2020-07-08

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast PM and presidential candidate Amadou Coulibaly dies

Coulibaly, the presidential candidate of Ivory Coast's ruling party, died just days after returning from two months of medical treatment in France.

08/07/2020

World News

Coronavirus latest: Spanish region makes wearing a mask mandatory

Wearing a mask will now be mandatory in Catalonia, where one county is already under lockdown due to coronavirus.

08/07/2020

United Kingdom

One dead and four injured after crane falls on house in London

The #crane fell on a site where flats are being constructed, and crashed onto two houses.

08/07/2020

USA

COVID-19: Harvard, MIT sue US government over foreign students' visas

US Immigration authorities announced on Monday that international students will not be able to stay in the country if the universities they attend exclusively hold classes online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

08/07/2020

Belgium

Vegetarians take beef over French food labelling law to Brussels

The European Vegetarian Union (EVU) says that France has "privileged meat over reason".

08/07/2020

Green News

‘Time to finance nature’: Protecting the planet leads to economic gain

A new study from the Campaign for Nature has found that wildlife conservation pays off for the global economy.

08/07/2020

Finland

Finland investigates complaints of police participation in BLM protest

Uniformed officers are alleged to have held demonstration signs and given interviews at the protest, expressing their support for the movement.

08/07/2020

Spain

Franco's family at war with Spain over control of his summer house

The former dictator's Galicia residence Pazo de Meirás was obtained through fraud and extortion, the government claims

08/07/2020

Netherlands

6 arrested after Dutch police find 'torture chamber' in sea containers

Inside the containers, police found pruning shears, loppers, scalpels, piers, handcuffs, tape, balaclavas and cotton bags that can be pulled over the head.

08/07/2020

Business Series

Innovative measures in Angola help protect country's economy

In partnership with Governo de Angola

In this week's Business Angola, Euronews' Serge Rombi finds out how Angola has managed to protect its economy during the coronavirus health pandemic.

08/07/2020

Partner content

Artist creates world's largest painting at Dubai's Atlantis

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

In this week's Cult, Jane Witherspoon speaks to the British artist in Dubai who has been creating record-breaking artwork whilst in lockdown.

08/07/2020

Russia

Ex-journalist denies passing Russian military secrets to NATO country

Ivan Safronov, now an adviser to the Russian space agency, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of spying

08/07/2020

Europe News

Europe's Roma people 'left behind' during coronavirus pandemic

Roma people are Europe’s largest ethnic minority but many of them are subjected to discrimination and social exclusion.

08/07/2020

Portugal

Lisbon mayor in bid to turn Airbnb rentals into key worker homes

The Portuguese capital has launched a programme urging landlords to stop renting short term, promising tax breaks and guaranteed rent.

08/07/2020

Europe News

EU recovery fund in spotlight as Merkel addresses European Parliament

It's the first visit of the German Chancellor to Brussels since Germany took the reins of the EU Council presidency. She is addressing MEPs who want a bigger role in budget talks. She is hoping to get a deal, which includes the parliament's approval, on the trillion-euro recovery package.

08/07/2020

United Kingdom

'Rank hypocrisy': UK's green light to restart Saudi arms sales slammed

Trade minister Liz Truss made the announcement on Tuesday saying the government had complied with a court order that came about after a legal challenge from campaigners and reviewed how the arms were used.

08/07/2020

Europe Decoded

Facebook ad boycott groups 'disappointed' after Zuckerberg meeting

Facebook has been under significant pressure after hundreds of companies suspended their adverts on the platform.

08/07/2020

Czech Republic

Two killed after passenger trains collide near Czech-German border

Police say one person has already been detained as an investigation has been launched in the cause of the crash.

08/07/2020

Europe News

EU splits mean COVID-19 rescue fund deal by end of July 'ambitious'

Later this month, European leaders will meet to try and thrash out a deal for a €750 billion EU coronavirus rescue fund.

08/07/2020

United Kingdom

Sunak slashes VAT on tourism and hospitality from 20% to 5% til Jan

The UK Chancellor announced a new round of fiscal measures to improve the outlook for the British economy post-pandemic.

08/07/2020

United Kingdom

What we can expect from UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak's summer statement

The UK's Chancellor is set to announce another round of measures to ease the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

08/07/2020

United Kingdom

Eurostar will launch direct Amsterdam-London service this year

Currently, passengers must disembark in Brussels to be checked by UK Border Force officials.

08/07/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Coronavirus and Brexit talks are putting Scottish independence firmly back on the agenda ǀ View

Rather than calming the debate, the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing Brexit negotiations between the UK and EU have only served to refocus the Scottish independence debate ahead of next year's Scottish Parliament elections.

08/07/2020

USA

China doing everything it can to be 'sole superpower' warns FBI chief

"China's malign foreign influence campaign targets our policies, our positions, 24/7, 365 days a year," FBI boss Christopher Wray said on Tuesday.

08/07/2020

China

Hong Kong inaugurates Beijing's national security office

it comes just a week after Beijing imposed a tough new law on the city that gives police sweeping powers to conduct searches without warrants and order internet service providers and platforms to remove messages.

08/07/2020

Serbia

Serbian president backtracks on curfew after thousands protest

Thousands took to the streets of Belgrade again on Wednesday to protest the Serbian president's handling of the coronavirus outbreak in the country

08/07/2020

Eco-Innovation

These revolutionary cities are forcing cars to take a back seat

Now could be the perfect time for a sustainable transport revolution.

08/07/2020