2018-02-05

South Korea

What to look out for at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea

Here’s our quick guide to help you pick your way through a packed programme of sport in PyeongChang.

05/02/2018

USA

Dow Jones share index down 1,175 points

The European and Asian stock markets took a blow after Dow Jones share index plunged 1,175 points on closing in biggest ever one-day point drop and biggest fall since 2008 financial crisis.

05/02/2018

Republic of North Macedonia

Greece's foreign minister on FYROM-name dispute

Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias speaks exclusively to Euronews about the decades-long 'Macedonia' dispute.

05/02/2018

United Kingdom

Julian Assange: is the WikiLeaks founder set to walk free today?

A judge is set to rule on whether an arrest warrant against Assange should be dropped, paving the way for him to leave the London embassy where he’s been holed up since 2012.

05/02/2018

United Kingdom

UK hits back after Trump claims NHS is ‘going broke and not working’

He’s already caused controversy after retweeting far-right group Britain First, now US President Donald Trump has angered Britons by criticising the NHS.

05/02/2018

Cult

Porsche celebrates brand’s design for 70th anniversary with new LA exh

'The Porsche Effect' at LA's Petersen Automotive Museum highlights the history and significance of the Porsche car company - from design, to engineering, to racing.

05/02/2018

United Kingdom

Barnier warns Britain over post-Brexit trade

The EU's chief negotiator was in Downing Street to meet Prime Minister Theresa May and his UK counterpart David Davis

05/02/2018

Cyprus

President of Cyprus re-elected for second term

Nicos Anastasiades won with 56 percent of the vote. In an exclusive interview with Euronews he said he would make unity with Turkish Cypriots a top priority.

05/02/2018

Spain

Heavy snow causes disruption in Madrid

Heavy snowfall shut down two of the main airport's runways and created chaos on the city's highways.

05/02/2018

Syria

Babies evacuated from Syrian hospital as airstrikes intensify

The evacuations come as renewed airstrikes target opposition-held areas in Idlib province following Saturday's reports that rebels shot down a Russian military jet.

05/02/2018

United Kingdom

British hacking suspect wins US extradition fight

Lauri Love, who has Asperger's Syndrome, is accused of hacking computer systems at US agencies including the FBI and the Federal Reserve

05/02/2018

Cinema

Stars of Spanish film at the 32nd Goya Awards in Madrid

The 32nd Goya Awards took place on Saturday in Madrid with red fans added to red carpets as women in Spanish cinema showed solidarity with Hollywood.

05/02/2018

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Record snowfall blankets Moscow

Record snowfall has hit Moscow, downing thousands of trees and covering the Russian capital in almost half a metre of snow in less than 24 hours. Russia's Meteorological Office said on Monday (February 5) that more than a month's average of snow fell over the weekend.

05/02/2018

World News

Former team USA gymnastics doctor sentenced to another 40 to 125 years

The former doctor was sentenced in Michigan for molesting young female gymnasts under the guise of medical treatment.

05/02/2018

Italy

Violence breaks out as Erdogan meets Pope Francis in Rome

The pro-Kurdish group, which objects to Turkey's treatment of Kurds in Turkey and Syria, held a sit-in outside the Castel Sant'Angelo, not far from where Erdogan was meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican.

05/02/2018

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Baby rescued from rubble in Syria's Idlib

Civil defense workers have rescued a baby from a collapsed building in Idlib city in northern Syria.

05/02/2018

Economy

Banks in Britain and US ban use of credit cards to buy Bitcoin

The move comes over fears a plunge in the value of crypto currencies will leave customers unable to repay their debts.

05/02/2018

Next Series

New technology juices up the food industry

Pulse electric field technology could revolutionise the way we process food - saving time, resources and nutrients.

05/02/2018

Vatican

Turkey's Erdogan makes historic visit to Vatican

The status of Jerusalem was a key talking point for the President and his host, Pope Francis

05/02/2018

Economy

South Korean court decision allows Samsung Group heir to leave prison

Samsung Group heir J Y.Lee walked free after judges in South Korea suspended his sentence over corruption charges. The news sent shockwaves through business and political circles.

05/02/2018

Turkey

Turkey’s religious chiefs brand left-handed eaters as ‘demons’

The Prophet Muhammad warned his community that demons eat and drink using their left hands, says Turkey’s directorate of religious affairs.

05/02/2018

Europe News

Salah Abdeslam: 'I'm not scared. I put my trust in Allah.'

The sole surviving suspect from the 2015 Paris terror attacks refuses to speak any further to a Belgian court, where he is on trial over a gunfight that led to his arrest.

05/02/2018

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Annual snow battle gets underway in Russia

The annual Yukigassen snow battle competition has begun in the northern Russian city of Murmansk.

05/02/2018

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Multi-car pile-up shuts down Missouri highway

Icy roads in the US state of Missouri caused a mulitple vehicle pile-up and shut down the highway.

05/02/2018

Germany

How fall of the Berlin Wall paved way for Germany’s populists

Today many Easterners can't help but feel they were merely absorbed by their more wealthy, Western neighbors, rather than joining as equal partners.

05/02/2018

United Kingdom

Barnier in UK for Brexit talks amid Tory turmoil on trade

The EU negotiator said there was not a minute to lose in discussions on Britain's divorce with the bloc

05/02/2018

Russia

EOC refuses Russian athletes cleared from doping participate in 2018 W

The International Olympic Committee declined a request for 13 Russian athletes, recently cleared of doping, to attend the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

05/02/2018

United Kingdom

How the UK's anti-Brexit 'Renew' party is similar to Macron's En March

The UK's new centre-left party Renew has more than its pro-EU stance in common with its French cousin La Republique En Marche!

05/02/2018

Costa Rica

Costa Rica presidential election set to be decided by run off

Evangelical singer Fabricio Alvarado Munoz will face-off against unrelated ex-government minister Carlos Alvarado Quesada

05/02/2018

Haiti

Haitian artists give everything to Jacmel carnival

The carnival takes investment, hard work and dedication, as artists seek recognition for their elaborate creations.

05/02/2018