2019-09-17

USA

Trump says homelessness hurting real estate prestige, will destroy cities

The homeless are living in "our best highways, our best streets, our best entrances to building," Trump said.

17/09/2019

USA

NBC/WSJ poll: Biden leads Dem 2020 field, Warren's support grows

While Biden dominates among more moderate Democrats and black voters, Warren overperforms among whites and liberals.

17/09/2019

USA

Trump admin weighing retaliatory action against Iran after Saudi oil attack

In a national security meeting on Monday, U.S. military leaders provided President Donald Trump with a menu of possible actions against Iran.

17/09/2019

Brazil

Hundreds killedin Brazil's Amazon states over land says HRW report

Conflicts over the use of land and resources in the Amazon have taken the lives of more than 300 people says new HRW report.

17/09/2019

USA

My night stranded at one of Greenland's fastest-melting glaciers

I was reporting on climate change at a glacier. Then I got stuck there.

17/09/2019

France

France expands nuclear security cordon, gives out more iodine tablets

The radius for free iodine tablets was previously ten kilometres.

17/09/2019

USA

Polls close in Israel's razor-tight election as Netanyahu seeks to keep power

Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party was polling neck-and-neck with the centrist Blue and White party when Israel headed to the polls Tuesday morning.

17/09/2019

USA

Explorer says he reached the deepest part of the ocean. James Cameron disagrees.

The filmmaker hailed Victor Vescovo's miles-deep dive but said he had dived just as deep.

17/09/2019

Green News

Climate Strike: Which businesses are taking it seriously?

Thousands of strikes will take place on 20th and 27th of September. For some, that will mean sacrificing your shopping.

17/09/2019

Living

Black is back in for fashion funeral

Action group, Extinction Rebellion has held a funeral for fashion outside the final events of London Fashion Week.

17/09/2019

World

Raw Politics in full: Brexit Disconnect

Tesa Arcilla is joined by politicians and journalists to discuss the major political issues that are defining and dividing Europe today.

17/09/2019

USA

Trump administration allows pork slaughterhouses to have fewer USDA inspectors

The new rule also allows plants to run their processing lines as fast as they like.

17/09/2019

USA

Justice Department sues Edward Snowden over publication of new memoir

The Justice Department argues the book violates the non-disclosure agreements they say Snowden signed with the CIA and NSA.

17/09/2019

No Comment

Royals celebrate Prinsjesdag, the opening of the parliamentary year

Prinsjesdag or 'Budget day' represents the start of the new parliamentary year on which the reigning monarch of the Netherlands addresses a joint session of the Dutch Senate and House of Representatives in the Ridderzaal in The Hague.

17/09/2019

Business

Christine Lagarde gets European Parliament approval as next ECB chief

With 394 MEPs in favour and 206 against Christine Lagarde won the European Parliament approval to lead the European Central Bank.

17/09/2019

Cult

Game of Thrones tapestry exhibition draws huge crowds in France

The tapestry was made with the same material used to make the costumes for the show.

17/09/2019

Business

Apple challenges EU tax bill

The European Union's ruling on Apple taxes "defies reality and common sense' - says the US company as it launches a legal challenge against the 2016 decision.

17/09/2019

United Kingdom

Cancer survivor is first to swim English Channel four times non-stop

Sarah Thomas, 37, set off from Dover on Sunday morning and completed the gruelling feat in 54 hours and 13 minutes, according to a swim tracker.

17/09/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. As a travel agent, I support Heathrow climate protesters – just not their methods ǀ View

The travel industry, as one of the heaviest carbon emitters in the world, needs to change. Colleagues of mine in the sector know this, too, and whilst it may look like tokenism from the outside, encouraging responsible travel is at the core of many travel companies that are household names today.

17/09/2019

USA

U.S. intel shows cruise missiles fired at Saudi oil facility came from Iran, officials say

The Department of Defense has advocated for restraint, but it has provided a briefing on military options to President Donald Trump.

17/09/2019

Spain

Spain to hold fourth elections in four years, announces Sanchez

Spain will hold parliamentary elections on November 10, acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday after failing to secure enough support to be confirmed as premier.

17/09/2019

No Comment

Burnt forests and consequences of the smoke

Indonesia and neighbouring countries in Southeast Asia are regularly hit by smoky haze from slash-and-burn clearances of forests for timber and palm oil plantations.

17/09/2019

Argentina

Watch: Rescuers save Orcas stranded on Argentine beach

Rescue workers and volunteers have saved six of seven orcas that became stranded on a beach. A local spotted the whales and firefighters and marine biologists were sent to the scene.

17/09/2019

Russia

Explosion rips through lethal viruses laboratory in Russia

An explosion started a subsequent fire at the Vector lab in Russia, which is known for being one of two places in the world to house the smallpox virus.

17/09/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Our love of eccentricity means Teflon Boris Johnson will survive Brexit Britain’s collapse ǀ View

In only a very short stint in Number 10, Boris Johnson has managed to wreak several shades of havoc – even a constitutional crisis – yet his persona seems to deflect and defuse animosity. How?

17/09/2019

Europe News

No progress: MEPs lament Brexit stalemate

On Wednesday, the European Parliament will debate and vote on a resolution on Brexit and the possibility for another extension to avoid a No Deal Scenario.

17/09/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Robots set to join surgical teams across the UK

The NHS is developing a £50 million framework for robotic surgical equipment. Surgeons use computers to operate four robotic arms, which are used to control instruments.

17/09/2019

Belgium

EU chief Juncker claims coastal Belgium 'less tolerant of French'

EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker has sparked demands for an apology in Belgium after claims he made to local media about observing a decrease in linguistic tolerance in towns on the country's coastline.

17/09/2019

USA

AOC backs progressive trying to oust fellow Democratic lawmaker

Ocasio-Cortez joins Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in backing a challenger to moderate Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski of Illinois.

17/09/2019

Living

Victoria Beckham finally unveils sustainable beauty line

The singer turned designer had previously collaborated with Estée Lauder

17/09/2019