2020-06-18

Europe Decoded

The iPhone shortcut recording when you say 'I'm getting pulled over'

The technology has risen in popularity amid widespread protests against police violence.

18/06/2020

Economy

Analysis: The divisions plaguing Europe over COVID-19 recovery fund

Europe needs a recovery plan. Failing to achieve one would not just damage solidarity but also the Eurozone (and maybe even the EU) irrevocably, writes Darren McCaffrey.

18/06/2020

United Kingdom

Taking a knee: Dominic Raab criticised for 'Game of Thrones' remarks

Dominic Raab suggested that taking a knee - a gesture in support of the Black Lives Matter movement - had originated in the HBO television series, and was a symbol of subordination.

18/06/2020

Economy

No breakthrough as EU splits remain over €750bn COVID-19 recovery plan

Europe remains divided on the issue. On one side Germany, France, Italy and Spain, who back the plan, and four nations who don’t, the so-called "frugal four": Austria, The Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark.

18/06/2020

Russia

Nearly 500 health workers die from COVID-19 in Russia

The number of coronavirus cases in Russia has rocketed in the last few weeks, and now almost 500 health workers have died.

18/06/2020

World News

‘The world needs a policeman, the bad guys are filling the US vacuum’

And there’s no better candidate right now than the United States, says former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

18/06/2020

Europe News

'China is necessary partner, like it or not,' says EU's top diplomat

MEPs called on Thursday for the EU to have a tougher approach on China and issue sanctions over the new national security law in Hong Kong.

18/06/2020

Germany

Merkel warns of 'permanent deep rift' in Europe over COVID-19 response

Merkel called on EU member states to compromise in a speech given to the German Bundestag.

18/06/2020

Economy

COVID is an opportunity for structural change: Eurogroup chief Centeno

Outgoing Eurogroup chief Mário Centeno speaks to Euronews about the EU's economic response to COVID-19.

18/06/2020

United Kingdom

Johnson hosts Macron in London for de Gaulle anniversary

Boris Johnson hosts Emmanuel Macron on the 80th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle's famous speech from WWII

18/06/2020

Living

Designer creates stunning dresses from discarded electrical wires

Could this innovative design be the future of sustainable textile development?

18/06/2020

Serbia

Russia hits back as US takes lead in Kosovo-Serbia peace talks

The United States, the EU and Russia are battling for influence over peace negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia.

18/06/2020

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La Mer, Dubai’s newest beachfront neighbourhood, offers hip restaurants, water sports and fun parks

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Postcards heads down to La Mer, Dubai's newest beachfront development to check out the vintage-style beach huts, water sports, restaurants, bars, fashion stores and street art.

18/06/2020

Germany

Russia was behind killing of Georgian in Berlin, say prosecutors

The victim, a Georgian national of Chechen ethnicity identified as "Tornike K", had fled to Germany in 2016 after fighting Russian troops in Chechnya.

18/06/2020

Europe News

‘I was very moved’: MEP on applause after racism debate speech

MEPs applauded Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana after her address on Wednesday in which she claimed police had humiliated her during an incident in Brussels.

18/06/2020

France

It is 80 years since France's fight back against the Nazis began

By June 1940, France had given up the fight against Adolf Hitler. Charles de Gaulle wasn't having any of it.

18/06/2020

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COVID-19 driving delivery robots boom as shoppers opt for alternatives

Robots ferrying food deliveries to customers' front doors have become a familiar sight in Milton Keynes - and could be appearing on other cities' streets sooner than you think.

18/06/2020

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Spectacular timelapse catches Northern Lights dancing across Canada

A stunning timelapse video captured the Northern Lights as they shone through moving clouds over Thompson, Manitoba, on Tuesday night.

18/06/2020

United Kingdom

Survival of the fittest: UK zoos reeling after coronavirus lockdowns

Cash-strapped and crying out for visitors, zoos in the UK are struggling to cope with the fallout from coronavirus lockdowns.

18/06/2020

USA

Former Trump advisor writes scathing new book on troubled government

Former US national security adviser John Bolton claims US President Donald Trump did not know the UK was a nuclear power and thought Finland was in Russia.

18/06/2020

Living

The company making t-shirts from gone off milk

Another innovative example of sustainable fashion at its weirdest.

18/06/2020

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan government officials test positive for coronavirus

The 79-year-old former and first president Nursultan Nazarbayev tested positive for coronavirus.

18/06/2020

United Kingdom

World War II singer and 'forces sweetheart' Dame Vera Lynn dies at 103

Among Lynn's biggest hits were sentimental favorites such as "We’ll Meet Again" and "The White Cliffs of Dover".

18/06/2020

Israel

EU urges Israel not to annex settlements in the West Bank

Josep Borrell says that the seizure of land would seriously damage Europe's relationship with Israel.

18/06/2020

Europe News

Hungary breaking EU law over foreign-funded NGO crackdown, says ECJ

The restrictions placed on NGO funding was seen as targeting billionaire philanthropist George Soros.

18/06/2020

World News

UN: 1% of all humanity on the move as refugee numbers rise

A total of 79.5 million people are currently forcibly displaced from their homes.

18/06/2020

Green News

How ‘clicktivism’ has changed the way we protest forever

The online generation are increasingly engaging with social issues on social media, but just how effective is it?

18/06/2020