archives - 04 Jan 2017. euronews : International and European news all available as video on demand

Robert Marchand cycled his way into the record books on Wednesday.

French centenarian cycles into record books

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Belgium

Britain appoints career diplomat as envoy to EU

Senior career diplomat Tim Barrow has been appointed as Britain’s envoy to the European Union.

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France

French farmer on trial for transporting migrants across French-Italian border

Cédric Herrou faces an eight-month suspended sentence and driving restrictions for the aid he has given to African migrants.

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euronews takes a look at what tech CES 17 might unveil

CES2017: What to expect

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Gev Teddy Sella claimed his second win of this year’s Africa Eco Race after winning stage three which took the competitors from Tagounite to Assa in Southern…

Sella strikes again in Africa Eco Race

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Stage three of this year’s Dakar Rally saw the first day at high altitude for the competitors.

Dakar Rally: Barreda takes stage three and overall race lead

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Republicans have launched their long-desired bid to scrap the system in what Vice President-elect Mike Pence has called "the first order of business" of Donald Trump's administration.

Saving Obamacare: the US president pleads for his legacy

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Cult

A beginner's guide to the "Kalachakra" ceremonies

The Dalai Lama has officially launched 13 days of ceremonies and rituals known as the Kalachakra Initiation in Bodh Gaya in India

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A packed commuter train allegedly hit the bumpers in Brooklyn's Atlantic Terminal during rush hour on Wednesday morning.

More than 100 injured in rail accident in New York

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Brazil

Mass escape after prison riot in Brazil claims 56 lives

Over 100 prisoners are on the loose and 56 have died after two rival drugs gangs ran riot in a Brazilian prison.

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Sweden

Swedish old folks' home abandons six-hour workday experiment

A six-hour workday experiment has been abandoned at one retirement home in the Swedish city of Gothenberg despite workers reporting better health, reduced absenteeism and improved quality of patient c

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Norwegian ski jumper Daniel Andre Tande won a shortened third stop of the prestigious Four Hills Tournament on Wednesday in Innsbruck for his second straight…

Ski Jumping: Tande scores double whammy in Innsbruck

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Iraq

More than 2000 a day are fleeing Mosul - UN

The UN says this is several hundred more each day than before US-led coalition forces began a new phase of their battle to retake the city from ISIL.

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Business Series

Maersk and Alibaba link up

The world's largest container shipping line Maersk has teamed up with the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to cut out freight forwarders.

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This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s political capital.

The Brief from Brussels: fallout continues over UK envoy's resignation

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Business Series

Peso slumps as Ford cancels Mexico plant

Mexico's peso hit a new record low after Ford said it won't build a huge car-making plant in the country following criticism by president-elect Trump.

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target

Morocco: a business bridge to Africa

Morocco has been taking solid steps to apply its development strategy to improve its economic growth and presence in regional markets.

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Myanmar

Commission finds no evidence of genocide in Myanmar

An interim report by the body set up by the government to investigate abuses in Rakhine State finds no evidence to support claims of ethnic cleansing, rape and arson.

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Belgium international Axel Witsel is the latest high-profile footballer to be heading to the lucrative Chinese Super League.

Axel Witsel heads to China

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Europe News

Fallout continues after UK envoy quits

Brussels is still reeling from the British ambassador’s to the EU’s shock resignation on Tuesday.

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France

New Year, new election in France

With the dawn of the New Year, the presidential hopefuls from France's mainstream political parties have begun to set out their plans ahead of the vote in the spring.

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Mass murderer Charles Manson is reportedly seriously ill in hospital.

Mass murderer Charles Manson 'seriously ill' in hospital

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China signals it wants to avoid a trade war after US President-elect Donald Trump names tough-talking Robert Lighthizer as his chief trade negotiator.

China stresses US mutual interests amid trade war fears

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Cinema

This week on the big screen - movies from the European cinema

The documentary ‘The Valley of the Wolves’ leads our pick of European.

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Turkey

Was the Reina attack due to a clash of lifestyles?

In Turkey, lifestyle differences are being touted as a motivation for Saturday's massacre in a nightclub in Istanbul.

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Sci-tech

The plant doctor app helping to identify plant disease

A mobile phone could be set to help farmers identify diseases in their produce.

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Eurozone consumer prices rose more than expected in December, up 1.1 percent year-on-year but core inflation rose only slightly.

Eurozone inflation heads up

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