22 January 2020 | Euronews
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USA Trump's Senate impeachment trial: What happened on Day 2 Democrats lay out their case for removing the president, questions about "witness trading," how senators are passing the long hours, and more. -
USA Democrats appeal to sceptical Republicans as impeachment trial opens House Democrats opened arguments in US President Donald Trump's impeachment trial Wednesday, appealing to Republicans to join them in voting to remove Trump from office. -
Switzerland Humanitarian groups need to adapt to climate change, says international Red Cross president The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross spoke to Euronews at Davos on adapting to climate change. -
USA The heat from the Vesuvius eruption in A.D. 79 turned one victim's brain to glass "This is the first ever discovery of ancient human brain remains, vitrified by heat," one expert said. -
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Spain Teruel Existe: Meet the provincial party who became Spanish kingmakers You've never heard of him but Tomas Guitarte had the power to make or break the Spanish ruling coalition. -
Spain Interactive: See how Storm Gloria ravaged this Spanish river delta The storm surge went up to three kilometres inland, it was claimed. -
Switzerland 'Africans wouldn't risk trip to Europe if they had economic opportunities at home,' says CEO "It’s not about giving handouts, it’s about giving a hand up," said the CEO of a philanthropic organisation in Africa. -
World News Coronavirus latest: WHO warns against 'missing the window' to prevent spread of disease Hospitals in Hong Kong cut services on Tuesday after thousands of medical workers went on strike for a second day demanding the complete closure of its borders with China. -
USA Australia wildfire emissions push scientists to ask: How much more Earth can take? Researchers are concerned that huge pulses of carbon emissions from devastating wildfires could overwhelm natural reservoirs that store carbon dioxide. -
Italy How the tiny Italian city of Foggia became a mafia battleground Unlike the Cosa Nostra, mafiosos in Puglia aren't reluctant to attract attention. -
World News France will delay digital tax on technology giants after talks with US France's finance minister said that the country would delay its tax after repeatedly saying they would not back down in the face of pressure from the United States. -
USA Ancient viruses never observed by humans discovered in Tibetan glacier Melting ice from climate change could release the pathogens into the environment, one researcher said, calling it a "worst-case scenario." -
USA Greece elects its first female president Katerina Sakellaropoulou said she would aim for the "broadest possible consensus" in the course of carrying out her duties. -
Italy Italy foreign minister Luigi Di Maio steps down as leader of populist party Five-Star Movement Italy foreign minister Luigi Di Maio steps down as leader of populist party Five-Star Movement -
USA Supreme Court likely to allow public funding for religious schools If that's how the court rules, it could affect laws or constitutional provisions in 37 states that currently bar public funding for schools and churches. -
Saudi Arabia Jeff Bezos: UN calls for probe into claims Saudi crown prince hacked Amazon CEO's phone "The information we have received suggests the possible involvement of the Crown Prince in surveillance of Mr Bezos, in an effort to influence, if not silence, The Washington Post's reporting on Saudi Arabia," the experts said in a statement. -
Earth News You can help reforest Australia by switching search engines Ecosia will be donating all profits on the 23rd of January to help plant trees in the area devastated by wildfires. -
USA D.C. attorney general charges Trump inaugural committee enriched the family business A lawsuit says the improper expenditures included $300,000 for a private party for the president's children. -
USA Bloomberg jumps to fourth place in new national poll The former NYC mayor is pursuing a different path to the White House than other candidates — and spending big. -
Europe News Not helping separated migrant children 'a scandal', says Juncker Ex-EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker says not enough is being done to help unaccompanied migrant children in Greece. -
No Comment Iraqi anti-government activist shot dead in Basra, say police The killing is the latest in a new wave of violence against Iraq's anti-regime protests. -
No Comment Hundreds protest tax reforms in Colombia Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Bogota on Tuesday to call on Colombian President Ivan Duque to abandon plans for tax reform. -
