2019-08-23

USA

This hypersonic airliner would take you from Los Angeles to Tokyo in under two hours

The 300-passenger Stratofly MR3 would hit speeds of up to 5,400 miles an hour. Just don't expect to book a flight anytime soon.

23/08/2019

France

'We will hold discussions with EU but Irish backstop has got to go'

He has previously said the odds of a no-deal Brexit were "a million to one".

23/08/2019

USA

This hypersonic airliner would take you from Los Angeles to Tokyo in under two hours

The 300-passenger Stratofly MR3 would hit speeds of up to 5,400 miles an hour. Just don't expect to book a flight anytime soon.

23/08/2019

Russia

Russia to investigate foreign interference in its internal affairs

Opposition figures have sharply criticised the newly-created parliamentary commission as just another tool for the authorities to undermine the protests in Moscow.

23/08/2019

Business

Hasbro buys Peppa Pig owner Entertainment One

US toymaker closes a €3.6 billion deal to have access to the UK listed company's crown jewel

23/08/2019

Business

Price of pork meat rose 40% in China due to African swine fever disease

African swine fever disease have reduced the country's pig herds by a third

23/08/2019

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Indigenous protesters and environmental activists call to protect rainforest

Protesters from climate activist group Extinction Rebellion gathered at the Brazilian embassy in London on Friday (August 23) to call on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to protect the Amazon rainforest.

23/08/2019

Denmark

'He's a terrible person': Danes scathing over Trump postponing trip

Donald Trump this week postponed a trip to Denmark because its prime minister refused to discuss the sale of Greenland. We spoke to Danes to get their view on Trump's move... and they were scathing.

23/08/2019

USA

Does ViacomCBS stand a chance against streaming giants Netflix and Amazon?

CEO Bob Bakish is covering all bases, hoping that CBS will catch any subscribers who fall off the pay model that Viacom offers.

23/08/2019

USA

Newly released messages reveal when Facebook first knew about Cambridge Analytica breach

Internal messages show what Facebook employees knew about Cambridge Analytica and when they first learned of its data scraping.

23/08/2019

Lithuania

Lithuania marks Baltic Way anniversary with radio installation

The largest recorded radio installation in Lithuania was on display on Friday to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way.

23/08/2019

Brazil

Amazon wildfires: Why is the South American rainforest so important?

The Amazon absorbs more CO2 than it rejects and stores 90 to 140 billion metric tonnes of CO2, according to the WWF, which warned that "the release of even a portion of which would accelerate global warming significantly."

23/08/2019

Europe News

The Brief: EU faces increasing pressure for tighter regulation on ivory trade

The Brief: The EU is facing increasing pressure for tighter regulation on ivory trade within its borders. Despite calls for a shutdown, a panel from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species or CITES, decided to push back the decision to next year.

23/08/2019

USA

Russia's 'floating Chernobyl' nuclear plant begins voyage north

"It could flood or sink or run aground. All of these scenarios could potentially lead to radioactive substances being leaked," Greenpeace warned.

23/08/2019

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Activists protest outside French Monsanto factory ahead of G7

French activists brought in dirt, hay and plants to create a makeshift vegetable patch as they protested in front of a Monsanto factory in Peyrehorade on Friday (August 23), on the eve of the Biarritz G7 summit.

23/08/2019

World

UK inequality: How the 'gig economy' is reshaping workers' rights

Policymakers are trying to grapple with how flexible work arrangements contribute to social injustice

23/08/2019

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Activists wear giant heads of G7 leaders to make protest

Oxfam activists organised a protest on Friday in Biarritz where global leaders will meet for the G7 summit this weekend.

23/08/2019

World News

How a Nazi-Soviet pact is still dividing Europe 80 years on

How a little-known WWII pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union is still dividing Europe today.

23/08/2019

Europe News

MEPs call to block Mercosur deal over Amazon deforestation

Pressure mounts on EU leaders to act against the deforestation in Brasil. One Hungarian MEP called on the European Parliament to block EU-Mercosur agreement unless Brasil gives guarantees to stop deforestation.

23/08/2019

Iran

Euroviews. By not siding with its allies in the US, Europe is fast making Iran its problem ǀ View

Of the foreign policy issues confronting Brussels, none is more pressing - or carries the same explosive threat - as that of Iran and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed in July 2015.

23/08/2019

USA

Hong Kong protesters form 28-mile human chain demanding democracy

Inspired by the 1989 "Baltic Way," Hong Kongers held hands across the city in protest of the government.

23/08/2019

Germany

Watch: Visitors step behind Iron Curtain with VR tour of East Berlin

This virtual reality tour begins near the infamous Checkpoint Charlie border station between East and West Berlin.

23/08/2019

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Rescue underway as flood batters southwest China’s Sichuan province

Rescue operations are underway after recent floods destroyed roads and trapped residents in southwest China's Sichuan province.

23/08/2019

United Kingdom

British royals William and Kate take budget flight to Scotland

As a storm rages in Britain over Prince Harry and wife Meghan's use of private jets, his brother Prince William, Kate and their two children were snapped boarding a budget flight to Scotland.

23/08/2019

France

US stance on Iran nuclear deal is a threat to Europe — Zarif

Javad Zarif tells Euronews that US pressurising its allies over the Iran nuclear deal "is a threat against the future of Europe.”

23/08/2019

France

Jeffrey Epstein sex offence probe launched in France

A probe begins over whether US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein committed child rape offences in France

23/08/2019

United Kingdom

India, Russia, China among top sulfur dioxide emitters — report

Greenpeace ranked the top pollution hotspots in the world by tracking anthropogenic sulfur dioxide emissions across the globe.

23/08/2019

USA

Putin orders like-for-like response after U.S. tests cruise missile

Move follows U.S. withdrawal from the Cold War-era INF Treaty, which prohibited land-based missiles with a range of 310-3,400 miles.

23/08/2019

China

Watch: Hong Kong protesters join hands in tribute to Baltic Way

Watch: Hong Kong protesters joined hands on 20th anniversary of the Baltic Way

23/08/2019

Malta

Six EU states 'to take in migrants from stranded Ocean Viking ship'

France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Romania will welcome some of the migrants after agreeing on a deal, putting an end to a 14-day standoff.

23/08/2019