2020-02-11

USA

Palestinian President Abbas rejects US Mideast plan

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vehemently rejected the Trump administration’s Mideast peace plan in a speech to the UN Security Council Tuesday, calling it an attempt to keep the Palestinians from having an independent state.

11/02/2020

Green News

WATCH | Meet the 300 women sailing the seas to fight plastic pollution

The crew of the eXXpedition Round the World has reached the Galápagos Islands on their 2-year science mission.

11/02/2020

United Kingdom

First same-sex couple ties the knot in Northern Ireland

Robyn Peoples and Sharni Edwards made history today as they were the first same-sex couple to get married in Northern Ireland.

11/02/2020

World News

Six female scientists to know about on Women and Girls in Science Day

To mark International Women and Girls in Science Day Euronews has taken a look at six women in science and technology that are making a difference today.

11/02/2020

World News

Can an app help make female journalists safer?

2 out of 3 women journalists worldwide say they have been threatened or harassed online at least once. A new app is there to help them.

11/02/2020

United Kingdom

Why is the UK divided over deporting foreign-born convicts to Jamaica?

A flight scheduled to deport dozens of people from the UK to Jamaica left on Tuesday morning despite a court order. It is a case that sparked a large debate in the UK - but what is each side saying?

11/02/2020

United Kingdom

EU chief: UK should be ‘more ambitious over post-Brexit trade

The European Commission president addressed the European Parliament’s first post-Brexit session in Strasbourg.

11/02/2020

Iran

Euroviews. The EU must stop giving Iran’s foreign minister a platform for disinformation ǀ View

Rather than continuing to invite Zarif for open-ended diplomatic talks, EU member states should begin to adopt strategies aligned with the US. His movements were severely limited during his last visits to the United Nations in New York, and in July he was made subject to US economic sanctions.

11/02/2020

Europe News

Coronavirus: EU health ministers head to Brussels for emergency talks

As the death toll from the Coronavirus increases, the EU Commission Is trying to send the message about the worrisome situation, but also to confirm that the EU is ready to confront the epidemic.

11/02/2020

Moldova

Euroviews. Ion Chicu: Moldova in safe hands ǀ View

With pragmatism, competence and attention for long-term reforms and investments directed towards better living standard for every Moldovan, we can show that Moldova means business. I invite you to be not only a witness, but also a partner in our quest for positive transformation.

11/02/2020

Lebanon

Lebanon government wins confidence vote as protests rage

Lebanon's government has won a vote of confidence in parliament in part because of its plan to tackle the country's financial crisis.

11/02/2020

United Kingdom

UK PM gives green light to high-speed rail project

Johnson said that "no matter how difficult and controversial", he plans to restore discipline and appoint a minister to oversee the high-speed rail programme.

11/02/2020

No Comment

Clashes in Beirut ahead of government confidence vote

Security forces used tear gas and water cannon to stop the protesters near the parliament building in downtown Beirut

11/02/2020

World

Greece to build new asylum camps

Greece will set up new camps for asylum seekers on its Aegean islands, hoping to end months of overcrowding and violence within its resettlement scheme. The new camps will allow asylum seekers to go out during the day, but they will be locked in at night.

11/02/2020

No Comment

Brazil: Heavy rains cause floods and mudslide in Sao Paulo

Local television stations showed cars covered by water, flooded streets, and kilometres of traffic jams in Sao Paulo in what some called a "chaotic" day.

11/02/2020

World News

Euroviews. Deploying innovative technology could help combat the dark art of money laundering ǀ View

The battle against dirty money is far from over. But adopting innovative technologies to follow money trails could be the solution to ending money laundering in Europe.

11/02/2020

United Kingdom

Man, 52, charged with murder of Northern Ireland journalist Lyra McKee

Police said the charge was "significant" in the investigation into the killing of Lyra McKee but that "the quest for the evidence ... remains ongoing."

11/02/2020

Europe News

Sturgeon talks up Scotland's place in post-Brexit Europe

On her first visit to Brussels following Brexit, Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon insisted on Scotland's place in the European Union, as a sovereign independent state. Her remarks were made during a speech at a Brussels-based think tank.

11/02/2020

Cyprus

Oil for peace: Cypriots turn to commerce to bridge Greek-Turkish divide

Oil for peace: Cypriots turn to commerce to bridge Greek-Turkish divide

11/02/2020

Ireland

Euroviews. Sinn Fein's gains in the Irish elections show a generational split other parties can't ignore ǀ View

The two parties that have governed Ireland since its foundation are facing a test with Sinn Fein's new political power. But will they heed voters voices?

11/02/2020

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: What is a 'super spreader'?

A British national diagnosed with the coronavirus after attending a conference in Singapore has raised concerns that he may be a "super spreader" of the illness - but what is that?

11/02/2020

Green News

Wedding trends 2020: Lab-grown rings and makeup-free brides

Millennials may not be able to afford a house but they know how to throw a party on a shoestring .

11/02/2020

Green News

Pop-up sculpture exhibits aim to save penguins who can't find food

The adorable chinstrap penguin is also known as the ringed penguin, bearded penguin, or stonecracker penguin.

11/02/2020