archives - 28 Dec 2018. euronews : International and European news all available as video on demand

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China's first 100MW solar power plant turned on

China's first 100MW solar power plant was put into operation on Friday in Dunhuang City of northwest China's Gansu Province.

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Festival of blue lights over New York after explosion at power plant

Aliens over New York? No, the blue lights were due to an explosion at a power station in Queens. The incident sparked speculation on Twitter

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Flooded fields in Indonesia's tsunami-hit region

Aerial footage shows flooded fields in Indonesia's tsunami-hit region. The volcano said to have sparked the waves continues to rumble amid warnings from authorities of more danger

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How to open a Champagne bottle

And everything else you need to know about serving sparkling wine!

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Mark your calendars: 2019 spaceflight events you don't want to miss

If 2018 was a busy one for spaceflight, the coming year promises to be even busier.

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Iceland

Iceland has 'dire need' for infrastructure reforms, PM

Iceland's Prime Minister calls for reforms after a car crash killed three British tourists

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Markets

Take Five: The Year of the Bear! World markets themes for the week ahead

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United Kingdom

Britain: Recent migrant crossings in English Channel 'major incident'

Britain's border and immigration authority said the recent migrant crossing attempts in the English Channel is to be treated as a 'major incident'

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Egypt

Four dead after blast hits tourist bus near Giza pyramids, Egypt

At least four dead after roadside bomb hits tourist bus near the famous Giza pyramids, Egypt

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Antarctic scientists record 'eerie' sounds of space

Scientists at a research station in Antarctica recorded "eerie" sounds of space using a receiver which lies beneath the Earth's geomagnetic field lines

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Italy

Watch: Budget battle as scuffles erupt in Italian parliament

A session in the Italian parliament's lower house was marred by scuffles between MPs over the 2019 budget bill.

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Sudan

Deadly protests in Sudan enter a ninth consecutive day

Dozens of people, including children, have been killed as Sudanese security forces try to stifle street protests that are ostensibly about high prices but whose roots lie much deeper.

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Acclaimed Israeli author Amos Oz dies at 79

His works included "Black Box," ''In the Land of Israel," and "A Tale of Love and Darkness," a 2002 memoir that was also adapted into a film starring Natalie Portman.

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Solving the planet's plastic problem by closing the recycling loop

The 2018 Innovation Radar Prize has been won by an Italian startup project that seeks to recycle a much greater proportion of plastic waste

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Israel

Israeli author Amos Oz dies at 79

Israeli author Amos Oz has died of cancer at the age of 79.

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United Arab Emirates

Sheikha Latifa: Robinson meeting 'does not prove she is safe'

A legal representative for Sheikha Latifa, a Dubai princess who was feared missing, said a meeting with Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, does not prove Latifa is safe.

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Germany

Watch: First footage released of polar bear cub born at Berlin Zoo

The 27-day old youngster is spending its days sleeping, nursing and cuddling up to its mother.

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Crimea

Macron and Merkel demand release of Ukrainian sailors

France & Germany say Russia must release 24 Ukrainian sailors captured in Kerch Strait.

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France

Frenchman sets off to cross the Atlantic... in a barrel

Former French military paratrooper, Jean-Jacques Savin has set off from the Canary Islands in an attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a barrel.

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Ukraine

Russia completes wall on Crimea-Ukraine border

Security barrier equipped with sensors to prevent "penetration by Ukrainian saboteurs".

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China

Ice park featuring 39 ice sculptures to open in northeast China

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Italy

Rome zoo's drive to pick up Penguin populations

18 African penguins get a new home at Rome zoo

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Markets

European shares climb after Wall Street bounce, caution prevails

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Syria

UAE reopens Damascus embassy in boost for Assad

UAE reopens Damascus embassy in boost for Assad and signal that Syria is open for business

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European markets rally after turbulent week

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Spain

Watch: NGO rescue boat arrives in Spain carrying 311 migrants

A rescue boat run by, Spanish charity Proactiva Open Arms, arrived in Spain's port of Algeciras carrying 311 migrants on Friday morning.

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France

'The anger and hatred became so palpable': France's year in review

Euronews' Anelise Borges reflects on the top French newsmakers of 2018

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World

No end in sight for US government shutdown

The partial US government shutdown is set to run into the new year, as an impasse continues over Donald Trump's Mexico border wall plan.

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Our favourite pictures of the year: How many of them can you identify?

A good picture, as the idiom suggests, is often worth a thousand words.

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USA

Euroviews. We shouldn't let Apple colonize our public spaces | View

The attempted (and sometimes successful) invasion of public space is the real issue with Apple’s town square concept.

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Israel strikes Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon

Why the Democratic Republic of the Congo is struggling to contain mpox

Stairway to tension: France and Italy dispute Spanish Step ownership

Portugal observes day of national mourning after seven die in fires

Israel strikes Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon

Why the Democratic Republic of the Congo is struggling to contain mpox

Stairway to tension: France and Italy dispute Spanish Step ownership

Portugal observes day of national mourning after seven die in fires

2018-12-28

How to open a Champagne bottle

Watch: Budget battle as scuffles erupt in Italian parliament

Deadly protests in Sudan enter a ninth consecutive day

Acclaimed Israeli author Amos Oz dies at 79

Solving the planet's plastic problem by closing the recycling loop

Frenchman sets off to cross the Atlantic... in a barrel

Ice park featuring 39 ice sculptures to open in northeast China

Watch: NGO rescue boat arrives in Spain carrying 311 migrants

'The anger and hatred became so palpable': France's year in review

Our favourite pictures of the year: How many of them can you identify?