2020-07-14

No Comment

Anti-government protesters try to break into Bulgaria's parliament

The unrest was the seventh consecutive day of protests against the Bulgarian government and alleged corruption.

14/07/2020

USA

Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign student visas

The Trump administration rescinded on a policy that would have stripped international students of their visas if their schools held classes entirely online because of the pandemic.

14/07/2020

World News

Britain, France tighten rules on face masks to curb COVID-19 spread

The UK government has said that masks will be mandatory in shops from July 24 while French President Emmanuel Macron said they would likely become mandatory indoors from August.

14/07/2020

USA

Maxwell denied bail on Epstein-related sex abuse charges

Ghislaine Maxwell pled not guilty to charges she aided Jeffrey Epstein in recruiting young girls for him to sexually abuse.

14/07/2020

Europe News

Serbia set to join US on EU's travel ban list, say sources in Brussels

Serbians and Americans wanting to visit the EU are set for disappointment.

14/07/2020

Ukraine

Chernobyl Fires: workers are 'ill-eqipped and using 1990s fire trucks'

Claims have been made that firefighters are ill-equipped and not properly organised to safeguard the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, where fires recently put the area, and those operating in it, at terrible risk.

14/07/2020

Bulgaria

Bulgaria's anti-government protests keep pressure on PM Boyko Borissov

Political tensions in Bulgaria once more spilt out onto the streets of Bulgaria as anti-government protests entered their fifth consecutive day.

14/07/2020

World News

World hunger rising and COVID-19 threatens to make it worse, says UN

It's put a UN deadline to eradicate hunger by 2030 in severe doubt.

14/07/2020

Living

The stunning vegan cakes made with foraged natural ingredients

Hyper-realistic cakes are all the rage on Twitter, but have you ever eaten a cake as in-touch with nature as these?

14/07/2020

Spain

Duo arrested on suspicion of planning explosives attack in Barcelona

The two individuals of Algerian nationality, aged 41 and 43, are suspected of belonging to a cell that has been under investigation since 2017.

14/07/2020

Partner content

Dubai: Discover the jewels in the crown of the city's civilisation

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

When most people think of Dubai they think of today's modern metropolis. But it's a city steeped in history that is ready and waiting to be rediscovered by today’s visitors.

14/07/2020

Europe News

EU leaders meet ahead of crunch summit to agree on COVID recovery plan

The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, met with Italian premier Guiseppe Conte Monday, ahead of the EU summit on Friday, but said that the positions of the member states remain apart. But she urged her counterparts to consider the bigger picture.

14/07/2020

Spotlight

How Hong Kong used homegrown tech to fight COVID-19

In partnership with Hong Kong

Hong Kong had already experienced the SARs outbreak. So it was ready and prepared when COVID-19 struck. It acted swiftly with health and safety measures, but also with a lot of homegrown tech, to contain the outbreak

14/07/2020

United Kingdom

Virgin Atlantic flies in face of downturn with €1.3bn rescue deal

It involves £170m (€186m) of new investment and both Virgin Group and other creditors deferring millions of euros of money owed.

14/07/2020

Iran

Euroviews. Hossein Dehghani: The collapse of the Iran Nuclear Deal 5 years on would be a failure of EU values

The Iranian ambassador to the EU and Belgium reflects on the state of play for Europe's foreign policy aspirations on the fifth anniversary of the Iran Nuclear Deal.

14/07/2020

Russia

Dozens held in Moscow protest against ex-journalist's treason charges

Ivan Safronov was arrested last week on suspicion of leaking secrets to a NATO country, but the Kremlin says the allegations do not relate to his work as a journalist.

14/07/2020

Russia

Heat, melting ice and fires combine for unprecedented Arctic summer

Fuelled by record high temperatures in the Arctic region, fires are currently burning an area of land the size of Luxembourg.

14/07/2020

Belarus

Belarus presidential election: Lukashenko main rival barred from race

Victor Babariko, the main rival of Alexander Lukashenko, barred from Belarus presidential election

14/07/2020

United Kingdom

Huawei: Chinese ambassador brands decision 'disappointing and wrong'

The decision announced Tuesday represents a U-turn for the British government which had previously decided to allow Huawei to access parts of the planned new 5G network.

14/07/2020

World News

Coronavirus: How the wearing of masks has exposed a divided Europe

Policy on mask-wearing across the continent has been as varied as different governments' approaches to social distancing, lockdown and other preventive measures.

14/07/2020

Australia

Australian governor who fired sitting PM 'given assurances by Queen'

Elizabeth II's private secretary told the Governor-General who sparked Australia's biggest constitutional crisis that he could dissolve parliament

14/07/2020

United Arab Emirates

Destination Mars: the UAE's Hope Probe prepares for launch

The UAE's Mars mission is preparing for launch. After 7 months the Hope Probe will enter into orbit around #Mars and will be the first mission to another planet from any Arab nation.

14/07/2020

France

Watch: France honours COVID-19 frontline heroes on Bastille Day

There may be masks and cutbacks to the celebrations but Bastille Day festivities are still going ahead in France.

14/07/2020

USA

Supreme Court clears way for execution of federal prisoner

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 that "executions may proceed as planned".

14/07/2020

Republic of North Macedonia

North Macedonia prepares for first election since name change

Opinion polls suggest the country's two main parties, which both support EU membership, are running neck-and-neck ahead of Wednesday's election

14/07/2020

France

French government grants health workers 'historic' pay rise

The agreements set out €7.5 billion for nurses, orderlies and other non-medical health workers, such as technical and administrative staff, which will mainly be used to finance a base salary increase of €183 net per month.

14/07/2020

France

Bastille Day in pictures: 100 years of France's national celebration

Milestones of history revealed through photographs of Bastille Day, from 1919 to the present.

14/07/2020

Living

Three steps to reduce the dominance of fast fashion

Sustainable fashion expert Yen Goo argues how the sector needs to change in the wake of the Boohoo slavery scandal.

14/07/2020

France

Banksy painting, stolen from the Bataclan, to be returned to France

Depicting a sad looking girl, the artwork was a tribute to the victims of the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris.

14/07/2020

Japan

Japan accuses China of 'disinformation' over coronavirus outbreak

Japan has accused China of "disinformation" about the coronavirus and expressed "deep concern" about its claims in the South China Sea and the disputed Senkaku islands.

14/07/2020