29 February 2016 | Euronews
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Greece EU seeks to heal divisions over migration crisis Thousands of refugees have spent another cold night stranded on Greece’s border with the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia. Earlier -
World Super Tuesday heading towards a Trump-Clinton face-off As we look ahead to Super Tuesday, when the primary season goes national, we are joined by our Washington correspondent Stefan Grobe. Hello Stefan -
World News US expanding its role in the push to retake Mosul The United States says its forces will have a more enlarged role in the push take the northern Iraqi city of Mosul from the so-called Islamic State -
Iran Final election results confirm big gains for reformists in Iran Final results after elections on Friday show that allies of the reformist President Hassan Rouhani have made big gains. -
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Sport Footy first corruption later new FIFA boss gets down to work The new FIFA president Gianni Infantino got down to work by organising a friendly football match for employees and guests at FIFA’s headquarters in -
France Activists blamed as trouble flares during Calais migrant camp eviction There have been clashes in Calais as police began clearing part of the shanty town in northern France where migrants are trying to reach Britain. -
Greece Border closures fail to deter the flow of people to Greek mainland And they keep on coming. Despite the closure at the country’s northern border, refugees continue to flood into Greece. At least 2,000 more arrived -
Business Series Oscars: counting the cost of everything from gold statues to Alaska king crabs The Oscars ceremony is over for another year and it is time to count the cost of the red carpet, the statues, the caviar and champagne, and even the seats. -
United Kingdom Scottish warning for David Cameron over referendum on EU membership The Scottish first minister has repeated her claim that a so-called Brexit could trigger calls for a second referendum on Scottish independence. -
World News Italy flies in Syrian refugees via air 'humanitarian corridor' Italy has been accepting groups of Syrian refugees, flying them in by plane and sparing them the risk of dangerous sea and border crossings. The -
Focus 4th annual Africa Development Forum: what is the focus? Transforming agriculture from a subsistence activity into a driver of development and growth -
Europe News EU ministers fret over Chinese steel 'dumping' The EU needs to tighten up its anti-dumping rules to protect its steel industry from cheaper Chinese imports. That’s according to some EU trade -
World News Children were not believed, Cardinal tells Australia abuse commission George Pell, the highest-ranking Vatican official to testify at a Royal Commission in Australia into systematic child sex abuse, said children were -
Sport Former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness released from prison The former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has been released from prison. Hoeness served 21-months of his three-and-a-half-year sentence for tax -
Economy China to lay off 1.8 million coal and steel workers to cut overcapacity China expects to lay off 1.8 million workers in the coal and steel industries as it addresses overcapacity in bloated state enterprises amid slowing economic growth. -
World News Trial of ex-Nazi prison camp medic adjourned amid questions about his health Hubert Zafke served in the Auschwitz death camp and is accused of being an accomplice to the murder of thousands of prisoners -
USA Three clips with three messages the Oscars wanted to deliver From Chris Rock on why the Oscars are a bit racist, to Leonardo Di Caprio on why global warming is making life hard for film-makers, the Oscars -
Syria Hopes for Syrian aid despite ceasefire violations The United Nations is hoping that the truce brokered in Syria will provide a window of opportunity to distribute much needed aid in besieged areas -
World News What we do we know about North Korea’s US prisoner Otto Warmbier? Otto Warmbier, 21, is a third-year business student, from the University of Virginia. His family live in Cincinnati, Ohio. Why is he in the news? He -
Sport Pellegrini vindicated, Rashford lauded, Real Madrid moan 'The Corner' “Hello and welcome to The Corner. Where the blue half of Manchester is celebrating winning the first piece of competitive silverware of the season -
World News How do other parts of Europe mark the leap year? Leap years – which see an extra day (29th) added to February every four years to allow for the Earth taking 365.2422 days to orbit the sun – are -
Cinema All you need to know about the 2016 Oscars Kicking off the 88th Academy awards, host Chris Rock addressed the controversy over the lack of diversity that dominated the run-up to the event -
