2019-08-27

Mexico

Watch: Mariachis gather in Guadalajara for Mexican music festival

Musicians came from 25 countries including Australia, Sweden, Peru and the United States to Guadalajara, considered the capital of traditional Mexican culture and music

27/08/2019

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Soyuz spacecraft carrying FEDOR the robot docks at ISS on second try

A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a Russian humanoid robot called Fedor has successfully docked with the International Space Station.

27/08/2019

Europe News

G7: diplomatic detentes and mixed messages

Our political editor Darren McCaffrey looks at the outcome of the G7.

27/08/2019

Spain

Severe storm in Madrid brings hail and flash flooding

A severe hailstorm hit Madrid paralysing roads and causing flash flooding.

27/08/2019

World

UK opposition parties agree to work together to avoid no deal Brexit

The "productive and detailed" meeting of party leaders, held in the morning, was convened by Labour's Jeremy Corbyn and included the Liberal Democrats, the Scottish National Party (SNP), the Greens, Plaid Cymru, the Independent Group for Change.

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Flash flooding in Madrid region sweeps away vehicles

Videos taken by Madrid residents on Monday (August 26) show flooded streets in one of the worst affected neighbourhoods, Arganda del Rey, as heavy rains drenched the Spanish capital.

27/08/2019

USA

Conflict of interest: How Trump has used his office to benefit his business

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.

27/08/2019

Australia

How a volcano could help Australia's Great Barrier Reef

A giant sheet of floating pumice rock is drifting towards Australia, carrying along with it new marine life that scientists say could help repair the Great Barrier Reef’s corals.

27/08/2019

USA

Iran's president to Trump: First lift sanctions, then let's talk

Hasan Rouhani's change of heart came after Trump there's a chance the two could meet after a surprise intervention by France's president at the G-7 summit.

27/08/2019

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Venezuelan migrants protest after Ecuador shuts border crossing

Ecuador shut its border on Monday (August 26) to hundreds of Venezuelans waiting to cross, as new restrictions from Quito on migrants fleeing the OPEC nation come into effect.

27/08/2019

USA

Many Chinese people defiant, but some fear Trump's trade war hurts them too

"If you don't need our 1.4-billion people market, fine," said Dong Jian, a taxi driver in Beijing. "If we are being bullied we will fight back."

27/08/2019

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Dozens dead after Sudan hit by weeks of heavy rain

Thousands of families in Sudan have been affected by flooding caused by two months of heavy rain, with many forced into temporary accommodation.

27/08/2019

USA

Scores of accusers to speak at hearing after Epstein's death

A judge set the hearing after prosecutors asked that he scrap charges against Epstein since the defendant was dead.

27/08/2019

USA

Indonesia to move huge capital from sinking Jakarta to Borneo

The capital's new site will be in sparsely populated East Kalimantan province on an island known for rainforests and orangutans.

27/08/2019

World

Has the gathering simply become an expensive and over-hyped talkfest?

An emergency meeting about the Amazon forest fires, a row with the Brazilian president, new taxes for digital companies and a surprise visit by Iran's foreign minister, President Macron's hosting of the G7 summit in the seaside town of Biarritz featured action and drama.

27/08/2019

World News

Ferdinand Piech, former chairman of Volkswagen, dies

The former head of Volkswagen who expanded the company significantly died at the age of 82.

27/08/2019

Latvia

Euroviews. Arms Trade Treaty offers hope as multi-lateral relations falter ǀ View

104 countries have now ratified the ATT, and they will meet this week in Geneva [...]. This annual meeting is the main mechanism for the implementation of the treaty, and sees states report on the progress of effective implementation, transparency and universalisation of the treaty.

27/08/2019

Brazil

Brazil will accept aid money as long as it decides how it's used

Bolsonaro said Macron must apologise "before we talk or accept anything from France " but a spokesman later said Brazil would accept foreign aid.

27/08/2019

United Kingdom

How a no-deal Brexit will hurt UK citizens living in the EU

UK citizens living in EU worried that UK's immediate cut of free movement will provoke a backlash by member states, citizens campaign group British in Europe told Euronews.

27/08/2019

World News

'I'll have to choose between my parents or my husband'

For our Brits in Europe series, Euronews interviewed Nicola James who lives in The Netherlands with her husband who has MS and who has elderly parents in the UK. She's worried that without freedom of movement, she'll have to decide between her parents and her husband.

27/08/2019

World News

'Without freedom of movement we'll lose half our income'

For our Brits in Europe series, Euronews interviewed Helen Mallburn who lives permanently in France but travels regularly for her work. She said that without freedom of movement, she will lose half of her income.

27/08/2019

World News

Satellite images show expanding fire at South American tri-border area

Satellite images show all the area consumed by wildfires at tri-border area between Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

27/08/2019

France

Euroviews. How Trump's G-7 agenda was derailed by a smooth-talking Emmanuel Macron ǀ View

Unlike last year’s meeting, the American president failed to create chaos in France, in large part because of Macron’s intense and adroit diplomatic efforts.

27/08/2019