2018-12-31

China

Ice and snow festival opens in China

Temperatures are well below freezing but visitors' spirits are high at this year's International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, China.

31/12/2018

World News

Elon Musk makes three big predictions about Mars, brains...and pickup trucks

"I look at the future from the standpoint of probabilities. It's like a branching stream of probabilities."

31/12/2018

Netherlands

Departure hall at Amsterdam airport evacuated after bomb claim

A departure hall at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport was briefly evacuated on Monday evening after a man claimed to have an explosive.

31/12/2018

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Protests cancel NYE festivities in Bosnian city | #TheCube

Protests have continued to grow in the northwest city of Banja Luka over the investigation into the murder of a 21-year-old student.

31/12/2018

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Firefighters rescue Christmas present from burning vehicle

Firefighters responding to a burning car in Florida on Christmas Eve made an important rescue before handling the blaze — one large, wrapped Christmas gift.

31/12/2018

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New Year fireworks light up skies over Auckland

Fireworks lit up the skies over Auckland as New Zealand became one of the first countries to welcome the New Year.

31/12/2018

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Chinese and Russian dragon boats battle it out on the ice

Competitors from across northeast China's Heilongjiang Province and Russia on Friday battled it out in a dragon boat race on ice.

31/12/2018

Markets

European shares in tentative New Year's Eve rise after bruising 2018

European shares in tentative New Year's Eve rise after bruising 2018

31/12/2018

China

Chinese landscapes transformed by snow

Unusually heavy snow in China's Guizhou Province is transforming the region into a winter wonderland.

31/12/2018

World News

Watch: Happy New Year from everyone at Euronews!

Euronews' journalists wish you a Happy New Year in their native languages. From the French "Bonne année" to the German "Frohes neues Jahr," there should be at least one phrase that is familiar to you.

31/12/2018

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Mock funeral helps Thai faithful prepare for 2019

While many are celebrating New Year's Eve with countdowns and fireworks, in Thailand worshippers at a temple in suburban Bangkok lay inside coffins and took part in traditional funeral rituals.

31/12/2018

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Sydney harbour illuminated by New Year fireworks

Sydney ushered in 2019 with more than a million people lining the world famous harbour to watch the biggest fireworks display the city had ever seen.

31/12/2018

USA

Hollywood actors ranked by profit

Which actors are generating the biggest bucks for Hollywood's investors?

31/12/2018

World News

Watch again: Fireworks and festivities as world welcomes 2019

Take a look back at how countries around the world celebrated New Year's Eve.

31/12/2018

Vatican

Vatican spokesman and deputy resign over policy spat

Vatican spokesman and deputy resign over policy spat

31/12/2018

Iraq

Iraq mass grave includes remains of children

Police in northern Iraq say a mass grave contains remains of people executed by Islamic State militants including children

31/12/2018

Turkey

Khashoggi: Turkish TV shows images from day of consulate visit

Khashoggi: Turkish TV shows images of man carrying bag on day journalist went to Saudi consulate

31/12/2018

Germany

Merkel vows greater international role for Germany in 2019

Merkel vows greater international role in 2019 and says Germany must stand up for its convictions.

31/12/2018

World

Romania to take EU presidency role

New Year’s Day will see a new role for Romania as it takes over the EU's rotating Presidency for the first time.

31/12/2018

World News

American nabbed during a 'spying action,' Russia says

The Kremlin's relations with Washington have been strained due to the conflict in eastern Ukraine and Moscow's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014.

31/12/2018

Markets

UK markets rise as the curtain falls on a dim 2018

UK markets rise as the curtain falls on a dim 2018

31/12/2018

World News

The world waves goodbye to 2018

Auckland, New Zealand, is the first major city to ring in 2019.

31/12/2018

Russia

Moscow detains U.S. spy suspect

Russia' security service said on Monday it had detained an American citizen suspected of spying in Moscow

31/12/2018

World News

4 dead, dozens missing after explosion at Russian apartment block

Rescue crews were searching for people who are believed to be trapped under the rubble.

31/12/2018

World

Outgoing White House chief of staff contradicts Trump on immigration

Outgoing White House Chief Of Staff General John F Kelly has implicitly criticised Donald Trump's on immigration in an interview with the Los Angeles Times

31/12/2018

World News

Trump compares border wall to 'Wall around' Obama home

The president's tweet comes amid a partial government shutdown that began over his demand that Congress fund a $5 billion wall on the southern border.

31/12/2018

United Kingdom

London police arrest 39 suspects on 'attempted murder' charges

In a unique set of circumstances, London's Metropolitan police have arrested 39 people on "attempted murder" charges after they failed to cooperate in an investigation.

31/12/2018

Eco-Innovation

This is Volkswagen’s €44bn electric car plan

The world’s largest carmaker is on the cusp of an electrical transformation.

31/12/2018

United Kingdom

Britain and France to step up migrant patrols in English Channel

The British and French interior ministers say joint patrols and surveillance will be increased in the Channel, which dozens of migrants and refugees have tried to cross recently in small boats.

31/12/2018

World News

How does Europe celebrate New Year's Eve?

How does Europe bring in the New Year? Euronews staff tell us how they celebrate in their home countries.

31/12/2018