2 August 2019 | Euronews
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Russia Watch: Hundreds detained in Moscow protest for fair election Hundreds of people were arrested in Moscow on Saturday as police clamped down on a rally calling for free elections for a second weekend running. -
USA Top aides to Ocasio-Cortez are leaving her congressional office Corbin Trent, her communications director, will work for her re-election campaign, while her chief of staff, Saikat Chakrabarti, will go to a non-profit promoting the Green New Deal. -
Bulgaria Bulgarian Kristalina Georgieva picked as EU candidate for IMF head After long negotiations, the chief executive of the World Bank emerged as the EU candidate to succeed Christine Lagarde. -
USA Democrats fret Obama could become collateral damage in nomination battle Some former Obama officials warn that criticizing Obama's record is "bad politics" for the party's presidential candidates. -
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USA After majority of House Dems call for impeachment, Pelosi says Trump 'will be held accountable' "In America, no one is above the law," Pelosi said in a statement that outlined the House's investigations into Trump and his administration. -
USA Majority of House Democrats now support Trump impeachment inquiry Despite the growing calls for an impeachment inquiry, Pelosi has remained steadfast in recommending restraint. -
USA Trump scuttles plan to nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe as top intelligence official Trump lambasted recent news reports about the Texas Republican. -
USA Trump signs massive two-year budget deal into law The signing comes after the GOP-controlled Senate voted 67-28 on Thursday and the Democratic-controlled House voted 284-149 last week to approve the two-year deal. -
USA 'Tremendous victory': Trump toasts US-EU deal on beef imports The US and the European Union have signed a deal to settle their former dispute over beef imports, US President Donald Trump says. -
Poland Archbishop warns of 'rainbow plague' amid LGBT tensions in Poland An archbishop in Poland has warned of a "rainbow plague" amid ongoing tensions in the country over gay rights. -
USA Majority of House Democrats now favor Trump impeachment inquiry Despite the growing calls for an impeachment inquiry, Pelosi has remained steadfast in recommending restraint. -
Business US-China trade tensions escalate China on Friday said it would not be blackmailed and warned of retaliation after US President Donald Trump vowed to slap a 10% tariff on 270 billion euros ($300 billion) of Chinese imports from next month, sharply escalating a trade row between the world's biggest economies. -
USA Over half of House Democrats favor Trump impeachment inquiry: Full list The list of Democratic members of the House of Representatives and an independent who favor starting an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. -
USA Watch: Small plane makes emergency landing onto US road A small plane made an emergency landing on a road in the US state of Washington on Thursday and it was captured by a police car's dashboard camera. -
United Kingdom Rochester Cathedral turns medieval nave into mini-golf course The "play and pray" initiative is aimed at attracting a younger audience. -
France Amazon will pass on digital tax to French businesses using its service US online retailer Amazon said it will pass on the cost of France's new digital tax to its French customers, three weeks after the levy was passed. -
USA Prosecutors want ASAP Rocky to do 6 months The rapper from Harlem has the support of President Donald Trump and celebrities like Kim Kardashian West and Jada Pinkett Smith. -
World News International Beer Day: Who produces and consumes the most beer in the EU? Germany produced 21% of the total EU beer production in 2018. -
Sweden Beggars belief? You need a €23 permit to ask for cash in this Swedish city A city has become the first in Sweden to require beggars to obtain an official licence before asking for money on the streets. -
USA Southern white rhino birth could save subspecies from extinction The calf born this week at the San Diego Zoo was conceived through artificial insemination. -
USA Twitch streamer 'Ninja,' one of the biggest names in Fortnite, is abandoning the platform Ninja also brings in revenue from his 22 million subscribers on YouTube, where he posts videos recapping livestreams and gaming events. -
Germany Frankfurt station reopens after police close it while looking into suspected bank robbery Frankfurt's main railway station has reopened after a police operation investigated suspected bank robbery. -
USA Trump casts doubt on Russian interference in 2020 election The president said he didn't raise the issue with Putin, even after his advisers offered dire assessments of the Kremlin's ongoing threat to U.S. elections. -
Sweden Judge releases US rapper A$AP Rocky from custody until assault trial verdict A Swedish judge has decided to release US rapper A$AP Rocky from custody until the verdict. -
World Co-founder of Atari, Nolan Bushnell launches new game Being the co-founder of Atari, and the inventor of the smash-hit 1970’s arcade game Pong, earned Nolan Bushnell the nickname of, “the father of video-gaming”. -
World Here’s what is pushing the right buttons with MENA game developers The Middle East and North Africa gaming market is one of the least developed worldwide, but that’s changing fast as promoters and developers are taking it to the next level. -
USA Over 150 great white sharks spotted off coast of Cape Cod since June A man died last year after being attacked by a shark off the coast of Cape Cod. It was the first fatality from a shark attack in Massachusetts since 1936. -
USA 'Too bad!': Trump reacts to break-in at Cummings' Baltimore home Trump is embroiled in a spat with Cummings, criticizing his Baltimore district over the past week. -
USA Earthquake hits off the coast of Indonesia, triggering tsunami warning Residents of a coastal area were advised to "immediately evacuate to a higher place." -
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe’s post-Mugabe reforms need the support of the West ǀ View No one should underestimate the scale of the mountain facing Zimbabwe after 37 years under Mugabe. The presidential election in 2018 was a turning point, with voters having a real choice for the first time in decades. -
