17 December 2019 | Euronews
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Romania Romania looks back 30 years to the revolution that ended communist regime In December 1989, the Romanian uprising ended communism in the country. -
USA Manafort hospitalized while serving seven-year prison sentence The lawyer for Trump's ex-campaign manager said it was not clear what is wrong. -
Vatican Pope Francis ends secrecy rule over sexual abuse cases The pope abolished the use of secrecy in sexual abuse cases after criticism that the rule has been used to protect paedophiles. -
USA Secret FISA Court issues highly unusual public rebuke of FBI for mistakes The criticism comes after a report by the DOJ inspector general that found "so many basic and fundamental errors." -
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USA Read the full letter Trump sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on eve of impeachment vote Read the full letter President Donald Trump sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on eve of impeachment vote -
USA 'Crusade,' 'spiteful,' 'unfettered contempt': Trump lambastes Pelosi over impeachment "More due process was afforded to those accused in the Salem Witch Trials," Trump wrote. -
USA Indicted Giuliani associate Lev Parnas can stay free on bail Parnas was arrested in October along with Igor Fruman, another Giuliani associate, and pleaded not guilty to charges of funneling money from foreign entities to U.S. candidates in a scheme to buy political influence. -
Earth News The biggest climate, environment and sustainability stories of 2019 We recount the ups and downs of green and planet-related news stories. -
France Bike and scooter accidents rise in Paris as strikes paralyse public transport With public transport down, Parisian commuters have had to turn to alternative means of travel. This has led to a rise in accidents and injuries. -
Hungary Four city mayors club together to snub populist governments in central Europe It's a move that says as much about Europe's political polarisation along urban and rural lines as it does about the four countries involved. -
Europe News Daphne Caruana Galizia: MEPs call for Malta PM Joseph Muscat to quit immediately Centre-right MEPs have torn into Muscat over rule of law in Malta and his administration's alleged links to the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. -
Europe News The Brief: 'the last time I was able to talk to my father was 2014' The Uyghur economist and human rights activist Ilham Tohti is this year's Sakharov Prize winner for dedicating his life to the fight for the rights of China's Muslim minority. In prison for the past five years, he won't be able to collect it. Euronews spoke to his daughter Jewher Ilham. -
No Comment Star Wars fans out in force for 'The Rise of Skywalker' 'The Rise of Skywalker' concludes the so-called "Skywalker saga" of films begun by George Lucas in 1977. -
No Comment Kiruna Ice Hotel opens for winter in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden The Kiruna Ice Hotel is a chilly masterpiece, created by builders, sculptors and artists from all over the world. -
USA Former Trump campaign official Rick Gates gets 45 days in jail after cooperation in lobbying case The ex-Manafort partner, who pleaded guilty in 2018, agreed to cooperate with Mueller's team and other federal investigators. -
Europe News Brexit timeline MEPs met following the Tories thumping victory in the UK election. Concern here, that Boris Johnson’s plan legally to rule out any extension to the transition period beyond the end of next year will make any comprehensive trade deal impossible. -
Ukraine Protests in Kyiv over allowing the sale of Ukraine's prized farmland Once known as the breadbasket of Europe, Ukraine is now looking at opening up its fertile farmland to the market. It's helped sow the seeds of discontent among farmers and nationalists. -
USA Giuliani boasts, then backtracks on some details of engineering Ukrainian ambassador's ouster "She was going to make the investigations difficult for everybody," Giuliani told The New Yorker of the ousted U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. -
USA Trump campaign looks to re-energize 'disengagers' for 2020 Even with impeachment looming, the president's team is concerned about luring back 2016 supporters who have been sidelined. -
USA Americans don't protest in the streets like the French do — yet ǀ View Americans are increasingly striking and protesting for economic improvements, with support for unions reaching its highest level in decades. -
USA McConnell shreds House's 'slapdash' impeachment investigation, hits Schumer for wanting new witnesses "By any ordinary legal standard, what House Democrats have assembled appears to be woefully inadequate to prove what they want to allege," McConnell said. -
USA Maria Butina, convicted in U.S. of being Russian agent, gets job as state TV host Butina, 31, pleaded guilty in a U.S. court last December to one count of conspiring to act as an agent for Russia. -
