29 May 2019 | Euronews
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USA Pelosi slams Facebook for refusing to take down doctored videos Hillary Clinton called the Pelosi video "sexist trash" during a commencement speech at Hunter College in New York on Wednesday. -
Israel Israel to hold snap elections as Netanyahu fails to form a coalition Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve parliament early on Thursday, paving the way for a new election after veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government before a midnight deadline. -
USA World's smallest surviving baby born in San Diego At 8.6 ounces, or 245 grams, the newborn known as Saybie weighed 7 grams less than the previous world's smallest surviving baby. -
United Kingdom British actor John Cleese faces criticism for tweet saying London 'not really an English city' British comedy legend John Cleese faced criticism on social media for posting a tweet in which he said London was "not really an English city any more". -
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Azerbaijan Hazar-Baijan! Belgium star Hazard scores twice as Chelsea thrash Arsenal 4-1 to win Europa League Chelsea have stormed to victory against Arsenal in the Europa League 2019, claiming four goals to Arsenal's one. -
USA Inside the White House, a muted response to Mueller but concern about creeping impeachment Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters, "We're always prepared, but I don't think the American people deserve that." -
USA The two key questions Mueller left unanswered Analysis: With Mueller refusing to make statements that go beyond his report, questions over the FBI counterintelligence probe of Trump may go unresolved. -
USA How did Earth get its water? Scientists think they know A new theory holds that the same cosmic collision that created the moon more than 4 billion years ago brought water to our planet. -
World Council of Europe slams rule of law in Malta over journalist's murder A damning report into Malta's failure to identify those behind the murder of a journalist has highlighted systematic failings in law enforcement and raised questions about the rule of law in the country. -
World Raw Politics in full: EU summit fallout and Belgian political divide Catch the full episode here. -
Earth News How Justin Bieber shut down an Icelandic beauty spot The Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon in Iceland has been closed to the public after hordes of visitors flocked to the site. -
USA California's 58 counties must update voting systems or their votes won't count NBC News contacted all 58 of California's counties. Most think they will make the March 2020 deadline, but 10 are requesting exemptions or extensions. -
USA Mueller turns up the heat on impeachment Analysis: The special counsel's live-TV contradiction of Trump's 'total exoneration' claim may be enough to kick-start the process in the House. -
USA AI just finished Franz Schubert's 'Unfinished Symphony' Artificial intelligence is giving composers new tools for composing and collaborating, but some see a downside. -
United Kingdom The centre can hold: Reassembling a broken party system for the new century ǀ View When historians open their laptops and look back at the latter half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, one of the key psephological trends they will notice is the decline of the two main political parties’ vice-like grip on the electoral system. -
USA Booker, Harris other presidential contenders call for impeachment proceedings Some candidates backed steps to remove the president for the first time, while others ratcheted up their push for Congress to act. -
Spain The pedants revolt: meet the Spanish teenagers who hunt down celebrity spelling errors Celebrities in Spain would be well advised to brush up on their spelling and grammar — lest they find themselves hunted down by a class of teenage spell-checkers who are publicly calling out written mistakes found on social media. -
Angola Explore Angola: Kizomba music helps renew Angola's cultural identity A music genre that is only a few decades old has captured the hearts of many Angolans. Eduardo Paim, the genre's founder, shares his musical influences and what effect Kizomba has had on his country. -
Angola Kizomba Dance - an Angolan celebration! Kizomba is a style of dance which has become really important in Angolan culture in recent decades. The word "Kizomba" means "celebration" or "party" in Kimbundu, a Bantu language. The dance style developed in Angola in the 1980s and 1990s in the region around the capital Luanda, first as a music -
USA 'The case is closed!': Trump continues to claim vindication after Mueller speaks Mueller on Wednesday repeated his conclusion that he was bound by Justice Department rules that prohibit charging a sitting president with a crime. -
USA Read special counsel Robert Mueller's full statement "The report is my testimony," Robert Mueller said Wednesday of his 448-page document. -
World News Rabbis in Europe requesting kippah-wearing emoji be added to the archive In a letter sent to the Unicode Consortium — a non-profit that approves new emojis — the Conference of European Rabbis said a fight against anti-semitism "starts with the small things", namely a new emoji that could represent the Jewish faith. -
Earth News Estée Lauder launches sustainable scheme to tackle palm oil production The beauty industry giant, in charge of Clinique and MAC cosmetics, debuts a new scheme to make palm oil production more sustainable in Indonesia. -
