12 August 2015 | Euronews

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  Ukraine Ukraine and rebels accuse each other of ceasefire violations Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists are accusing each other of attempting to break a peace agreement. It comes after Kyiv’s military reported the 23:53
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  Sweden Sweden to drop sex assault investigations into Wikileaks founder Swedish prosecutors will this week drop their investigations into three accusations of sexual assault against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who 23:25
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  Central African Republic CAR: UN peacekeeping chief resigns amid fresh abuse allegations The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic has resigned. It comes amid a fresh round of allegations of sexual abuse and 21:58
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  Iraq Displaced Yazidis hope to return home At a refugee camp in Dohuk, in Iraqi Kurdistan up to 18,000 Yazidis are said to have made the makeshift shelters their home. One year ago, Islamic 21:22
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  China Video footage shows massive explosion in Tianjin, China Video footage shows the moment a fireball ripped through the night sky in China, injuring hundreds of people. Police report that seven people have 20:58
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  Egypt Croatia attempts to confirm hostage beheading after 'horrific' photo is posted The Croatian government says it cannot be “100 percent” sure that a Croatian man has been beheaded by ISIL-affiliated militants. Officials are trying 19:07
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  Sport Man City's Dzeko moves to Roma in loan deal Edin Dzeko has joined Serie A side Roma on a season-long loan from Manchester City. Only last summer the 29-year-old Bosnia-Hercegovina international 18:41
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  World News [Live] Follow comet 67P's perihelion on social media 18:31
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  Sport McIlroy ready to defend PGA Championship title The competitors of the 97th edition of the PGA Championship have been fine tuning their swings ahead of round one that gets under way on Thursday 18:24
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  Greece Eurogroup to meet on Friday on third Greek bailout deal Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he was optimistic the deal would pass parliament on Thursday. 18:17
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  Russia Russia remembers Kursk disaster Cities across Russia have held ceremonies remembering the 118 sailors who died when a nuclear submarine sank in the Barents Sea 15 years ago. Twelve 18:12
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  Business Line Currency moves in China and Google's Alphabet fleet China started devaluing its tightly controlled currency this week. Following the decision in the world’s second biggest economy, we focus on 18:03
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  Sport Messi, Suarez and Ronaldo shortlisted for Best Player in Europe Award Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Cristiano Ronaldo are the finalists for the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award 2014/2015. The La Liga trio topped a 17:56
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  Ukraine Caught red-handed: the Russian Major fighting in Ukraine As fighting escalates between government troops and rebels in eastern Ukraine, despite the February ceasefire, euronews met with a captured Russian 17:31
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  Germany Migrant influx hikes demand for temporary buildings in Europe Large numbers of migrants arriving in Europe have been heading for Germany. Struggling to source enough accommodation, authorities are putting up 17:29
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  World News Human rights groups divided over Amnesty International prostitution position Human rights activists have slammed the decision of Amnesty International to support the decriminalisation of prostitution. Many campaigners 16:40
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  Syria '31 dead in Syrian government air strikes' close to Damascus At least 31 people have been killed in air strikes just outside the Syrian capital of Damascus, a monitoring group has said. The Syrian Observatory 16:27
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  Libya Failed revolution, failed state: Libya's torment continues The rebel Libya Dawn forces have held the capital, Tripoli, for the last year, forcing the legitimate government to flee. In February they put on a 15:52
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  Venezuela Jailed Venezuelan opposition leader transferred to house arrest Jailed Venezuelan opposition politician Daniel Ceballos is to be freed from prison and placed under house arrest. He was jailed last year following 14:53
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  World News Why World Elephant Day matters Elephants never forget, they say. But did you remember that today, August 12, it is the annual celebration of these magnificent creatures? World 14:23
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  Haiti OAS observers back Haiti poll despite irregularities International observers have criticised Haiti’s parliamentary election, saying the vote was marred by irregularities, Two people reportedly died on 13:50
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  Egypt UPDATE: ISIL militant group claims to have killed Croatian hostage in Egypt Sinai Province of Islamic State in Egypt claims to have killed Croatian hostage Tomislav Salopek (31) by publishing a photo which purports to show 13:16
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  World News Fifty migrants missing over boat sinks off Libyan coast At least 50 migrants are missing after a large rubber dinghy sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, Italian officials said Wednesday 12:48
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  South Korea South Korean 'comfort women' demand Japan apology Demonstrators in Seoul are demanding an apology from Japan for forcing Korean women to work in military brothels during World War Two. Their rallies 11:27
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  Switzerland UN envoy calls for Libyan unity government by August The UN’s special envoy to Libya has called on the country’s two rival governments to conclude a peace deal by the end of August. Bernardino Leon told 10:54
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  USA Texas police officer is fired after shooting dead black teenager A white policeman who shot dead a black teenager in Texas last week has been dismissed. Officer Brad Miller killed Christian Taylor after reports 10:22
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  No Comment Chinese boy stuck between rock and hard place 09:41
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  China Stocks fall as China devalues yuan currency for second straight day Asian stocks fell on Wednesday after China’s central bank devalued the country’s yuan currency for the second day running. On Tuesday, in a surprise 08:11
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  USA Clinton email server handed over to FBI Lawyers for Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton have handed over her private email server and a pen-drive of work-related emails to the 04:15
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  Bolivia US to restore diplomatic relations with Bolivia The United States and Bolivia announced on Tuesday that they are working to restore full diplomatic relations. The two countries fell out in 2008 04:09
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  World News One dead and 50 hurt in clashes between police and strikers in Peru In Peru clashes between police and striking miners left one person dead and around 50 more injured. Activity at the La Oroya complex,185km west of 04:05
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  Syria Ceasefire begins for three towns in Syria In Syria a 48-hour ceasefire has been agreed between the army, Syrian insurgents and the Lebanese Hezbollah group in three towns. It was due to come 03:34
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  Israel Palestinian vigilantes patrol West Bank villages to deter attacks by Jewish settlers Fears of attacks by far-right Jewish extremists have prompted Palestinians living in the West Bank to organise volunteer night patrols in a number of 01:05
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  USA US: alleged insider trading ring relied on hackers from Ukraine Investigators in the US say they have breached a new front in the war on cybercrime. They have broken up an alleged international insider trading 00:43