5 August 2018 | Euronews
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Switzerland Cause of Swiss plane crash unknown Investigators do not yet know why a plane crashed in Switzerland on Saturday claiming the lives of all 20 people on board -
Greece Greece replaces emergency chiefs over deadly wildfires Greece has appointed new heads of key emergency services following last month's deadly wildfires near Athens. -
World News Civil war destroyed their homes. These refugees are learning how to rebuild them. "If we're not doing it, if we're not going to do it, I don't think anyone else will." -
Sport Andrea Dovizioso wins Czech MotoGP thriller Italian Andrea Dovizioso won a Czech Grand Prix thriller in a Ducati one-two on Sunday while Honda's Marc Marquez finished third in his 100th MotoGP race to stretch his championship lead to 49 points. -
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Portugal Fires rage for third day in Spain and Portugal The temperatures may have started to ease from their near- record highs in Portugal but fires has raged for a third day in the south of the country. -
Afghanistan Taliban kill three Czech Nato forces in Afghanistan A suicide bomber killed three NATO service members on a foot patrol in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said, and Taliban militants claimed responsibility. -
Greece Greek fire death toll rises An 85-year-old man has died in hospital after being burned in last months fire in the coastal town of Mati in Greece, bringing the number of fatalities to 90 -
Iran Rush to fill orders ahead of new US sanctions Rush to fill orders ahead of new US sanctions -
World News Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after 7.0 quake The quake comes a week after a magnitude 6.4 quake killed 14 people on the island and prompted a large-scale evacuation of a volcano popular with hikers -
Portugal Extreme temperatures set to drop in Portugal By Tuesday, temperature should fall below 40C -
World News Vintage plane crash in Swiss Alps kills 20, police say "The aircraft plunged almost vertically at high speed into the ground," said Daniel Knecht, an official from the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board. -
Ireland How a heatwave helped uncover a piece of Irish history A wildfire on the coast of eastern Ireland killed off some vegetation but resurrected a World War II relic. -
World News Deadly earthquake strikes Indonesia killing at least 98 A powerful magnitude 7 earthquake has hit the Indonesian island of Lombok, killing at least 98 people. -
No Comment Tornado rips through Canada's Manitoba, killing one A destructive tornado ripped through western Ontario on Friday, causing at least one death, local media reported. -
Switzerland Swiss vintage plane crash 'kills all 20 people on board' A vintage plane crash in Switzerland killed all 20 people on board, police confirmed on Sunday. -
USA Right-wing and anti-fascist demonstrators square-off in Portland Scuffles broke out as scores of right-wing and anti-fascist demonstrators squared off on in Portland, Oregon. Riot police tried to keep the two sides apart as protesters chanted and hurled insults at each other. -
Nicaragua Pro and anti-government supporters hold rallies in Nicaragua Rival rallies have been held in Nicaragua after a recent wave of violence that has left hundreds dead -
World News New role? Russia tasks actor Steven Seagal with improving U.S. ties Moscow said Seagal's role would be to develop Russian-U.S. "humanitarian" relations, including in the fields of culture and art. -
South Korea Thousands march against spycam epidemic in South Korea Tens of thousands of South Korean women have been taking part in a mass protest in Seoul against secretly-filmed spycam pornography. -
World News New leader of terror-torn Pakistan plans to plant 10 billion trees The violence-plagued country is one of the most vulnerable in the world to climate change. -
World News Brazil's Workers Party names jailed leader as presidential nominee Lula has been jailed since April on a corruption conviction that will almost certainly bar him from running. -
Venezuela Nicolas Maduro ‘survived assassination attempt involving exploding drones’ Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro has claimed he has survived an assassination attempt involving exploding drones. -
Israel Mass protest in Tel Aviv against new nationality law Thousands of Israel's minority Druze community held a rally in Tel Aviv to protest against a new nationality law that they say will sideline non-Jewish Israelis -
World News Bangladesh protesters are injured The protests began Sunday after two college students were struck and killed by a pair of buses racing to pick up passengers.