2020-09-14

World News

Summer was hottest on record in Northern Hemisphere

In the three months from June through August, average temperatures were 0.92°C above the 20th-century average, US scientists have found.

14/09/2020

Belarus

Russia to hand €1.2 billion loan to 'closest ally' Belarus, says Putin

The meeting in Sochi between Russia's Putin and Belarus Lukashenko came a day after an estimated 150,000 people marched through Minsk demanding Lukashenko's resignation.

14/09/2020

Netherlands

Greenpeace threatens legal action over Dutch aid to KLM airline

The NGO says financial support to KLM is not accompanied by sufficient climate conditions.

14/09/2020

Climate Now

Devastating impact of marine heatwaves on ecosystems

In partnership with Copernicus

What are marine heatwaves? And how are they impacting on the previous havens of biodiversity that are corals in areas such as the Medes Islands? Climate Now investigates the serious consequences of the phenomenon for ecosystems in the Mediterranean.

14/09/2020

Experiences

Two friends cycle 2,000 km across Europe on a plant-based diet

The pair cycled through eight countries and raised over €2,000 for WWF's Amazon appeal fund.

14/09/2020

Greenland

Huge ice chunk breaks off from Greenland's largest sheet | #TheCube

The Spalte Glacier breaking off Greenland's largest remaining ice sheet signals more bad news for climate scientists. It comes after two consecutive summers of record temperatures in the region.

14/09/2020

World News

Life on Venus? Astronomers see hints of life in planet's clouds

Astronomers have found hints of life in the clouds surrounding Venus.

14/09/2020

Europe News

EU looks to revive a struggling tourism industry

As the coronavirus continues to grip the world, the EU looks to how it can save a tourism sector that has witnessed one of its worst summer seasons on record.

14/09/2020

World News

Watch: EU summit with China 'frank and open', says Von der Leyen

Trade and climate change were the main topics discussed during the summit, held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

14/09/2020

United Kingdom

Brexit: Is Boris Johnson justified in breaching international law?

The UK government says its internal market bill which would override part of the Brexit divorce agreement, breaching international law, is an "insurance policy".

14/09/2020

World

EU's Barnier and UK's Frost take Brexit frustrations onto Twitter

Michel Barnier and his British counterpart David Frost took their Brexit frustrations onto Twitter with a very public argument about food imports.

14/09/2020

France

Girls in French high schools dress 'provocatively' to protest sexism

The #Lundi14Septembre (#Monday14September) hashtag was born on social platforms after several female pupils complained they were refused entry to their high schools over the past few days because their clothes were judged to be "indecent".

14/09/2020

People

The women keeping a Cossack tradition alive

These shawls have been made by Russia’s Cossack women for centuries, but its traditional production is under threat from mass, machine-produced garments

14/09/2020

Smart Regions

How a new EU project is helping cities plan ahead for sea storms

In partnership with the European Commission

In this episode of Smart Regions, Euronews explores how a new EU project is helping to safeguard cities from floods.

14/09/2020

Next Series

Researchers tap into Iceland's hot springs to hunt down viruses

In partnership with The European Commission

In this week's episode of Futuris, Euronews' Julian Lopez travels to Iceland to meet the scientists hunting down viruses that can be used to help improve our health.

14/09/2020

Europe News

EU climate plan leak suggests a 55% emissions cut by 2030

In the corridors of Brussels rumours are rife that the Commission is to announce a 55% emissions cut, up from the current 40% goal by 2030, but its not proving popular across the political spectrum.

14/09/2020

United Kingdom

Brexit bill to override EU divorce deal passes first parliament hurdle

MPs backed Boris Johnson's controversial Internal Market Bill which breaches international law by a majority of 77 but a potential rebellion looms.

14/09/2020

No Comment

Migrants still stuck in limbo on Lesbos after Moria camp blazes

Thousands of migrants have been sleeping rough after multiple fires hit the notoriously overcrowded Moria camp last week.

14/09/2020

World News

Europe must prepare for jump in COVID-19 deaths in October, warns WHO

"It's going to get tougher. In October, November, we are going to see more mortality," Hans Kluge, Director of the WHO European office, said.

14/09/2020

Belarus

Any Putin intervention in Belarus will meet 'huge pushback'

"Russia has not so much support inside the Belarusian society," says political analyst Katsiaryna Shmatsina, as Lukashenko meets Putin on Monday amid the ongoing political crisis in Belarus.

14/09/2020

Ukraine

Ukraine: Music's most extreme genre uses history to fight Russia

'You can't be an apolitical musician in Ukraine,' says Konstantin 'Khaoth' Zmievsky, the drummer of Ukrainian black metal band Khors.

14/09/2020

World News

Alexei Navalny's condition improves after being poisoned with Novichok

The Russian opposition leader is now able to leave his bed, the Berlin hospital treating him said.

14/09/2020

Europe News

What can we expect from the EU-China virtual summit?

Climate action, trade agreements, COVID-19... what will be discussed in the upcoming EU-China video meeting on Monday?

14/09/2020

Sci-tech

UK computer chip giant sold to American firm Nvidia

UK-based computer chip designer ARM Holdings is being sold to the American graphics chip company Nvidia for 33 billion euros. Arm is responsible for developing the processors in most of the world's mobile phones.

14/09/2020

France

Football: Neymar among 5 stoppage-time red cards as Marseille beat PSG

The Brazilian star was among five players sent off on Sunday as Marseille beat bitter rival Paris Saint-Germain for the first time in nine years.

14/09/2020

Japan

Yoshihide Suga set to become Japanese prime minister after party vote

The Liberal Democratic party's vote came after Shinzo Abe stepped down due to health concerns.

14/09/2020

Spain

Madrid Fashion Week: Masks take centre stage on and off the catwalk

Our reporter Jaime Velazquez hits the catwalk to compare this year's event with previous editions.

14/09/2020

Switzerland

PSG president Al-Khelaifi and ex-FIFA Sec Gen Valke go on trial

The case is the latest chapter in football's long-running corruption saga.

14/09/2020

USA

US wildfires spark political debate over climate change

Democratic governors blame climate change for record-breaking wildfires that have enveloped the West coast in smoke. Members of the Trump administration are blaming forest mismanagement.

14/09/2020

Russia

Russia elections: Navalny allies claim symbolic wins in regional polls

Allies of the poisoned opposition leader claim wins in Siberia as independent monitors condemned a reported "stream" of voting irregularities.

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