luxury fashion more sustainable

17/05/2019

World

Breakfast with Belle in Budapest: Hungarian MEP says Fidesz wants to be in the EPP

In the run-up to the European elections, Good Morning Europe host Belle Donati is travelling across the continent to meet Members of the European Parliament in their own constituencies.

17/05/2019

Living

Lab diamonds: what you need to know

Do lab diamonds look as good as the mined variety?

17/05/2019

United Kingdom

May: Labour lacks common Brexit position

UK Prime Minister Theresa May was in Bristol Friday, campaigning for her Conservative Party ahead of next weekend's European Parliament elections. It comes after the Labour Party announced that talks with the Conservatives to end the Brexit stalemate had collapsed.

17/05/2019

Belgium

360° tour: What's it like inside the European Parliament?

Have you ever wanted to see inside the European Parliament in Brussels? In this interactive 360 story, you can explore the parliament and meet the people who make the heart of European democracy tick.

17/05/2019

France

Cannes Film Festival: A look at the next generation of film directors

Euronews gives you a look at five breakout directors at the Cannes Film Festival.

17/05/2019

USA

Grumpy Cat, the frowning face of internet memes, dies aged 7

The 7-year-old online star died due to complications related to a urinary tract infection.

17/05/2019

France

Droids, exoskeletons and air taxis - mobility makes a move on VivaTech

Droids, exoskeletons, and air taxis are some of the trends and concepts highlighted at this year's VivaTech in Paris. The event aims to make France a rendezvous point for startups and technology sector leaders.

17/05/2019

World

Revolutionising storytelling in Mozambique

This episode of Inspire Africa explores how storytelling and performing arts are shifting gears in Mozambique, but staying true to local traditions.

17/05/2019

United Kingdom

Labour-Conservative talks to end Brexit stalemate collapse

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said in a statement on Friday that talks with the government on Brexit had ended without a compromise.

17/05/2019

World News

Nul points! The best of the worst of Eurovision

There are the winners, yes, but many of us watch Eurovision for the losers. Sit back and relax as Euronews takes you on a whistlestop tour of some of the worst offenders against taste and good sense.

17/05/2019

USA

Climate-conscious voters entrust E.U. ballots to their grandchildren

"The voice of young people needs to be heard."

17/05/2019

World News

Road Trip Day 45 Poznań: The youth flocking to Poland's far right

Euronews meets a group known as the All Polish Youth, an ultra-Catholic nationalist organisation using very modern means of communication to attract members.

17/05/2019

France

French doctor charged with poisoning patients

An anaesthetist in France is suspected of poisoning patients during surgery to trigger heart failures and then heroically bring them back from death's doorstep.

17/05/2019

USA

Federal court to hear first legal challenge to Trump emergency declaration for border wall

The administration put together a plan for spending about $6 billion dollars, mostly from the Pentagon budget.

17/05/2019

Belgium

28 things you might not know about the European elections

As we hurtle towards the European parliamentary elections at the end of the month, we present 28 things you might not know about the bloc-wide ballot and the parliament it elects – one in honour of each member state.

17/05/2019

Germany

Watch: Return of wolves divides opinion in Germany

Wolves were once almost extinct in the country but as of 2019, 59 packs have been counted. Farmers are angered by mounting attacks on their animals and demanding the right to kill the predators.

17/05/2019

Taiwan

In first for Asia, Taiwan parliament endorses same-sex marriage

In first for Asia, Taiwan parliament endorses same-sex marriage

17/05/2019

World News

Snakebite deaths 'one of the world's biggest hidden health crises'

They kill more than 120,000 people a year and leave another 400,000 with life-changing disabilities, a charity has said.

17/05/2019

Europe News

The Brief: Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy - a closer look

In this edition - a closer look at the party of Nigel Farage in the European Parliament, the EFDD.

17/05/2019

World News

How politics is the perennial elephant in the room at Eurovision

Europe's simmering tensions have always threatened to boil over at Eurovision and upset the contest's very raison d'être: to unite the continent.

17/05/2019

USA

In first for Asia, Taiwan approves same-sex marriage

Taiwan's Constitutional Court in May 2017 said the constitution allows same-sex marriages and gave parliament two years to adjust laws accordingly.

17/05/2019

Europe News

EU election polls: British voters to abandon major parties

With just one week to go until the EU elections, we put out the latest projects

17/05/2019