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
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
no comment 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
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
no comment 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
Good Morning Europe 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
no comment 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
View 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
no comment 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
Good Morning Europe 'Alternative G7' want climate summit pledges to be legally binding Activists gathered at the "Alternative G7" on the French-Spanish border want international deals such as the Paris Agreement to be legally-binding, in order to prevent nations from flouting their environmental commitments. 23/08/2019
Italy Watch again: Spanish warship Audaz arrives off Lampedusa coast Watch again: Spanish warship Audaz arrives off Lampedusa coast 23/08/2019
Good Morning Europe Kosovo 'must form government quickly' to avoid delaying EU talks Aridan Arifaj, deputy Chief of Staff to President of the Republic of Kosovo told Euronews that it was critical that Kosovo's political parties formed a government rapidly after snap elections. 23/08/2019
USA Hong Kong accountants walk off the job, joining protests in Asian financial hub "Professionals are very concerned with how this government is running," accountant and protest organizer Kenneth Leung said. 23/08/2019