USA Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine to leave post at end of year Bill Taylor testified at the House Intelligence Committee's inquiry into President Donald Trump's hold on military aid to Ukraine. -
Czech Republic Watch: Car collides with two trams in Czech Republic The car was a mangled wreck but the driver escaped with minor injuries, reported Associated Press. -
Belgium Failure to digitise medical records could be putting lives at risk European healthcare professionals say their field is lagging behind when it comes to digitising and sharing patients’ health information. This could be putting lives at risk. -
Estonia Estonian minister Mart Helme survives confidence vote after calling Finnish PM 'shop girl' Embarassed lawmakers in Estonia voted 44 to 42 to remove Mart Helme as interior minister, but the motion failed because it required 51 votes to pass. -
USA Democratic debate gets green light after labor dispute settled Candidates had vowed they would not cross a picket line to face off at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. -
USA Pope abolishes 'pontifical secret' in clergy sex abuse cases "The carnival of obscurity is over," declared Juan Carlos Cruz, a prominent Chilean survivor of clergy abuse and advocate for victims. -
USA Security engineer says Google fired her for trying to notify co-workers of right to organize "I was doing nothing more than notifying my co-workers about Google's obligations under labor law," said Kathryn Spiers, the former Google engineer. -
The Cube Serie A apologises for “inappropriate” monkey paintings in anti-racism campaign | #TheCube Italian clubs AS Roma and AC Milan say they were “very surprised" by the lack of communication and do not believe "this is the right way" to tackle racism. Serie A later apologised for the "inappropriate" paintings. -
USA Rudy Giuliani's own words tell the tale of the Ukraine scandal 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. -
India India rocked by wave of violent protests against citizenship law This fifth straight day of protest across India came after Modi’s government enacted a bill that excludes Muslims from future citizenship. -
Spain How irresponsible agriculture has poisoned Spain's water resources Spain faces a pressing problem concerning its groundwater reserves that affects the drinking water supply of towns and cities. -
No Comment Light show brings festive cheer to New Taipei City Christmasland sees a laser light displays on an 8,800 square-metre area of New Taipei City. -
USA Trump's approval rating mostly unchanged despite impeachment Compare President Trump's approval rating with Presidents Obama, Bush, and Clinton. -
Pakistan Exiled former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death for treason The 76-year-old ruled as President of Pakistan between 2001 and 2008 having originally seizing power in a military coup in 1999. -
Poland Time is fast running out for judicial independence in PiS-ruled Poland ǀ View The new proposed bill tries to put a definitive end to the activities of an abundant number of Polish judges to uphold the rule of law. The attack against judicial independence, then, takes a further step forward. -
USA Italian soccer condemned for using monkey paintings in anti-racism campaign "Once again Italian football leaves the world speechless," one campaign group said, describing the paintings as a "sick joke." -
Earth News Tried and Tested | I ate at London’s vegan, sustainable supper club Supper clubs are the newest trend in fine dining. But what makes them so unique? -
USA Indian students decry police as citizenship protests grow Police response to a previous protest seems to have sparked a broader movement against the new law, with demonstrations across the country. -
USA Pakistan sentences former dictator to death in treason case Musharraf has been living in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, and is said to be very ill and unlikely to travel home to face the sentence -
USA Will Democrats beat GOP again in 'dark money' donations in 2020, despite rhetoric from the left? As 2020 nears, Democrats may be on track to beat the GOP at the "dark money" game for the second national election in a row — and Republicans are nervous. -
USA Trump-district Democrats carry impeachment to finish line Analysis: A wave of announcements from Democrats in swing districts has all but ensured that he will become the third president impeached by the House. -
United Kingdom Boris Johnson moves to close door on extended Brexit transition period The UK prime minister plans to rule out prolonging the post-Brexit standstill arrangements, cranking up pressure to secure an EU trade deal in 2020. -
New Zealand White Island volcano: New Zealand Police release updated list dead and missing At least 18 people have died or are missing following the eruption of the Whakaari volcano in the Bay of Plenty last week -
USA The world's oceans are acidifying — but it's happening twice as fast off California Oceans play an important role in the planet's delicate carbon cycle, acting as a crucial reservoir that absorbs and stores carbon dioxide from Earth's atmosphere.