Business Series Starbucks takes on Italy with 'great humility and respect' Starbucks is to open in Italy where founder Howard Schultz says he got the idea to create the world's biggest chain of coffee shops. -
Economy Revised figures show Greek economy shrank 0.3 percent last year but expanded in Q4 Greece's economy performed slightly better than previously thought in Q4 of 2015. Revised figures show GDP actually expanded, but only by 0.1 percent from the previous quarter. -
USA US elections: Super Tuesday explained Why is it a “super” Tuesday? This year in the United States, March 1st is Super Tuesday, a key date in the primary elections of both the Republicans -
Economy Latest eurozone price weakening fuels deflation fears Prices in the eurozone slipped in February. Headline inflation fell to -0.2 percent low oil prices, a further worry for the European Central Bank on deflation. -
Iran Final election results in Iran confirm symbolic victories for reformist president and allies Commentators say the results could mean Iran will further its new ties with the West after the recent nuclear deal -
World News The world says goodbye to memes mocking Leonardo DiCaprio -
Republic of North Macedonia FYROM police fire tear gas at migrants amid Greek border tension Police in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of migrants and refugees at the Greek border, as -
Series Postcards from Japan: The sacred Ise-Jingu Shrine Our postcard this week comes to you from one of Japan's most sacred places, the Ise-Jingu Shrine -
Series A walk around the ‘spiritual home’ of the Japanese -
Ireland Watch: What happens in Ireland when keys to a ballot box are lost It’s the no-nonsense approach to vote counting likely to give legal officers the jitters. Staff at an election count in Ireland were left scrambling -
No Comment Recycle for good Primary school students in a remote Taiwanese village have collected around 100,000 bottle caps to create colourful frescoes and raise environmental -
North Korea US student Otto Warmbier held in North Korea 'confesses to severe crime' An American student detained in North Korea since early January and accused of carrying out a hostile act against the state has been paraded before -
USA Hungarians celebrate as holocaust drama Son of Saul wins Best Picture oscar Hungarians have been celebrating the award for Best Foreign Language Film that went to holocaust drama ‘Son of Saul’. The award comes after the -
Next Series From peelings to pork - animal feed reimagined In this week’s Futuris we look at an ambitious research project appears to have set out to prove the old adage that ‘you are what you eat’ by -
Next Series Takeaway: from peelings to pork -
No Comment Smiles for Oscar Stars of the big screen have stepped out on the world’s most watched stretch of red carpet before the 88th Academy Awards. -
USA DiCaprio finally gets his Oscar, Spotlight takes the award for Best Picture, and Mad Max cleans up on the technical front After 22 years in the business and six nominations a clearly delighted Leonardo DiCaprio finally got his hands on an Oscar for Best Actor for his -
World News French police begin dismantling Calais migrant 'Jungle' French police have moved into the so-called “Jungle” in Calais to begin dismantling part of the migrant camp. At the weekend the authorities toured -
USA "This will be the last night of an all-white Oscars” Civil rights campaigner Al Sharpton last night delivered an ultimatum to the movie industry, demanding a more diverse nomination list for the 2017 -
USA Hungarian holocaust movie wins Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film Hungary had cause for celebration as ‘Son of Saul’ took the Oscar for Best Foreign Langauge Film, a prize it also won at the Golden Globes. In his -
USA Oscars 2016: DiCaprio finally wins Best Actor, and 'Spotlight' scoops Best Picture The stars of the big screen have been honoured in Hollywood at this year’s Oscars. The last award of the #88thAcademyAwards for Best Picture goes -
Culture news Oscars 2016: Mad Max and Leonardo DiCaprio are the night's big winners What happened at the 88th Academy Awards… Mad Max: Fury Road is the night’s big winner, taking home six Oscars. The Revenant wins three Oscars -
USA Hollywood hosts Oscars amid diversity row Stars of the big screen have been stepping out on the world’s most watched stretch of red carpet. This year’s Academy Awards, the Oscars, have been -
Republic of North Macedonia FYROM allows in hundreds of migrants, as others remain trapped in Greece The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has opened its frontier with Greece – albeit briefly – to allow in around 400 migrants and refugees -
Syria Syria's shaky ceasefire in doubt? Reports of bombings and strikes Amid Syria’s shaky ceasefire, there claims of breaches. Barrel bombs are said to have been dropped on Homs province, with one video alleging the