19 February 2016 | Euronews
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My Europe Series Europe Weekly: Britain seals landmark 'special status' deal This week’s Europe Weekly is dominated by the Brussels ‘Brexit’ talks and the bloc’s migration crisis. After marathon negotiations that ran into -
United Kingdom It's a deal: Cameron hails 'special status' for Britain in EU After hours of painstaking negotiations in Brussels, British Prime Minister David Cameron has reached an agreement with his European partners to give -
Syria Syria: ISIL stronghold of al-Shadadi 'captured by Kurdish-led forces' A Syrian monitor is claiming that a strategically important ISIL stronghold in northeastern Syria has fallen to a Kurdish-led force backed by US-led -
Germany Germany rethinks Middle East arms deals Germany doubled the amount of arms it exported last year to eight billion euros, despite the government having a stated policy of reducing it. With -
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Sport Bo Kyeong Jeong strikes gold in Dusseldorf The Dusseldorf Grand Prix got underway on Friday with Bo Kyeong Jeong proving unstoppable in the women’s under 48 kilo category. The 24-year-old made -
Libya US says senior ISIL commander probably killed in Libya airstrike US officials say it’s likely that a senior ISIL commander – linked to major attacks in Tunisia last year – was killed in air strikes on Libyan soil -
Sport Hayboeck shines in Finland Austrian ski jumper Michael Hayboeck produced a stunning performance to secure his first World Cup victory for more than a year as he edged out his -
United Kingdom 3000-year-old wheel dug up from mud in the UK Scientists say it is the biggest and oldest example of a wheel from the Bronze Age ever found in Great Britain. -
USA To Kill A Mockingbird author Harper Lee dies Harper Lee, the American novelist who wrote To Kill a Mocking Bird has died at the age of 89. The book probed the racial injustice of segregation in -
World News ISS sends space junk back towards Earth to burn up A cargo ship filled with rubbish has been released into space from the International Space Station. The Cygnus spacecraft, which had brought supplies -
Kenya Missing Kenyan lions 'return to Nairobi National Park' Kenyan authorities sent park rangers into residential areas near Nairobi looking for several lions that had left a national park near the capital -
Europe News Brexit: Cameron's EU reform talks hit 'critical' snags British Prime Minister David Cameron remains locked in talks with leaders in Brussels, over his EU reform demands. One official says they have hit -
Kosovo Kosovo opposition set off tear gas in parliament, again Not for the first time, opposition lawmakers in Kosovo’s parliament have protested at deals with Serbia and Montenegro – by releasing tear gas in the -
Turkey Turkey says militants are using US-supplied weapons against civilians Erdogan turns up the heat on Obama after this week's deadly suicide bombing in the centre of Ankara. -
Sport Nibali takes overall lead in Tour of Oman Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali produced a superb solo effort to claim the fourth stage of the Tour of Oman on Green Mountain on Friday. After a relatively -
Business Planet Training the entrepreneurs of the future Business Planet producer Serge Rombi explores how young people are learning to become the entrepreneurs of the future. Inspiring and teaching young -
World Motivating teachers to maximise their pupils' potential When we talk about improving education, teachers are obviously at the heart of the debate – but rethinking approaches and changing methods is tough -
World News 'To Kill A Mockingbird' author Harper Lee dies aged 89 The American author Harper Lee, who wrote one of the country’s best known literary classics “To Kill A Mockingbird”, has died aged 89. Her death was -
Business Series Apple Pay hoping for big things in China but faces entrenched local payment services Apple Pay has been officially launched in China where it has to convince hundreds of millions of users of the country's entrenched, dominant smart phone services to switch. -
Sport Pinturault claims combined title France’s Alexis Pinturault held his nerve to protect his early lead and clinch the overall combined title in Chamonix on Friday. Dominik Paris -
Economy Sole candidate Lagarde re-elected to second term as International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde has been re-elected to a second five-year term as head of the International Monetary Fund with the world's economy in the doldrums, and the IMF facing difficult loan decisions for Gr -
Syria Can the wrecked Syrian city of Homs rise again? The old city of Homs in Syria is devastated after years of war. Few buildings remain intact and even fewer of the inhabitants are still living there -
Economy Financial world ponders impact of a 'Brexit' As Britain's future membership of the European Union hangs in the balance the financial world is looking on nervously with banking and business leaders concerned about the impact a 'Brexit'. -
Sport Lara Gut regains overall World Cup lead Switzerland’s Lara Gut kept her composure to clinch a downhill event at La Thuile in Italy. The 24-year-old looked in great shape and completed the -
Sport Ferrari and Williams unveil new cars Ferrari has become the latest team to unveil its new Formula 1 car as it bids to overtake Mercedes at the front of the grid this year. The team -
World News Migrants: Germany not happy with Austria's quota Reaction to Austrian plans to introduce daily limits for arriving migrants -
Austria Austria goes ahead with controversial migrant quota plan Austria has gone ahead with its plan limiting the number of migrants and asylum seekers entering the country, in defiance of the EU and other member -
