2020-02-06

USA

On Facebook, anti-vaxxers pushed a mom not to give her son tamiflu. He later died.

Facebook groups that routinely traffic in anti-vaccination propaganda have become a resource for people seeking out a wide variety of medical information.

06/02/2020

USA

Sanders claims victory in Iowa, but no winner has been declared

Incomplete results show the Vermont senator running neck and neck with Buttigieg.

06/02/2020

USA

TSA destroys prominent Malian musician's custom-made traditional instrument

"Would US customs have dared to dismantle a Stradivarius?" said Ballaké Sissoko.

06/02/2020

China

'No human contact': What life under coronavirus lockdown looks like

Ilham Mounssif is one of the 60 million people currently living on lockdown in China. This is her story.

06/02/2020

USA

Barr says no investigations into 2020 candidates, campaigns without his approval

His directive follows a report by the Justice Department's inspector general that harshly criticized the FBI's investigation of the 2016 Trump campaign.

06/02/2020

USA

Trump celebrates acquittal, denounces 'vicious' opponents in post-impeachment insult blitz

In rambling remarks, Trump referred to "dirty cops," "leakers," "liars" and "bad people" he blamed for his impeachment.

06/02/2020

World News

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

Here is our selection of the best pictures from this week.

06/02/2020

USA

U.S. citizen kidnapped in Afghanistan, U.S. officials say

In November, the Taliban freed two Western hostages, including an American, after holding them in captivity for more than three years.

06/02/2020

USA

Pelosi unleashes on Trump: 'I shredded his state of his mind address'

Pelosi added that it was "entirely appropriate" for her to tear up the speech "considering some of the other exuberances … [it was] the courteous thing to do." She also called it a "dignified act."

06/02/2020

USA

Obama admin was ill-prepared for Russian election meddling: Senate intel report

Obama's national security adviser, Susan Rice, told staff to hold off on any cyber retaliation options against Russia, the report said.

06/02/2020

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Antarctica: tower block-sized ice mass smashes into sea

The block weighs thousands of tonnes and is at least 40 metres high

06/02/2020

USA

Romney bracing for 'unimaginable' consequences as Trump attacks his impeachment vote

The president and his allies are waging war on the Utah senator.

06/02/2020

France

Marine Le Pen: EU has more to lose on Brexit, but I don't want Frexit

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen says the EU must be reformed into a looser alliance of nations or "other countries will leave."

06/02/2020

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Flowers and wreaths laid on the Hollywood star of Kirk Douglas

Actor Kirk Douglas has died at the age of 103. Flowers were placed on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His son, actor Michael Douglas, announced the news on Instagram on 5. February.

06/02/2020

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Italian astronaut returns to earth, after six-month ISS stay

Luca Parmitano handed over control of the International Space Station station on 5. February 2020 to Oleg Skripochka.

06/02/2020

Kazakhstan

ISS crew return to earth with a with a hero's and heroine's welcome

Euronews' favourite astronaut Luca Parmitano comes back to earth accompanied by record breaker Christina Koch and cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov

06/02/2020

USA

Buttigieg, Sanders neck and neck in Iowa with nearly all votes reported

The results of Monday's Iowa caucuses were delayed after there were problems with a smartphone app.

06/02/2020

Europe News

'Dark Waters': Hollywood's warning to Europe

Dark Waters tells the real life story of an American lawyer, who takes on one of the world's biggest chemical companies convinced they are knowingly polluting the local drinking water. It’s lead star Mark Ruffalo was in Brussels telling MEPs that he fears that the same could be happening here.

06/02/2020

United Kingdom

Scotland's rising political star quits over messages to teenager

The resignation of Scotland's finance minister raises important questions about what red lines are - legal or moral - in the social media age.

06/02/2020

World

United Nations marks International Day to end FGM

Worldwide, more than two hundred million girls and women have been affected

06/02/2020

USA

'Dishonest and corrupt': Trump rails against enemies after acquittal

The Senate found the president not guilty on abuse of power and obstruction of justice on Wednesday.

06/02/2020

World News

Coronavirus: Hong Kong lifts quarantine on World Dream cruise ship

Hong Kong has lifted a quarantine on the World Dream cruise ship after clearing all crew members of the new virus.

06/02/2020

USA

Romney's vote changed the narrative if not the outcome of impeachment

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.

06/02/2020

USA

Euroviews. Nancy Pelosi tearing up Trump's speech is the tipping point Democrats need ǀ View

Why was Pelosi so angry? Maybe it was the fact that Trump is totally getting away with undermining the election. Or maybe it was all the lying.

06/02/2020

World

Striking workers affect rubbish collection across French capital

There's a foul smell spreading across the French capital, with garbage piling up across the city. The strikes which have brought much of France to a halt in recent months, are starting to affect rubbish collection.

06/02/2020

Hungary

Is Hungary 'starving' asylum seekers to deter immigration?

The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Hungary for the 28th time this week to provide food to an asylum seeker in the transit zone. Human rights advocates say starvation is part of government tactics to deter migrants.

06/02/2020

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Video captures moment plane skids off runway in Istanbul

Video has emerged of the moment an airplane skidded off the runway and into a field at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport on 5. February 2020.

06/02/2020

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Stormy weather and high winds cripple ferry traffic on Adriatic

Winds reaching speeds of 185 kilometres per hour cause widespread disruption and damages in several Adriatic coasts' countries.

06/02/2020

USA

'One place left to hold him accountable': Trump acquittal raises stakes for Democrats

Some of the president's critics worry that their field of candidates isn't up to beating him with New Hampshire's primary days away.

06/02/2020

USA

12 Israeli soldiers injured in car-ramming attack in Jerusalem

The violence came as a 19-year-old Palestinian was killed in West Bank clashes, according to hospital officials.

06/02/2020