2020-07-22

Italy

Italian police station shut amid 'torture' and 'drug-dealing' charges

"Nothing happened there was licit', the prosecutor of Piacenza said.

22/07/2020

World News

Global COVID-19 cases pass the 15-million mark

The pandemic continues to accelerate, a data tally has shown, and many countries are being forced to step up their prevention measures.

22/07/2020

Europe News

Power to the pedal as Brussels opens its first cycling 'motorway'

It is part of an effort to increase sustainable travel, respect social distancing and ease pressure on crowded public transport in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdowns.

22/07/2020

Europe Decoded

QAnon: Twitter bans 7,000 accounts linked to conspiracy theory group

In a statement to The Cube, Twitter confirmed that they have permanently removed seven thousand QAnon accounts to date for violating Twitter guidelines in relation to spam as well as platform manipulation.

22/07/2020

Green News

Human hair and dog fur may be the secret weapon to fight oil spills

Could this organic solution help reduce plastic waste and the disastrous effects of oil spills?

22/07/2020

Green News

Oil drilling could soon begin on the Isle of Wight

Community wants to protect UNESCO biosphere reserve Isle of Wight from being an oil exploration site

22/07/2020

Germany

Full steam ahead: hydrogen train boosted by EU climate goals

As the European Commission pushes for cleaner fuels to fight global warming, hydrogen could mean the end of the line for diesel-powered locomotives.

22/07/2020

France

French coach giant Eurolines placed in compulsory liquidation

Unions have claimed the Flixbus, its holding company, refused to look for a buyer and is taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to axe jobs.

22/07/2020

Turkey

In photographs: children document life on Turkish-Syrian border

The student's projects have become a vivid documentation of life in eastern Turkey through the eyes of children, as they focus on the subjects they find the most remarkable.

22/07/2020

Belgium

Slack files EU competition complaint against Microsoft

The workplace messaging service has accused Microsoft of the "illegal and anti-competitive practice of abusing its market dominance".

22/07/2020

Ukraine

'Everybody watch Earthlings': Zelenskyy defends meeting hostage demand

"We have a result: everyone is alive," said Zelenskyy, after some criticised him for carrying out the odd request

22/07/2020

Russia

Gulag historian Yuri Dmitriev handed three-and-a-half year jail term

His supporters say the case is an attempt to silence Dmitriev, who has spent nearly 30 years compiling a list of the 40,000 people deported or executed under Joseph Stalin in Karelia, a Russian region bordering Finland.

22/07/2020

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22/07/2020

Italy

Relief in Italy and Greece after EU coronavirus recovery deal

There was a lot of wrangling at the EU summit over the size and terms of the coronavirus recovery fund. For once, the hard-hit southern states don’t feel like they’re losing out.

22/07/2020

Hungary

Hungary's Index.hu editor-in-chief has been fired

Szabolcs Dull said it was "no accident" that the news site's staff felt they were in danger in a statement released after his sacking.

22/07/2020

Hungary

Hungary claims victory in EU recovery fund talks

"The Eastern European countries have learned the EU negotiating game – and Orban has become quite good at this," one political analyst told Euronews.

22/07/2020

USA

Fire and hail: Apocalyptic pictures of California blazes

The wildfires raging in California has created its own weather.

22/07/2020

United Kingdom

Watch: Boris Johnson defends UK government track record on Russia

Boris Johnson is expected to be pressed on yesterday's release of a revelatory report on Russian meddling.

22/07/2020

World News

Watch back: EU Parliament will make 'certain corrections' to budget

David Sassoli said the EU parliament was pleased with the EU recovery package but would improve on the budget.

22/07/2020

World News

Airlines urge joint US-EU COVID-19 testing programme for travellers

Airlines wrote a letter to US Vice President Mike Pence and EU home affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson requesting a joint testing programme.

22/07/2020

USA

Alaska tsunami warning cancelled after magnitude-7.8 earthquake

The earthquake struck just 60 miles south-southeast of Perryville, Alaska, initially triggering warnings for a possible tsunami.

22/07/2020

World News

IOM responds to Euronews' investigation into the EU-IOM initiative

This is a response from the IOM to the series of three investigative articles Euronews published on the Joint Initiative between the IOM and the EU to repatriate migrants from Libyan detention centres.

22/07/2020

Malta

Middleman in murder of Maltese journalist found stabbed pre-trial

Melvin Theuma was due to give evidence in the case on Wednesday, but was found in his police-protected residence the night before with stab wounds.

22/07/2020

United Kingdom

Amber Heard says Depp tried to throw her sister down stairs

Amber Heard dismissed accusations that she fabricated allegations of domestic violence against ex-husband Johnny Depp in her testimony at a High Court in London.

22/07/2020

USA

Trump says virus in US will get worse before it gets better

"It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better," Trump said at his first briefing on the virus in three months.

22/07/2020

Living

What’s it really like to film documentaries for David Attenborough?

BBC wildlife photographer Bertie Gregory tells us about the environmental responsibility of filming documentaries.

22/07/2020