2019-05-21

USA

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's UK restaurant chain collapses into insolvency

The insolvency put 1,300 jobs at risk and reignited worries about local retail and food outlets in Britain, which are struggling to attract customers.

21/05/2019

World

Raw Politics in full: Austria scandal and Ukraine's new leader

Catch the full episode of Monday night's Raw Politics.

21/05/2019

USA

House Judiciary holds 'empty chair' hearing after Trump blocks McGahn's testimony

President Donald Trump directed his former White House counsel to defy a congressional subpoena and not appear before the committee.

21/05/2019

Japan

Watch: Skateboards and skipping ropes at Tokyo's Chimera games

Extreme yo-yo and breakdancing combined with Double Dutch skipping are highlights of the Chimera Games.

21/05/2019

Austria

Austria to hold no confidence vote in Chancellor Kurz

The national assembly will hold a no-confidence vote in Chancellor Kurz

21/05/2019

Poland

Euroviews. In the wake of its own child abuse scandal, Poland must break the Church’s grip ǀ View

The recent release of the independent movie ‘Tell No One,’ which uncovered cases of sexual abuse by priests, will in time fundamentally change Polish society for the better.

21/05/2019

USA

Events may overtake caution for Democrats when it comes to impeachment

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.

21/05/2019

World

How are voters in UK and Germany reacting to upcoming EU elections?

Our correspondents Jessica Saltz in Berlin and Tadhg Enright in London explain how voters in Germany and in the UK are reacting to the upcoming EU elections.

21/05/2019

Libya

Libya managing migrants is 'like a sick doctor treating patients'

Putting unstable Libya in charge of managing Europe-seeking migrants is like "a sick doctor being asked to treat patients".

21/05/2019

USA

Watch: D-Day plane saved from scrap returns to Europe for anniversary

The C-47 had a lucky escape after being found in a restoration yard in Wisconsin. It would have been stripped for parts had its tail number not been checked.

21/05/2019

Living

When art is a force for good

The exhibitions and documentaries on climate change to have on your radar this month.

21/05/2019

Europe News

The Brief: Europe of Nations and Freedom - a closer look

In the lead up to the elections we are looking at the European Parliament's political groupings, today it is the turn of the far-right ENF. One of the smallest groups they hope to boost their score and become the third largest after May's elections.

21/05/2019

Living

Will Notre Dame be made into an eco-cathedral?

The 12th century old cathedral could be potentially modernised into an energy efficient solar project.

21/05/2019

USA

Mountaineer extends record by climbing Everest for 24th time

The 49-year-old has also scaled K-2, Cho-Oyu, Manaslu and Lhotse.

21/05/2019

No Comment

U.S. Naval Academy first-years attempt annual greased climb

Members of U.S. Naval Academy's first-year class tested their ingenuity, perseverance and ability to work together as they attempted to scale a granite obelisk coated with a thick layer of vegetable shortening.

21/05/2019

No Comment

Skateboards, yo-yos and skipping ropes are highlighs at Chimera Games

Now in its 7th year Tokyo's Chimera Games are known for extreme sports, but there's also a creative cocktail of alternative sports, dance and music

21/05/2019

Ireland

Irish election candidate stars in bizarre campaign video

Dublin activist Ben Gilroy smashes “state corruption” and "unlawful evictions" with a hurling stick.

21/05/2019

USA

The far-right to Europe's elite: 'We're coming'

Polls suggest far-right politicians could control as much as 18 percent of the European Parliament after this week's elections.

21/05/2019

World

Spanish first as jailed Catalan leaders sworn in at parliament

Five elected Catalan leaders were allowed out of prison for a few hours today, in order to be sworn in at the opening of the Spanish Parliament.

21/05/2019

Europe News

EU incentivises energy communities

EU incentivises energy communities

21/05/2019

Italy

Italian unions refuse to load Saudi ship carrying weapons to Yemen

The ship was previously prevented by protestors from being loaded in a French port.

21/05/2019

World

Road Trip Europe Day 47 Bremen: Extremism fears

Euronews' Road Trip, criss-crossing Europe in the weeks before the European elections, arrives in Bremen, Germany to find out what's on people's minds.

21/05/2019

USA

Scientists find 414 million pieces of plastic debris on remote islands

The extraordinary haul means we may have underestimated the scale of the world's plastic problem.

21/05/2019

USA

Moms go undercover to fight fake autism cures in private Facebook groups

Online groups urge parents to poison autistic kids with chlorine dioxide, a form of bleach, to "cure" them. These moms are infiltrating the groups to fight back.

21/05/2019

World

Road Trip Europe Day 46 Berlin: Housing prices skyrocket

As Berlin struggles to provide affordable housing to its people, locals speak to our correspondent Vincent McAviney about rising rents and the difficulty in finding accommodation.

21/05/2019

USA

DHS backup border funding plan would take millions from TSA, other agencies

The funding from TSA includes $50 million planned for advanced screening equipment and $3 million collected from loose change left in trays at airports.

21/05/2019

Indonesia

French national sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug-trafficking

The 35 year old was arrested with more than 2 kilograms of drugs in September of last year.

21/05/2019

Eco-Innovation

Tradition and innovation in car bodywork

How car makers are diversifying their body panel materials with the environment in mind.

21/05/2019

New Zealand

NZ Police to charge Christchurch attacker with terrorism

The New Zealand police commissioner said they would charge the man accused of murder in the Christchurch mosque shootings with engaging in a terrorist act.

21/05/2019

USA

Suspect in Christchurch mosque shootings charged with terrorism

The suspect is now charged with engaging in a terrorist act in the attack that killed 51 people.

21/05/2019