15 July 2020 | Euronews
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USA Twitter hack: Obama, Biden, Musk and Gates accounts reportedly breached in Bitcoin scam The incursion appears to be centred around a cryptocurrency scam. The tweets, which were fake, offered to send people $2,000 for every $1,000 they sent to a bitcoin address. -
France Five key takeaways from France's €100 billion COVID-19 recovery plan France's newly appointed prime minister Jean Castex laid out a €100 billion recovery roadmap on Wednesday to rescue the coronavirus-battered economy, revamp disputed pension plans and put funds aside for the environment. -
Economy 'It's a disaster': Shops in Brussels struggling for post-lockdown trade The Coronavirus plunged stores into uncertainty and despite reopening, many haven't been able to bring their staff back on board. -
No Comment Wild West theme park opens in rural Serbia The quiet mountain village of Vodice, in the centre of the country, is now home to El Paso City. -
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Earth News The UK’s first ‘ocean curriculum’ launches in primary schools The Ocean Conservation Trust has partnered with five primary school to create an innovative approach to education. -
Europe News Bulgaria protests should make Europe fear 'another Poland or Hungary' At the European Parliament, some MEPs fear a democratic drift in Bulgaria, as seen in Hungary and Poland. Budapest and Warsaw have seen EU sanctions procedures triggered against them for breaches of the rule of law. But for others, the comparison is amiss. -
Europe and UAE working towards a sustainable future, says ambassador Europe has a good relationship with the United Arab Emirates, says Andrea Matteo Fontana, the EU’s Ambassador to the UAE. The next step is creating a future that is more sustainable, where there is more solidarity. -
Germany German police discover 31 migrants hidden inside Turkish fruit truck The 31 migrants were taken to a federal police station after driving for hours on top of boxes of melons. -
USA ‘This is good news’: US hails hopeful results from coronavirus vaccine trial After results of a COVID-19 vaccine trial were released, Dr Fauci, the US government’s top infectious disease expert, said: “No matter how you slice this, this is good news.” -
No Comment Floods wreak havoc in northeastern India The swirling grey waters of the Brahmaputra, one of Asia's largest rivers, continued to wreak havoc in northeastern India's Assam state, displacing more than 2 million people, officials said on Tuesday. -
Belarus Belarus opens criminal investigation into opposition protests Amnesty International said police sought to disperse "peaceful gatherings" with "excessive and unnecessary use of force". -
Europe News Coronavirus: How is the EU preparing for a second wave? The Commission has released new guidelines that include making sure contact tracing apps work across borders, but some have questioned the effectiveness of the technology -
Europe News EU plans tax overhaul to shore up post-lockdown economy It came as Brussels suffered a setback when a court rejected a European Commission demand that Apple should pay €13 billion in Irish back taxes. -
Real Economy European Union revamps Europass to get people working Covid-19 has disproportionately affected young and seasonal workers. The EU has recently revamped Europass, a tool that can help people in their search for work -
Earth News How much plastic do you actually throw away every year? Even if you've ditched plastic bottles and straws, you might be surprised to see your full plastic problem. -
United Kingdom Lyra McKee: Man arrested in connection with journalist's murder in Northern Ireland The so-called New IRA paramilitary group said it was involved in the 29 year-old journalist's killing as she was caught in the cross fire. -
United Kingdom Mandatory face masks in shops: Conservatives shred membership cards and plan protests Members of the ruling Conservative Party in the UK have been making their feelings clear on the new requirement to wear masks in shops and supermarkets in England. -
Spain Top Catalan politician accusing Spain of 'political spying' demands probe into claims Roger Torrent, who is a leading supporter of Catalonia’s independence campaign, alleged the reports “prove what we already knew: that the Spanish state spies on its political opponents.” -
United Kingdom Boris Johnson grilled on ‘world-beating’ track and trace system at PMQs Boris Johnson faced questions over the UK’s coronavirus track and trace system at weekly PMQs in Parliament, with opposition leader Keir Starmer saying the prime minister is “kidding no one” when he says it has been a success. -
Sci-Tech Cyber Polygon looks at ways to forge a secure digital future The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic caused an irrevocable shift in working practices around the globe. Companies were forced to rethink and restructure, creating new strategies to avoid disruption to their day-to-day interactions. -
United Kingdom Statue of Black Lives Matter activist Jen Reid taken down The statue of the activist lasted less than 24 hours before workers from the city council removed it. -
United Kingdom New coronavirus-themed Banksy appears on London Underground The work is called "If you don't mask - you don't get" and features spray-painted rats in various guises relating to the pandemic -
World News Apple and Ireland win appeal against €13 billion EU tax demand The ruling comes as a defeat to Margrethe Vestager made tax crackdowns a key feature of her tenure as the competition commissioner. -
Republic of North Macedonia North Macedonia votes: Voting website 'hacked' as pro-western incumbents claim victory The North Macedonian electoral commission website was hit by a suspected hacking attempt during the vote count which showed the incumbent government narrowly ahead of opposition parties. -
World News How safe is TikTok? Euronews asks the experts Concerns over the way the China-based app store our data. Are they all justified? Here is what to know when downloading and using TikTok. -
USA Coronavirus: Man killed by police after violent dispute over a face mask at Michigan store The man, who was shot and killed by police in the US state of Michigan, had earlier stabbed a 77-year-old man in a dispute over a face mask. -
USA China threatens retaliation after Trump signs order ending preferential treatment for Hong Kong Donald Trump has signed an order to end preferential treatment for the former British colony after China imposed a new security law on Hong Kong but Beijing has threatened retaliation. -
Czech Republic 1 killed and up to 35 injured after two trains collide near Czech capital The driver of the train was killed and dozens more are believed to be injured after a collision between two trains near Czech capital, Prague.