2020-07-10

World News

US imposes 25% tariffs on €1.1 billion worth of French goods

The US is imposing tariffs over France's tax on technology companies.

10/07/2020

USA

Ghislaine Maxwell requests jail release due to coronavirus risks

Maxwell's lawyers are seeking her release under bail conditions including home confinement and electronic monitoring.

10/07/2020

Italy

Venice tests system of 78 inflatable flood barriers

The inflatable barriers are supposed to protect the city from tides as high as three metres.

10/07/2020

France

France passes 30,000 deaths as officials call for increased vigilance

France's health minister Olivier Véran urged people to continue to be vigilant as Public Health France warned there was a slight increase in cases in the country.

10/07/2020

World News

In pictures: the best images from this week’s news stories

Here is our selection of the most eyecatching photographs that made the news this week

10/07/2020

Serbia

Serbia protests: Vučić 'not worried' about losing power after unrest

Just weeks after being re-elected, the Serbian president said he wasn't worried about losing power after days of protest over his handing of the coronavirus pandemic and his hard-line leadership.

10/07/2020

France

Bus driver dies after face mask wearing row with passengers

He had been left brain dead after the attack.

10/07/2020

World

How Poland's divisive election is fuelling anti-LGBT 'hate speech'

Presidential hopeful Andrzej Duda said LGBT activism is an "ideology" more "destructive than communism".

10/07/2020

My Europe Series

Europe's week: 'Love is not tourism' & nurturing nature

Here are a couple of stories making waves in Brussels this week.

10/07/2020

France

Macron under pressure over French Interior Minister rape allegations

Newly-appointed Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin is under pressure from feminist groups who are protesting his nomination in cities across France.

10/07/2020

World News

Explainer: Why is the EU betting on hydrogen for a greener future?

The EU Commission has unveiled its latest strategy for a greener, cleaner energy future - and it's pinning its hopes on hydrogen.

10/07/2020

Netherlands

Dutch government to take Russia to European court over Flight MH17

"Achieving justice for 298 victims of the downing of Flight MH17 is and will remain the government's highest priority," Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok said. "By taking this step today ... we are moving closer to this goal."

10/07/2020

France

France: Hope springs from the ashes of Lyon's prized gastronomy centre

Uncertainty over the economy and tourism amid the coronavirus pandemic has forced Lyon's International City of Gastronomy to close its doors.

10/07/2020

Living

A tank for a plantpot? The French designer reimagining our vehicles

Nicolas Abdelkader's series is called "The Urgency to Slow Down" and considers how vehicles could be greener.

10/07/2020

Turkey

Turkey converts Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia museum back into a mosque

The move sparked celebrations outside Hagia Sophia but dismay among Orthodox Christians.

10/07/2020

Green News

Why is roadkill an environmental disaster?

But it might not be the animals most vulnerable to extinction who are at risk.

10/07/2020

My Europe Series

How the Italian mafia is cashing in on COVID-19

In this week's Unreported Europe, Monica Pinna goes to Naples to find out how Camorra is capitalising on the social and economic crisis caused by Covid.

10/07/2020

Europe Decoded

Philippine lawmakers vote against renewal of top broadcaster ABS-CBN

"This move solidifies the tyranny of President Rodrigo Duterte," Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director of Human Rights Watch, said after the vote.

10/07/2020

World

Global startup queen Joy Ajlouny reveals how entrepreneurs can make their millions

Dubai-based serial entrepreneur, Joy Ajlouny, is a self-proclaimed ‘bull in a china shop’.

10/07/2020

World

How are e-tailers in the Middle East using human stories to drive sales?

The Middle East and North Africa e-commerce market was worth $8.3 billion in 2017, according to a Bain and Company report.

10/07/2020

Europe Decoded

Euronews hosts special Q&A on how to separate fact from fake online

AMA Reddit: A special Q&A with our social media correspondent Seana Davis.

10/07/2020

France

France probing 'massive' €1.7 million fraud of COVID-19 payouts

Authorities revealed they have paid €1.7 million in fraudulent claims but prevented the payment of more than €6 million.

10/07/2020

Travel News

COVID-19 travel: Italy bans arrivals from 13 'at risk' countries

As the hospital in Italy's first hotspot declares itself COVID-free for the first time, authorities are taking cautious action to avoid a second wave of coronavirus.

10/07/2020

Euronews Debates

Asia and Europe look to restart travel industries after COVID-19 'war'

The COVID-19 pandemic's had a huge impact on Asia's travel and tourism sectors. International tourist arrivals were down by more than 60% in the Asia-Pacific region in March. Now, as the travel industry begins to regain momentum, how will Asia turn around its tourism fortunes?

10/07/2020

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Srebrenica victim DNA experts sequence genetic code of COVID-19

One of the greatest ICMP's achievements was identifying nearly 7,000 of more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys who perished in 10 days of slaughter around Srebrenica.

10/07/2020

Green News

Euroviews. It's time to dismantle fast fashion and its exploitative practices

Frankie Leach argues that "there is no redemption for fast fashion" in the wake of the Boohoo slavery scandal.

10/07/2020

Poland

How the far-right could be kingmaker in Poland's presidential election

You might think Poland's far-right will flock to support incumbent Andrzej Duda. But it's more complex than that.

10/07/2020

United Kingdom

COVID-19: UK ends quarantine rule for more than 60 destinations

Travel: People arriving from most EU countries are now exempted from self-isolating for 14 days The requirement remains in place for the US.

10/07/2020

Poland

Race to be Poland's next president: Who is Rafał Trzaskowski?

Poland’s incumbent president Andrzej Duda topped the first round in the presidential election on Sunday, but now faces a run-off against the Mayor of Warsaw Rafal Trzaskowski on July 12.

10/07/2020

World News

Brexit: UK warned of 'thorough' EU border checks from January 2021

The EU Commission says people and businesses should be aware of 'far-reaching' and 'unavoidable' changes from January, whether or not a post-Brexit deal is done.

10/07/2020