2019-06-03

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Theresa's tears prove Britain needs more emotion in public life ǀ View

Those blaming May for not showing more emotion earlier in her time in Downing Street should ask themselves what they would have said if she actually had. In Britain, we can only let the mask slip as we leave. We must maintain the poker face until we fold.

03/06/2019

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Another one bites the dust: Russians compete in tractor race

Thirty-three Russian drivers braved summer heat, mud and dust to join a unique tractor race in the southern Rostov region on Sunday (June 2).

03/06/2019

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Tomato wars: Colombians paint the town red with mass food fight

A vast crowd of locals and tourists pelted each other with tomatoes on Sunday in a traditional 'Tomatina' that left the Colombian town of Sutamarchan awash with red pulp.

03/06/2019

Canada

Inquiry slams killing of indigenous women as 'Canadian genocide'

A long-awaited report from Canada's national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls will call it a 'Canadian genocide.'

03/06/2019

USA

Trump calls London mayor a 'stone cold loser' at start of U.K. state visit

The president's comments come after Sadiq Khan said that Trump shouldn't have been offered a state visit.

03/06/2019

USA

Inside Pete Buttigieg's plan to overhaul the Supreme Court

No other candidate has made it central to his or her rationale for running and proposed presidential agenda.

03/06/2019

Living

Mural of climate change activist Greta Thunberg appears in Bristol, UK

A large-scale artwork has been painted in south-west England to pay tribute to the extraordinary teen activist.

03/06/2019

USA

China warns students, academics to consider risks of studying in U.S.

At stake is about $14 billion of economic activity, most of it tuition and other fees generated annually from the 360,000 Chinese who study in the U.S.

03/06/2019

USA

U.S. ready to talk to Iran with 'no preconditions,' Pompeo says

"We're ready to sit down with them, but the American effort to fundamentally reverse the malign activity ... is going to continue."

03/06/2019

USA

Democrats fight abortion opponents — including those inside the party

Louisiana Gov. Edwards opposes abortion rights and signed a bill with major restrictions. The 2020 contenders had a lot to say about that.

03/06/2019

World

UEFA criticsed for climate impact of fans' journeys to cup finals

Both the weekend's Champions League Final and last week's Europa League Final featured all-English teams. Yet Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur fans travelled all the way to Madrid to see their teams, while Arsenal and Chelsea fans went to Azerbaijan with inevitable environmental impact

03/06/2019

Italy

Venice cruise boat crash revives calls to ban big ships

Venetians have been arguing for years about the pros and cons of allowing massive cruise ship in the city's channels. Now, a crash that harmed 5 people is reigniting the debate.

03/06/2019

USA

Donald Trump arrives in Britain for state visit

Trump's visit promises to mix in statecraft at the margins of an official schedule full of pomp.

03/06/2019

USA

Machine-gun fire heard as troops besiege protest camp in Sudan

Tens of thousands of protesters have been camped since April 6 outside the military's headquarters, the epicenter of the country's uprising.

03/06/2019

Denmark

Watch: Who are people planning to for vote in Denmark's election?

We've been out on Denmark's streets to see how people are planning to vote ahead of the country's June 5 poll.

03/06/2019

Living

How to create the perfect ethical capsule wardrobe

For many fashion experts, buying less and wearing more is key, especially at a time when millions of items of clothing are sent to landfill every year.

03/06/2019

USA

Top North Korean official reappears in wake of purge report

He has been North Korea's top nuclear negotiator since Kim Jong Un entered nuclear talks with the U.S. early last year.

03/06/2019

Sudan

Sudan's military scraps deal with protest groups, calls for elections

Sudan's military council scrap deal with protest groups, calls for elections within nine months.

03/06/2019

USA

Top White House economic adviser is leaving, Trump says

Kevin Hassett, an architect of the president's latest immigration policy proposal, is stepping down as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.

03/06/2019

USA

Google confirms big outage of YouTube, other major services

Google blamed "high levels of network congestion" in the East for outages affecting YouTube, GMail, Google Voice, Calendar and many other services.

03/06/2019

World News

Meteorologists predict Europe will experience summer heat waves

Meteorologists say that temperatures will heat up this summer in Europe.

03/06/2019

France

US president to visit the Normandy American Cemetery

The former American president lost two of his son's in the first and second world war and both are buried at the Colleville sur Mer Normandy American Cemetery.

03/06/2019

France

Laurent Wauquiez resigns as leader of France's centre-right party

One week after the European elections, the leader of France's centre-right Les Républicains party steps down.

03/06/2019

USA

Sanders jabs Biden for not attending California Democratic convention

"There is a debate among presidential candidates who have spoken to you here" and those "who have chosen for whatever reason not to be in this room," he said.

03/06/2019