1 December 2015 | Euronews
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World News ISIL forced to fight on several fronts in Iraq French mirage fighter jets have once again been in action against ISIL militant targets this time in Iraq. According to French military authorities -
Italy Four arrested in Italy and Kosovo after 'threats to Pope' Four people have been arrested in Italy and Kosovo on suspicion of being part of a jihadist cell that spread Islamist propaganda and threatened Pope -
USA Mark Zuckerberg announces birth of baby girl and plan to donate 99% of his Facebook shares -
France 'Green Jihad': Faith leader's call to save the planet Their methods may be unconventional but their passion for the cause can’t be denied. On the sidelines of the COP21 talks, the Fast For The Climate -
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Canada The Tonbari family of Syrian refugees arrive in Canada Ibrahim Tonbari and his family are starting a new life in Canada. He escaped from the war-torn city of Homs in Syria to neighbouring Lebanon with -
Sport Busy 2016 awaits Davis Cup champ Murray Great Britain’s Davis Cup champions enjoyed a Downing Street reception from Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday in honour of their triumph over -
Thailand Condom maker calls for safe-sex emoji to mark World AIDS Day World AIDS Day is being celebrated around the world. In Thailand, hundreds of people joined a parade around the popular tourist town of Pattaya City -
Italy Christmas concert row forces Italian school head to quit An Italian primary school headmaster has been forced to stand down after organising a Winter concert in January instead of a traditional Christmas -
World News The other big summit: Santa Claus and Grandfather Frost meet Ho, Ho, Ho! On December 1, Santa Claus and his Russian counterpart Grandfather Frost have held their traditional meeting, heralding the start of the -
Iceland Iceland hit by first big winter storm Winter hit Iceland in a big way on Tuesday with the first mammoth snowstorm of the season causing havoc for motorists and other travellers. Despite -
Business Series All Nippon Airways announces big biofuel drive for passenger jets The world’s largest Boeing 787 operator says its top priority is to cut CO2 emissions by 20 percent in 2020 – partly by introducing biofuels to -
France France to invest billions in African renewable energy projects The COP21 climate summit is now fully underway: the delegations from 195 countries represented here are meeting face to face, they’re taking -
France Hunting the migrant smugglers On the lookout for trouble, the French navy frigate Courbet is plying the Mediterranean with a crew of almost 200 on board, with a helicopter ready -
Turkey Blast at Istanbul metro station Five people have been injured by an explosion at an Istanbul metro station. According to latest reports, the blast was reportedly triggered by a -
Economy Bill Gates launches 'Breakthrough Energy Coalition' at COP21 It’s being called the billionaires’ coalition. Rubbing shoulders with the world leaders at COP21 in Paris, some high-tech gurus are adding their -
Turkey Obama urges Turkey and Russia to reduce tensions A week after Turkey downed a Russian warplane, President Barack Obama has reiterated US support for its NATO ally. “The United States supports -
World A long road ahead for Syria says Lebanese politician Walid Jumblatt Walid Jumblatt, is a Lebanese MP. He is a front line politician, leader of the Progressive Socialist Party and also the Druze community in the land -
Europe News NATO moves to bolster Turkey's security -
World News Migrant numbers reaching Europe slides says UN The number of migrants and refugees reaching Europe has dropped, according to the United Nations refugee agency. UNHCR says an estimated 140,000 -
Economy Eurozone unemployment hits near four-year low of 10.7 percent Unemployment in the eurozone fell to its lowest level in October for nearly four years according to official data from the European Union’s -
World News Climate deal needs legally binding periodic reviews, says Obama US President Barack Obama has said that for nations to be accountable on greenhouse gas emissions, legally binding “periodic reviews” are needed -
Cinema Euronews' Christmas movie previews - three of the best It is December, so we are finally allowed to talk about Christmas, and because here at euronews we want a maximum of festive fun for all, here’s a -
World LISA Pathfinder's mission poised to discover the secrets of gravity The European Space Agency’s LISA Pathfinder mission, originally scheduled to lift off from French Guyana in the early hours of December 2, has been -
USA Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus ride into history On December 1, 1955, Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was arrested for civil disobedience for violating Alabama State segregation laws. 60 years ago today -
Economy Brazil's recession deepens as economy shrinks more Brazil’s worst recession in 25 years has deepened. The economy shrank 1.7 percent in the third quarter – half a percent more than analysts had -
Economy RBS and Standard Chartered pulled up but British banks pass stress tests A Bank of England stress test has singled out two British institutions – the Royal Bank of Scotland and Standard Chartered – for not having enough -
Europe News EU governments must share more intelligence, says anti-terror czar -
Lebanon Prisoner swap frees Lebanese soldiers and ISIL leader's ex-wife 16 Lebanese soldiers and policemen held captive by Al Qaeda’s Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, have been released. The group was kidnapped during an -
No Comment COP21: family photo 151 world leaders have posed for a family photo during the opening day of the World Climate Change Conference in Le Bourget near Paris. The -
No Comment New Zealand: memorial service for Jonah Lomu An memorial service was held in the Eden Park in Auckland to celebrate the life of rugby legend Jonah Legend, who died at the age of 40 years old -
Germany Merkel's cabinet backs German role in fight against Islamic State militants The German cabinet has agreed to join the military campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria. The Bundestag lower house of parliament will -
Series Postcards from Lyon: The picturesque Ile Barbe This week in Postcards from Lyon we visit one of the French city's popular getaway spots -
Series Ile Barbe: One of Lyon's best kept secrets -
France Africa at the forefront of climate change gets its day in Paris Today the Cop21 climate change conference in Paris presents Africa day. The continent bears the brunt of climate change without contributing to its -
Republic of Ecuador Deadly AirAsia crash: crew response and faulty equipment key factors says inquiry The crew response and faulty equipment are among a series of factors that caused last year’s deadly AirAsia jet crash which killed all 162 people on -
Culture news Fleur East gets Saxy with her debut album Do you like sax? It appears to be very much on British artist Fleur East’s mind, and on her debut album, “Love, Sax and Flashbacks”. The first -
France Obama and Hollande sample the delights of French cuisine in Paris President Obama sampled the delights of Parisian cuisine with French President Francois Hollande in a three-starred Michelin restaurant in Paris -
Cinema A marriage made in music; the extraordinary tale of Afghan rapper Sonita Alizadeh Afghan rapper Sonita Alizadeh, 19, was 10 years old when her parents first tried to sell her into marriage. In 2014, she uploaded a music video -
Business Series Reading Draghi's mind: markets await crucial ECB decisions A crucial monetary policy meeting of the European Central Bank this week could have a profound effect on the markets and particularly on the value of -
Japan Japan's whaling fleet sets sail despite UN condemnation Japan’s whaling fleet has set sail for the Antarctic on a three-month voyage, which the Japanese government claims is in the name of scientific -
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso elects first new president in decades Roch Marc Kabore has been proclaimed the winner of Burkina Faso’s presidential election. After nearly three decades of autocratic rule followed by a -
World News Leaders open UN climate conference with good intentions World leaders from around 150 nations ranging from the United States to Tuvalu have opened their Climate Conference in Paris armed with high -
World News Putin: Turkey shot down jet to protect ISIL oil trade Russia says NATO must share responsibility with Turkey for the shooting down of one of its fighter jets last week because it gave Ankara political