Americas

USA

Colorado wildfire forces thousands to evacuate in western US

Thousands of people in the US state of Colorado are fleeing a wildfire that hasn't stopped burning since mid-August.

18/10/2020

USA

NY authorities stop wedding with up to 10,000 guests, citing COVID-19

"You can get married. You just can't get a thousand people at your wedding. You get the same results at the end of the day. It's also cheaper!" Governor Andrew Cuomo joked.

18/10/2020

Destinations

Giant cat drawing discovered on a hillside in Peru

Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered a giant drawing of what appears to be a cat on a hillside in Nazca.

17/10/2020

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Rivals groups fight over mayoral office ahead of Bolivian election

Police disperse and detain people supporting either Cochabamba's mayor-elect Jose Maria Leyes or his substitute Mayor Ivan Telleria.

16/10/2020

The Cube

Explained: Social networks face backlash over misinformation methods

The decision by Facebook and Twitter to restrict a controversial article by the New York Post on Joe Biden has opened a wider debate about how social media companies tackle misinformation. Twitter has since reversed a decision to block access to the article.

16/10/2020

Travel News

Machu Picchu has reopened: but only for a single visitor

Jesse Katayama was treated to an exclusive private tour of the ruins in reward for having to wait so long in Peru to see the Inca citadel.

16/10/2020

USA

US election: Trump, Biden go at it — from a distance — in town halls

Trump and Biden were supposed to spend Thursday night on the same debate stage in Miami. But that faceoff was scuttled after Trump’s coronavirus infection.

16/10/2020

Earth News

US imports are helping to drive the ‘silent extinction’ of giraffes

Giraffes parts are used for items such as bible covers, shoes and jackets.

15/10/2020

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People gather at George Floyd's memorial to mark his birthday

People gathered in celebration and mourning of George Floyd on what would have been his 47th birthday. His death in police custody in May sparked protests over racial injustice across the US.

15/10/2020

Women Beyond Borders

Meet the first black woman to travel to every country in the world

By the time Jessica Nabongo turned 35, she'd travelled to all 195 countries on this planet, becoming the first black woman to have been to every country in the world. Euronews Travel’s first video series, Women Beyond Borders, is about inspiring solo of women travellers from around the world.

15/10/2020

USA

Trump's court nominee fields tough questioning from Democrats

Her nomination to the Supreme Court would create a 6-3 conservative majority, tilting the court to the right for years to come.

14/10/2020

USA

COVID-19 vaccine trial suspended after 'unexplained illness'

Johnson & Johnson's vaccine is one of four candidate vaccines in advance stages of testing and was supposed to yield results early next year.

13/10/2020

USA

Man reinfected with COVID-19 develops 'more severe' case second time

A 25-year-old was infected with two different variants of coronavirus within six weeks and developed pneumonia the second time.

13/10/2020

USA

Donald Trump defends coronavirus record at first post-COVID-19 rally

US president Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail less than two weeks after testing positive for COVID-19.

13/10/2020

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Ecstatic fans celebrate Lakers' NBA championship win

Players also faced the challenges that came with leaving home for three months to play in a "bubble" designed to keep its inhabitants safe from the coronavirus.

12/10/2020

USA

US Senate to press on with hearings for Trump Supreme Court nominee

The US Senate will begin confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, a mere three weeks before the presidential election.

12/10/2020

USA

Trump says he is 'immune' from coronavirus to sceptical response

The White House doctor has said the president is not considered a transmission risk, without declaring that he had tested negative for the virus.

11/10/2020

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USA: Debris litters the ground after Hurricane Delta hits Louisiana

Louisiana residents emerged have begun to assess the damage caused by the second devastating storm to rage in two months.

10/10/2020

USA

Trump not a COVID-19 transmission risk to others, his doctor says

Dr Sean Conley wrote in a health update that 10 days after first experiencing symptoms, the US leader is now "fever-free well over 24 hours and all symptoms improved" and that tests "reveal there is no longer evidence of actively replicating virus."

10/10/2020

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Greenpeace raises statue of Brazil's Bolsonaro in burnt wetlands

Greenpeace activists raise a four-meter statue of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro in the burnt Pantanal wetlands to criticise his environmental policy.

10/10/2020

Travel News

Former Costa Rican prison island, San Lucas is now a tourist paradise

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10/10/2020

USA

Two Islamic State ‘Beatles’ plead not guilty to charges in US court

Two jihadists from the Islamic State group, who were part of a terror cell nicknamed ‘The Beatles’ due to their British accents, have pleaded not guilty before a judge in the USA.

09/10/2020

USA

Legislation unveiled that would let Congress oust unfit US presidents

Announcing the move, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted it was not about current president Donald Trump.

09/10/2020

USA

Donald Trump's doctor says he is ready to return to public events

"I’m feeling good. Really good. I think perfect," Trump said of his condition. It is not known whether the president is still contagious.

09/10/2020

USA

‘Militia’ plot to kidnap US governor foiled by undercover agents

A plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and put her “on trial” was foiled by undercover agents and informants, the FBI said.

08/10/2020

World News

Chief astronaut swaps space trip for daughter's wedding

Veteran astronaut Christopher Ferguson has swapped a trip to space to make sure he can make his daughter's wedding

08/10/2020