2020-01-31

USA

Senate vote on calling witnesses fails, ushering in trial endgame

Democrats has pressed to hear testimony from witnesses like ex-national security adviser John Bolton.

31/01/2020

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson calls Brexit 'an astonishing moment of hope'

“This is the moment when the dawn breaks and the curtain goes up on a new act in our great national drama,” British PM Boris Johnson said.

31/01/2020

United Kingdom

Scotland asks EU to 'leave a light on' in Brussels after Brexit

Many in Scotland have an eye on independence from the UK, a move they see as opening a path to joining the European Union.

31/01/2020

USA

Trump admin expands travel ban with new restrictions for six countries

The restrictions cover citizens of Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania. Five of six have large Muslim populations.

31/01/2020

Russia

Worker killed after stadium roof collapses in St Petersburg

The collapse happened during work to reconstruct the St Petersburg stadium

31/01/2020

France

Macron: Brexit Day is 'historic alarm signal' for reform in Europe

French president Emmanuel Macron warned: "British people have chosen to leave the European Union. They will … no longer have the same rights.”

31/01/2020

China

Coronavirus outbreak: Millions tune in to watch Wuhan hospital build

One extraordinary thing we've learned during the recent coronavirus outbreak is how to build a hospital in a week.

31/01/2020

USA

New DNC debate rules open door for Bloomberg to make stage

For the Feb. 19 debate hosted by NBC News/MSNBC in Las Vegas, the party scrapped requirements that candidates have tens of thousands of individual donors..

31/01/2020

Belgium

Watch: EU officials remove British flag in Brussels

In a highly symbolic moment, two officials at the European Council building in Brussels lowered the British flag before folding it and taking it away.

31/01/2020

USA

GOP Sen. Murkowski says she will vote against witnesses, calls impeachment articles 'rushed and flawed'

The Alaska senator's decision likely dooms Democrats' hopes of calling witnesses in impeachment trial

31/01/2020

United Kingdom

Watch: The friendly football game to mark UK joining the EEC in 1973

Nearly half a century ago, the UK hosted and won a football match to celebrate European unity.

31/01/2020

USA

Social media users document coronavirus lockdowns

Video circulated online appears to show roadblocks, signs discouraging travel in rural China and even an apartment being barricaded by authorities.

31/01/2020

Earth News

Would you take the train on holiday for extra days off?

It's the new workplace trend.

31/01/2020

USA

'Gross negligence': Americans in epidemic epicenter say they feel abandoned by U.S.

"Making the simplest effort or establishing some presence would go a long way in alleviating our concerns," one American told NBC News.

31/01/2020

USA

Supreme Court sets arguments on Trump taxes, financial records in cases that could yield major rulings

The justices could issue important decisions on the power of the House of Representatives and the president.

31/01/2020

My Europe Series

Vigilante groups in Europe: Taking the law into their own hands

This practice of vigilantes came from the United States and has spread to Europe especially in countries in the north. In Scandinavia, The Netherlands, Germany and the UK, vigilante groups number more than three million citizens

31/01/2020

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Bagpipes play as Brexit Party MEPs leave EU parliament for final time

Triumphant Brexit-supporting MEPs marched out of the European Parliament for the last time on Friday as the countdown to Brexit was underway.

31/01/2020

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Politicians protest over India's controversial new citizenship law

Opponents of India's controversial new citizenship law have held a protest in New Delhi.

31/01/2020

United Kingdom

Euronews holds Reddit AMA to answer your questions on Brexit

Our Brexit expert, Alasdair Sandford will answer all the questions you have on Brexit on Reddit at 6pm CET.

31/01/2020

USA

Iowa voters echo concerns about Buttigieg's ability to win beyond the caucuses

Even if he gets a significant boost from Iowa, the last weeks of his campaign in the state have clarified challenges he faces going forward.

31/01/2020

USA

Is your child hooked on digital devices? These researchers hope to help.

The work could create a standard set of questions that pediatricians across the country can ask parents to gauge whether children are showing signs of compulsive screen use.

31/01/2020

World News

Brexit road trip: On the last ferry from Europe to the UK

Euronews' Jack Parrock charts his voyage from the heart of the EU to Brexit London on the last day of the UK's membership. Bon Voyage!

31/01/2020

USA

Space-time is swirling around a dead star, proving Einstein right again

The theory of general relativity predicted a phenomenon known as frame dragging, which states that space-time will churn around a massive, rotating body.

31/01/2020

USA

Hillary Clinton isn't running, but she hasn't gone away (even if some might like her to)

"Wouldn't we like to run against her?" Trump asked at a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa.

31/01/2020

USA

Euroviews. Trump is a threat to peace. It is time for the UN to act on uniting Korea instead ǀ View

It’s an historic mistake - potentially catastrophic - to leave the fate of the Koreas, as well as of Iran and the Middle East - indeed international peace itself - in the hands of an individual who has demonstrated seriously erratic political and psychological behaviour.

31/01/2020

USA

Trump impeachment trial: Senate votes loom on witnesses, Trump's fate

The Senate vote on witnesses Friday could end in a tie, but it's considered unlikely the chief justice would decide the question.

31/01/2020

USA

Children held hostage after party invite, captor killed by Indian police

The hostage-taker kept the children in the basement and was drunk when he was shot by police.

31/01/2020

World

World No.1 Brooks Koepka talks tactics ahead of Abu Dhabi Golf Championship

The Abu Dhabi Golf Championship saw England’s Lee Westwood lift the falcon trophy, marking four European Tour title wins, in four successive decades.

31/01/2020

World

These Arab women athletes show their strength, in life and sport

By day, Iraqi native Ishtar Azzawi is a project manager at the UAE-based investment company, KBBO Group. By night, the 35-year-old is a jiu-jitsu champion.

31/01/2020

United Kingdom

'We'll miss you': How Europe's front pages responded to Brexit day

The United Kingdom will leave the European Union tonight after 47 years. So, how are front pages across the bloc reporting the final day of unity?

31/01/2020