9 August 2018 | Euronews
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Gaza Israel and Palestinian violence continues The recent surge of air strikes leave three dead in Gaza and renewed efforts for a truce to be brokered between the two sides. -
World News Hamas claims cease-fire after new round of fighting with Israel A senior Hamas official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the deal would formally go into effect at midnight. -
Italy Italy's new labour law explained On Tuesday, the Italian parliament passed laws that would tackle short-term work, precarious labour practices and penalise firms relocating abroad. The new wide-ranging law, called the “dignity decree”, is one of the first victories for the left-right coalition government between the 5-Star Movement -
Russia Russia calls fresh US sanctions "illegal" The Kremlin says it's begun working on retaliatory measures after seeing it's rouble currency hit a two-year low because of the sanctions. -
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No Comment WATCH: Mudslide pummels through Swiss village A mudslide struck the village of Grugnay (Valais canton) in Switzerland on Tuesday night (Aug 7th) -
Musica Barber's mysterious "Vanessa" enthrals at Glyndebourne A dark story full of secrets: "The American composer Samuel Barber won for his first opera "Vanessa" the Pulitzer Prize. The masterpiece from the 1950s is now on stage at the Glyndebourne Festival. -
World News Yemen rebels say Saudi coalition airstrike in north kills at least 40 Yemen's rebel-run Al Masirah TV aired dramatic images of wounded children, their clothes and schoolbags covered with blood as they lay on hospital stretchers. -
World News Saudi Arabia's explosion at a Canadian tweet shows how rules have changed Analysis: The Saudi kingdom erupted in fury at criticism of its human rights record. Will the West resist Saudi pressure and back Canada? -
World News Europe's heatwave puts fresh focus on drowning danger Countries are issuing warnings about the danger of drowning as people seek relief from Europe's heatwave. -
United Kingdom Watch: Rare moment as baby rhino from critically-endangered species is born in England These are the first moments of a baby rhino from a critically-endangered species that was born in England. -
Germany German media under fire for story about 'metal-fans' from 'retirement home' German media are under fire for reporting that two “grandpas” escaped from a retirement home to enjoy a rock concert in the region of Wacken, Germany. -
USA Australian and New Zealand fire crews help tackle California wildfire Firefighters in California say they are making good progress battling a blaze that covers an area larger than the city of Los Angeles -
Chile Watch: Volcanic eruption caught on camera … from a ski lift! This is the moment an aspiring film director enjoyed a front row seat for a volcanic eruption. -
No Comment Ford celebrates production of its 10 millionth Mustang Ford Motor Co. marked the production of the 10 millionth Mustang with celebrations at the automaker's headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, as well as at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant, where the iconic sports car is made. -
Yemen Yemen: Air strikes kill dozens of children riding a bus The Saudi-led coalition insists it's acted within international law and accuses the Iranian-aligned Houthi group of using the children as human shields. -
World News As we plan energy strategies, ‘clean cooling’ needs to come in from the cold | View We need to take a hard look at how we provide cooling and devise a radically more efficient approach. If we do not, the irony is that as we strive to cool ourselves down, we shall be heating the planet up …. requiring more cooling. -
Spain Spain takes in 87 more migrants Eighty-seven more migrants arrived in southern Spain on Thursday after being rescued off the coast of Libya -
No Comment Ecuador: Festival of Lights transforms Quito's old city The colonial centre of the Ecuadorean capital Quito is being transformed by the annual Fiesta de la Luz (Festival of Lights). -
World News Medal worn by Bolivian presidents stolen from red-light district "It is as if they robbed the crown of Queen Elizabeth of England," one of the country's former presidents said of the medallion and sash. -
No Comment Thousands protest in Argentina after senate rejects bill to legalise abortion Thousands of protesters took to the Argentinian streets ahead of the historic vote on abortion laws, which currently bans the procedure in the country, expect in cases of rape or risk to the woman’s life. -
USA Watch: time-lapse of major blaze in wildfire-hit California This is an eight-hour time-lapse of one of the major wildfires that authorities in California are battling to control. -
World News Argentina's Senate rejects legalizing elective abortions The Health Ministry estimates that the country sees as many as half a million clandestine abortions each year, with dozens of women dying as a result. -
World News How climate change might change your dream European vacation Scorching temperatures and extreme weather mean summer vacations may be replaced by fall vacations. -
World News Japanese medical school apologises for marking down female entrance candidates Tokyo Medical University has apologised after admitting it has been marking female candidates down for over a decade. Many in the country worry that female doctors will take time off for maternity leave, and create a doctor shortage. -
Indonesia Indonesia is hit by third quake in two weeks as death toll rises Indonesia has been rocked anew by an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9, according to the United States Geological Survey. -
Italy Italian government criticised for change to vaccination law #GME Italy’s law change sparks controversy after ruling coalition says parents no longer need proof of children’s vaccinations. @TesaArcilla spoke to Dr Mark Muscat from the World Health Organisation. -
Argentina Celebrations and anger as Argentine Senate rejects abortion bill There were celebrations, sadness, anger and violence after the Argentine Senate voted against a bill that would have liberalised the country's abortion law -
World News Eastern Australia hit by worst drought in living memory The worst drought in living memory is sweeping parts of eastern Australia, with farmers in some cases culling cattle and sheep they can no longer afford to keep. Record low levels of rainfall have affected large areas of grazing and crop land. -
World News Germany and Spain agree controversial migrant return deal Germany and Spain agree on migrant return deal - Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez reach a deal where Germany can send migrants previously registered in Spain back to the original landing point. It comes ahead of Merkel and Sanchez's migrant talks this weekend. -
United Kingdom UK pleased, Russia angry at US sanctions over Skripal case Washington's announcement of new sanctions against Russia over the Skripal poisoning has been welcomed in London, and condemned in Moscow. -
Argentina Argentina’s Senate rejects proposed law to legalise abortion Senators in Buenos Aires has voted down a bill to allow abortion up to 14 weeks of pregnancy, after weeks of passionate debate and street protests. -
Gaza Israel strikes Gaza in response to militants' rockets Israel responded with airstrikes on Wednesday claiming they were in response to 36 rockets fired by militants in Gaza -
Portugal Portuguese wildfire still burning The wildfire still burning in southern Portugal has scorched almost 24,000 hectares and has caused carbon monoxide levels to rise in the region -
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