2018-12-28

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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.

28/12/2018

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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

28/12/2018

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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

28/12/2018

World News

How to open a Champagne bottle

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

28/12/2018

World News

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.

28/12/2018

Iceland

Iceland has 'dire need' for infrastructure reforms, PM

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

28/12/2018

Markets

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

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

28/12/2018

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'

28/12/2018

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

28/12/2018

World News

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

28/12/2018

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.

28/12/2018

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.

28/12/2018

World News

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.

28/12/2018

Focus

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

28/12/2018

Israel

Israeli author Amos Oz dies at 79

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

28/12/2018

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.

28/12/2018

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.

28/12/2018

Crimea

Macron and Merkel demand release of Ukrainian sailors

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

28/12/2018

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.

28/12/2018

Ukraine

Russia completes wall on Crimea-Ukraine border

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

28/12/2018

China

Ice park featuring 39 ice sculptures to open in northeast China

Ice park featuring 39 ice sculptures to open in northeast China

28/12/2018

Italy

Rome zoo's drive to pick up Penguin populations

18 African penguins get a new home at Rome zoo

28/12/2018

Markets

European shares climb after Wall Street bounce, caution prevails

European shares climb after Wall Street bounce, caution prevails

28/12/2018

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

28/12/2018

World News

European markets rally after turbulent week

European markets rally after turbulent week

28/12/2018

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.

28/12/2018

France

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

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

28/12/2018

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.

28/12/2018

World News

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.

28/12/2018

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.

28/12/2018