9 July 2015 | Euronews
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World News Eurozone's 'grumpy paymaster' Schäuble jokes about Greece crisis Germany’s finance minister, who some have refered to as the eurozone’s “grumpy paymaster” has made light of the Greek crisis. As Greece races to -
Sport Tour de France leader Martin withdraws with broken collarbone Tour de France overall race leader Tony Martin has been forced to withdraw from this year’s race after suffering a fractured collarbone. The German -
Bolivia 'Communist crucifix' gift to pope in Bolivia raises eyebrows Pope Francis in Bolivia on his South American tour looked somewhat bemused when his host President Evo Morales handed him an unusual gift : a wooden -
Austria Iran: no deal but no rush Hours before the deadline for a decision, international delegations are still working on a nuclear agreement with Iran. Negotiators from Tehran are -
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Turkey {Watch} Thai consulate in Istanbul attacked in protest over treatment of Uighar Muslims Turkish protesters have attacked the Thai honorary consulate in Istanbul in protest at Bangkok’s expulsion of nearly 100 Uighar Muslims back to -
Spain {Watch} Hundreds evacuated from Spanish homes due to wildfires High temperatures and shifting winds are fueling wildfires in southern and eastern Spain. Three forest fires are still active, resulting in hundreds -
Musica The art of singing Rossini Rossini’s famous masterpiece “Othello” is returning to La Scala in Milan after 145 years. The opera, which premiered in 1816 to huge success in -
Iran {Watch} Iraq rejoices over return of lost, looted or loaned artifacts Hundreds of historical artifacts have been returned to Iraq after an appeal for objects that have been looted, lost or loaned over recent decades of -
Culture news The pen is mightier than the sword as art battles extremism in Pakistan Gauher Aftab is a Pakistani comic artist and his latest three-part work ‘The Guardian’ deals with one of the major issues of our time, extremism. The -
Sport Tour de France: Race leader Martin pulls out after stage six crash Zdenek Stybar celebrated his first victory in the Tour de France after the Czech won stage six with a late solo attack on the uphill finish to Le -
France Strike by French news agency extended by 24 hours A three-day strike by the main French news agency AFP has been extended by 24 hours. The agency is locked in a fierce dispute over pay and -
Russia BRICS group of emerging economies launch development bank Countries attending a two-day summit in Russia for the world’s emerging economies, known as BRICS, have launched their biggest initiative to date: a -
Sport Danilo unveiled at Real Madrid Real Madrid showed off their latest acquisition to the media on Thursday. Brazilian fullback Danilo has signed a whopping six-year deal with the -
Sport Caballero and Fischl win stage one of Four Trails This year’s Salomon four trails began this week and takes place on a new route from Berchtesgaden in Germany to Maria Alm in Austria. Due to bad -
Greece Greece: optimism and pessimism jostle for place While the politicians talk, life for ordinary Greek citizens gets more challenging by the day. Queues at cash machines are the new reality on the -
USA Obama determined on Iran deal that will last If President Obama announces a nuclear containment deal with Iran this week, an army of critics led by Republican hawks in the US Congress would -
Greece Greek spending spree fueled by bank crisis Those Greeks who can afford it are buying up high value electrical products, using cards, not cash, since ATMs only allow withdrawals of 60 euros at -
World News Tsipras puts together new reform plan, but will it be enough to avoid euro exit? Greek PM puts final touches on new reform plan to win urgently needed bailout cash -
Sport Blazer banned for life by FIFA Disgraced former Concacaf general secretary Chuck Blazer has been banned from any football-related activity for life by the sport’s world governing -
Bosnia and Herzegovina Newly-identified Srebrenica victims taken to final resting place A truck carrying coffins with the remains of 136 victims of Europe’s worst mass killing since the Holocaust: the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. The -
World News Syrian refugees now four million, displaced approach eight million There are now more than four million officially recognised refugees from the Syrian conflict. The United Nations and other agencies are operating -
Russia Russia warns of the deadly dangers when taking a selfie Russia’s interior ministry has launched a campaign to warn people of the dangers of taking selfies. The country has suffered a spate of accidents -
Cinema 'The Gallows' high school horror movie A high-school student is killed in a terrible accident during a school production called ‘The Gallows.’ On the 20th anniversary of the tragedy -
Culture news Lena Hosheck innovative handicraft at the Berlin Fashion Week Lena Hosheck showed up at the Berlin Fashion Week with a fresh collection of work that demonstrates her passion for traditional handicraft and -
Gaza Two Israeli citizens being held in Gaza Two Israeli citizens are being held in the Gaza Strip, at least one of them by the Hamas militant group, Israeli authorities said on Thursday -
World News Sarajevo's vibrant youth probe past, present Two decades after the end of the Bosnian War, the children of Sarajevo educate themselves in its history. They have created university exchange -
World News Russia says Iran nuclear deal is "within reach" in Vienna Ahead of tonight’s deadline for talks in Vienna to reach an agreement on the Iran nuclear question, Russia says a deal is within reach. However, the -
Nigeria Nigerian troops arrest alleged mastermind of deadly bombings The alleged mastermind behind deadly bombings in central Nigeria has been arrested. The defence ministry announced that the suspect, behind attacks -
Culture news Audrey Hepburn unseen at the National Portrait Gallery The National Portrait Gallery in London is paying tribute to Audrey Hepburn. A collection of previously unseen and intimate family-owned photos are -
Economy Greek PM cobbles together new reform plan; ATMs only have cash until Monday Athens has until Friday to deliver new proposals to try to unblock more bailout cash from European creditors -
USA South Carolina votes to remove Confederate flag from state grounds The Confederate flag which flies over South Carolina’s statehouse grounds is set to come down after the legislature voted to remove it early on -
Russia Russia unveils 'straight' flag, internet responds Vladimir Putin’s United Russia Party has unveiled a ‘straight flag’ in an effort to counteract the rainbow flag used worldwide as symbol of gay pride -
Nicaragua Clashes erupt at Nicaragua electoral reform protests Riot police have clashed with protesters in Nicaragua who are demanding fair elections ahead of the 2016 ballot which is expected to return Daniel -
World News South Carolina votes to remove Confederate flag from state building grounds The Confederate flag which flies over South Carolina’s statehouse grounds is set to come down after the legislature voted to remove it early on -
Italy Berlusconi sentenced in bribery case, unlikely to serve time Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to three years in prison for bribing a senator in 2006 in an effort to topple the -
Greece D-Day for Greece as its creditors demand reforms Greece has until midnight tonight (July 9) to deliver what its Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has promised will be credible reform plans, in order to -
Bolivia Pope arrives in Bolivia Pope Francis arrived in Bolivia on Wednesday on the second leg of his South American tour. He was welcomed by President Evo Morales and given a pouch -
United Kingdom London Tube strike brings chaos to UK capital It was a sight to make any London commuter’s heart sink – underground stations being closed. Wednesday evening it was happening across the network -
Germany Merkel breaks off dealing with Greece to visit Balkans Angela Merkel is in the Western Balkans, on the first leg of a tour that will also take the German Chancellor to Serbia and Bosnia. Her visit sends a