2019-08-22

France

Macron calls fires in the Amazon 'an international crisis'

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on members of the Group of Seven (G7) to discuss the raging wildfires ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

22/08/2019

Europe News

The Brief: British government announces plans to pull its diplomats out of most EU meetings

The Brief: Being fully in the know is a hard currency in Brussels. That's why decision makers on all levels are in meetings almost every day. As Brexit is getting closer, the UK government has announced plans to pull its diplomats out of most EU meetings.

22/08/2019

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Pilgrims dance in cosmic energy ritual in Bulgaria

Some 2,500 followers of a spiritual society gathered next to a glacial lake high in Bulgaria's Rila Mountains to celebrate their divine new year.

22/08/2019

Living

Gen Z clothing resale favourite launches Selfridges pop-up

Depop's London Selfridges pop-up is the third of its physical locations and showcases stores run by a variety of successful clothing resellers.

22/08/2019

Business

UK retail sales 'plunge at fastest rate since 2008'

CBI data reveals sales hit the lowest since the financial crisis, in 2008

22/08/2019

France

Euroviews. The G7 must stop fuelling inequality ǀ View

Now more than ever political leaders actually need to listen. They will find that the solutions to inequality are not coming from politicians, but are already being moved forward by people on the frontlines of the problem globally.

22/08/2019

World News

Calls for 'upskirting' to be made illegal in Germany

'Upskirting' is not illegal in Germany and campaigners there want that to change and for it to become a criminal offence, like in the UK.

22/08/2019

Poland

Four die after lightning strikes hit Polish mountain

A fifth person also died on the Slovak side of the Tatra mountain range after a thunderstorm surprised tourists.

22/08/2019

France

Counter-G7 summit: Why are people fighting for 'alternative' method?

A counter-G7 summit that looks for an "alternative" world order is taking place a week before the G7 meeting in Biarritz.

22/08/2019

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Penguins to porcupines hit the scales for annual London Zoo weigh-in

Bullfrogs, meerkats and penguins were among the animals to hit the scales at London Zoo for their annual weigh-in.

22/08/2019

Musica

Kosky’s Orphée aux enfers: “visual and vocal pyrotechnics” in Salzburg

This year marks the 200th anniversary of composer Jacques Offenbach's birth. To commemorate this, director Barrie Kosky has reinvented the artist's famous operetta - Orphée aux Enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld) - being performed at the Salzburg Festival until the 30th of August.

22/08/2019

Portugal

Watch: Football team scores a goal without touching the ball

This is the moment a football team scored a goal... without even touching the ball.

22/08/2019

Italy

Italy needs more time to form a new government, says president

Italy's president has extended the time envisaged for a new government to be formed.

22/08/2019

Green News

The Amazon rainforest is on fire, what can you do about it?

Celebrities react to the grave news that the Amazon is ablaze in Brazil and we talk to three NGOs tackling the crisis.

22/08/2019

Europe News

The Brief: Brexit, Brussels scale-back, and pressure over ivory trade

We look at what the UK loses by missing out on EU meetings, and at how the EU is facing increased pressure over ivory trade within its borders.

22/08/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The concept of democracy in the UK is seriously under threat ǀ View

The new PM shows no sign of seeking a broad consensus on great national issues, no indication that he will make good on his promises during the leadership election and try to bring the country together.

22/08/2019

USA

Elon Musk seems serious about plan to nuke Mars

The SpaceX CEO has proposed the use of nuclear explosions to warm Mars and make it more hospitable for humans.

22/08/2019

United Kingdom

No-deal Brexit: Ending free movement ‘will directly hit EU nationals’

EU citizens living in the UK dismiss government assurances over their rights in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

22/08/2019

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Elephants saved after getting stuck in muddy pond

Five elephants were rescued this week after getting trapped in a large muddy hole in Malaysia. Local media reported that the elephants were found stuck on August 20. in an abandoned illegal mining pool, located in Pahang's forest reserve, about 200 kilometres east of capital Kuala Lumpur.

22/08/2019

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Brazilian slackliners defy gravity with Sao Paulo's abandoned building

Stretched above the teeming megalopolis of Sao Paulo, slackliners are defying gravity via a Highline connected across the city's abandoned buildings.

22/08/2019

Switzerland

Watch: River of clouds descends on Alpine valley

Inversion takes place when air temperature increases with height as opposed to decreasing at higher altitudes.

22/08/2019

USA

Eight-year-old clocks 86 mph driving on German autobahn

"I only wanted to drive around a bit," the boy said, according to police in Soest, Germany.

22/08/2019

New Zealand

The Right Honourable Baby: MP's newborn fed by parliament speaker

The speaker of New Zealand's parliament, Trevor Mallard, fed an MP's newborn baby during a debate and the photos went viral.

22/08/2019

Living

Stella McCartney and Taylor Swift team up

The pair are launching the range to celebrate the launch of Swift's new album.

22/08/2019

Next Series

Discover Luca Parmitano's experiments taking place in space

From a machine that could 3D-print human organs in orbit to bacteria that could help develop a mining industry in space, our space correspondent Luca Parmitano explains the experiments he has been carrying out in his first month in orbit.

22/08/2019

Malta

Stranded migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking sails in shape of a heart

A migrant rescue ship stranded in the Mediterranean has sailed in the shape of a heart to raise awareness about its plight.

22/08/2019

USA

U.K. risks becoming U.S.'s 'junior partner' after Brexit, France's Macron warns

"The point can't be to exit Europe and say 'we'll be stronger,' before in the end, becoming the junior partner of the United States," Macron said.

22/08/2019

Germany

Syrian man given 9.5-year jail term over deadly stabbing in Chemnitz

Syrian man given 9.5-year jail term over deadly stabbing in Chemnitz

22/08/2019

Bolivia

Bolivia, like neighbour Brazil, battles intense wildfires

About 70% of Bolivia's Santa Cruz department — where more than a quarter of the country's population lives — is under "extreme from forest fires.

22/08/2019

World

Georgia TV journalists quit live on air over allegations of censorship

Georgia TV journalists quit live on air over allegations of censorship

22/08/2019