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Italy

What's behind the newly approved Italian welfare reforms?

The Italian government has approved welfare and pension reforms that were the main pledge of the Five Star Movement campaign.

United Kingdom

Parliament's war of written words: May and Corbyn face off in letters

UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn hold Brexit back and forth via letter.

USA

New solar flare simulation reveals dazzling beauty of dangerous eruptions

"This research is teaching us how the sun evolves, and how it affects our daily lives."

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USA

China's moon plants are dead. Here's what happened.

The sprouts were unable to survive the bitter cold of the lunar night.

Belgium

Belgian councillor arrested on suspicion of selling humanitarian visas

Belgian police have arrested a city councillor on suspicion of selling humanitarian visas to refugees

Russia

Russia postpones US embassy prison visit to Paul Whelan, family says

The family members of former US marine Paul Whelan held in Moscow on suspicion of spying say they’re “disappointed” the Russian government called off a scheduled visit by US officials on Thursday.

Spain

Julen's rescue from borehole is 'not a matter of hours but days'

A missing Spanish boy's rescue from a borehole is "not a matter of hours but days", an engineer working with rescue team told Euronews.

France

Sexism in France: 1.2 million women targeted, four convictions made

Some 1.2 million French women were targeted with sexist insults in 2017, but there were just four convictions over the offence, according to a major report released on Thursday.

World News

Duke of Edinburgh unhurt after road crash near royal estate — palace

Prince Philip was involved in a car crash at his Sandringham Estate but did not sustain any injuries

USA

Pelosi jabs Trump: 'Maybe he thinks it's OK not to pay people who work'

Pelosi said she hasn't heard from the White House since asking to reschedule the annual State of the Union address

USA

Pelosi jabs Trump: 'Maybe he thinks it's OK not to pay people who work'

Pelosi said she hasn't heard from the White House since asking to reschedule the annual State of the Union address

Serbia

Thousands gather in Belgrade to cheer Putin during his visit to Serbia

Thousands gather in Belgrade to cheer Putin during his brief visit to Serbia.

USA

Thousands of furloughed employees have been told to work without pay. Is that legal?

Analysis: The air traffic controllers strike under President Ronald Reagan holds some lessons for the current shutdown.

World News

#10yearchallenge: How did EU leaders fare over the past decade?

Scrolling through social media you may have noticed everyone from your friends to celebrities participating in the "10-year challenge", comparing current photos of themselves with those from over a decade ago.

USA

GOP lawmakers are being vocal about shutdown concerns

The partial closure of the U.S. government has set a record and more than 800,000 employees are furloughed as President Donald Trump demands funding for a border.

USA

Thousands more kids separated from parents under Trump than reported

A government report says thousands more migrant children were separated from parents under Trump than reported and whether they were reunified is unknown.

World

Raw Politics: MEPs on how Brexit will influence European elections

After the British Parliament decisively voted against Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, the fate of the UK is up in the air. MEPs running for election in June remain uncertain if the redistributed UK seats will still be available

France

Macron's ex-bodyguard Benalla in custody over diplomatic passports row

French president Emmanuel Macron's former bodyguard and security adviser, Alexandre Benalla, has been placed in custody as part of an investigation concerning his use of diplomatic passports, said the Paris prosecutor's office.

Germany

Train operator buys 'rail delay scarf' by frustrated German for €7,500

A German commuter who knitted a row every time her train was delayed to make a scarf has sold it to railway company Deutsche Bahn for €7,500

USA

Efforts to rescue Spanish boy trapped in well hampered

Attempts to dig an intersecting tunnel to reach the 2-year-old who fell down the hole Sunday are facing complications.