22 January 2016 | Euronews
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Germany Migrant crisis: Iraqis return home, disenchanted with life in Germany Heval Aram is waiting for a flight to Iraq. He says he and his family travelled for 12 days to reach Germany, but the poor conditions they -
Sport UEFA presidential elections on hold until Platini case settled UEFA’s executive committee held its first meeting of the year on Friday at the House of European Football in Nyon Switzerland. At the meeting the top -
Portugal Who will Portugal choose as president on Sunday? Analysts say the power to dissolve parliament is key -
World News Zika virus continues to spread as pregnant women are advised to avoid traveling to Latin America El Salvador is the latest country in Latin America to be put on alert over the “mosquito-borne Zika virus”:#ZikaVirus: Women in El Salvador advised -
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Spain Spain: Mariano Rajoy tells the King he will not form a government The incumbent Prime Minister plays a high-stakes game of "wait and see" -
Tunisia Nationwide curfew imposed in Tunisia Fours days of protests and riots over jobs and the economy have shaken the country -
Italy Rome cops seize over $2.5 million in fake notes Italy’s finance police stopped a suspicious vehicle in Rome – and found more than $2.5 million in counterfeit US currency! Two Italians inside the -
Tajikistan Tajik parliament paves way to life presidency for Imomali Rakhmon Over 20 years after he was first elected president, Imomali Rakhmon has tightened his grip on power in Tajikistan. Parliament has approved -
World News Thousands attend rally for pro-Kremlin Chechen leader Kadyrov A genuine show of support or a sham? Thousands of people have rallied in Chechnya’s capital, Grozny, to back the region’s pro-Kremlin leader Ramzan -
Economy Post COP21: Agriculture at heart of climate change hope for Africa The COP21 deal, agreed in Paris in December 2015 and due to be signed in April 2016, commits to 100 billion dollars in climate finance per year for -
Economy VW says no compensation in Europe for those affected by emissions deception Volkswagen says there will be no compensation plan for Europe for those affected by its diesel emissions scandal. -
Germany Syria peace talks key to stemming Europe's migrant crisis, says Turkish PM German Chancellor Angela Merkel has hosted Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Berlin for the first intergovernmental talks, with the migrant -
Economy UN climate chief says COP21 deal is on very firm ground Isabelle Kumar, euronews: “Christiana Figueres, many thanks for being with us. My first question, why do you think this climate deal is going to -
Economy Draghi attempts to strike an optimistic tone for the state of Europe at Davos Head of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi, attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, has indicated that the ECB intends to step up stimulus and defend and promote growth in the Eurozone in the -
World Setting emergency standards for aid and education This edition of Learning World looks at crisis education, and crisis management; two schools, two approaches to tackling disasters professionally -
Business Planet EMAS: Combining competitiveness with environmental performance In this edition of Business Planet, we visit the Onassis Foundation in Athens to find out how we can transform waste into raw materials. This concept -
World News 'Frank Underwood' gives his take on US presidential race Amid the ranks of world leaders and business giants at Davos, the World Economic Forum also attracts celebrities. For actor Kevin Spacey – scheming -
Switzerland Post COP21: now what? - views on climate change from Davos ski slopes The spotlight is on big business and politics at Davos during the World Economic Forum. But euronews wondered what skiers on the slopes think about -
World News Watch the Merkel-Davotoglu press conference on the EU immigration crisis live Germany’s Chancellor and Turkey’s prime minister address the media following their bilateral meeting in Berlin. -
Economy Lagarde seeks second term as head of the IMF Head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, has announced she will run for a second term as managing director of the financial institution. -
World News Rohani visits Europe: what's on the agenda Iran’s president’s visit to Europe was scheduled for the 14 and 15 November 2015, but postponed as a result of the terrorist attacks in Paris. Over -
My Europe Series Europe Weekly: EU rattled by refugee crisis In this edition of Europe Weekly, senior officials warn the EU is running out of time to find a solution to the continent’s refugee crisis; Denmark -