USA 'Charging the president with a crime was not an option,' says Mueller US Special Counsel Robert Mueller, in his first public comments on his Russia interference investigation, said on Wednesday that charging President Donald Trump was never an option for his team of prosecutors, citing Justice Department guidelines that prohibit charging a sitting president. -
World News Light pollution from SpaceX satellites may block view of stars, astronomers warn After Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully placed all 60 of its first Starlink v0.9 satellites into orbit last week, astronomers and astrophysicists alike have been expressing their concerns over the light pollution they could cause. -
USA Uber will starting banning riders with low ratings "Respect is a two-way street, and so is accountability," the company said in a statement explaining the new policy -
USA Australian 'Egg Boy' donates $70,000 to Christchurch victims Will Connolly, 17, became known worldwide as "Egg Boy" for assaulting right-wing federal Sen. Fraser Anning, who had drawn scorn for saying Muslim immigration was to blame for the March massacre. -
France Turf wars, turnout, and triumphs: 10 facts ahead of the Women's World Cup 2019 The eighth Women's World Cup takes place this summer at stadiums across France, with the host nation taking on South Korea on June 7 in Paris. Here are 10 things to know ahead of the big kick off. -
Libya Europe's inaction on the civil war in Libya will bring crisis to our shores ǀ View It isn’t hard to see why Ghassan Salamé accused the global community of lacking the ‘moral motivation’ to end the Libyan civil war. After all, his comments followed Emmanuel Macron’s meeting with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, a warlord and dictator-in-the-making. -
Austria Watch: Family, friends and fans say final farewell to Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, Arnold Schwarzenegger and several Formula One stars were expected to attend the funeral. -
Europe News EU membership talks should start with North Macedonia and Albania, says Mogherini EU membership negotiations should begin with Albania and North Macedonia, according to the bloc's foreign policy chief. -
United Kingdom Scotland unveils framework for possible future independence referendum The legal framework for future referendums in Scotland, including a possible referendum on independence, was published by the Scottish government -
World News 21-year-old Danish student Kira Peter-Hansen becomes youngest MEP in history Kira Marie Peter-Hansen has made history as the youngest MEP ever to be elected. She gave her first international interview to Euronews. -
Real Economy Occupational cancer - how to minimise risks? Cancer accounts for 52% of work related deaths annually - what can the EU do to protect its 40 million workers from this? -
No Comment Seven people killed in Syria airstrikes, says war monitor Government and Russian air strikes killed seven people in the northwest of Syria on Tuesday, war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported. -
Economy Salvini calls for EU to scrap fiscal rules after election triumph Salvini, the country's deputy prime minister, said the EU's fiscal rules had failed and that they should be rewritten to focus on cutting unemployment. -
Romania Why celebrating Liviu Dragnea's jailing in Romania might be premature Romania should focus less on celebrating the jailing of Liviu Dragnea and more on reforming how political leaders are chosen, experts say. -
USA Robert Mueller to make public statement about Russia probe on Wednesday "This will be a statement only, no question and answer period to follow," the Department of Justice announced. -
USA Jared Kushner picked a bad time to sell Trump's 'deal of the century' Analysis: With Israeli politics in chaos and Netanyahu's government in jeopardy, it's unclear who he will be speaking to. And that's just one issue. -
USA The winnowing of the 2020 Dem field will begin in 3 months 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. -
Italy Italy's 5-Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio seeks confidence vote Luigi Di Maio, the leader of Italy's 5-Star Movement, is seeking a confidence vote on his party's online platform after a poor result in Euro elections -
USA D-Day joy for civilians, and its hell, to be captured with virtual reality "It was such a deliverance, infinite happiness," recalled a woman of the rescue of herself and thousands of other civilians who had hid in underground caverns. -
USA Trump urges Roy Moore not to run for Senate again despite having 'nothing against' him Moore tweeted Tuesday that he "will beat" Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, who defeated the former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice in a 2017 special election. -
Earth News Vienna: The unexpectedly green city Vienna has been ranked the most liveable city in the world for the 10th year in a row. -
USA Ukraine's ex-president accused of removing computer servers from 'situation room' Petro Poroshenko paid for the rented equipment out of his own pocket and it had to be returned, a spokesman said. -
Austria Hundreds of mourners pay last respects to motor racing legend Niki Lauda Hundreds of mourners stood outside Saint Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna to pay their last respects to motor racing legend Niki Lauda, who died last week -
No Comment Tornado wreaks havoc upon apartment complex in Dayton, Ohio Aerial footage released on Tuesday showed an apartment complex in Dayton, Ohio that was torn to shreds by one of three tornadoes that touched down in the state on Monday. -
USA How a major sports trophy might be decided by an obscure Soviet-era conflict "This is a scandal. It is a deeply ugly side to the beautiful game," said one British lawmaker. -
