2020-09-05

Turkey

Erdogan threatens Greece over disputed territorial claims

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened Greece with “painful experiences” if the country doesn’t enter talks with Turkey over disputed territorial claims in the eastern Mediterranean.

05/09/2020

Belarus

Thousands of women protest in Belarus demanding Lukashenko resigns

Around 5,000 women marched in the capital Minsk, according to the human rights organization Viasna. Police followed the march, but no detentions were reported.

05/09/2020

France

Facebook blocks man’s planned end-of-life livestream

Facebook has blocked the live broadcast of a chronically ill man, who intended to livestream his death on the platform.

05/09/2020

France

Protests call for closure of migrant detention centre in Marseille

Dozens of people protested outside a migrant detention centre in the French city of Marseille on Saturday, insisting those inside were at risk of catching COVID-19

05/09/2020

United Kingdom

Extinction Rebellion: Activists charged over printing plant blockade

Activists from Extinction Rebellion blockaded two plants that print Murdoch-owned papers saying they failed "to accurately report on the climate and ecological emergency".

05/09/2020

United Kingdom

Rival protests in Dover as more migrants and refugees cross Channel

More than 1,450 migrants and refugees crossed the channel by boat to reach the UK in August.

05/09/2020

Spain

Watch: COVID-19 patient enjoys sea air after months in intensive care

Doctors in Barcelona are studying how a short trip out of ICU to the beachfront affects the recovery of COVID-19 patients.

05/09/2020

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London holds first-ever mural festival despite coronavirus crisis

Over 150 artists from around the world will paint more than 60 large murals across the UK capital.

05/09/2020

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Japanese coastguard rescues second survivor from capsized cattle ship

Japanese authorities have rescued a second survivor as they race to find dozens of missing sailors from a cargo ship that sank in a typhoon.

05/09/2020

World News

Supercomputer crunches data on COVID-19 — this is its hypothesis

Despite Summit being the second-fastest computer in the world, the process took over two weeks.

05/09/2020

Sri Lanka

Tanker fire off Sri Lanka now under control, says navy

Sri Lankan officials have warned massive environmental damage is possible if the MT New Diamond vessel leaks or explodes.

05/09/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. 'Grief must be witnessed': A time of national mourning for UK COVID-19 victims is overdue ǀ View

A nationwide day to remember those lost to COVID-19 six months after the UK’s first coronavirus death will take place on September 5. While national mourning has taken place in other countries, politics has put a stop to collective grieving.

05/09/2020

USA

Serbia and Kosovo agree to closer economic ties in US-brokered deal

US president Donald Trump announced Serbia and Kosovo have normalized economic ties after a meeting with the country's leaders at the White House.

05/09/2020

Lithuania

Is Lithuania playing with fire by slapping sanctions on Belarus?

“If a neighbour’s house is on fire a good neighbour will not rub his palms rejoicing, which is something our authorities do,” Lithuanian MP Naglis Puteikis told Euronews. "Sometimes, it makes sense to keep one's mouth shut."

05/09/2020

Lebanon

Beirut blast: hope dwindles in search for survivor under rubble

The search operation in the historic Mar Mikhail district has gripped Beirut one month after a deadly explosion ripped through the city.

05/09/2020

USA

Trump draws criticism for alleged comments mocking US war dead

The president said a report claiming he called US soldiers killed in action "losers" and "suckers" was a "fake story".

05/09/2020

Earth News

The millennial entrepreneurs creating a more sustainable world

Meet the people working on inspiring solutions to challenge global sustainability and environmental issues.

05/09/2020