2020-06-04

USA

'Get your knee off our necks!': George Floyd mourned in Minneapolis

Attendees at the first of several funerals to be held across the US for George Floyd stood in silence for 8 minutes, 46 seconds, the amount of time Floyd was alleged to be on the ground under the control of police.

04/06/2020

World News

COVID-19: Authors retract hydroxychloroquine study that halted trials

The Lancet medical journal said on Thursday that the study's authors "can no longer vouch for the veracity of the primary data sources"

04/06/2020

Europe News

The Brief: Consultations begin on EU scheme of minimum wage

EU Commission working out how to propose a cohesive minimum wage plan

04/06/2020

World News

Analysis: Is Europe any better than the US when it comes to racism?

"We in Europe face many of the same problems as the US," writes Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey. "But we seem far less willing to engage with the issue confronting millions of our fellow citizens."

04/06/2020

Ecotech

These are the top 5 eco-friendly cities for remote workers in Europe

Digital nomads are more and more common as the pandemic has taught many of us to work remotely. Where would you go?

04/06/2020

United Kingdom

Charities fear rise in modern slavery as UK lockdown eases

Campaigners fear the easing of coronavirus lockdowns could spark a rise in exploitation, as businesses scramble to recruit low-paid workers.

04/06/2020

France

France: What happened to Adama Traoré?

Thousands marched against racism and for George Floyd and Adama Traoré in Paris on 2 June. Traoré's family has been calling for justice in the case of the death of 24-year-old Adama Traoré since 2016.

04/06/2020

United Kingdom

UK records more new COVID-19 deaths than entire EU combined

UK authorities reported 359 COVID-19 deaths, while the EU27 member states together recorded 311 fatalities.

04/06/2020

World News

'It’s time to open up': EU Home Affairs Commissioner on border checks

To all those dreaming of a holiday abroad this summer: the European Commission says it’s working hard to reopen borders in a coordinated manner.

04/06/2020

USA

Obama calls protests against racial injustice 'powerful'

"You've communicated a sense of urgency," former US President Barack Obama told young protesters, calling protests over the death of George Floyd "powerful".

04/06/2020

China

Why ‘superspreaders’ may make coronavirus easier to control

"We just need to stop superspreading," a professor of epidemiology told Euronews. His research showed 20 per cent of cases caused 80 per cent of transmissions.

04/06/2020

Earth News

Whoopi Goldberg stars in Extinction Rebellion film

The Gigantic Change is an animated film showing what could happen if we all work together to save the planet.

04/06/2020

USA

'Angry & appalled': Mattis slams Trump over response to Floyd protests

"Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people —does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us," said Mattis, who served as Trump's defence secretary from 2017-2019.

04/06/2020

Europe News

Pop-up study centre as empty Belgian attraction aids cramming students

A tourist hot spot in Belgium, empty amid the COVID-19 restrictions, has become a pop-up study centre, helping students cramming for exams and with nowhere quiet to revise.

04/06/2020

China

Euroviews. China is stamping its mark on the post-COVID-19 world as a new global order begins to emerge ǀ View

China's provocative moves in Hong Kong, and the ensuing US response, reinforce the bilateral US-China rupture and formalises the establishment of a new global order that will define the remainder of the 21st century.

04/06/2020

Philippines

Euroviews. Children have become collateral damage with the Philippines’ “Drug War” scarring a generation ǀ View

Filipinos cannot expect justice from the perpetrators of this slow-rolling massacre in the name of an anti-drug campaign. The UN’s top human rights body should send a strong rebuke to the Duterte administration when it meets in Geneva this month.

04/06/2020

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Las Vegas casinos reopen after coronavirus closure

Nevada casinos reopened at 12:01 a.m. after nearly 80 days of state-mandated closures to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

04/06/2020

No Comment

Robot dog hounds Thai shoppers to keep hands virus-free

A scurrying robot dog named K9 dispenses hand sanitizer to curious children and wary shoppers in the Thai malls

04/06/2020

United Kingdom

Global Vaccine Summit seeks to coordinate COVID-19 inoculation drive

A global summit aims to raise $7.4 billion for vaccine programmes for the years to come - with a focus on organising a future coronavirus vaccine

04/06/2020

China

Hong Kong outlaws insulting China's national anthem

Hong Kong's legislature has outlawed insulting China's national anthem just as activists planned to commemorate Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre despite a ban.

04/06/2020

Germany

Germany announces €130 billion stimulus package as unemployment rises

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her left-right coalition has come up with a "bold response" that will boost consumer spending, invest in innovation and ease the financial strain on citizens.

04/06/2020

Europe News

COVID-19: Freelance EU interpreters out of work and demanding support

Since the pandemic, freelance interpreters working for the institutions say they have been left 'without work from one day to the next' and are calling on the EU to 'practise what they preach' and offer emergency financial support.

04/06/2020

United Kingdom

German prosecutors think missing British girl Madeleine McCann is dead

McCann, then three, went missing on May 3, 2007, in and around the resort in Praia da Luz, on Portugal's Algarve coast.

04/06/2020

Hungary

Trianon trauma: Why is the 1920 treaty a national tragedy for Hungary?

The fallout from the Treaty of Trianon - signed 100 years ago today - has echoes in current tensions between Hungary and its neighbours, where some two million ethnic Hungarians still live.

04/06/2020

Europe News

The Brief: Where's the money coming from for the EU Recovery Fund?

A look into the ways Brussels can raise EU money to tackle the COVID-19 recession

04/06/2020

World News

Coronavirus latest: Face coverings made mandatory on English transport

Keep up to date with the latest coronavirus developments here.

04/06/2020