20 January 2020 | Euronews
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USA Giuliani associate Lev Parnas asks AG Barr to recuse himself from case The letter was sent days after Parnas spoke out publicly for the first time about his role assisting Giuliani in pushing Ukrainian officials to launch a probe of Joe Biden. -
USA Democratic hopefuls march together for MLK Day amid campaign squabbles Candidates gave remarks at an annual civil rights rally held in South Carolina's capital with weeks to go before the "first in the South" primary. -
USA Germany jails man for tricking women into electric shocks Prosecutors said he persuaded them to attach a homemade contraption to the electricity mains and their extremities while he watched and issued instructions. -
USA First smoke, now rain as Australian Open struggles with weather Rain is wreaking havoc with the year's first major tennis tournament after air quality issues from wildfires impacted qualifying play earlier. -
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France As strike ends, will France face more radical forms of protests? Transport services resumed on Monday after 46 days of strikes. But is the country headed towards more punctual and violent forms of protests? Euronews takes a look. -
Belgium Venezuela's opposition leader Guaido to meet EU's Borrell in Brussels The EU and many other governments recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president. They say Nicolas Maduro wasn’t legitimately re-elected last year. -
USA Malaysia sends back trash, says won't be world's waste bin Shipments of unwanted rubbish have been rerouted to Southeast Asia since China banned the import of plastic waste in 2018. -
USA Human-to-human transmission confirmed in China coronavirus Zhong Nanshan, a respiratory expert, said two people in Guangdong province in southern China caught the disease from family members, state media said. -
USA Trump's defense: Read the full text of the legal brief ahead of Senate impeachment trial The trial memo argues that the articles of impeachment against the president a "brazenly political act by House Democrats that must be rejected." -
USA Trump's legal team asserts president did 'absolutely nothing wrong,' urges Senate to acquit "All of this is a dangerous perversion of the Constitution that the Senate should swiftly and roundly condemn," his defense wrote. -
USA Trump impeachment trial: a guide for non-Americans Could Trump be removed from office? Euronews takes a look at what we know so far and what's next. -
Smart Regions Degraded land begins to bloom thanks to European composting project A European project is helping to bring new life to degraded land, working to transform and reinvigorate the soil with organic compost and man-made 'technosols'. -
Austria Is Austrian town of Hallstatt suffering from overtourism due to link with Disney's Frozen? Hallstatt Mayor Alexander Scheutz told Euronews that while tourism has contributed favourably to the economy, there are now "too many people" coming to the town. -
Norway Norwegian government facing collapse after party quits coalition over 'ISIS member' repatriation Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has said she will continue to govern with a minority three-party coalition. -
USA Impeachment: Mitch McConnell lays out rules for Trump's Senate trial "Why is McConnell being so secretive about his proposal?" said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Sunday. -
No Comment Powerful hail storm brings Australian capital, Canberra, to a halt Bad weather brought chaos to parts of Australia, in the form of giant hailstones that pounded the capital Canberra. The storm brought down trees, caused flash flooding and inflicted minor injuries on residents. -
World News Foreign journalist attacked by far-right protesters in Athens A foreign journalist was attacked on Sunday during a far-right protest in central Athens, the Greek news agency ANA reported. -
Belgium 'An important step in the right direction': Vienna-Brussels sleeper completes inaugural journey The inaugural journey of the first Vienna-Brussels sleeper train has been touted as the big step toward sustainable travel in Europe. -
Europe News The Brief: 2020 - the most critical year yet for climate diplomacy Governments in Europe are declaring climate emergencies, the EU is touting its Green Deal, but unless other countries get on board is there any hope for climate action? That's where climate diplomacy comes in. -
Travel News Sanya is embracing eco-tourism to help protect this tropical destination Sanya, on China’s Hainan Island, is looking to protect its mountains, rainforests and coastline by embracing all things green, including eco-tourism. -
Next Series Could jellyfish be the answer to fighting ocean pollution? Researchers in Slovenia believe they can take advantage of the proliferation of jellyfish in European seas by using their mucus to trap microplastic particles and help clean up the oceans -
No Comment Protests turn to clashes near Lebanon parliament in Beirut The Red Cross said more than 145 people were injured in the clashes in Beirut including 45 who needed treatment in hospital. -
USA Mysterious coronavirus cases surge in China as virus spreads The World Health Organization has warned the virus is a new strain that had not been previously identified in humans. -
USA Here are the rules of the road for the Iowa caucuses 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. -
Earth News Europe’s worst offenders for burning and binning clothes revealed Fashion capitals have been outed as the biggest producers of textile waste. -
No Comment Canadian Army sent to Newfoundland after blizzard throws down over 2 feet of snow Residents in St John's, Newfoundland, shovel snow after more than 28 inches (70 centimeters) of snow fell in 24 hours in the provincial capital. -
Spain Former Catalonia police chief on trial for role in independence bid The trial takes place as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attempts to resolve the regional conflict with political talks, instead of legal proceedings. -
United Kingdom Pro-Brexit pub chain Wetherspoon wants to cut drink prices on January 31 The chain, which has 875 pubs across the UK, plans to cut the prices of several European drinks by up to 60p (€0.70) for a month from January 31. -
Malaysia Malaysia returns waste to Europe, says it won't be 'rubbish dump of the world' Shipments of unwanted rubbish have been rerouted since China banned the import of plastic waste in 2018, but Malaysia and others are fighting back. -
Europe News EU will attempt to force arms embargo as Libya effort refocuses The EU wants to be part of that process and might be ready for some sort of military mission to monitor the agreement, the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. -
Europe News Croatian EU presidency: 'we don't believe in sanctions on Hungary and Poland' The European Parlament last week requested strong action from the Croatian presidency on rule of law. Here is the reaction from the Croatian presidency. -
USA 'The next Syria': Libya players agree to respect arms embargo, push cease-fire Libya has sunk further into chaos since the 2011 ouster and killing of its longtime dictator, Moammar Gadhafi. -
USA China to ban plastic bags in major cities by end of 2020 The United Nations has identified single-use plastics as one of the world's biggest environmental challenges. -
USA Biden campaign warns media over impeachment disinformation A campaign memo warns against the spread of "malicious and conclusively debunked" theories about the Bidens by Trump allies. -
Russia Five dead after boiling water pipe floods hotel in Perm, Russia A criminal investigation has been launched after five people were killed and several more taken to hospital with burns. -
World Another weekend of unrest as violent scuffles break out in Hong Kong The Hong Kong Government condemned the demonstrators after two plainclothes police officers were set up by some protest march participants. -
USA Trump's Europe adviser Andrew Peek in security probe Andrew Peek, who has been advising the president on Europe and Russia issues, has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation. -
United Kingdom Prince Harry speaks from the heart: 'I want you to hear the truth from me' Harry's comments, at a Sentabale charity dinner in London. were the first remarks since he and Meghan Markle announced they were splitting from the royal family. -
Earth News Game of Thrones star travels to the Amazon to find out why the rainforest is burning Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke or Nikolaj Coster-Waldau? Which Game of Thrones star is trying to save the Amazon? -
USA Harry says he and Meghan 'had no other option' but to 'step back' from royal family "I hope that helps you understand what it had come to, that I would step my family back from all I've ever known," Harry said. -
World News World's billionaires have more wealth than 4.6 billion people, report says ahead of Davos An annual report released ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos also said that 1% of the richest people in the world own more than two times the wealth of 6.9 billion people.