2019-11-22

USA

Woman's call to 911 for pizza delivery leads to arrest

"This is the wrong number to order a pizza," the dispatcher said, then added shortly after, "I'm getting you now, OK. ... The guy still there?"

22/11/2019

France

Quelle horreur! 'Franglais' is a threat to French, academy says

L'Academie Francaise said it is 'seriously concerned' at mixing French with English — a common phenomenon in an age of social media and global marketing.

22/11/2019

USA

Trump-Zuckerberg 2020? Might as well, says an activist upset by false ads

A series of digital billboard ads were purchased by a professional marketer who also filed papers to run for governor of California so he could run false ads on Facebook.

22/11/2019

USA

Trump-Zuckerberg 2020? Might as well, says a Democrat upset by false ads

A series of digital billboard ads were purchased by a professional marketer who also filed papers to run for governor of California so he could run false ads on Facebook.

22/11/2019

USA

Former CIA Director: We worried arming Ukraine would hand technology to Russian spies

Under Obama the military opposed giving Javelin missiles to Ukraine because of fear Russia would get access to sensitive tech, said ex-CIA chief Brennan."

22/11/2019

United Kingdom

Corbyn: I'll be neutral in second Brexit referendum

Corbyn's pledge came in a BBC debate in which leaders of the four main parties answered questions from a studio audience.

22/11/2019

USA

Trump hosts heated White House vaping debate

The Friday session, part of which was opened to the press, featured industry representatives openly sparring with public health advocates.

22/11/2019

My Europe Series

Tusk vows to tackle nationalists head on

In this week's state of the union, newly elected president of the European People's Party Donald Tusk says he will take on populists and nationalists.

22/11/2019

France

Wave of polar air threatens Europe-wide cold snap

Along with the arrival of December could be the arrival of a fresh wave of cold polar air, according to weather experts.

22/11/2019

USA

Former CIA officer sentenced to 19 years for conspiring with Chinese spies

Jerry Chun Shing Lee is the third former U.S. intelligence officer to be convicted in less than a year of conspiring with the Chinese to give them national defense information.

22/11/2019

Europe Decoded

Is the battle to define political advertising unwinnable?

As major tech companies begin to overhaul political advertising, Google's mislabelling of an undisclosed Tory attack ad highlights the pitfalls of regulating an unregulated world.

22/11/2019

United Kingdom

This cafe lets homeless use its address to vote in snap UK election

A cafe/bar in southwest England is helping the homeless to vote in the upcoming election by allowing them to use their address to register.

22/11/2019

No Comment

'Ich bin ein surfer': Berliners get first artificial wave factory

The surf was up for Berliners on Friday as the German capital's first artificial surfing wave opened for business.

22/11/2019

USA

Fact check: Trump's false claims about Ukraine, DNC server

A day earlier, a key impeachment witness — Trump's former Russia expert — called this conspiracy a "fictional narrative" that serves Moscow's interests.

22/11/2019

Switzerland

Watch: Concern over WWII-era ammunition at bottom of Lake Geneva

Explosive discovery: bombs, grenades and shells are sleeping at the bottom of Lake Geneva

22/11/2019

Austria

Probe into Austrian far-right party finds gold hidden in Alpine hotel

Investigators probing Austria’s far-right FPÖ found gold bars hidden in a hotel in the Tyrolean Alps, which the party insists was an investment.

22/11/2019

My Europe Series

Greece: A safe haven for Turks threatened over Gülen movement links

Many Turkish teachers, public servants and entrepreneurs, unable to return home because of fears of arrest and with no belief in the independence of the Turkish justice system, are trying to start a new life in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki.

22/11/2019

Sport

Abe keeps Olympic dreams alive in Osaka

Abe keeps Olympic dreams alive in Osaka

22/11/2019

Colombia

Latin America protest wave crashes into Colombia

Bolivia, Chile and Ecuador are among Latin American countries to see protests in recent months. Now it's Colombia's turn.

22/11/2019

Netherlands

Netherlands not required to return children of IS families, says court

An appeals court has ruled the Netherlands is not required to repatriate the children born into families of its fighters that left to join the Islamic State.

22/11/2019

USA

'Frightening' online transphobia has real-life consequences, advocates say

Social media is "both the best thing" and "also the worst" to happen to the trans community, one transgender advocate said.

22/11/2019

United Kingdom

UK a 'rogue state' after missing deadline to handover Chagos Islands

The UK has been criticised after missing a deadline set out by the UN to handover control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

22/11/2019

Slovakia

80% of adolescents worldwide not exercising enough, says WHO

Lack of physical activity in adolescence can impact health, as well as cognitive development and sociability.

22/11/2019

USA

Sacha Baron Cohen slams Facebook as 'greatest propaganda machine in history'

"It only seems fair to say to Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, 'Your product is defective, you are obliged to fix it,'" the actor said in a speech to the Anti-Defamation League.

22/11/2019

United Kingdom

Man found guilty of killing heavily pregnant ex-wife with crossbow

Police revealed that Sana's ex-husband had bought two crossbows months prior to the attack and carried out surveillance on her house.

22/11/2019

USA

Euroviews. Hearings reveal extent of damage Trump's inflicted on our national security ǀ View

These hearings have laid bare just how crippled the staff, systems and structures designed to protect our country really are.

22/11/2019

Europe News

Hebron tours explain Israeli settlement policy

The US administration announced, earlier this week, that it no longer considers Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories as a violation of international law. Euronews gives a glimpse about the challenges created by a settlement in the Palestinian city of Hebron.

22/11/2019

No Comment

Huge fire destroys British seaside hotel

The fire department said no one had been injured and that all guests and employees had been counted.

22/11/2019

Greece

Greek PM tightens migrant controls: 'We are not an unfenced vineyard'

Greece is to create a single border surveillance agency and employ 1,200 more guards to 'shut the door' on migrants not entitled to stay.

22/11/2019

No Comment

Protests continue in Santiago despite reforms proposals

Protesters clashed violently with vehicles of the security force in Santiago on Thursday when the demonstrations that shook Chile moved to its second month.

22/11/2019