2020-06-24

USA

Poland's Duda vows 'stronger alliance' with U.S. at White House visit

The U.S. president praised Poland for its NATO defence spending and criticised Germany for buying gas from Russia.

24/06/2020

USA

Bayer to pay $10.9 billion to settle weedkiller cancer lawsuits

German chemical giant Bayer said Wednesday it would pay up to $10.9 billion (9.6 billion euros) to settle a wave of lawsuits from Americans who allege its Roundup weedkiller caused their cancers.

24/06/2020

Germany

Are slaughterhouses turning into coronavirus factories?

Health experts say it's not just the working conditions inside meatpacking plants that can increase the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks: in Germany, many of the industry's workers are migrants living in cramped communal housing.

24/06/2020

Europe Decoded

Twitter explains why not all Trump's misleading tweets are flagged

On Tuesday, Twitter issued a warning label on the US President's tweet for violating the company's policy against abusive behaviour.

24/06/2020

United Kingdom

Swissport to cut over 4,000 jobs in UK and Ireland due to COVID-19

Swissport Western Europe, which operates at London airports Heathrow and Gatwick, said in a statement that it had to reduce its staff size to survive the coronavirus crisis.

24/06/2020

United Kingdom

EU students will be charged more to study at UK universities from 2021

Up to now, EU nationals paid the same fees as British students and could get access to UK government loans.

24/06/2020

World News

Could your social media posts stop you getting a loan or a mortgage?

So-called social scoring systems are increasingly being deployed by businesses and governments to determine the trustworthiness of customers and citizens, a new report has warned.

24/06/2020

World News

Analysis: Can Europeans be trusted to follow the post-lockdown rules?

The question comes after a makeshift rave in Brussels raised eyebrows in Belgium.

24/06/2020

Economy

Who will join the race to be the Eurogroup's next president?

It comes after Mário Centeno quit as Eurogroup's president earlier this month.

24/06/2020

Partner content

Shanghai Me - A taste of 1930's China

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A favorite for Royalty, celebrities and sports stars, Shanghai Me transports its guests back in time to pre-war China. Taste discovers why this fine-dining restaurant has been voted one of the best in the gulf region.

24/06/2020

Kosovo

White House talks over Kosovo-Serbia in doubt after war crime charges

The Office of the Special Prosecutor in the Hague says Thaci and nine others “are criminally responsible for nearly 100 murders” of political opponents and Kosovar Albanian, Serb and Roma victims.

24/06/2020

World News

Europeans 'radically' reassessing view on world order due to COVID-19

A majority of Europeans is in favour of more EU cooperation to tackle the pandemic and other issues of global significance but "this is a Europe of necessity rather than of choice," new research has found.

24/06/2020

World

Italy care home negligence probe: 18 bodies ordered to be exhumed

Prosecutors are investigating how Italy’s care homes handled the coronavirus crisis, just as new clusters of infection break out across the country.

24/06/2020

Switzerland

Euroviews. Switzerland risks giving Iran the impression it can commit acts of terror with impunity ǀ View

The closure of a criminal case into the assassination of an Iranian exile in Switzerland risks giving Iran the impression it can carry out similar alleged acts in the future with impunity.

24/06/2020

No Comment

Rope-climbing workers help restore Rome landmark

They climbed the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Altar of Heaven to renovate its wooden roof beams after rain and wind damage.

24/06/2020

Green News

Dream eco-home built with old tyres, tins cans and bottles

"We'll find a use for most things to stop them going to landfill."

24/06/2020

Real Economy

Europe's Accessibility Act: a step in the right direction

In partnership with The European Commission

Real Economy visits Warsaw, Brussels and Hannover to see what's being done to improve accessibility across Europe for people with living with a disability.

24/06/2020

World News

Britain must abide by European data rules after Brexit, EC says

Boris Johnson has said that the UK will forge its own path on data protection after Brexit. The European Commission doesn't agree.

24/06/2020

World News

More than 1,000 European MPs issue warning over Israel annexation

They expressed "serious concerns" about the US plan to end the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

24/06/2020

World News

Euroviews. The EU must be prepared to be critical of China. It can start with Hong Kong’s security law ǀ View

China’s action toward's Hong Kong is part of a pattern of increasingly confrontational behaviour that Europe needs to be much more forthright in calling out and responding to.

24/06/2020

World News

How COVID-19 face masks are fuelling creativity

While face masks have been mandatory in some parts of the world to combat the spread of coronavirus, people are using them to be creative as well as keep safe.

24/06/2020

World News

COVID-19: EU considers plan to bar US travellers when borders reopen

European Union officials are drawing up lists detailing which countries whose travellers the bloc could allow in -- and those who will still be refused entry -- when the EU's external borders are reopened on July 1.

24/06/2020

World News

COVID-19: Fauci refutes Trump's testing claim amid 'disturbing surge'

As Europe faces the prospect of a second wave of coronavirus infections, some nations still haven't reached the end of the first with new COVID-19 cases are spiking in two of the world's worst-affected countries, the United States and Brazil.

24/06/2020

Russia

Explainer: Russia vote that could see Putin stay in power until 2036

The vote will be over whether to accept constitution changes that would allow Putin to run for another two presidential terms.

24/06/2020

World News

COVID-19 latest: WHO warns global cases could hit 10 million next week

Follow our live blog for the latest news on the COVID-19 pandemic from Europe and around the world.

24/06/2020

Green News

The model and animal rights activist who protests naked for PETA

"They might say ‘oh you’re just a model, you don’t know anything about wildlife management’."

24/06/2020