2020-01-17

World News

IMF chief warns not to let new decade be repeat of 'roaring 20s'

The head of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, spoke about growing inequality and how the climate crisis could impact economics.

17/01/2020

USA

Fashion's bad boy Jean Paul Gaultier bids farewell to the catwalk

"Be reassured that Gaultier Paris will go on, with a new project which I am the instigator, and that will be revealed to you very soon," he said.

17/01/2020

Australia

Australia wild fire smoke goes around the world in 10 days

A hypnotic animation produced by Copernicus' European Atmospheric Monitoring Service shows how Australian fires have generated so much smoke that it has gone around the world, back to Australia

17/01/2020

Malta

Malta's police chief resigns amid government reshuffle

Cutajar's resignation comes shortly after the resignation of Joseph Muscat as the island country's prime minister.

17/01/2020

USA

Supreme Court agrees to hear case involving religious freedom in dispute over birth control

TheLittle Sisters of the Poor, an order of Catholic nuns, fought the contraceptive requirement since it was first imposed.

17/01/2020

USA

Supreme Court takes up case on suitability of gay foster parents

The justices will hear about a dispute between a Catholic charity and the city of Philadelphia.

17/01/2020

My Europe Series

UK MEPs sit for last time in Strasbourg as Catalan duo make debut

There were mixed feelings among British MEPs this week as they sat in Strasbourg for the final time before Brexit. But there was delight among Catalan separatists after Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comin were finally allowed to take their seats.

17/01/2020

USA

'Faithless elector': Supreme Court will hear case that could change how presidents are chosen

A ruling could come in the spring — just as the 2020 presidential race is heating up.

17/01/2020

USA

Two iPhones or the privacy of billions: Why Apple vs. the FBI matters

The FBI's efforts to push Apple to unlock phones have caused alarm among technology industry veterans and academics who see a broader effort to reduce privacy and introduce backdoors.

17/01/2020

Greece

Significant rise in migrants entering EU from Turkey in 2019

More than 82,000 people attempted to enter Europe from the east Mediterranean in 2019, driven by instability in Syria and Afghanistan, according to the EU's border agency Frontex

17/01/2020

USA

Klimt's 'Portait of a Lady' painting verified authentic

"I was nine and I was at school when I found out and we have lived with the mystery of its disappearance ever since," said museum worker Dario Gallinari.

17/01/2020

Italy

One of art world's biggest mysteries solved as missing painting found

A gardener found the missing painting in the walls of the art gallery.

17/01/2020

Switzerland

Nine things Davos 2020 is doing to be carbon-neutral

For the fourth consecutive year, the WEF's annual meeting in Davos will be carbon-neutral, according to organisers.

17/01/2020

Next Series

Space Station crew greet New Year across multiple time zones

While much of the world was celebrating Christmas and the New Year, it was business as usual on board the International Space Station. But it wasn't all work and no play.

17/01/2020

USA

Brazilian minister sparks outrage after appearing to mimic Goebbels

In a video, the new culture minister seemed to copy a speech by Hitler's propaganda chief as a Wagner opera played in background.

17/01/2020

My Europe Series

Land grab: Hungary's political elite accused of milking the system

Hungary is in the headlines again with allegations of large-scale land-grabbing by the ruling elite. Unreported Europe investigates whether leading politicians are handing out precious farmland to friends and family.

17/01/2020

World News

In pictures: the best images from this week's biggest stories

This week in pictures: Heavy volcanic ash covered villages in the Philippines and the world's biggest annual human migration has started.

17/01/2020

Germany

Thousands evacuated after 'English' bomb found in Düsseldorf, Germany

Authorities in Düsseldorf called on around 11,650 people to leave their homes after the discovery of a one tonne bomb at a construction site.

17/01/2020

Brazil

Anger as Brazil's culture chief borrows from Nazi Joseph Goebbels

Brazil's culture minister spoke about national art in a speech that closely resembled that of Hilter's propaganda chief.

17/01/2020

USA

Trump blasts 'mini Mike Bloomberg' for ads, refusal to take part in debates

Bloomberg, who launched his presidential campaign less than two months ago, has not participated in the Democratic debates partly because he's decided not to raise money from donors.

17/01/2020

World

Catalan-Spanish conductor Jordi Savall enthralls UAE audiences

Award-winning Catalan-Spanish conductor and musician Jordi Savall, performed at Abu Dhabi’s Cultural Foundation theatre this month.

17/01/2020

USA

Euroviews. Here's how racist Trump voters might be committing an actual crime ǀ View

It's difficult to address injustice if you're unwilling to say injustice exists. Politicians and pundits, Republican and Democratic alike, have been unwilling to reprimand voters or hold them accountable. But racist voting isn't an accident.

17/01/2020

World

How is a Yemeni school using music to help children in wartime?

A school in the southwest of Yemen is implementing music lessons, in the hope of easing the stress of children living within the community.

17/01/2020

Living

Could air pollution be affecting your menstrual cycle?

A new study in France suggests the length of a woman's menstrual cycle might be impacted by pollution.

17/01/2020

USA

Trump impeachment defense team expected to include Ken Starr, Alan Dershowitz

Starr investigated President Bill Clinton, and Dershowitz's past clients include Jeffrey Epstein and O.J. Simpson.

17/01/2020

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Believers and Retrievers: pets taken to church for special blessings

The Catholic tradition is meant to bring the animals health and protection for the coming year.

17/01/2020

Lebanon

Carlos Ghosn's lawyers deny Nissan's allegations and claim collusion

Carlos Ghosn's legal team issued a statement on Friday denying the latest allegations by Nissan, Ghosn's former employer, against the fugitive businessman.

17/01/2020

World News

Police violence: Could France and Catalonia ban rubber bullet guns?

Police violence: Could France and Catalonia ban rubber bullet guns?

17/01/2020

USA

Art lovers locked out of Louvre as staff join pension strikes in Paris

Many visitors had come to see a special exhibition on Leonardo da Vinci to mark the 500th anniversary of the Italian master's death.

17/01/2020

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Anti-Trump demonstration as impeachment trial gets underway

They want Trump removed from office.

17/01/2020