19 June 2020 | Euronews
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World News European Parliament condemns racism in the US and Europe The European Parliament passed a resolution in the wake of the racial justice protests that have spread from the US to Europe following the death of George Floyd -
World Confronting Colonial Statues | Culture Clash Statues to slave traders and colonial kings litter european cities. Is it time for them to go? -
No Comment Lockdown forces Irish paralympic hopeful to tread-mill water In his suburban driveway in the west of Ireland, blind triathlete Leo Hynes clambers into a box of water, straps himself to a bungee cord and starts to swim - going nowhere, but going fast -
Romania Romania shock after serial killer released early from jail is suspect in attempted murder of girl The 17-year-old was doused in petrol and set alight at her home in south-west Romania last Saturday, say prosecutors. -
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World News Analysis: What can we learn from the COVID-19 case spike in Beijing? Officials confirmed an outbreak of new infections in Fengtai, a district in the south-west of the capital, last Thursday. -
World News All-white European Commission debate on racism 'would be ridiculous’, says ex-MEP Magid Magid The European Commission will hold a debate on racism next week - but it is yet to clarify whether any non-white voices will be included. -
Serbia Serbia election: President Vucic declares landslide win in controversial parliamentary vote Exit polls suggest the main coalition partners have secured 210 of the 250 parliamentary seats up for grabs. -
Italy COVID-19 may have been in Italy as early as December 2019, according to new research An Italian National Institute of Health study has found that traces of coronavirus were present in wastewater samples from December 2019 in Turin and Milan. -
Earth News Could chocolate be the next victim of the pandemic? Fairtrade is working to protect cocoa farmers being hit hard by the coronavirus. -
No Comment Extinction Rebellion sprays Medef employers' association HQ in Paris with fake blood Using a tried and tested protest method, Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists sprayed the Medef employers' association headquarters in Paris with fake blood. -
My Europe Series Europe's ailing airlines: the cabin crew and customers paying the price Unreported Europe meets the airline staff and passengers paying the price for the financial crisis engulfing the aviation sector following COVID-19. -
USA Why Juneteenth has not yet become a national holiday in the US Activists says the day celebrating the end of slavery is an opportunity to think about what freedom means for African Americans and all US citizens -
Argentina Sailor completes three-month solo Atlantic crossing to spend lockdown with parents Juan Manuel Ballestero's boat was nearly broken up by waves on his perilous journey across the Atlantic to Argentina from Portugal -
World Why might UAE university applications spike in the wake of global pandemic? The UAE’s e-learning programme, which has been in place since March, will come to an end with the resumption of the academic year on August 30, according to the Ministry of Education. -
World What do students in the Middle East & North Africa think about e-learning? According to the World Bank, more than 103 million students in the Middle East and North Africa region have been unable to attend school since the COVID-19 pandemic began. -
World News This week in pictures: health workers strike, De Gaulle speech anniversary, Milan statue controversy Here is our selection of the 17 best pictures from this week's news. -
Earth News Plastic rains from the sky in some remote parts of the US Plastic pollution in the atmosphere is now being found outside of urban areas. -
Japan Judo Values: the art of self-control Judo Values examines the vital role of self-control. -
World News Paying for migrants to go back home: how the EU's Voluntary Return scheme is failing the desperate A Euronews investigation across seven African states over six months has uncovered massive failings in a programme that has so far paid for 80,000 migrants to go home. -
United Kingdom Coronavirus: UK reduces COVID-19 alert level amid a 'steady decrease in cases' "It does not mean that the pandemic is over. The virus is still in general circulation, and localised outbreaks are likely to occur," said the four medical officers of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. -
United Kingdom Coronavirus: UK announces £1 billion 'catch-up' plan for disadvantaged pupils in England Part of the funds will cover a tutoring scheme while the rest will help the schools to "lift" their "educational outcomes" in the 2020/21 year when classes resume after the long coronavirus lockdown. -
France French constitutional court blocks large portion of online hate speech law The law, which was passed and adopted by France's parliament last month, required online platforms and search engines to remove hateful or terrorist content within 24 hours of it being posted, risking fines of up to €1.25 million. -
USA Facebook removes Trump campaign ads that used Nazi symbol The social media giant said it "violated their policy against organised hate". -
Australia Australia under 'cyber-attack' by 'sophisticated state-actor' Prime minister Scott Morrison did not name the alleged attacker, which he said it targeted "all levels of government, industry, political organisations", but added that "there aren’t too many state-based actors who have those capabilities". -
Belarus Protests continue in Belarus following detention of top challenger in presidential election race Viktor Babariko was questioned over tax evasion and money laundering allegations and denounced the action as intimidation.