2020-11-19

Ireland

Danish Prime Minister picks new minister after mink culling scandal

Mogens Jensen stepped down after illegally ordering Danish mink farmers to cull their livestock.

19/11/2020

Israel

Pompeo becomes first top US diplomat to visit an Israeli settlement

Pompeo later visited the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war and later annexed.

19/11/2020

World News

Coronavirus: EU could green light two COVID-19 vaccines in December

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has given hope that two vaccine candidates could be authorised for use in the EU before 2021.

19/11/2020

United Kingdom

Millennium Seed Bank celebrates 20 years of preserving plant heritage

The Millennium Seed Bank, the world’s largest collector of wild plant seeds, has stored 2.4 billion seeds in the 20 years since it opened.

19/11/2020

Europe News

EU leaders struggle to break budget deadlock amid Poland, Hungary veto

As EU leaders met for a virtual summit, sources said that the videoconference was not the place to discuss such a complicated issue.

19/11/2020

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Plane with first doses of CoronaVac vaccine lands in Brazil

Brazil has received its first batch of the Chinese-made CoronaVac vaccine despite a political and diplomatic row over whether to use it.

19/11/2020

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Paris restaurateur serves up Beaujolais Nouveau to forget COVID crisis

For one Paris restaurant, not even a national coronavirus lockdown could stop locals enjoying a Beaujolais Nouveau.

19/11/2020

World News

COVID vaccine could be distributed before year end, says BioNTech CEO

COVID vaccine could be distributed before the end of the year, says BioNTech

19/11/2020

World News

Brexit trade talks suspended after EU negotiator contracts COVID-19

EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier announced the suspension on Twitter but said lower-ranking officials would continue discussions in the interim.

19/11/2020

Green News

Why 600,000 voters put the environment first in the 2020 US election

The project that may have secured Joe Biden's victory.

19/11/2020

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast | Solutions to domestic violence from Burundi to Europe

After hearing the testimonies of the Abatangamuco, the men who changed the way they live with their wives, we are discussing their role in achieving gender equality in Burundi, but also what their experience can teach people around the world. #InternationalMensDay

19/11/2020

USA

Euroviews. Joe Biden's election offers lessons for Europe on how to deal with far-right populism ǀ View

Joe Biden fought a successful presidential campaign based on the one thing that is anathema to far-right populists: rules of engagement and dialogue. Instead of triggering aggression and divisiveness, Biden strived to unify people.

19/11/2020

Europe News

Wind of change? EU wants big increase in offshore renewables by 2050

Brussels wants to increase Europe’s offshore wind capacity from 12 gigawatts (GW) now to 60 GW by 2030 and 300 GW by 2050.

19/11/2020

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'People of determination' helped to navigate living in Dubai

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How has Dubai become one of the most accessible cities in the world? In this episode of Focus, Euronews meets 'people of determination' there to find out.

19/11/2020

Europe News

Turkey's behaviour 'widening separation' with EU, says Borrell

Turkey must understand its behaviour is 'widening its separation' with the EU, the bloc's Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday.

19/11/2020

World News

COVID-19 medical staff burning out at alarming rate

Many health workers are traumatised by the suffering and grief they see on a daily basis.

19/11/2020

World

Intensive Care Units in Switzerland 'at capacity' due to COVID-19

The Swiss Society for Intensive Care Medicine has warned that units across the country are at capacity, which may compromise the healthcare available to those seriously ill with COVID-19

19/11/2020

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Hong Kong students chant pro-democracy slogans in rare act of defiance

A new national security law has all but wiped out the mass democracy protests that rocked the city last year and has left swathes of the population too scared to speak out.

19/11/2020

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Three killed in Uganda amid protests over arrest of Bobi Wine

Three people died and dozens were injured in protests that broke out after the arrest of musician and presidential hopeful Bobi Wine, police said.

19/11/2020

World News

When will we get a COVID vaccine? This & other key questions answered

Euronews spoke to experts about the challenges of getting a vaccine and what steps are left once one is approved.

19/11/2020

World

Naples uses its coffee shop solidarity to help poor get a COVID test

People in Naples have been paying for two COVID-19 tests, one for themselves and one for a stranger who can't afford it. The principle is inspired by the Italian city's coffee shop culture.

19/11/2020

Musica

A look back at Massenet's “Manon“ at the Opéra Bastille

Euronews' Musica looks back at the highlights from the new production of Massenet's “Manon“ at the Opéra Bastille in Paris earlier this year, reimagined by Vincent Huguets. The director sees Manon as a modern emancipated woman during the 1920s.

19/11/2020

World News

New FIFA rules to protect female players' maternity rights

Football's governing body is preparing to mandate clubs to allow at least 14 weeks of maternity leave paid at a minimum two-thirds of a player’s full salary.

19/11/2020

Travel News

Guaranteed no-quarantine trips to the Caribbean have been launched

`The ultimate game of travel roulette has just dropped with this new holiday package, which also guarantees you won't have to quarantine when you return to the UK.

19/11/2020

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Pro-abortion protest as Argentina mulls legalising terminations

This is activists in Argentina urging the legalisation of abortion.

19/11/2020

Culture news

Booker Prize 2020: Scottish writer Douglas Stuart wins for debut novel

Booker Prize 2020: Scottish writer Douglas Stuart wins for debut novel

19/11/2020

World News

'Don't waste' COVID-19 lockdowns, WHO Europe warns

The head of WHO Europe said urged governments in European counties under COVID-19 lockdown to "take advantage of that time to strengthen your test, trace, isolate care system so that it's not just wasted."

19/11/2020

Green News

India the only G20 nation on track to meet 2C global warming targets

All countries are behind when it comes to meeting the more strict 1.5 degree Paris Agreement limit.

19/11/2020

Travel News

In conversation with Nadhira Al Harthy

Al Harthy was part of the all-female Arab team, Joyce Azzam and Nelly Attar of Lebanon and Mona Shahab of Saudi Arabia who climbed to the top of the world’s tallest mountain in the controversial 2019 season.

19/11/2020

World News

Europe's coronavirus cases are rising. But what about COVID-19 deaths?

Coronavirus second wave: How are rising infections in Europe affecting COVID-19 deaths?

19/11/2020