Culture news Supersize clothing hits Paris catwalk Temperatures dipping as low as -10 degrees Celsius in Berlin didn’t stop fashionistas from attending the major biannual fashion event in the German -
World News More than 40 refugees drown as their boats capsize off Greece This month is already the deadliest January on record for migrants crossing the Aegean -
World News And also...too stoned for the FBI, a wild ride in the snow, and lotsa pants As usual, here is our normal weekly roundup of the weird and wonderful lesser stories you may have missed, but spotted by our journalists in media -
France Charles De Gaulle aircraft carrier docks in UAE France’s only aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle has been deployed in the Gulf since December for actions against the group calling itself -
Business Series Deutsche Bank posts a record €6.7bn loss for 2015 Deutsche Bank shares plummeted some ten percent after warning it would report a record loss for 2015. -
Economy Eurozone business activity falls to 11-month low Eurozone business activity has hit an 11-month low according to the Composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI). -
Cinema How much is an Oscar nomination worth? -
Germany Germany: Migrant crisis on agenda as Merkel hosts Turkish PM Davutoglu How to tackle Europe’s migrant crisis is the big topic again, for Germany and Turkey, this Friday. Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu has arrived in Berlin -
USA How much is an Oscar nomination worth? With the ink yet to dry on this year’s Oscar nominations, we take a look at the financial boost official recognition gives a film. We’ve used the -
World News Oklahoma City cop gets life for two-year sexual assault rampage Former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw has been sentenced to life for raping and sexually victimising African-American women. Last -
Cinema 'Embrace of the Serpent': Colombia's soulful Oscar entry ‘Embrace of the Serpent’ takes us to the heart of darkness in the Amazon. Directed by Colombian filmmaker Ciro Guerra, it features a shaman in the -
Cinema 'Kung Fu Panda 3' hits silver screens The third installment in the ‘Kung Fu Panda’ franchise is hitting the big screen. It sees Po reunite with his biological father and travel with him -
My Europe Series Sweden's warm welcome for refugees starting to cool Million, Snegh and Feven are happy children, together and feeling safe again -
Somalia 19 dead as al-Shabaab attacks tourist spot near Mogadishu Somali police say at least 19 people have been killed when al-Shabaab Islamic militants shot up a beach resort near the capital, Mogadishu. Two bombs -
Myanmar Myanmar begins releasing political prisoners Myanmar said on Friday that it was freeing around 100 people from jail – just days before the first sitting of a new parliament dominated by the -
No Comment Pope blessing lambs Popes are used to receiving all types of visitors from heads of states to celebrities and even the kind that bleat. Pope Francis observed the feast -
No Comment Children celebrate Spanish Tamborrada festival Thousands of people gathered for the annual Tamborrada drum festival in the northern Spanish city of San Sebastian. During the 24-hour event -
USA Eastern USA braces for "historic" snowstorm The eastern seaboard of the United States is bracing itself for a great white storm forecasters are saying is of epic proportions. A metre of snow is -
North Korea North Korea holds US student accused of hostile act North Korea says it has detained a US university student accused of committing an unspecified “hostile act”. The official KCNA news agency reported -
Economy A universal income - what it is and how it works This week UTalk fields a question from Maya in Brussels who asks: “To fight against precarity and social inequality, some suggest the creation of a -
Egypt Egypt: at least nine dead in bomb blast on road to Giza pyramids A bomb blast in a residential building in Giza, Egypt, has killed at least nine people, including six police officers. The bomb site lies on the road -
United Kingdom 'Subtle British humour': Russia's icy reaction to the Litvinenko report Russia has reacted to Sir Robert Owen’s report on Alexander Litvinenko’s death with an iciness comparable to a winter’s morning in Moscow. The -
USA Two Iranian-Americans back on US soil following prisoner exchange Amir Hekmati, one of five American citizens recently released from prison in Iran has returned home to Flint, Michigan. The ex-marine left Tehran on -
World News Croatia follows FYROM: new rules limit migrant travel across Balkans Croatia Croatia is following in the footsteps of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s (FYROM) and introducing new measures for migrants -
Switzerland Davos: nations urged to adopt Paris climate accord Warned of threat posed by climate change to global peace and security