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2016-11-29

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United Kingdom

Former football coach Barry Bennell faces eight new charges of sex assault against a boy under the age of 14

British former football coach Barry Bennell was charged on Tuesday with eight historical offences of sexual assault against a boy under the age of 14.

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: EU-Turkey ties face test and Brexit notes cause stir

This is the Brief from Brussels, a round-up of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

Germany

German 'mole' is arrested over Islamist plot

An employee of Germany’s domestic intelligence service (BfV) has been arrested over a suspected Islamist plot to bomb the agency’s Cologne Headquarters.

Sport

Argentina's Davis Cup winners return to hero's welcome

Argentina’s triumphant Davis Cup team returned home to a hero’s welcome on Tuesday.

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Italy

World's oldest person Emma Morano celebrates 117th birthday

Italy’s Emma Morano, thought to be the world’s oldest person and the last to be born in the 19th century, celebrated her 117th birthday on Tuesday.

Turkey

Turkey: Fire at schoolgirls' dormitory kills 12

A fire at a dormitory for schoolgirls in southern Turkey on Tuesday left twelve people dead, eleven of them teenagers.

Sport

Chapecoense: A fairytale season turned into everyone's worst nightmare

Chapecoense were founded in 1973 in the town of Chapeco in southern of Brazil – the result of a merger between two amateur teams.

Economy

Italian banks face sluggish response on cash calls as capital crisis looms

Investor confidence in Italian banks ability to raise money to cover bad debt takes a tumble as fears over government's future weigh on market.

Economy

Tunisia 2020 seeks to reverse foreign capital investment flight

International investors have turned out in force for the Tunisia 2020 conference.

Colombia

Colombia plane crash: Fans gather to mourn Chapecoense footballers

Hundreds of fans have gathered at Chapecoense’s stadium, the Condá Arena in the city of Chapecó, to mourn the players and staff killed in a plane crash in…

Germany

Refugee postcards for sale in Berlin

It costs 90 cents to send a postcard from Germany to Syria, and Zero Ninety is a chance for Berliners a chance to buy postcards from artists and refugees at silent auction

Sport

Bolivian FA chief arrested on corruption charges

The President of the Bolivian Football Association was arrested this week on corruption charges.

West Bank

Fatah re-elects Mahmoud Abbas

The Palestinian President has opened the first congress of his Fatah party for seven years. An estimated 1,300 delegates gathered to elect new leaders and discuss longer-term policy.

Cuba

Leftist Latin American allies honour Castro in Cuba

International friends and admirers of Fidel Castro were in Havana on Tuesday to pay their last respects to the leader of Cuba’s revolution.

Sport

Stalemate in final of World Chess Championships forces rare tie-breaker

For only the third time in the history of the competition a tiebreaker will be needed to decide the World Chess Championships.

Europe News

We remain on 'European road' - Moldova's prime minister tells Euronews

We remain on our European road.

Germany

More turbulence for Lufthansa

The German flag carrier says an estimated 1,706 flights will be cancelled on Tuesday and Wednesday due to a long-running pay dispute between management and pilots.

Europe News

EU energy plan - will it go far enough?

It is all about limiting climate change and boosting sustainability.

USA

Texas 'elector' quits in Trump protest

One of the Electoral College electors, a Texas Republican, quits in protest over the election of Donald Trump

Economy

US Q3 GDP growth beats estimates

Better than expected GDP and Income data from US suggest Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in December.

Cinema

Usain Bolt doc out now

‘I Am Bolt’ is a new documentary about the athlete known as “the fastest man alive”: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt.

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Chernobyl: gigantic shield to cover exploded reactor after 30 years

In Chernobyl, Ukraine, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, a giant protective shield is slowly being moved into place a couple of feet at a time.

Cult

Czech puppets vie for UNESCO nod

Puppetry has a very long history across the Czech Republic and can be traced deep into the Middle Ages.