2020-07-01

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Banquet in Prague to celebrate the end of the lockdown

Thousands of Czechs celebrated the coming end of most COVID-19 restrictions in the country with a dinner in the capital on Tuesday night.

01/07/2020

USA

California and NYC reverse reopening plans as COVID-19 cases rise

The latest shutdown orders come ahead of what was expected to be a busy Independence Day weekend in the US.

01/07/2020

Belarus

Belarus presidential hopeful barred as Lukashenko election rivals cut

"It is just a matter of time and means when all the main candidates and challengers of the incumbent president [Lukashenko] will be pushed out of the race.”

01/07/2020

Russia

Russia voters agree to let Putin extend power until 2036

Ballots from three-fourths of Russia's precincts have been counted, revealing 77.6% of voters have so far approved the Russian president's proposed amendments to the 1993 constitution.

01/07/2020

Norway

Work begins to unearth Norway's first Viking ship in a century

Archaeologists believe the war ship had up to 35 rowers and could have carried up to 100 men on board

01/07/2020

United Kingdom

End to EU free movement in UK closer after MPs pass immigration bill

The legislation brings to an end rules which have helped millions of EU citizens live and work in the UK, and will instead give equal rights to people from outside the bloc.

01/07/2020

Living

Physics to fashion: Building Europe’s largest ethical clothing store

How did three students at the University of Amsterdam create the biggest sustainable fashion site in Europe?

01/07/2020

Turkey

President Erdoğan vows to curb social media in Turkey

Alleged insults were directed to his daughter and son-in-law when they announced the birth of their fourth child on Twitter.

01/07/2020

Green News

City of Sydney now runs on 100% renewable energy

Local wind and solar farms to power much of Sydney as Australia moves towards total carbon neutrality.

01/07/2020

Europe Decoded

Debunked: English cathedral's statue of Constantine not under threat

York Minster told Euronews it has not received "a single complaint" about the statue of the Roman emperor.

01/07/2020

Switzerland

How has the pandemic brought inequalities to the fore?

Euronews' Isabelle Kumar is chairing the World Economic Forum debate in Davos.

01/07/2020

Italy

'World's largest seizure': Italy finds haul of ISIS-made amphetamines

The haul is worth about €1 billion and came in the form of 84 million Captagon tablets

01/07/2020

United Kingdom

Hong Kong: UK offers 'new route' to citizenship for British nationals

The UK Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab made statements on Hong Kong in parliament on Wednesday.

01/07/2020

Green News

The Lock Inn: Man builds eco-pub in his garden to beat lockdown blues

One British man built his own pub out of second-hand materials, so neighbours can enjoy a beer in the sun.

01/07/2020

Europe Decoded

Internet shutdown in Ethiopia amid unrest at singer's death

NetBlocks tell Euronews the extreme scale of the outage is "rare" and "worrying to see".

01/07/2020

Green News

Zac Efron looks for solutions to climate change in new Netflix series

The Hollywood actor travels round the world to highlight communities living a more sustainable way of life.

01/07/2020

Partner content

WorldSkills Russia creates new possibilities with the launch of the remote Future Skills Camp

Partner content presented by Worldskills Russia

The global challenge of Covid-19 threw up unprecedented opportunities to rethink the way we organise jobs and the workplace.

01/07/2020

Czech Republic

Czechs celebrate end of lockdown with giant dinner party in Prague

The country has fared relatively well, registering fewer than 12,000 coronavirus cases and under 350 deaths. However, a sharp rise in infections has been observed in recent days.

01/07/2020

Germany

Euroviews. Merkel’s EU presidency is a critical test for EU solidarity ǀ View

With the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit and the impact of climate change, all eyes will be on Angela Merkel as she takes on her second crisis presidency of the EU.

01/07/2020

China

Hong Kong: 'Hundreds' held amid protests as new security law enforced

Police say they have detained hundreds of people at a protest for Hong Kong independence after warnings were issued to the crowd.

01/07/2020

Business

EasyJet could cut three UK airport bases as job cuts loom

Nearly one in three of easyJet’s pilots in the UK could be facing losing their jobs, as the budget carrier considers closing bases at three airports in the country.

01/07/2020

USA

EU negotiating with remdesivir maker as US buys up world stock

The EU said that "multiple discussions" had been undertaken with the drug's manufacturer, Gilead, which included "production capacity".

01/07/2020

World News

Europe suspends Pakistan airline over pilot licence concerns

An inquiry into the May 22 Airbus A320 crash that killed 97 people in Karachi resulted in the stunning revelation that 260 of 860 pilots in Pakistan had cheated on their pilots' exams, but were still given licences by the Civil Aviation Authority.

01/07/2020

USA

Oscars invite 819 new members including Zendaya, Awkwafina

Diversifying its ranks continues to be a main focus for the film academy, which in 2016 committed to doubling its female and minority membership by 2020.

01/07/2020

Germany

Germany revamping elite military unit over far-right extremism: Report

Military investigators have been looking into the KSK unit since a group of public German broadcasters reported in 2017 that at a going-away party, members displayed the Hitler salute.

01/07/2020