Austria Family, friends and fans attend funeral of Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda The funeral for Formula 1 champion Niki Lauda got underway in Vienna on Wednesday, with family, friends and fans in attendance. -
United Kingdom Tory leadership favourite Boris Johnson faces court over Brexit claims The former foreign secretary has been ordered to attend court to face allegations he misled the public in the run up to the 2016 referendum. -
USA Front-runner in race to be U.K.'s next leader must appear in court over alleged lies The former foreign secretary's lawyers have previously branded the case a stunt launched for purely political purposes. -
No Comment Thrill-seekers take 90 kph zipline ride off Eiffel Tower Volunteers jumped off a platform hanging from the second floor of the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday for a thrilling ride down an 800 meter zipline. All of the volunteers wore a pair of goggles, so they were able to admire the Paris skyline as they sped down the zipline at over 90 kilometers per hour. -
Economy New vegan-friendly €100 and €200 banknotes enter circulation European Central Bank introduces new vegan-friendly banknotes as part of "Europa" roll out to fight counterfeited currency. -
France Watch: Thrill-seekers take 90 kph zipline ride off the Eiffel Tower Another 260 people who entered an online draw will have their chance to fly over the French capital tomorrow. -
Romania How Romania's most powerful politician ended up in jail Liviu Dragnea has been in the sights of anti-corruption campaigners for years in what his supporters claim are politically motivated proceedings. This week he finally ended up in prison. -
Kazakhstan From globalisation to the blogosphere: The Eurasian Media Forum encourages open-minded debates World politics, global overconsumption, the arrival of artificial intelligence, and a peek into the blogosphere - the 2019 Eurasian Media Forum Kazakhstan doesn’t shy away from asking big questions. -
World News Which EU countries offer the best employment rates for migrants? The United Kingdom has the most favourable employment rate statistics for EU citizens, according to Eurostat. -
United Kingdom Airbus distances itself from reports it has changed Brexit stance Airbus has distanced itself from reports it has changed its stance on Brexit and will stay in the UK regardless of whether the country leaves without a deal or not -
Romania Tinder match, parallel state: social media reactions to Liviu Dragnea's conviction Opposition to the Romanian politician has often crystalised on social media so the reaction to his jailing was predictable but nevertheless creative. -
USA 'It's an enemy of women': Saudi sisters recount how an app kept them down — until they tricked it The Absher app, which provides access to government services, has drawn international scrutiny for its role in perpetuating Saudi Arabia's guardianship system. -
World I'll be back - ousted Austrian Chancellor Kurz vows to return Fresh off both success in the EU elections and a no-confidence vote in Parliament that removed him from office, former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz vows to win the job back in September. -
World Germany and France clash over EU top job France and Germany have clashed over who should become the next President of the European Commission. German Chancellor Angela Merkel favours centre-right candidate Manfred Weber for the role, whereas French President Emmanuel Macron pointedly didn't mention Weber amongst the contenders he listed. -
World Hebron: a city divided between Palestinians and Israeli settlers Hebron, high in the mountains of the West Bank, is a Palestinian City which has been split for over 20 years. The proximity between the Israeli and the Palestinian communities create daily struggles. Euronews' reporter Monica Pinna went there to find out more. -
USA Dad used stun gun to discipline children, Japanese police say The case comes as legislators in the lower house of parliament unanimously approved a plan to ban corporal punishment of children by their parents. -
USA John Bolton says Iran is seeking nuclear arms Donald Trump's national security adviser also disclosed a previous unknown attack attempt on a Saudi oil port. -
Spain Real Madrid overtakes Manchester United as world’s most valuable football club Real Madrid overtakes Manchester United as world’s most valuable football club, according to KPMG -
Earth News What jewellery can teach us about acting responsibly In conversation with Hannah Davis, Wolf & Moon’s creative director and designer. -
USA McConnell says he'd confirm Supreme Court justice in election year The comment, however, diverges from his decision in 2016 to not consider President Obama's Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland following the sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia earlier that year. -
Argentina Abortion rights advocates march in Buenos Aires Argentine activists renew efforts to decriminalise abortion as legislation is put before Congress -
USA Johnson & Johnson opioids helped make worst 'public health crisis in history,' Oklahoma says in court The first trial against a pharmaceutical opioid manufacturer started in Oklahoma on Tuesday in what could be a precedent-setting case. -
USA Hawaii hiker who survived 17 days in forest says she never felt fearful Amanda Eller, 35, called the ordeal an "opportunity to overcome fear of everything" and said a prayer for another missing Hawaii hiker. -
Kosovo Tensions rise between Serbia and Kosovo Tensions rose between Serbia and Kosovo after Kosovo's police said they carried out an anti-smuggling operation in a majority Serb region.