2019-05-22

Living

Urban Outfitters reveals new fashion rental service

The new website will stock 1,000 items by more than 10 brands when it launches this summer

22/05/2019

USA

Michael Avenatti charged with stealing money from Stormy Daniels

The money was from a publisher working with Daniels on a book deal.

22/05/2019

USA

Trump called it the ''i word." What is impeachment and how does it work?

The Constitution provides that a president can be impeached for "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."

22/05/2019

USA

Trump's new message: Me first, America second

Analysis: By saying the quiet part out loud again, Trump has owned the decision to make the next 18 months about him and not the American public.

22/05/2019

USA

GOP removes lawmaker's remarks from the record after dispute over border deaths

"I did not say it was murder," Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., said.

22/05/2019

Canada

Good yarn? Red in mayor's scarf 'shows male dominance' on council

A city councillor in Quebec has picked up her knitting needles to highlight the stark difference in the time female and male councillors speak at city council meetings.

22/05/2019

Syria

Italian man freed after three years of imprisonment in Syria

Alessandro Sandrini, 32, has been freed after almost three years as a prisoner in Syria.

22/05/2019

France

Le Monde's concern after journalist summoned by intelligence services

A journalist from the French newspaper Le Monde, Ariane Chemin, was summoned on Wednesday to meet with French intelligence services. She is the fifth French reporter to receive such a summons in the past weeks.

22/05/2019

United Kingdom

No expectations? Expert compares UK welfare policy to age of Dickens

In a scathing UN report on poverty in the UK, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights said one-fifth of the UK's population was living in poverty.

22/05/2019

USA

N.Y. lawmakers pass bill to allow Congress access to Trump's state tax returns

Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to sign the legislation.

22/05/2019

USA

Rising sea levels could swamp major cities and displace almost 200 million people, scientists say

With a "business as usual" approach to carbon emissions, the world's oceans could plausibly rise two meters by the end of the century.

22/05/2019

My Europe Series

Chemnitz: Is the East German city really a hot bed for extremism?

Insiders looks at how the once-mighty industrial city that suffered during the transition from communism became known as a hub for far-right activity.

22/05/2019

My Europe Series

Chemnitz: The rise of the far right in eastern Germany

Why has Chemnitz gained a reputation for being a hotbed of extremism?

22/05/2019

World

Raw Politics in full: Brexit gamble and Facebook's fake news problem

Catch the full episode of Wednesday's Raw Politics.

22/05/2019

Europe News

The Brief: Eurostars set their sights on Brussels

Actors, singers and weather presenters are all among the candidates hoping to turn down glamour for a life in politics. We look at some of the famous faces on the European elections campaign trail, you might recognise a few from stage and screen.

22/05/2019

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Hitting the high notes: Hanging from a crane, pianist plays in the air

In Sion, an exceptional show has been held at the first light of dawn on the construction site of the Sion hospital's new car park. 200 people were amazed at a vertical piano recital.

22/05/2019

Green News

Plastic straws will be a thing of the past by next year in England

A new law is being enforced in England to ban the sale of single-use plastic items.

22/05/2019

World News

EU to study Palestinian school books after claims of 'radical' themes

EU funds study into Palestinian school textbooks after claims of 'radical' themes

22/05/2019

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Tarantino, DiCaprio, Pitt greeted by screaming fans in Cannes

Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie were greeted by cheering fans as they arrived with director Quentin Tarantino at a news conference to publicise his new film in Cannes on Wednesday 22. May 2019.

22/05/2019

USA

'I don't do cover-ups': Trump denounces Democratic investigations and Mueller probe in the Rose Garden

"I don't do cover-ups," the president said, responding to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's comments earlier.

22/05/2019

World News

Rudy Giuliani says nationalism is "very natural" during Europe visit

Nationalism is "very natural," Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani told Euronews ahead of Euro elections expected o show gains for far-right parties

22/05/2019

Belgium

European election 2019: What happened this week?

With the EU heading to the polls from tomorrow, here's what's been happening in the final days of campaigning.

22/05/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: World's first Porsche expected to fetch up to €18m at auction

This 1939 Type 64, one of three built, belonged to company founder Ferdinand Porsche. It was built for a Berlin to Rome race to take place in September 1939, which was cancelled due to WWII.

22/05/2019

Europe News

The Brief: European elections - the Brexit effect

UK MEPs are saying a long goodbye to Brussels, but what impact will their presence have on the new European parliament and what will happen when they leave? We explore the Brexit effect.

22/05/2019

World News

Why are security experts worried about Huawei building 5G networks?

Euronews asks national security and China experts about the Huawei security concerns.

22/05/2019

USA

As impeachment talk escalates, Pelosi says Trump is engaged in a 'cover-up'

The House speaker's comments come as calls by Democrats to open an impeachment inquiry grow louder.

22/05/2019

USA

Unclear if Virginia Gov. Northam posed in racist yearbook picture, investigation finds

The probe's findings come more than three months after the scandal broke in February when the page surfaced online on a conservative news site — leading to calls for Northam's resignation.

22/05/2019

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Bringing back the bilby - a century extinct in New South Wales

The Autralian bunny, best-loved marsupial, may eventually become extinct if action is not taken to save it.

22/05/2019

Living

How Jennifer Lopez is out to save our world's oceans

The american singer-actress is venturing into the world of sustainability with a new collection that will keep our oceans clean.

22/05/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Queen Elizabeth asks if automatic checkouts can be 'diddled'

Unexpected monarch in bagging area?

22/05/2019