20 January 2016 | Euronews
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World News Russia: rouble at its lowest since 1998 Coupled with fresh falls in world oil prices, investor concerns deepen. -
Iraq Jihadists destroy ancient monastery in Iraq For 1,400 years Saint Elijah’s Monastery in Mosul Iraq had survived assaults by nature and man, but now newly obtained satellite images have -
Moldova Moldova: protesters storm Parliament Anger boils over as a pro-EU government is voted into office -
Switzerland Joe Biden urges executives at Davos to end LGBT repression The US vice president has put gay rights at the heart of this years World Economic Forum in Davos. Joe Biden urged chief executives to drive change -
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World News 2015 was hottest year on record, says NASA Two US government agencies say last year was the hottest on record. Data from space agency NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric -
Sport Clipper Race competitors enjoy rest day The Clipper Race teams have enjoyed a well deserved rest day, exploring the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland in -
Pakistan Student slaughter in Pakistan as gunmen attack university Student groups took to the streets of the Pakistani city of Karachi to condemn the attack at the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda in the north west -
Business Series Tech transformation - 4th Industrial Revolution 'tsunami' warning in Davos In the chill of Davos, Switzerland this year, World Economic Forum participants are concerned about innovating responsibly. Research related to this -
Austria Austria to slash the number of asylum claims it accepts But what is the response from Germany? -
Ukraine Ukraine beefs up sanctions against Russian products Ukraine has imposed new sanctions against Russia as a tit-for-tat trade war escalates. On Wednesday, vegetables, fish and confectionery were added -
Business Line Iran's sanctions relief and what's up with WhatsApp With the lifting of international sanctions against Iran, Business Line looks at the consequences for the country's people and the energy market. -
Sport Messi tax fraud trial set for May Lionel Messi’s tax fraud case will be heard by a Barcelona court from May 31 through to June 3. The five-time world player of the year and his -
World News Syrian opposition accuses Moscow of hindering peace talks US Secretary of State John Kerry has held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov ahead of next week’s peace negotiations on Syria. John -
Economy Renault's Carlos Ghosn on autonomy, connectivity and safety at the wheel Isabelle Kumar, euronews: “Carlos Ghosn, there’s a lot of talk here about new technology; just describe for me what it’s going to be like when I get -
Greece Greece free to operate its own TV licensing regime if compatible with EU rules -
World News Zarif condemns US 'addiction to pressure and coercion' Iran’s foreign minister has condemned what he called the United States’ “addiction to pressure and coercion.” Mohammad Javad Zarif was refering to -
Europe News Tory MEPs split on Cameron's EU reform bid British Prime Minister David Cameron hopes to secure a deal on EU reform next month. Amongst his demands: tighter rules on EU migrants claiming -
Economy Millions committed for Ebola vaccine deal Gavi, an alliance committed to saving lives through vaccination, has put up $5 million for future purchases of a vaccine from US drugmaker Merck Sharp & Dohme to help take it through late-stage clinic -
Afghanistan Kabul: TV crew killed by car bomb The Taliban has described Tolo TV station as a "military target" -
Economy UK jobless rate down, wage growth slows Even as the unemployment rate fell, wage growth in Britain in the three months to November was the slowest since February, reducing pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates. -
Economy Shell announces profit slump ahead of BG takeover vote Royal Dutch Shell says it expects to report a near halving in profits in the last three months of 2015 following the further slide in oil prices. It release the information to shareholders who are due -
World News Italian director Etorre Scola has died in Rome aged 84 The Italian screen writer and director Ettore Scola has died in Rome at the age of 84. Scola, was considered one of the last greats of Italian -
World News ISIL faces cash crunch as fighters' pay is halved and revenues dry up Revolutions and mass movements can only do so much with fanaticism and passion, as ISIL are finding out in Syria and Iraq as they are squeezed by the -
