2019-11-04

Spain

Last Spanish polls before election suggest gridlock could continue

While Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is expected to win the most seats, it won't necessarily be enough to break the political gridlock in Spain.

04/11/2019

World News

Trump administration notifies U.N. of planned Paris climate accord exit

Trump administration notifies U.N. of planned Paris climate accord exit

04/11/2019

Iran

Iran scales back nuclear deal commitments as US imposes sanctions

Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran's Nuclear Energy Organisation, said they were launching 30 advanced centrifuges.

04/11/2019

USA

Supreme Court unlikely to help Trump keep his taxes from prosecutors

ANALYSIS: The president's lawyers are appealing a ruling from the 2nd Circuit court of appeals that the documents must be turned over.

04/11/2019

USA

Trump admin targets soon-to-be-published insider book by 'Anonymous'

'A Warning' — expected to be highly critical of the president — is set to hit bookshelves later this month.

04/11/2019

United Kingdom

UK terror threat level downgraded to 'substantial'

"Despite the change in the threat level, terrorism remains one of the most direct and immediate risks to our National Security," Home Secretary Priti Patel said in a statement.

04/11/2019

World

The new mayor of Budapest - Gergely Karacsony talks about the changes in Hungary’s political scene

Gergely Karacsony is the new mayor of Budapest beating the Fidesz-backed incumbent in recent elections

04/11/2019

Smart Regions

Are edible flowers a solution for the struggling floriculture sector?

In partnership with the European Commission

The ANTEA project studies 40 edible flowers in an initiative financed by the EU Cohesion Policy

04/11/2019

USA

Ousted Ukraine ambassador: I was told to tweet praise of Trump

The three House committees leading the Trump impeachment inquiry released Monday two transcripts of the behind-closed-doors interviews they have so far conducted.

04/11/2019

USA

Trump administration weighs restricting asylum seekers from working

The new proposal, which has not yet been finalized, would keep asylum seekers from applying for work permits until they had been in the country for at least a year, the officials said.

04/11/2019

Green News

5 ways to have a more eco-friendly Bonfire Night

Fireworks might be pretty but they can have a unexpected environmental impact.

04/11/2019

USA

Columnist E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of sexual assault, sues him for defamation

Carroll says Trump's denials and counter-attacks against her following her allegations "damaged her reputation" and "caused substantial professional harm."

04/11/2019

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Protesters killed as Iraqi security forces open fire in Baghdad

At least five people were killed as Iraqi security forces opened fire on protesters in Baghdad on Monday (November 4), a Reuters witness said, as thousands continued to gather in the largest wave of anti-government protests for decades

04/11/2019

USA

Facebook rebrands as calls for government-led breakup continue

The timing of the move is notable because the company faces calls from politicians and consumer advocates for the government to break it up into various pieces.

04/11/2019

Europe News

EU argues against US metal tariffs at WTO

In a public hearing at the World Trade Organization, the European Union has launched a case against the United States over metal tariffs imposed in 2018. It is the first of a series of cases brought to the Geneva-based trade body by countries hit by those measures.

04/11/2019

Ireland

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The people of Northern Ireland remain British citizens even if they identify as Irish, according to a court ruling in the United Kingdom last month. It’s a startling decision that strikes at the foundations of Northern Ireland’s peace process and creates a divide between the two main communities.

04/11/2019

Bulgaria

30 years after 1989, central Europeans say democracy is again at risk

"It appears that some of the freedoms won in the 1989 revolutions are now under pressure," the report from the Open Society Foundation found.

04/11/2019

Romania

Romania opens road to nowhere as modernisation plan hits dead end

The 200-metre street in Piatra Neamt, which cost €100,000, ends abruptly in a field.

04/11/2019

Italy

Watch: Gondoliers don scuba gear to clean Venice canals

The team are retrieving rubbish from the bottom of Venice's canals. Items dredged up included a stove, a computer and an audio cassette player.

04/11/2019

Travel News

Go off the beaten track with the Japanese Isles of Rishiri and Rebun

In partnership with Enjoy my Japan

With gas clouds wreathed at its peak, it is a volcano island floating atop the ocean, off the coast of Hokkaido. It can come as no surprise that Rishiri island is proving a paradise for adventurers.

04/11/2019

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Tensions high as Peruvians protest at bullfighting event

Hundreds of protesters marched in Lima on Sunday (November 3) to call for an end to bullfighting as the country's most high-profile bullfighting event, the Feria Taurina del Senor de los Milagros, begins

04/11/2019

USA

U.S. white nationalist arrested in Norway for 'national security reasons'

Greg Johnson is a writer and editor-in-chief of Counter-Currents Publishing, which bills itself as "home of the North American new right."

04/11/2019

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Flash floods, evacuations as storms hit Italy

Stormy weather pounded Italy over the weekend causing flash floods and evacuations in the country's northwest

04/11/2019

USA

Police investigating BTS member over traffic accident

BTS' agency, Big Hit Entertainment, said 22- year-old Jungkook admitted that he caused the accident by violating traffic laws and reached a settlement with the driver.

04/11/2019

Living

How to fill your home with metallic tones and keep it classy

Upmarket brands have released a slew of new products to make your home sparkle in gold. silver, chrome and bronze.

04/11/2019

USA

MSNBC announces Tyler Perry Studios as site for November debate

Nine Democratic presidential candidates have qualified for the debate so far, according to an NBC News tally.

04/11/2019

USA

How worried should a Trump-district Democrat be about impeachment?

National Republicans are wagering that the House impeachment inquiry could cost South Carolina Rep. Joe Cunningham his re-election. Locals aren't so sure.

04/11/2019

USA

Four impeachment inquiry witnesses scheduled to testify Monday not expected to appear

On Sunday night, the House Intelligence Committee issued subpoenas for two of the Trump aides, according to an official working on the impeachment inquiry.

04/11/2019

USA

Gondoliers-turned-divers scour Venice's famed lagoon and canals for trash

"They found all kind of things, including a lot of bicycles and even a bidet," a local official said. "I doubt tourists bring a bidet to Venice."

04/11/2019

World News

Arctic ice reached record low in October

Arctic sea ice extent was more than 2.6 million square kilometres lower than the average between 1981 and 2010 and the lowest on record for a month of October.

04/11/2019