2020-02-19

Europe News

How Brexit has left the EU at a crossroads over its future spending

The EU budget battle has pitched the frugal rich against those received more than they put in from Brussels.

19/02/2020

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How to find your inner Athenian

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If the monuments of the bustling Greek capital are instantly recognizable as Athenian—think Parthenon, ancient Odeon of Herodes Atticus theater and Panathenaic Stadium—tuning in to the unique rhythms of Athens is a slightly different kind of exercise.

19/02/2020

Turkey

Turkey re-arrests activist Osman Kavala hours after acquittal

Kavala is now accused of having taken part in the failed July 2016 coup to overthrow the government. Human rights activists have called his arrest "vindictive and lawless".

19/02/2020

USA

Bloomberg should apologize for comments about transgender people, LGBTQ rights group says

"Words matter and Mayor Bloomberg should apologize for using language that demoralizes and dehumanizes members of our community," the group said.

19/02/2020

USA

Coronavirus updates: Quarantine ends on cruise ship death toll passes 2,000

As the death toll for the coronavirus outbreak in China passes 2,000, here is the latest news for Wednesday Feb. 19.

19/02/2020

United Kingdom

‘Speak English’ in order to work in UK, post-Brexit migrants are told

The UK’s future immigration policy includes a points-based system designed to end ‘cheap labour from Europe’.

19/02/2020

USA

Las Vegas debate: Buttigieg, Klobuchar sharpen attacks as battle for moderate lane heats up

The former South Bend mayor and the senator from Minnesota are competing for the same voters, and the fight is getting nasty.

19/02/2020

USA

Turkey's Erdogan says Syria offensive a 'matter of time' after talks with Russia

Erdogan said Turkey was determined to make Idlib a secure zone "no matter the cost."

19/02/2020

USA

Bloomberg and Obama: A more 'complicated' relationship than the ads suggest

The ex-New York mayor is spending millions on TV to tie himself to the popular former president. Here's the rest of the story.

19/02/2020

United Kingdom

UK blasts EU's Barnier for rejecting post-Brexit Canada trade deal

The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier says the UK cannot have a Canada-style trade deal with the bloc, prompting an angry response from Downing Street.

19/02/2020

Japan

Coronavirus: Diamond Princess passengers begin disembarking in Japan

Questions are asked of the Japanese authorities as they failed to stop the coronavirus from spreading aboard.

19/02/2020

Syria

'Cruel beyond belief': UN demands escape route for civilians in Syria

The UN human rights office wants safe corridors for civilians trying to flee fighting in Syria's northwest and who 'no longer have anywhere to go'.

19/02/2020

USA

Large majority of nonvoters plan to cast ballots in November, new report finds

Both pro- and anti-Trump attitudes were motivating factors to vote in 2020, with 19 percent supporting the president and 22 against.

19/02/2020

USA

Barr said to have considered resigning over Trump tweets

But a Justice Department spokeswoman said Tuesday night that "the attorney general has no plans" to leave the job.

19/02/2020

USA

'I'm a Trump-ocrat': Blagojevich thanks president for setting him free

After his release from prison, Blagojevich, who was a Democrat, said that he's "profoundly grateful" to President Donald Trump.

19/02/2020

USA

Bloomberg would sell company if elected, campaign says

Bloomberg's company is worth an estimated $40 billion.

19/02/2020

USA

Bloomberg is making his debate debut. His past face-offs may shed light on how he'll fare.

A campaign official said Bloomberg has been preparing for the spotlight, and he's readying to take plenty of "incoming fire."

19/02/2020