2 December 2015 | Euronews
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Sport Benzema claims innocence over sex tape blackmail plot Real Madrid and France international striker Karim Benzema has denied he was part of a blackmail plot concerning a sex-tape showing his France -
Business Line Business Line: the demise of Black Friday and Cyber Monday The holiday season is on and that means it’s time to think about presents. In the US the gift shopping traditionally kicks off after Thanksgiving -
USA Two suspects are killed after a mass shooting in California leaves 14 dead A man and a woman suspected of taking part in a gun attack at a social services agency in California, died in a shootout with police, several hours -
World The World Bank pushes for a greener economy With the opening of COP21 in Paris, climate change is at the heart of international debates. Euronews’ Gregoire Lory took the occasion to speak to -
World Cities must make key contributions toward climate change solutions At the climate talks in Paris, the mayors of cities around the world are meeting to brainstorm how they can reduce the carbon impact on our -
Sport Coe on IAAF clean up mission World Athletics president Lord Sebastian Coe, on Wednesday, vowed to lead a clean-up of his beleaguered IAAF. The two-time Olympic 1500m champion was -
My Europe Series Domestic workers: debunking the myths Often vulnerable and exploited, domestic workers around the world have long faced discrimination, low wages, extremely long hours and poor working -
Economy Federal Reserve Yellen 'looking forward' to interest rate hike The Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has said she’s “looking forward” to normalising economic policy – code for a hike in US interest rates – to -
World News Launch of LISA Pathfinder now set for Thursday morning The delayed launch of the European Space Agency’s LISA Pathfinder mission has now been set. Officials have announced that liftoff will now be on -
France COP 21: hoping for more than just hot air The world leaders have gone home and it is time for the hardcore climate negotiators to get to work on the basics of a deal at the global climate -
World News French investigation into Paris Attacks leads to over 2,000 raids France’s interior minister has told reporters that since last month’s Paris attacks, over 2,000 homes have been raided, more than 200 people have -
Europe News Slovakia goes to court over EU refugee quota plan Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico says his government has challenged an EU policy to relocate 120,000 migrants from Italy and Greece to other member -
Sport Woods unsure of return to golf Golf’s troubled former World number one Tiger Woods says he is not sure when – or if ever – he can return to golf following two back surgeries in a -
World News Russia releases what it claims is proof of oil trading between ISIL and Turkey Turkey denies the claims made by the Russian Deputy Defence Minister -
World LISA Pathfinder to seek out Einstein's gravity waves, reveal true universe From the Guiana spaceport near Kourou, just five degrees north of the equator, our correspondent Claudio Rosmino waited with baited breath for -
Culture news The Gangnam Style star is back with his seventh album He’s back and with that distinctive style it could only be…..yes Psy. Remember him? Singer, songwriter, record producer and rapper. Oh and the man -
Sport Former Man Utd star Gary Neville appointed Valencia coach Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has been appointed head coach of Valencia until the end of the current season. At the Spanish club -
United Kingdom Britain debates Syria airstrikes ahead of key vote Britain is debating launching airstrikes in Syria against the group calling itself Islamic State(ISIL) ahead of a vote on military action. Prime -
Europe News Greece seeks EU help with refugees and migrants Greece will ask for help under the EU’s civil protection mechanism, the country’s migration minister told euronews on Wednesday. Speaking in a -
World News Environmental protesters forcibly removed from Australian parliament Climate change protesters have held a sit-in in the foyer of the Australian parliament -
Spain Defiance in Catalonia as Madrid thwarts independence bid Spain’s Constitutional Court has revoked a motion from the Catalonian Parliament to begin the process to separate from Madrid. The regional assembly -
Cinema Made in Ukraine - "Polina" a fantasy film from Kyiv A fantasy movie is being shot in in Kyiv. It’s called ‘Polina’ and tells the story of a young girl on a magical journey in search of the truth about -
Economy Spain's unemployment falls by 27,000 ahead of election After rising over three months, unemployment in Spain fell in November – providing a welcome headline boost for the government less than three weeks -
Economy Volkswagen 'agrees loan' to cover emissions scandal costs Volkswagen is said to have agreed the terms of a 20 billion euro bridging loan with banks to help shoulder the costs of its emissions scandal -
World News US Congress blocks Obama's climate change plan As US president Barack Obama gathered with world leaders in Paris to work out a global climate deal .. Republicans in the US Congress voted to block -
Economy Eurozone inflation data add to expectations of ECB action New inflation figures for the eurozone add further weight to those arguing for more stimulus measures. Core inflation surprisingly slowed in -
Cinema Greek films on the international stage Making movies in the gloom of an economic crisis. The Greek cinema has continued to gain critical acclaim beyond the countries borders in 2015 -
No Comment Australia: Climate change protest More than 100 climate change protesters held a sit-in protest in the Australian Parliament in Canberra. Protesters denounced the government’s climate -
No Comment Torrential rains in Chennai The Chennai region in southeastern India has been battered by heavy rain for several days. The airport of the state capital Tamil Nadu had to be -
World News Kerry appeals to NATO nations to join fight against ISIL As the UK and Germany consider joining the military campaign against ISIL militants in Syria, the US has called on other NATO countries to provide -
World News Syria's Assad says Russian support has tipped balance on the ground Syria’s President has praised Russia’s role in his country’s conflict. In an interview aired on Czech Television, Bashar al-Assad said Turkey’s -
World News NATO offers membership to Montenegro NATO has asked the former Yugoslav republic of Montenegro to become a member. The invitation came at a meeting of alliance foreign ministers in -
World News Aung San Suu Kyi holds transition talks with Myanmar president Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has held talks with the country’s president Thein Sein to discuss the smooth transfer of power to her -
World News Climate change is a danger to health says WHO As the leaders of 150 countries meet in Paris for a key conference on climate change, the World Health Organization has warned that diseases such as -
World News Zuckerberg to give away 99% of his Facebook shares to good causes Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have promised to give away 99% of their shares in the company to good causes as they -
World News Protesters urge UK lawmakers not to back a 'bomb Syria' vote Thousands of anti-war protesters gathered outside parliament in London on the eve of a vote by lawmakers over extending airstrikes against -
World News US to send elite troops to Iraq to fight ISIL The US’s Defence Secretary Ashton Carter has told a committee in Congress that a new force of special operations troops is to be deployed to Iraq to