13 February 2018 | Euronews
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Bolivia Charity uses dating site to find love for Romeo and save his species Conservationists have failed to find a match for Romeo, a rare Sehuencas water frog, since he was collected by scientists in Bolivia over 10 years ago. -
United Arab Emirates Artificial city to give a glimpse of life on Mars The United Arab Emirates plans to construct a Mars Science City near Dubai to simulate human occupation on the Red Planet. -
Saudi Arabia Saudi women enjoy themselves at football match in Riyadh Saudi women were only allowed into stadiums in January. -
Europe News Saudi Arabia hands back Belgian mosque The Grand Mosque in Brussels is the largest mosque in Belgium and for almost 40 years it's been run by Saudi Arabia. Now that's coming to an end, over concerns that Riyadh's Salafist influence is breeding radicalism in the community. -
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United Arab Emirates The World Government Summit 2018 In Brief Today marks the last day of the sixth World Government Summit in Dubai, where prominent thinkers, experts and policy-makers gather to talk about technology and innovation in a range of fields. -
Turkey Turkish president threatens US forces in Syria with an "Ottoman slap" Just days before he hosts the US Secretary of State Recep Tayyip Erdogan also warns the US not to fund Kurdish fighters. -
Israel Netanyahu: what happens now? A guide to the Israeli prime minister's career, some possible candidates to succeed him and what impact any change in leadership might have on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. -
Economy Will UK interest rates rise as inflation outstrips wage growth? Consumer price inflation in Britain is now three percent which is close to its highest level for six years. -
South Africa Zuma maintains suspense over fate as South African president The embattled leader is facing mounting calls to quit as South Africa's head of state -
Europe News Brussels to announce presidential candidacy process European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will announce the procedure for appointing his successor after he steps down next year. -
Europe News Brief: Austria prioritises migration and Juncker to announce verdict on Spitzenkandidat This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from the EU's de facto political capital. -
Romania Romanian singers make history by performing 100 metres underground Eurovision hosted hosted the country's fourth semi-final in one of Romania's most famous tourist hotspots. -
Russia Investigation underway to find out cause of Russian plane crash It's believed "human error" may have led to Sunday's tragedy that killed all 71 people on board. -
Cult Eurovision goes underground in Romania Romania's fourth Eurovision heat got underway 86-metres underground in a salt mine -
Netherlands Dutch foreign minister quits after admitting he lied about Putin meeting Social media users have been superimposing images of the politician into photos of major historic events that he also didn't attend. -
Europe News Migration a priority for Austrian EU presidency European Council President Donald Tusk arrived in Vienna on Tuesday for talks on Austria's upcoming EU presidency. Chancellor Sebastain Kurz stressed he will take the same hard line on immigration at the European level as he has at home. -
Germany German coalition agreement: AI program shows bias Researchers used artificial intelligence to compare the manifestos of the German parties with the coalition agreement. And it showed that 70 percent of the content referred to the SPD manifesto and only 30 percent to that of the conservatives -
United Kingdom Commonwealth group to discuss Queen's successor There are reports the group is to meet shortly to discuss the future governance of the Commonwealth -
Sweden Man pleads guilty to Stockholm terror attack He admitted driving a truck into a crowd of people last April, killing 5 and leaving 14 others injured. -
Earth News Meet the designer using virtual reality to highlight femininity Spanish designer Pilar Torrecillas' tribute to the arts and history of Grenada. -
Bolivia Will Romeo find his Juliet? Romeo faces extinction as the only Sehuencas frog in existence. To help him the Global Wildlife Conservation has added his profile to the dating site Match -
World News Assange loses bid to drop UK arrest warrant The 46-year-old Wikileaks founder is being pursued by British authorities for breaching his bail conditions in 2012. -
Germany 68th Berlin International Film Festival opens on Thursday with a typically eclectic mix of the world's films. The festival opens with Wes Anderson’s "Isle of Dogs," the second stop-motion animation from the American director. -
United Kingdom Oxfam International Chairman Fuentes Knight arrested Fuentes Knight was arrested in Guatemala amid a local corruption probe, the attorney general's office announced -
Russia Valentine’s Day: to Russia with love — from the EU Relations between Moscow and Brussels are the lowest they've ever been, but do figures released ahead of Valentine’s Day give reason for hope? -
Tonga Tonga survives Cyclone Gita without fatalities, but parliament and many homes destroyed Australian and New Zealand dispatch aid supplies after power and water supplies hit. -
No Comment Prince Harry and Meghan Markle meet Cruachan IV in Edinburgh Prince Harry and his American fiancee Meghan Markle, who was dressed in a Scottish tartan coat, were welcomed enthusiastically in Edinburgh on Tuesday (February 13) on an official joint visit to Scotland ahead of their marriage in May. -
Sport Hirscher collects gold with slick combined run Austria's Marcel Hirscher finally ends his quest for Olympic gold as Chloe Kim grabs the half-pipe gold for the United States -
Sport Japanese speed skater is first athlete to be expelled from Pyeongchang for doping Kei Saito failed an out-of-competition doping test the day he arrived in Pyeongchang. -
USA A Boston Dynamics robot can now open doors The "SpotMini" four-legged machine has been equipped with a claw to grasp and open door handles. -
Ukraine Ukraine deports Georgian ex-president to Warsaw CCTV footage shows Mikheil Saakashvili being dragged away from a central Kyiv restaurant by armed border service officers. -
United Kingdom Iraq re-construction to cost $88bn Among the hardest-hit areas is Mosul, where fighting displaced more than five million people -
Sport Pyeongchang 2018: what happened on day four of the Winter Olympics? Here is our latest at-a-glance round-up of what you need to know from South Korea. -
Egypt At least ten killed as Egypt continues military campaign in Sinai Egypt's armed forces are waging an unprecedented battle to crush "terrorist organisations" by the end of February -
USA US woman first-ever human infected with parasitic cattle eye worms As many as 14 of the translucent creatures were extracted from her left eye after she was left itching for over a week. -
South Korea North Korea thanks the South for its Olympic welcome Pyongyang says it intends to maintain warming of relations with Seoul after the winter games are done. -
Destinations The world’s first "energy positive" hotel will open in the Arctic Circle This hotel will produce more energy than it consumes. -
No Comment Sambadrome Thousands of performers paraded through the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on Monday night. -
Slovakia The Slovak town hoping to cash-in on Valentine’s Day with special love bank Meet the small town in Slovakia looking to rival Europe’s romance hotspots Paris and Verona. -
Brazil Rio's carnival hots up as tourists flock to Brazil's party central A memorable 2018 carnival looks assured after a dazzling display of dancers, songs and setpieces. -
Tonga Tonga torn apart by Cyclone Gita Winds of up to 195kph recorded on island nation as cyclone rips across Pacific and heads for Fiji. -
United Kingdom Oxfam crisis deepens as Haitian president slams charity over sex scandal Haiti's president has condemned the behaviour of Oxfam staff accused of sexual misconduct as a "serious violation of human dignity." -
South Africa ANC calls time on President Jacob Zuma South Africa's ruling party decides to end president's term early after corruption allegations refuse to go away.