World News Mosquitoes the world’s deadliest animal (after man, of course) -
World News The law of the jungle is expulsion as Calais camps face demolition The French government has announced that on February 22 as many as 800 migrants will be expelled from the Calais jungle. -
Business Series Gucci sales rebound to boost Kering profits Gucci's parent company Kering has reported revenue last year up by 15.4 percent. The French group, who's brands include Yves Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta and Puma, saw strong sales growth in Western -
Cinema Best foreign language Oscar: what will Hollywood choose? The films chosen for the Best Foreign Language Oscar only represent a tiny sample from world cinema. Every year the American Academy gets candidates -
Business Series South Korea steps up action against Volkswagen over emissions scandal Volkswagen and Audi's offices in South Korea's capital Seoul have been searched by prosecutors over the diesel engine emissions scandal. -
Economy UK retail sales surge in January British retail sales growth surging at a much faster rate than expected in January, up by 2.3 percent from December and 5.2 percent better than January last year. -
Libya US air raid strikes at ISIL targets in Libya American fighter jets have carried out airstrikes in Libya, targeting the self-styled Islamic State group. The US military says it targeted a senior -
World News And also...Putin shirt prompts dressing down, Iran: females banned from watching beach volleyball game, Online game battles Zika virus Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the -
Israel Stabbings and shootings across Jerusalem and the West Bank At least two people have been killed and several others injured in attacks at a supermarket and outside Jerusalem's Old City. -
World News Police arrest Uganda's main opposition candidate...again Police have arrested Uganda’s main opposition candidate Kizza Besigye for the third time this week as early results from the country’s presidential -
Europe News Migrant crisis: EU-Turkey summit planned to beef up action There have been renewed clashes over Europe’s handling of the migrant crisis as leaders met late into the night in Brussels. The end result: a -
Europe News Brexit: EU deal for Britain still elusive after late-night talks Leaders talked through the night in Brussels, but no deal yet for Britain on its EU reform demands. It seems British Prime Minister David Cameron is -
Cinema 'Goat' and 'Road to Istanbul' latest Panorama offerings in Berlin Nick Jonas stars in Goat' about the darker side of US student fraternities, and 'Road to Istanbul' charts the human dimension of parents seeking their daughter, a recruit to Islamic State in Syria. -
World News Ankara bombing: Turkish PM lays flowers at the scene Accusations and denials grip Turkey as the country reels from its fourth deadly bombing since last June. -
Cinema Israeli-Palestinian hip-hop takedown 'Junction 48' storms Berlin The Berlinale's Panorama programme gives us 'Junction 48' focused on a mixed Jewish-Arab crime-ridden ghetto outside Tel Aviv. -
World News Russia detains airport owner over 2011 suicide bombing Russian President Vladimir Putin has been told about the arrest of the owner of one of Russia’s largest airports, according to Kremlin spokesman -
My Europe Series Paedophilia cold case burns French clergy A group of former scouts have broken the silence about the abuse they went through decades ago. They want the highest authorities of the French -
USA Latino vote proves crucial for Democrats in Nevada Clinton and Sanders go head-to-head ahead of US presidential caucus this Saturday -
No Comment Taxi drivers from across Spain demonstrate against Uber Spanish taxi drivers partially shut down a central Madrid boulevard on Thursday (February 18), beeping horns, setting off fireworks and waving in -
No Comment Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill visits Antarctic Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill flew to Russia’s Bellingshausen scientific station on the Island of Waterloo from Chile. The Patriarch’s spokesman -
Germany Lifetime achievement award for German cinematographer Micheal Ballhaus German cinematographer Micheal Ballhaus has received a lifetime achievement award at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Berlinale. In the -
My Europe Series U-Talk goes to the (European) movies This week on UTalk, the question comes from Léa in Paris: “A few days ahead of the Oscar ceremony which celebrates the US film industry, how is -
Austria EU warns Austria over daily migrant quotas In the latest angry rift in Europe’s migration crisis, new Austrian limits on the numbers of refugees allowed to cross its borders have infuriated -
World News Britain's EU future in the balance as crunch summit continues No one thought it was going to be easy. But a deal on new membership terms to help keep Britain in the EU is proving more difficult and -
France Migrant crisis: Eurotunnel asks UK and France for millions in compensation Channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel says the migrant crisis at the UK-France border has improved thanks to more British-funded fences and more French -
Spain Spain: Taxi drivers protest over Uber competition Spanish taxi drivers have protested in Madrid against moves to open the sector up to greater competition from private transport firms like Uber -
Uganda Opposition leader detained on Uganda election day Opposition leader Kizza Besigye was briefly detained on polling day in Uganda as the government shut down social media sites, reportedly due to -
Austria EU warns Austria over daily migrant quotas In the latest angry rift in Europe’s migration crisis, new Austrian limits on the numbers of refugees allowed to cross its borders have infuriated