2020-09-09

World News

How science is made

If science was supposed to help us separate fact from fiction, why is scientific advice from experts constantly shifting when the world needs certainty the most?

09/09/2020

World News

What are Trump's chances of winning the Nobel Peace Prize?

The odds of Trump winning the Nobel Peace Prize started slim but after the announcement of his nomination, he was neck and neck with Bill Gates at 20/1, according to Betfair.

09/09/2020

United Kingdom

How does Boris Johnson's new Brexit bill violate international law?

Legal experts say a bill proposed by the UK is designed to override key portions of a deal on Northern Ireland signed less than a year ago

09/09/2020

Denmark

Far-right set to stoke tensions in Sweden with new anti-Islam protests

Danish right-wing party Stram Kurs is set to stir up tensions by holding fresh anti-Islam protests in neighbouring Sweden this weekend.

09/09/2020

Travel News

What is life like for a female travel photographer in Turkey in 2020?

Euronews Travel profiles Turkish photographer: F. Dilek Uyar. She explains what it’s like to be a female travel photographer in Turkey in 2020.

09/09/2020

Business Series

Start-ups in Angola experience rapid growth as a result of coronavirus

In partnership with Governo de Angola

In this episode of Business Angola, Euronews discovers how Covid-19 is accelerating business digitalisation in Angola.

09/09/2020

Belarus

Stun grenades and rubber bullets: What it's like reporting on Belarus

One month on from the disputed August 9 election in Belarus, Emil Filtenborg tells Euronews how he expected some violence, but never anticipated it would be "this brutal, this early."

09/09/2020

USA

Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Prize by Norwegian lawmaker

US President Donald Trump has been nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian lawmaker for his efforts in the Middle East.

09/09/2020

Earth News

What is greenwashing and why is it a problem?

Companies are using green credentials both to cover up scandals and to boost profit margins.

09/09/2020

Partner content

An interview with Muslim women’s rights advocate Manal Rostom

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

Euronews speaks to activist and athlete Manal Rostom about the community she has founded called 'Surviving Hijab' - which now counts almost a million people among its members.

09/09/2020

Belarus

Opposition lawyers Znak and Salei reportedly detained in Belarus

Lawyer Maxim Znak was reportedly taken from the offices of the opposition movement's coordination council on Wednesday by unidentified people in masks. A third opposition figure - lawyer Ilya Salei - has also been detained, according to the Investigative Committee.

09/09/2020

France

Macron draws criticism after removing mask while speaking to students

Social media users called the president out for coughing while he wasn't wearing a face and nose covering, saying this did not respect guidance on measures to stop the spread of COVID-19.

09/09/2020

Sweden

Dane admits killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall for first time

Up until now, Peter Madsen had maintained that Kim Wall's death on his homemade submarine was an accident.

09/09/2020

Italy

Italy to reveal how it'll spend €209bn of EU coronavirus recovery cash

Increasing the employment rate and boosting the green economy are among the main priorities.

09/09/2020

United Kingdom

UK's new Brexit bill is 'legal safety net', PM Johnson says

UK prime minister says he will press ahead with proposed law that a minister admitted breaks international law

09/09/2020

United Kingdom

Watch: New 'rule of six' in England replaces 'confusing' predecessor

A rule meaning people in England can meet up in groups of six will replace former COVID-19 measures that Johson admitted had become "complicated and confusing"

09/09/2020

World News

Schinas promises 'affordable and equitable' access to COVID-19 vaccine

The vice president of the European Commission has reassured citizens that the rollout of a future coronavirus vaccine will be fair and well organised, and admitted the frustration felt within the EU executive at the chaos in healthcare at the beginning of the pandemic.

09/09/2020

Belarus

'If Belarus protests succeed, Russia will be next' warns Lukashenko

"All of this is very painful and even tragic for me, but it doesn't mean that I'm giving up," Lukashenko told Russian media on Tuesday.

09/09/2020

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Lesbos' migrants sleep on the streets after fire at Moria camp

Thousands of migrants slept on the streets on the Greek island of Lesbos after being evacuated from their camp as fires broke out early on Wednesday.

09/09/2020

Europe News

Europe's 'blackface' problem and how to avoid racial characterisation

After a summer of discontent over systemic racism, @Euronews examines how 'blackface' is still a problem.

09/09/2020

World News

Oxford University vaccine trial halted after participant falls ill

AstraZeneca, who is running the trials, is investigating whether the COVID-19 candidate vaccine recipient's "potentially unexplained” illness is a result of receiving the shot.

09/09/2020

Cyprus

Turkish-Cypriot leader calls on EU to reduce eastern Med tensions

As tensions continue to rise in the eastern Mediterranean, with Turkey, Greece and Cyprus at odds over territorial waters, the Turkish-Cypriot leader told Euronews EU countries should be working to de-escalate the situation.

09/09/2020

Earth News

Tackling air pollution could boost the UK economy by €1.78bn a year

Research from the Clean Air Fund and CBI says cleaner air would leave Brits healthier and wealthier.

09/09/2020

Estonia

Estonia launches new visa programme for wealthy 'digital nomads'

The Baltic country wants to attract wealthy tech entrepreneurs with a new one-year visa.

09/09/2020

Iran

Iran announces new charge against detained Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Zaghari-Ratcliffe appeared Tuesday morning before a branch of the country’s Revolutionary Court in Tehran, where she was first sentenced to prison on murky espionage charges in 2017.

09/09/2020

Greece

Thousands of migrants flee massive fire at Lesbos camp

Some 12,500 people were living at the Moria camp and the surrounding area.

09/09/2020