France France's southern coast threatened by highly corrosive substance leak The incident occurred at a petrochemical plant near Marseille. 23/07/2020
world news WHO chief hits back at Pompeo's 'co-opted by China' claims Dr Tedros said such allegations are "untrue and unacceptable" and warned against politicising the coronavirus pandemic. 23/07/2020
Belarus Who is making sure Belarus' presidential election is free and fair? Concerns are mounting over the transparency of a presidential election in Belarus next month. The campaign has been marked by a crackdown on opposition figures, with rivals of incumbent president Alexander Lukashenko banned from running. 23/07/2020
The Cube Twitter hackers accessed messages of far-right leader Geert Wilders Geert Wilders, from the Dutch right-wing Freedom Party (PVV), said Twitter had informed him that his account had been compromised. 23/07/2020
world news Russia 'rewriting history' to justify occupation of Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the United States have accused Russia of seeking to “rewrite history” to justify the annexation of the Baltic states in 1940. 23/07/2020
The Cube What is QAnon and should Europe be worried? | #TheCube Conspiracy theory group QAnon has been around for years but we've been hearing about them a lot more in recent weeks. 23/07/2020
Lithuania Lithuania issues world's first state-backed digital collectible coin Lithuania becomes the first country to launch a digital currency backed by its central bank. 23/07/2020
Green News Nocturnal sloths adapt to deforestation by coming out in the day Their home in the Atlantic forest is the most endangered rainforest in Brazil. 23/07/2020
Sci-tech UAE's Hope Probe begins interplanetary mission The United Arab Emirates' Hope Probe heads to Mars after six years of hard work and meticulous planning from the team of Emirati scientists and engineers. It's the first interplanetary mission for the Arab world. 23/07/2020
Greece Greeks haunted by Mati fire tragedy, two years on The fire, which started on the Penteli mountain, spread very quickly to the seaside towns of Mati and Kokkino Limanaki, east of Athens, killing 102 people. 23/07/2020
Global Japan Japan and Ghana team up to fight disease in West Africa The Ghana-based Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, established more than four decades ago, is yet again stepping up its efforts to fight disease in West Africa as part of its international collaborative research programme. 23/07/2020
Denmark All eyes on the Arctic: US, China and Russia race to control far north As the Arctic ice sheet melts, the United States, Russia and China are racing for a share of the region’s energy and mineral resources. 23/07/2020
Green News Europe falls behind Asia and Africa for UN climate action goals Major efforts are needed to “accelerate progress towards climate mitigation and biodiversity protections”. 23/07/2020
Bulgaria 'I'm ashamed of our rulers': Bulgarians on why protests are continuing Anti-government protests have been happening in Bulgaria every day for two weeks. We went to Sofia to find out why. 23/07/2020
Europe News Brexit: UK-EU trade deal looking unlikely, says Michel Barnier “By its current refusal to commit to conditions of open and fair competition and to a balanced agreement on fisheries, the UK makes a trade agreement - at this point - unlikely,” Michel Barnier said. 23/07/2020
Germany German state of Baden-Württemberg to ban niqabs and burkas in schools Baden-Württemberg Culture Minister Susanne Eisenmann said the ban would encourage "togetherness" and "open communication", which she says can't be achieved with a veil. 23/07/2020
Good Morning Europe Facing a surge in cases, French Guiana asks Paris 'where's your help?' The overseas territory is technically equal to any other French department, such as Provence, Calais or Isère. But residents say the health system is not on par with that in the mainland. 23/07/2020
Germany Nazi concentration camp guard Bruno Dey, 93, convicted in Germany Prosecutors argued that while he was "no ardent worshipper of Nazi ideology'', Bruno Dey aided the killings that took place in Stutthof as a "small wheel in the machinery of murder". 23/07/2020
Spain Spain local lockdown measures ‘helping keep people alert’ Countries preparing for a second wave of coronavirus infections have a lot to learn from what is happening in Spain, a public health expert tells Euronews. 23/07/2020
Turkey Netflix 'told to drop gay character' to get Turkey's green light The series' creator, screenwriter Ece Yorenc, said the streaming giant cancelled the drama on the eve of filming after the government blocked the project. 23/07/2020
Ukraine Criminal suspect flees after taking police chief hostage in Ukraine Over six hours after the pursuit began, the man left his hostage in the car and fled into a forest, according to police. 23/07/2020
View Turkey's decision to remove Hagia Sophia's universal status is a new provocation of Europe ǀ View The controversial decision to strip the Hagia Sophia of its status as a symbol of interfaith and intercultural co-operation is yet another hammer blow to EU-Turkish relations. 23/07/2020
no comment Liverpool fans celebrate team finally lifting Premier League trophy Despite calls for supporters to stay away, thousands of fans gathered around Anfield stadium as Liverpool brought home the Premier League trophy 23/07/2020
Malta Middleman in Maltese journalist's murder admits stabbing himself Police say they found Melvin Theuman in a "spatter of blood" and said that he admitted to harming himself the night before he was due to give evidence. 23/07/2020
Europe News MEPs threaten to reject €1.8 tr EU budget & COVID-19 rescue package As many as 465 MEPs were in favour of the resolution, 150 were against and there were 67 abstentions. 23/07/2020
world news China launches ambitious mission to land rover on Mars China launched a rover and orbiter on Thursday in an attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on Mars. 23/07/2020
USA Trump deploys more federal law enforcement to cities in security push Trump plans to deploy hundreds of federal law enforcement agents to combat crime. 23/07/2020
world news Chilean man to be flown to France to face murder charge The man is charged in France with the 2016 murder of 21-year-old Narumi Kurosaki. 23/07/2020
