2020-09-03

USA

US election race: Joe Biden meets Jacob Blake's family in Wisconsin

The Democratic candidate's visit to Kenosha followed that of Donald Trump two days earlier. Biden accused the US President of legitimizing the human 'dark side'.

03/09/2020

United Kingdom

English Channel migrants 'forced onto boats' to make perilous crossing

Dan O'Mahoney, charged with stopping the sea journeys from France to England, says many migrants are at the mercy of smugglers and unaware of their destination.

03/09/2020

Germany

Germany: Bodies of five children found in Solingen apartment

Authorities say the mother of the three girls and two boys aged between one and eight is suspected of killing them.

03/09/2020

Europe News

Pharma companies aim to avoid lawsuits over corona vaccine

The pharmaceutical industry are preemptively looking to avoid lawsuits in the coronavirus vaccine race through their negotiations with the European Commission.

03/09/2020

Sport

Wendie Renard: 'My secret is respect', says OL Champions League winner

After leading Lyon to their fifth consecutive Champions League title, captain Wendie Renard spoke to Euronews' Tokunbo Salako.

03/09/2020

Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Borissov 'pouring oil in the fire' over constitution plans

Opposition leader Hristo Ivanov tells Euronews that the prime minister's plans to amend the constitution have already "reached a dead end".

03/09/2020

World News

Facebook will ban new political adverts in week before US election

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company will also prevent campaigns and their supporters from making premature claims of the vote result.

03/09/2020

Musica

Gustavo Dudamel's magical 'Firebird' inspires the Salzburg Festival

Gustavo Dudamel's magical 'Firebird' inspires at the Salzburg Festival - in this edition of Musica on Euronews.

03/09/2020

Europe News

EU aims to cushion furloughed workers with unemployment scheme

The EU announced a scheme earlier this year aimed at assisting furloughed workers during the pandemic and now money is beginning to be allocated to member states in need.

03/09/2020

Sport

Why did Premier League scrap huge broadcasting deal with Chinese TV?

Did the political climate between the UK and China play a part?

03/09/2020

Earth News

Konnie Huq: Schools should teach environmental issues better

Students need to learn that it’s ‘cool’ to be environmentally-friendly, says Blue Peter's Konnie Huq.

03/09/2020

Germany

Coronavirus: One of Europe's largest brothels files for bankruptcy

Pascha brothel in Cologne has used up all of its financial reserves paying for the upkeep of its 10-story building and 60 staff.

03/09/2020

No Comment

NASA fires booster in latest test for future moon rocket

NASA plans to send the first woman and next man to the lunar surface by 2024, with a goal of exploring Mars targeted for the mid-2030s.

03/09/2020

Europe News

European School in Brussels returns for first time since lockdown

The European School in Brussels reopens for first time since the Belgian government imposed lockdown measures back in March

03/09/2020

Belarus

Belarus crisis: Russia blasts EU for 'illegal unilateral sanctions'

"Regrettably, [the] EU continues its attempt to influence [the] situation in Belarus," said Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry.

03/09/2020

Czech Republic

Czech Senate president meets Taiwan leader amid fury from Beijing

China says the Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil had overstepped the line with his visit to Taiwan amid an ongoing diplomatic spat between the two countries.

03/09/2020

Europe News

Saving Schengen: Germany grapples with COVID crisis border closures

The coronavirus pandemic has seen many EU countries closing borders, potentially misapplying the rules of the Schengen visa-free travel area. Berlin is proposing new ways of keeping Europe's borders open while assuaging concerns over health and safety.

03/09/2020

World News

MEPs express concern over Strasbourg move amid French COVID-19 spike

Some MEPs say the EU Parliament's monthly move from Brussels to Strasbourg is risky given the coronavirus pandemic.

03/09/2020

Georgia

Euronews Georgia begins broadcasting in Georgian language

This is the latest edition of the expanding Euronews brand that already operates across many European nations in the native language.

03/09/2020

No Comment

Thousands take exams outside in bid to weather coronavirus pandemic

More than 100,000 students in Uzbekistan sat university entrance exams under open skies, as the coronavirus pandemic clouds the beginning of the academic year with uncertainty.

03/09/2020

Italy

French tourist fined €1,000 for taking sand from Sardinia beach

White grains of sand from Sardinia's pristine beaches are considered precious and are a protected resource.

03/09/2020

Finland

Finnish ice hockey fans threaten club with boycott over Minsk game

fans say it would risk legitimising the authority of Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, who was elected for a sixth term after a hugely contested presidential election on August 9.

03/09/2020

Europe News

EU unveils action plan to secure access to critical raw materials

The European Commission on Thursday unveiled plans to create domestic supply chains for raw materials, including lithium, seen as critical to the bloc's digital and green transition.

03/09/2020

Russia

Could Navalny attack be a response to changes in Russian politics?

Dr. Samuel Greene is Director of the Russia Institute at King's College London.

03/09/2020

Slovakia

Businessman Kocner cleared of masterminding Jan Kuciak's murder

Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová were gunned down at their home two years ago in murders that rocked the country and led to the collapse of the coalition government.

03/09/2020

World

Drugmakers ask EU to loosen rules for COVID-19 vaccine

Consumer groups worry it could set a dangerous precedent.

03/09/2020

France

France unveils 'historic' €100 billion package to boost sick economy

The French economy shrank by a massive 13.8 per cent in the three months to June as lockdown measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 hit hard.

03/09/2020

Slovakia

Jan Kuciak murder: The crime and trial that shook Slovakia to its core

The alleged mastermind of the assassination of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak is expected on September 3. What impact has the murder and subsequent trial had on Slovakia?

03/09/2020

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: UK to expand COVID-19 population testing trials

The £500 million package will go towards trialling rapid tests and widespread population testing to find asymptomatic cases of COVID-19.

03/09/2020

Japan

Survivor: Livestock ship with 42 crew sank off Japan coast

Japanese rescuers are searching for a livestock ship with 42 crew members on board that a survivor said sank during rough weather a day earlier off a southern Japanese island.

03/09/2020