2020-01-27

Europe News

The Brief: corruption still a major issue in European Union

Five EU countries do not reach the 50 per cent threshold in the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index. The report released by the NGO Transparency International analysed 180 countries, and when it comes to the EU, the misuse of its funds is still a big issue.

27/01/2020

USA

Trump disputes Bolton bombshell book, tweets he 'NEVER' linked investigations, Ukraine aid

The reported revelation in the ex-national security adviser's unpublished manuscript is spurring calls for his testimony at the Senate trial.

27/01/2020

USA

Plane crash in Afghanistan kills everyone on board, Afghan official says

"The only thing we can say is 385 is written in the wreckage and we don't know which country or company it belongs to," an Afghan official said.

27/01/2020

Europe News

Bye Bye Britain: MEPs moving on

This week in The Brief we bring you special coverage about Brexit and how it will impact Brussels - from British MEPs packing up to the changing shapes of the political groups. In this edition we meet a British MEP proposing a final piece of legislation before being made redundant.

27/01/2020

World News

Meet the Nazi hunter tracking down Holocaust perpertrators 75 years on

'They weren't monsters, they were ordinary people - and they have to be dealt with.'

27/01/2020

USA

80 dead from coronavirus in China as authorities scramble to contain outbreak

Chinese officials extended the week-long Lunar New Year holiday by three days to Feb. 2 to slow down the spread of the virus.

27/01/2020

Slovenia

Ex-comedian Šarec quits as Slovenian PM amid political deadlock

Šarec resigned moments after his finance minister, Andrej Bertoncelj, also quit.

27/01/2020

World News

Holocaust Remembrance Day: how is the Holocaust taught where you live?

From UK to Germany, from Spain to Greece, the educational standards vary enormously regarding the genocide of millions of Jews. Euronews looks at how Europe's children learn about the Holocaust.

27/01/2020

Europe News

'I didn't even get to kiss my mum': Auschwitz prisoner tells his harrowing story of survival

Stories of survivors are the most powerful part of the Auschwitz commemorations. Some have told their stories for years and others are only just beginning to share. One survivor recounts how love might have kept him alive.

27/01/2020

USA

Survivors return to Auschwitz 75 years after liberation

The event will recall the moment the Nazi camp was liberated by the Soviet army on Jan. 27, 1945.

27/01/2020

Poland

'We forget at our peril: Sadiq Khan attends Auschwitz memorial

'We forget at our peril: London mayor Sadiq Khan attends Auschwitz memorial

27/01/2020

World

France to evacuate citizens from Wuhan as Europe braces for more cases

France is joining the United States in advising its citizens to board chartered flights out of the quarantine zone.

27/01/2020

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Hong Kong: Clashes on anniversary of snack stand dispute

Back in 2016, government health workers followed by police tried to shut down informal food sellers in the densely-populated Mong Kok.

27/01/2020

Italy

Salvini fails to win key Italian regional election

The Democratic Party was leading with 50% of the votes in Emilia-Romagna, against 45% for Salvini’s League, according to projections.

27/01/2020

USA

Democrats demand Bolton testimony after report his book says Trump tied Ukraine aid to Biden probe

The reported account in an unpublished manuscript by the former national security adviser counters the White House's defense of the president.

27/01/2020