No Comment China steps in to regulate face mask prices amid coronavirus outbreak Nine people have been killed and hundreds infected with the new virus. -
United Arab Emirates Haute couture designer Iris Van Herpen opens up about her life, work and fashion We chat to Iris Van Herpen, the Dutch fashion visionary regarded as one of the industry’s most forward thinking creators -
USA Start to Senate impeachment trial devolves into partisanship 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. -
USA Tulsi Gabbard sues Hillary Clinton for defamation over 'Russian asset' remark Clinton said during a podcast interview last fall that one of the Democratic candidates is "the favorite of the Russians," leading Gabbard to lash out. -
Switzerland Watch: Prince Charles to tell Davos sustainability should be 'cheaper' The British heir to the throne has been championing environmentally friendly policies for decades. -
World News 'Stagnating' European democracy follows year of protest — study The average global score for democracies fell from 5.48 out of 10 in 2018 to 5.44 in 2019 — the lowest since the Democracy Index was created. -
USA Monty Python star Terry Jones dies aged 77 Jones' wife and three children said they had lost "a kind, funny, warm, creative and truly loving man." -
United Kingdom Terry Jones dies aged 77: 'Two down, four to go,' says John Cleese, leading the tributes From Oxford to Nazareth and beyond, we look at the life of the writer and historian. -
USA Facing economic crisis, Lebanon's new government meets for first time Formed by the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah and its allies, new government faces one of the biggest financial crises in the country's history. -
Ocean How Belgium is training the fishermen of tomorrow Join us in this immersive 360° experience onboard "Broodwinner" - a 29 metre beam trawler built in 1967 and used to train young fishermen in Belgium. -
USA Russia-Poland feud over World War II history clouds Auschwitz anniversary Over the next several days, world leaders will gather twice to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the most notorious of Nazi Germany's death camps. -
No Comment Australian outback town blanketed in dust storm The Australian outback town of Broken Hill was blanketed in dust as storms swept over parts of the New South Wales state on Wednesday. -
No Comment Storm whips up sea foam on Catalan coast The coast at a seaside town in Spain was left covered in foam after Storm Gloria. -
USA Saudi Arabia denies hacking Jeff Bezos' phone According to reports, the Amazon founder's cellphone was hacked in 2018 after receiving a WhatsApp message from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. -
Switzerland Donald Trump: I'll have a new trade deal with the EU by November "We're going to start negotiating," Trump said at Davos, repeating his familiar mantra that the US has been treated "horribly unfairly" in past deals. -
France France vows to punish striking workers who cut power to thousands in Paris Striking energy workers who deprived up to 35,000 people of power could face up to two years in jail. -
Switzerland Watch: Von der Leyen vows EU will be 'more assertive' on world stage She said the EU will lead in areas like climate change and data protection in order to become more assertive on the world stage. -
Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou: High court judge becomes Greece's first female president Men dominate the top-level political positions in Greece, so this is a big deal. -
World News Davos 2020: Economic gender gap not due to close until ... 2277 The report finds that, despite the gap having closed in recent years, progress is slowing – last year it was estimated that it would be 202 years until full parity was achieved. -
Europe News The Brief: Europe finding its place in space with consumer-friendly applications Those include flagship operations like the global navigation satellite system Galileo and the earth-observation satellite system Copernicus. -
USA China virus toll rises to nine as pandemic fears grow As China vowed to tighten containment measures in hospitals, the World Health Organization was due to hold an emergency meeting later on Wednesday. -
USA Senate passes McConnell impeachment rules The organizing resolution was passed along a party line vote after a nearly 13-hour session. -
Earth News Is your reusable tote worse for the environment than a plastic bag? Just how many times do you have to use a 'bag for life' to make it worth it. -
USA What happened on Day 1 of Trump's Senate impeachment trial It was a battle over how to fight the war as the trial began in earnest Tuesday. -
USA 2020 split screen: Stuck in D.C. for Trump's trial while rival candidates crisscross Iowa The voting is just two weeks away and polls show the contest close. Anything could tip the scales.