2018-12-19

World News

Actress says she was fired from CBS because she 'did not want to be harassed'

"I did not over-react. I did I took a job and, because I did not want to be harassed, I was fired," Eliza Dushku said in a new op-ed.

19/12/2018

World News

UK parliament erupts as Corbyn accused of calling PM a 'stupid woman'

Corbyn says he said "stupid people."

19/12/2018

World News

Russia knows America's Achilles' heel: Race

In the land of equality, the truth about race created opening for Russia, experts say.

19/12/2018

United Kingdom

Scottish locals are leaving jackets on lamp posts for homeless people

A group has started a spontaneous project to collect jackets for homeless people.

19/12/2018

World News

3 people arrested in connection with murder of 2 migrant teens

Two men and a woman were detained Wednesday for the alleged abduction and murder of two Honduran teens in an attempted robbery.

19/12/2018

World News

Drones fly vaccines to remote island in first-of-its-kind delivery

Month-old baby on the Pacific island of Vanuatu becomes first person to get drone-delivered vaccination.

19/12/2018

Germany

Der Spiegel sacks a reporter over "falsified" and "invented" articles

A reporter for the German magazine Der Spiegel was sacked after he admitted he had invented stories.

19/12/2018

Markets

World stocks and oil try to scrabble higher after plunge

World stocks and oil try to scrabble higher after plunge

19/12/2018

Montenegro

Montenegro unveils statue of controversial ex-Yugoslav chief Tito

The mayor of Podgorica said the statue of the controversial ex-Yugoslav leader shows the country "remains faithful to anti-fascist traditions".

19/12/2018

France

'The only thing that should be banned is the FSB,' says Pussy Riot

"The big problem is that the gentlemen from the police and the FSB associate teenage sentiments with the fact that they are listening to the wrong music. Therefore, they believe that music should be banned. In fact, the only thing that should be banned is the FSB," a Pussy Riot member told Euronews.

19/12/2018

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Rare tornado damages homes in Washington state

A rare tornado touched down in a Seattle suburb on Tuesday, damaging several homes and toppling trees.

19/12/2018

Cinema

Cold War takes top honors at 2018 European Film Awards in Seville

Seville hosted the 2018 European Film Awards, with Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski's Cold War winning 5 awards including best film and best director

19/12/2018

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Huge fire ravages 600 homes in Brazil's Amazon

A huge fire blazed through 600 wooden homes built on stilts next to a river in Brazil's Amazon region overnight, decimating a poor area of the city of Manaus.

19/12/2018

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Tokyo's illuminations draw the crowds

Winter in Japan means warm clothes, hot soup, and light shows. The illuminations are a holiday tradition which run until February.

19/12/2018

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All crew members evacuated after cargo ship runs aground near Sile in Turkey

Sixteen crew members have been rescued from a cargo ship after heavy winds forced the vessel to run aground off of Istanbul's coastal district of Sile on Wednesday (December 19).

19/12/2018

Greece

Greek parliament approves 2019 budget, the first since exiting bailouts

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras referred to the first budget of a free Greece after parliament approved the 2019 budget, the first since exiting bailouts

19/12/2018

World News

Controversial UN migration pact is approved by the UN's General Assembly

Controversial UN migration pact is approved by the UN's General Assembly

19/12/2018

Italy

The miracle of Matera: city prepares for year of culture

In partnership with Matera 2019

Euronews' Marta brambilla Pisoni reports from Matera as the city gears up for its opening ceremony as European Capital of Culture 2019.

19/12/2018

United Kingdom

No-deal Brexit: what would ‘WTO terms’ mean for UK-EU trade?

The UK is on course to leave the EU with a divorce deal following Boris Johnson's election victory. But what if it fails to secure a future trade agreement with the EU?

19/12/2018

World News

EU reaches agreement on single-use plastic ban

The agreement targets the 10 most common plastic products washed up on European shores

19/12/2018

Sweden

Frock 'n' roll: Man-free music festival 'violated discrimination laws'

What do you think? Is the festival discriminatory? Or do we need music events that cater for all tastes?

19/12/2018

Europe News

The Brief: hacking scandal, plastics, electricity and George Soros

The Brief: hacking scandal, plastics, electricity and George Soros

19/12/2018

Earth News

The old silk factory using Da Vinci's 500-year-old machine design

A small but historical workshop is going centuries back in time to make silk.

19/12/2018

Italy

Italy budget crisis averted after EU agreement

A deal between Italy and the European Commission over its contested 2019 budget appeared to have been reached.

19/12/2018

India

The Indian festival where theatre meets nature

Started in 2008, the "Under the Sal Tree" festival this year was held over three days in a forest in Rampur village in India's northeastern state of Assam.

19/12/2018

USA

The food exhibition with the 'Yuck' factor

World's most vomit-inducing foods go on display in Los Angeles

19/12/2018

USA

US to withdraw forces out of Syria as Trump declares victory over ISIL

"We have defeated ISIL in Syria," said US President Donald Trump.

19/12/2018

USA

50 years since Apollo 8 sent men around the Moon

NASA's first moon shot, the extraordinary Apollo 8, marks its 50th anniversary this Christmas.

19/12/2018

United Kingdom

What are the UK's post-Brexit immigration plans? Euronews answers

'Freedom of movement will come to and end," says the British Home Secretary. Euronews takes a look at the measures outlined by the post-Brexit immigration policy.

19/12/2018

Poland

Euroviews. 'They said I'd go to hell as an orphan. But I knew my parents lived'

Marta was beaten, insulted and force-fed by the nuns who were supposed to be looking after her.

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