world news Poland to close 'Escape Rooms' that don't meet safety standards after fire kills 5 teenagers A police spokeswoman in the city of Koszalin, Monika Kosiec, said Friday the teenage victims were probably celebrating one of their birthdays. 04/01/2019
Chile Wild puma stuck in tree for 15 hours in Chile It's unclear how the young cat managed to climb up into the branches but was later tranquilised and brought to the zoo in Santiago, to be released at a later date. 04/01/2019
no comment No Comment of the Week Revellers across the world rang in the New Year this week. Fireworks lit up the skies over Auckland as New Zealand became one of the first countries to enter 2019. 04/01/2019
United Kingdom EU guidelines urge MEPs to use more gender neutral words New guidelines recently rolled out by the European Parliament strive for more gender-neutral wording 04/01/2019
state of the union State of the Union: Europe in 2019 In this edition we take a look at the year in perspective, with shifting political fault lines ahead of European elections, a messy divorce with Britain and much more. 04/01/2019
France Three quarters of French citizens unhappy with Macron's policies As many as 75% of French people are unhappy with Emmanuel Macron's policies, a poll has found. 04/01/2019
Germany Shots fired in downtown Cologne, police arrest one, hunt on for more Shots fired in downtown Cologne, police arrest one and hunt is on for others 04/01/2019
Germany European security forces collaborate in search for German hacker Hunt is on for person who published personal details of German politicians on Twitter 04/01/2019
Places The lingering death of the Dead Sea The water level drops by 1 metre annually and the Dead Sea could almost disappear in a few decades. 04/01/2019
United Kingdom 'Fat Cat' Friday: UK bosses earn average salary in just three days A new report has found that it took just three working days for bosses at Britain's leading 100 firms to earn the typical worker's annual salary. 04/01/2019
United Kingdom Parents should approach screen time based on child's age: report The UK's first ever screen time guidance advises British parents to organise screen time around their child's needs and activities, not the other way around. 04/01/2019
Sweden Man suspected of contracting Ebola cleared by Swedish hospital A hospital in Sweden said test results showed no signs of the Ebola virus 04/01/2019
world news Private data of hundreds of German politicians released online The data released may have been stolen in multiple attacks but doesn't appear to be politically sensitive, a German government spokesperson said. 04/01/2019
world news Neil deGrasse Tyson's 'StarTalk' show pulled amid misconduct allegations "StarTalk" will remain on hiatus as a Fox Networks Group investigation into the multiple claims continues. 04/01/2019
world news The forecast for tech in 2019? 'Cloudy with a good chance of rain' Tech investors, while still optimistic for the long term, are gearing up for a rocky 2019. 04/01/2019
world news Thailand's rebel female Buddhist monks defy tradition A growing number of women are bucking an order in place since 1928, and donning monks' traditional saffron robes. 04/01/2019
world news China and U.S. to hold talks in bid to end trade war roiling markets The two nations have been locked in a trade war for much of the past year, stoking fears of a global economic slowdown. 04/01/2019
world news China just landed a spacecraft on the moon's far side. Here's what the probe will teach us. 04/01/2019
world news 'Women's lives in danger': Government shutdown holds up funds for sexual violence victims 04/01/2019