Economy Shares slump as oil prices tumble to new lows Oil prices at new lows have hit the world's stock markets. A share sell off has investors braced for one of the worst monthly performances ever in January. -
World News The Portuguese presidental election guide What is happening and when? More than nine million Portuguese voters have to choose a new president on January 24, 2016. It is the ninth Presidential -
Spain European Capitals of Culture San Sebastian and Wroclaw celebrate the accolade San Sebastian kicked off events as one of this year's European Capitals of Culture with the traditional ''Tamborrada'':https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamborrada -
Cinema Plunging to 'The Dark Side of the Moon' ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ might be a familiar title for music-lovers, but the name is where the similarities stop. German director Stephan Rick’s -
Europe News Dutch PM Rutte warns EU 'running out of time' on refugee crisis The Dutch government has warned the EU that time is running out to find a solution to Europe’s refugee crisis. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the -
USA Sarah Palin is Donald's trump card Donald Trump's presidential campaign has received the backing of the former governor of Alaska, and fellow populist, Sarah Palin. -
Culture news Milan Fashion Week goes back to the future Armani does futuristic ‘Futuristic’ appeared to be the buzz word at the Emporio Armani menswear show in Milan. Giorgio Armani sent out a team of -
No Comment Serbia: Epiphany swimming The Serbian Orthodox Church celebrated Epiphany, a holiday that commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ, by holding liturgies and swimming -
No Comment Greece: Lesbos refugees rescue A Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) and Greenpeace rescue team responded to a sinking rigid inflatable boat carrying 45 Afghan refugees crossing from -
Cinema Sarcastic nostalgia: Tassos Boulmetis is back with 'Mythopathy' It’s been more than a decade between films for Greek director Tassos Boulmetis. His last offering, ‘A Touch of Spice,’ (2003) was a huge hit in -
Germany Cologne police sweep Kalk district in search for New Year's Eve attackers Police in Cologne have raided a number of games arcades and betting shops as part of their investigations into the New Year’s Eve sexual attacks in -
Syria Syria: ISIL frees hundreds of hostages held in Deir-al-Zour ISIL has released 270 civilians held hostage since the weekend assault on the Syrian government held city of Deir-al-Zour. Daesh backers to blame for -
World How the Challenger disaster changed space exploration forever It was the disaster that injected a shot of realism into space exploration ambitions and whose impact is still being felt today. Thirty years ago the -
Pakistan Taliban calls attack on university in NW Pakistan which left 30 dead "un-Islamic" Pakistani police say that the operation against gunmen who attacked a university in the northwest of the country is over, and that at least 30 people -
Culture news Sicily meets Wild West at Milan Fashion Week It was Sicily meets the Wild West at Dolce and Gabbana’s autumn-winter show for Men’s Fashion Week in Milan. Inspired by Sergio Leone’s popular -
Pakistan 21 dead after gunmen storm university in northwest Pakistan Gunmen have stormed Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, northwestern Pakistan and opened fire on students and teachers. Several explosions have been -
Switzerland Davos and divisions - WEF warns against growing gap between rich and poor On the eve of the official opening of the World Economic Forum in Davos there were warnings about the growing gap between rich and poor. It’s just -
USA Palin calls for voters to "stump for Trump" Former Alaskan governor turned reality TV star, Sarah Palin has endorsed Donald Trump’s Republican presidential bid calling on people to “stump for -
Germany Ex-leftist German radicals' DNA found after failed robbery Three members of Germany’s defunct radical leftist Red Army Faction carried out a failed armed robbery last year to finance their life on the run -
Italy Seventy injured in Sardinia metro collision Dozens of passengers have been injured in a metro train collision in the Sardinian regional capital of Cagliari. At around 8 am local time two -
France Baywatch star causes chaos in French parliament over foie gras Canadian-born actress Pamela Anderson, who is the former star of the popular Baywatch series, caused chaos in the French parliament when she -
Norway Norway sends Syrian refugees back to Russia The Norwegian authorities have begun sending the first of around 5,500 mainly Syrian refugees who’ve been housed in a transit camp in the north of