2019-11-13

USA

Chicago mayor accuses Uber of 'paying off' black ministers to stop tax proposal

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the company offered the ministers money to convince her to stop a plan to increase flat fees on ride shares in downtown.

13/11/2019

USA

DOD watchdog will not investigate aid to Ukraine but could in future

While the inspector general declined Sen. Durban's request to look at the delay of Ukraine military assistance, it did not rule out a future investigation.

13/11/2019

USA

5 things we learned from US diplomats' impeachment testimony

There were some big surprises during the U.S. diplomats' more than five hours before the House Intelligence Committee.

13/11/2019

USA

The big show is here, but some Americans indifferent about impeachment 'Super Bowl'

The three major broadcast networks and their counterparts on cable news aired wall-to-wall live coverage. But not all Americans were riveted.

13/11/2019

USA

Zero gravity, serious problem: NASA study finds new health risk for spaceflight

The unexpected discovery has major implications for long-duration space missions, including trips to Mars.

13/11/2019

Bolivia

Who is Jeanine Áñez, Bolivia's interim president?

Less than a month ago, it would have been impossible to predict that Jeanine Áñez, 52, a lawyer with a low political profile, would end up ruling Bolivia, at least temporarily.

13/11/2019

United Kingdom

EU's Tusk warns post-Brexit UK will be 'second-rate player'

Britain will lose influence in international affairs and become a "second-rate player" after it leaves the bloc, EU Council president Donald Tusk said on Wednesday.

13/11/2019

World News

Von der Leyen changes title for migration portfolio after controversy

The original name, "Protecting our European Way of Life," had sparked criticism for its far-right connotations.

13/11/2019

United Kingdom

Legal challenge to force UK government to release Russia report

A media non-profit organisation announced on Wednesday that it has launched a legal challenge to force the British government to release a report on alleged Russian interference in the UK’s Brexit vote and British politics.

13/11/2019

Brazil

What's BRICS for and does it still make sense? Euronews answers

Presidents of the group of major emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) are meeting in Brazil’s capital this Wednesday for their 11th annual summit.

13/11/2019

No Comment

'French Spider-Man' Alain Robert scales Paris skyscraper

Urban climber Alain Robert, also known as the "French Spider-Man", scaled a skyscraper in Paris on Wednesday.

13/11/2019

World

Watch in full: Euronews interviews EU parliament chief David Sassoli

David Sassoli, elected as President of the Eurpean Parliament in July, says rejection of three nominated commissioners and the current block on accession talks for potential new members are simply the normal, healthy functionings of democracy.

13/11/2019

Focus

South Africa’s €90 billion investment drive

In partnership with Brand South Africa

Over 1,700 people from 22 countries converged at the second inaugural South Africa Investment Conference in Johannesburg. The gathering that was part of the president’s push to improve Africa’s second largest economy and deal with the 29.1% unemployment rate.

13/11/2019

USA

Watch: Erdogan visits Trump after US-Turkey diplomatic tension

US president Donald Trump welcomed his Turkish counterpart, president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.

13/11/2019

USA

Netanyahu vows to 'mercilessly' hit Gaza militants

"They have one choice, to stop these attacks or absorb more and more blows," the prime minister said escalating violence.

13/11/2019

Green News

Is our obsession with online returns damaging the environment?

December will see record breaking numbers of returns increasing the environmental impact of online shopping.

13/11/2019

Partner content

Why celebrity chefs flock to Dubai

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

A host of well-known chefs have opened branches of their world-famous restaurants in the city. Here are just a few.

13/11/2019

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Stars promote new film 'Last Christmas' in central London

The stars and director of new film "Last Christmas" helped light up festive decorations in central London's fashionable shopping district Covent Garden on Tuesday (November 12).

13/11/2019

Business Series

Angola’s Kwanza Sul: Megafarms and Small Farmers

In partnership with aipex

A province nearly twice the size of Belgium, Angola's Kwanza Sul has undergone major investment in agriculture and infrastructure that's paying off in farms large and small

13/11/2019

USA

Justice Ginsburg taken ill, absent from Supreme Court

The 86-year-old's health has been a concern since she was diagnosed and treated for lung cancer and a tumor on her pancreas.

13/11/2019

USA

Euroviews. Turkey's Erdogan is playing Trump at their White House meeting ǀ View

US President Donald Trump invited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to come to Washington Wednesday to demonstrate his dealmaking prowess. Instead, the meeting is only going to further erode the already strained relations between the two countries.

13/11/2019

USA

Read the opening statements from the public impeachment hearings

Two U.S. diplomats appeared before the House Intelligence Committee for the first open hearing of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

13/11/2019

Slovakia

Slovakian bus crash kills at least 13 and injures many more

A crash between a truck and passenger bus killed at least 13 people in western Slovakia on Wednesday and injured many others, Slovak fire and rescue services said.

13/11/2019

USA

Trump 'cared more about his own political interests than Ukraine'

A witness testified at Wednesday's first public impeachment hearing that President Donald Trump seemed to care more about his own political interests than about Ukraine's welfare as the US leader assessed ties with that country.

13/11/2019

No Comment

Prince Charles flips Indian flatbread at community kitchen in New Delhi

Prince Charles visited Sikh temple, Bangla Sahib Gurudwara in the Indian capital New Delhi on Wednesday (November 13), a day after the Sikh community celebrated the 550th birth anniversary of the Sikhism founder, Guru Nanak.

13/11/2019

World News

Greta Thunberg sets sail for Madrid's COP25 on a catamaran

"We sail for home!" Greta Thunberg announced on Twitter on Wednesday.

13/11/2019

Germany

Brexit prompts Tesla to choose Germany over UK for first Europe plant

Tesla CEO told Auto Express that "Brexit uncertainty" had influenced the company's decision to open its first European plant in Berlin.

13/11/2019

USA

World thirst for oil keeps growing, with SUVs a key culprit

Mounting demand for plastic is another factor. So is increasing plane travel. And the upcoming population boom in cities across Africa and Asia.

13/11/2019

Living

Sustainable partnership calls for brands to reveal lowest wages

Nisolo and ABLE are working together to encourage the fashion industry to pay its workers a living wage.

13/11/2019

USA

The impeachment hearings could turn out to be more unpredictable than you think

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.

13/11/2019