2020-02-13

Europe News

Budapest's mayor snubs Orban over access to EU climate change cash

Budapest wants to cut out Hungary's government and get direct access to EU green transition cash.

13/02/2020

France

'French Oscars' management resigns en masse amid Polanski controversy

The resignation comes just two weeks before the ceremony and amid controversy around the new film by Roman Polanski being nominated for awards.

13/02/2020

World

Court says Spain was right to deport migrants immediately

The European Court of Human Rights has backed Spain’s immediate deportation of two African migrants who tried to enter one of its African enclaves.

13/02/2020

World News

Call for Europe to make its own medicines amid China COVID-19 crisis

Europe is working with China to meet a shortfall in protective equipment amid fears of a global shortage of medicines and masks.

13/02/2020

World News

Senate acts to restrain Trump's military powers against Iran

The Senate approved a rare bipartisan measure on Thursday limiting President Donald Trump's authority to launch military operations against Iran.

13/02/2020

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Bouquet hopes to ensure love is the only thing in the air

A florist in Manilla has created a special Valentine's Day bouquet to tackle the viral outbreak from China

13/02/2020

Azerbaijan

ECHR slams Azerbaijan for jailing activists who defaced statue

Bayram Mammadov and Qiyas Ibrahimov were caught writing on a statue. They were beaten up before being charged with "drug trafficking" and jailed.

13/02/2020

China

Debunked: This image doesn't show 'extent of corpse burning in Wuhan'

As some media outlets and social media users suggested that sulphur dioxide levels around Wuhan and Chongqing could be extremely high because of unusual activity at the cities crematoria, Euronews explains why it is unfounded.

13/02/2020

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30 years after Italia 90, Euronews speaks to footballer Trevor Steven

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Euronews speaks to English footballer, Trever Steven who rose to fame playing for Burnley, Everton, Rangers and Marseilles and won 36 international caps for England including in the 1986 World Cup against Maradona.

13/02/2020

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Sao Paulo hit with floods and mudslides after heavy downpours

Floods have hit in Brazil's most populous city.

13/02/2020

France

French MPs back ban on May 5 football games to honour disaster victims

On 5 May 1992, a stand collapsed at Bastia's Furiani stadium just before their French Cup semi-final against Olympique de Marseille, killing 18 people and injuring more than 2,300.

13/02/2020

Musica

Anoushka Shankar's mesmerising musical journey

Sitar-virtuoso Anoushka Shankar performs the concerto Raga-Mala, composed by her father Ravi Shankar, the most famous Indian musician of the 20th century at Lyon's Auditorium, accompanied by the Orchestre National de Lyon.

13/02/2020

USA

Earth just had its hottest January in recorded history

The record highlights a worrisome trend as the planet continues to warm at an accelerated pace.

13/02/2020

USA

Former US Attorney who oversaw Roger Stone case resigns

President Trump had yanked Jessie Liu's nomination for a top spot at the Treasury Department earlier this week.

13/02/2020

Europe News

The EU budget battle begins as Brexit leaves €15 billion annual vacuum

The week before EU heads of state and government travel to Brussels for a two-day extraordinary European Summit exclusively focused on the size of the EU budget, Jack Parrock talks to those who will have the final say over it

13/02/2020

World News

Meet the material of the future that's 200 times stronger than steel

Now there's a free manual on how to make the material of the future.

13/02/2020

World News

What is Scandinavian? SAS airline republish controversial video ad

One Danish politician saying the airline was "spitting" on Scandinavian culture with the "disgusting" commercial.

13/02/2020

World News

Euroviews. The broken airline delay compensation scheme needs fixing to benefit airlines and passengers ǀ View

The EU passenger compensation scheme is broken. The mechanics of the program are not working today for airlines or passengers. That is because there is no uniform arbiter for when passengers are due compensation, and no streamlined process for either passengers or airlines to settle up.

13/02/2020

Spain

World's biggest mobile tech show cancelled due to coronavirus fears

The world's biggest mobile technology fair has been cancelled over worries about the coronavirus epidemic.

13/02/2020

Germany

Germany says it will not grant asylum to 'climate refugees'

More than 25 million people are forced to move every year around the world because of the effects of climate change. Experts are divided as to whether they should be granted refugee status.

13/02/2020

World News

US and German intelligence 'used Swiss firm to spy on governments'

The Swiss encryption firm Crypto was secretly used for spying by CIA and West Germany for decades, a new German and American media investigation says.

13/02/2020

World News

Watch: Euronews reports from Ukraine's cutting-edge art scene

A young Lithuanian artist's work on ecological disaster is currently on display at Kiev's PinchukArtCentre

13/02/2020

United Kingdom

UK finance minister Sajid Javid resigns amid UK government reshuffle

Boris Johnson is reshuffling the ministers at the top of the UK government.

13/02/2020

Italy

Italian banks are closing Iranian citizens' accounts over US sanctions

Italian banks can not refuse their service on the basis of nationality but many Iranians facing banking difficulties say there is no other reasons being their accounts being closed.

13/02/2020

France

France's Macron to unveil measures to protect Mont Blanc from 'wackos'

A local mayor said poor legislation allows "pseudo mountaineers" to put their lives and that of others in danger.

13/02/2020

Syria

Erdogan warns Syrian regime against further attacks

The Kremlin hit back at Ankara, accusing it of disregarding its commitment under the agreement to stabilise the region.

13/02/2020

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Sea foam makes waves in Cornish seaside resort of Bude

The salty substance, which blew in from the Irish Sea on Monday and Wednesday, bore a striking resemblance to snow.

13/02/2020

Ecotech

Hydrogen fuel cell vs electric cars: what you need to know

We asked the experts what the differences are and which will come out on top.

13/02/2020

Russia

Russian mother flees unsanitary quarantine hospital through window

A Russian woman who escaped her coronavirus quarantine by climbing out of a hospital window said conditions in the facility were unsanitary.

13/02/2020