2018-05-29

World News

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Get you a shirt that can do both.

29/05/2018

Germany

German Chancellor and Turkish FM attend Solingen memorial ceremony

Angela Merkel and Mevlut Cavusoglu both spoke on the 25th anniversary of the racist attack that killed five members of the Turkish community

29/05/2018

World News

Reboot your router to avoid Russian hack, warns FBI

More than half a million devices have already been compromised — with more likely to be targeted over the next few weeks.

29/05/2018

Europe News

Cuts in the east, hikes in the south - EU funding plans revealed

Hungary and Poland are among eastern EU states facing reductions in cohesion cash

29/05/2018

Economy

World economy returns to pre-crisis levels as unemployment drops, OECD

Brexit uncertainty poses a 'major risk' for UK economy says OECD in its latest economic report

29/05/2018

World News

Hurricane Maria death toll is thousands higher than official count, study says

"Our results indicate that the official death count of 64 is a substantial underestimate of the true burden of mortality after Hurricane Maria."

29/05/2018

World

Malta is a captured state, say sons of Daphne Caruana Galizia

Andrew and Matthew Caruana Galizia, say the story behind their mother’s assassination is that of a small Mediterranean Island state that has been taken over by outside interests.

29/05/2018

World News

One suspect in Toronto restaurant bombing 'may be a woman,' police say

Police at first suspected both people responsible for the mayhem in MIssissauga were men.

29/05/2018

World News

Starbucks closes 8,000 stores for anti-racism traning

Starbucks closes 8,000 stores across the U.S. for anti-racism training

29/05/2018

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New births at Belgrade zoo

Belgrade Zoo welcomed two new babies this week - an American bison calf and a fawn

29/05/2018

France

Paris police don pyjamas for protest over working conditions

Demonstrators said their long hours would soon force them to sleep at work.

29/05/2018

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Shooting in Liege, Belgium

A man killed two policewomen and a bystander in the Belgian city of Liege on Tuesday before being gunned down at a school

29/05/2018

France

Libya's rival leaders agree to hold elections in December

The breakthrough came at an international conference in Paris

29/05/2018

Israel

Israel detains Gaza Freedom Flotilla

A Europe-bound boat carrying 17 passengers, some of whom were injured in recent clashes with Israeli forces, has been captured a short distance from the Gaza port.

29/05/2018

France

Release of 40 radicalised inmates is 'major risk' to France

Authorities need to take action concerning the upcoming release of 40 radicalised inmates from French jails, says leading counter-terrorist prosecutor Francois Molins

29/05/2018

Sport

Mohamed Salah arrives in Spain for treatment

The Egyptian and Liverpool FC forward has landed in Valencia

29/05/2018

Denmark

Neo-Nazis dump trash outside homes of Danish politicians

"The whole problem of the situation was that instead of directing their action or process towards the institution, it was directed at me and directed to the place where I live with my family," said Lasse Olsen to Euronews.

29/05/2018

Papua New Guinea

PNG to shut down Facebook for one month to hunt down ‘fake users'

Communication Minister Sam Basil said the shutdown would allow officials to conduct research into how Facebook is being used in the island nation, which is home to some 8 million people.

29/05/2018

Economy

Brief from Brussels: Italy's political turmoil threatens trouble for EU

29/05/2018

Real Economy

Workers' rights transformed: Ensuring social protection

In partnership with The European Commission

For most workers in Europe's gig economy, access to social protection is not as simple as it was when full-time jobs were the norm. 'Real Economy' looks at how the system can mature and evolve.

29/05/2018

Rwanda

Rwanda defends Arsenal deal

Kigali says the deal aims to increase tourism, investment and football development in the country

29/05/2018

Cult

World's largest known freshwater pearl to go under the hammer

The pearl, dubbed "the Sleeping Lion" for its irregular shape will go on sale in the Hague

29/05/2018

Earth News

The unique flower behind Chanel No 5

There wouldn't be Chanel No 5 as we know it without the addition of this delicate pink rose.

29/05/2018

Mexico

Relief as mural painters are rescued from dangling scaffold in Mexico

The four painters were stranded for several hours before rescuers managed to get them down to safety

29/05/2018

Economy

EU-Italy: there may be trouble ahead

As political uncertainty continues in Italy, eyes turn to possible impact on EU and eurozone

29/05/2018

World News

South Korea hustles to prevent war on its doorstep

President Moon Jae-in and his allies have expressed confidence a meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will happen soon.

29/05/2018

Denmark

Copenhagen and Malmo want to build "world's first international metro"

City chiefs in Denmark and Sweden are looking at spending up to €4 billion on what is thought to be the world’s first international metro.

29/05/2018

Economy

Finanical turmoil as political uncertainty continues in Italy

Finanical turmoil as political uncertainty continues in Italy

29/05/2018

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Peruvian authorities find new geoglyphs

The government has stepped up its protection of world heritage sites, and as a consequence has made some new discoveries.

29/05/2018

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Sydney disappears in smoke

Australia's biggest city has all but vanished as brush fire clearances on the outskirts create thick smoke.

29/05/2018