USA Sex doll ruling arouses controversy in South Korea A petition launched against the import of sex dolls argues an influx of the products could lead to an increase in sex crimes. -
USA Meteor showers: What they are and how to watch them You don't need any special equipment to see the shooting stars, just dark skies and a little patience. -
Syria UN to probe attacks on humanitarian sites in northwestern Syria It follows pleas by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, who said airstrikes by the Syrian government and its ally Russia have hit schools, hospitals and markets, killing scores of civilians in Idlib province, the country's last rebel stronghold. -
USA Rep. Will Hurd's surprise retirement is big, bad news for the GOP 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. -
World Adviser Sandro Gozi jumps ship and stokes France-Italy tensions Italian politician Sandro Gozi is being branded a traitor by the leader of the 5-star movement for taking a post as advisor to the French government. -
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia: Women will now be able to travel without permission of a man A series of new decrees passed on Friday stipulate that Saudi women will now be able to travel without the permission of men and will be given more control over family matters. -
No Comment Small plane lands on road in Washington state Drivers were taken by surprise on Thursday when a small plane made an emergency landing on a busy four-lane road -
United Kingdom Watch: British inventor tests jetpack suit over open water The suit, designed by a company founded by former Royal Marines reservist Richard Browning, can fly up to 10 minutes. -
No Comment 'Pray and play': English cathedral unveils crazy golf course The nave of Rochester Cathedral is home to a nine-hole course each including a model of a different type of bridge -
Greenland Melting ice & wildfires: Five visuals to sum up Greenland's heatwave The European record heatwave of July is stuck in Greenland, causing an exceptional melt season, very close to the 2012 record. These pictures sum up the scale of the situation. -
United Kingdom 50 years after the moon landing, protecting the space sector’s intellectual property is vital ǀ View We have seen a shift in innovation in the space sector from previously state-owned activities to now private [...] activities, operated by the likes of SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic. As a consequence, the protection of intellectual property in the space sector is rapidly increasing. -
Earth News Ethiopia breaks world record by planting 350 million trees in one day The east African nation setting an example with an ambitious tree-planting campaign. -
USA U.S. Ebola patients mark 5 years since recovery as outbreak rages in Congo While Congo's death toll of 1,800 pales in comparison to the 11,300 killed in West Africa in 2014-16, the current outbreak has been unrelenting. -
Italy Italy's Matteo Salvini accused of racism after 'dirty gypsy' comments Italian social media users have said Interior Minister Matteo Salvini is "out of control" following a recent Twitter post in which he referred to a Romani woman as a "dirty gypsy". -
China Watch again: Hong Kong civil servants hold rally to support of pro-democracy protesters Hong Kong civil servants hold a rally in support of pro-democracy protesters. -
USA U.S.-Russia arms control treaty dies; U.S. to test new weapon Washington and Moscow walked out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty that Reagan and Gorbachev signed in 1987, raising fears of a new arms race. -
World Spain has over 13,000 registered unaccompanied migrant children They are teenagers and they are alone. Many of the thousands of unaccompanied migrant minors now registered in Spain are now stuck. They are in a state of limbo as the likelihood of getting permanent accommodation remains low. -
Bosnia and Herzegovina On Europe's doorstep: migrants stuck in Bosnian border camp Most of the 500 or more men in the camp want to make their way north into the European Union but are being intercepted by Croatian and Bosnian police – whom they accuse of heavy-handedness. -
No Comment New York: cat fashion show at the Algonquin Hotel Some ten dressed up cats were entered into the annual fashion show to raise awareness for animal rescue and adoption -
USA Saudi Arabia ends restrictions on women traveling The new rules approved Friday allow any person 21 and older to travel abroad without prior consent and to apply for a passport on their own. -
No Comment NOCOMMENT OF THE WEEK: Protests, Bees, balloons and Pandas NOCOMMENT OF THE WEEK: Protests, Bees, balloons and Pandas -
USA US withdraws from key nuclear treaty with Russia sparking fears of nuclear arms race The collapse of the 1987 treaty banning intermediate-range missiles has some fearing the world could enter into a new arms race. -
USA Colorado looks to medical marijuana to ease opioid crisis It becomes the third state in the nation after New York and Illinois to allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana instead of opioids for pain relief. -
Thailand Six bombs explode in Bangkok as city hosts major security meeting At least four people were injured by the small explosions which took place shortly before 9am local time on Friday. -
USA Apple stops letting contractors listen to Siri voice recordings "Additionally, as part of a future software update, users will have the ability to choose to participate in grading," the company said. -
United Kingdom Boris Johnson's Commons majority cut to one as Conservatives lose Welsh seat to Liberal Democrats "My very first act as your MP when I arrive in Westminster will be to find Mr Boris Johnson, wherever he’s hiding, and tell him loud and clear: stop playing with the futures of our communities and rule out a no-deal Brexit," newly-elected Jane Dodds said. -
USA At post-debate rally, Trump seems to dial back attacks on 'the squad' At an Ohio campaign event on Thursday following two nights of Democratic debates, Trump revived plenty of familiar attacks — and appeared to give short shrift to others. -
USA Saoirse Kennedy Hill, RFK granddaughter, is dead, family says Saoirse Kennedy Hill, 22, one of Robert and Ethel Kennedy's 35 grandchildren, wrote about her depression-induced suicide attempt in 2016. -
USA Only black Republican in the House now sixth GOP retirement in little over a week Texas Rep. Will Hurd is the sixth Republican member of the House in less than two weeks to announce they would not be running for reelection.