2 February 2019 | Euronews
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Italy Italy: Firefighters rescue 200 people trapped in snowy motorway Italian firefighters rescue 200 people trapped in snowy motorway -
Estonia Get ready, set, run to the sauna: Estonia holds annual sauna marathon Get ready, set, run to the sauna: Estonia holds annual sauna marathon. -
USA Justin Fairfax, the descendant of slaves, is next in line for Virginia governor Justin Fairfax carried the manumission documents for his enslaved ancestor as he took the oath of office in the capital of the former Confederacy. -
USA Trump taps failed VA nominee Ronny Jackson as chief medical adviser Jackson is best known for claiming that Trump could live for 200 years because of the president's "incredible genes." -
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World News Maduro seeks earlier elections for National Assembly Maduro seeks earlier elections for National Assembly in a bid to crush the threat posed by proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido. -
France Former gilets jaunes leader launches new political party 'Les Emergents' Former gilets jaunes leader,Jacline Mouraud, launched a new political party called "Les Emergents" that "will do things with the heart instead of the wallet," she told Euronews. -
United Arab Emirates Pope Francis to visit UAE with message of peaceful coexistence The Gulf state currently has about 800,000 Catholics but few of them are citizens, they're mostly temporary migrant workers from South and South East Asia. -
World News Thousands protest in Madrid demanding higher pension increase Senior citizens and others say the 6% rise offered by the government is not enough -
USA Northam plans to defy calls for his resignation over racist photo A spokeswoman for the governor said he planned to announce at a press conference Saturday afternoon that he would not resign. -
USA Kate Middleton looks radiant in red for her mother's birthday party The Duchess of Cambridge stepped out in one of her favorite Alexander McQueen dresses. -
World News It's Groundhog Day again in the United States Groundhog Phil left his den in Pennsylvania on Saturday and didn't see his shadow, predicting that spring will arrive soon this year.. -
No Comment Groundhog Day: 'Punxsutawney Phil' predicts early spring Pennsylvania’s famed groundhog, 'Punxsutawney Phil', has predicted that spring will come early this year. -
No Comment Rivers freeze over, ‘ice sculptures’ form in US extreme weather The extreme cold weather in the United States Midwest has frozen rivers and turned ordinary objects into “ice sculptures”. -
World News Meteorite hits western Cuba, sets social media on fire The meteorite came down in pieces just outside the city of Vinales. -
World News Former King of Belgium refuses to give DNA sample in paternity case Albert II has now decided to take his case to the Court of Cassation, the main court of last resort in Belgium. -
World News New video captures moment of deadly dam collapse in Brazil At least 115 people dead and around 250 missing in what could be the country's deadliest mine disaster. -
Venezuela High-ranking Venezuelan general publicly recognises Guaido as interim president A high-ranking Venezuelan air force general publicly recognised Juan Guaido as interim president in a video circulating on social media on Saturday in the biggest military defection Nicolas Maduro’s government has seen so far. -
World News US cuts all aid to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza The decision was linked to a Jan. 31 deadline set by new U.S. legislation under which foreign aid recipients would be more exposed to anti-terrorism lawsuits. -
USA Russian troll accounts purged by Twitter pushed Qanon, other conspiracies The accounts' tweets featured the hashtag #MAGA, usually in support of President Trump, almost 38,000 times — the most of any hashtag. -
World News Egyptian archaeologists discover 50 unidentified mummies They uncovered them at an ancient burial site dating back to the Ptolemaic era. -
No Comment Chinese revellers welcome Spring Festival with traditional charcoal-spinning Fire dancers in China's northern city of Taiyuan wowed crowds with their traditional charcoal-spinning performances. -
World News Iran unveils new missile on 40th anniversary of revolution Iran has unveiled a new criuse missile with a range of thirteen hundred kilometres, putting it in range of one of its biggest enemies, Israel. -
World News A penguin sperm bank has been set up in South Africa to tackle their severe decline in numbers African penguins are the only penguin species listed as endangered, with just 50,000 breeding pairs left from some 5 million 20 years ago. -
USA Trump got a wrist slap by the Senate on troop withdrawals. That's a green light. Analysis: If anything, Trump's path to getting out of Afghanistan and Syria may be easier after his Senate 'rebuke' -
France ‘Gilets jaunes' hold 12th weekend of protests, denounce police violence "Gilet jaune” (yellow vest) protesters took to the streets on Saturday for another weekend of anti-government action, as they paid homage to those injured by police in previous demonstrations. -
World News Russia joins US in suspending Cold War era nuclear arms treaty The INF Treaty bans both nations from stationing short- and intermediate-range land-based missiles in Europe. -
USA Does the Russian propaganda machine already have a 2020 favorite? Experts who track websites and social media linked to Russia have seen stirrings of a possible campaign of support for Hawaii Democrat Tulsi Gabbard. -
No Comment Leopard runs loose in northern India, attacks residents A panicked leopard ran through the streets of the northern Indian city of Jalandhar this week, attacking multiple people. -
United Kingdom Facial recognition technology leads to arrests in London Three people were arrested in the British capital this week as a direct result of controversial facial recognition technology that is being trialled by police. -
Germany Germany's Merkel closes Facebook page, bids farewell to 2.5 million followers "You know that I am no longer CDU president, so I will now close my Facebook page," Merkel said in a video message. -
USA Europe grapples with distinction between refugees and economic migrants A standoff involving a rescue ship is the latest example of hardening attitudes toward newcomers in E.U. countries. -
USA This coffee shop rewards customers with free drinks for acts of kindness A store owner's sweet gestures are making a big impact in her community. -
USA Putin says Russia also suspending key nuke treaty in response to U.S. move to withdraw President Donald Trump on Friday announced the U.S. intention to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, saying Russia had been violating the agreement "with impunity." -
Russia Putin says Russia suspends INF treaty with US and will begin work on hypersonic missiles Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Moscow would respond in kind to the US decision to suspend a landmark arms control treaty, and that the country would start working on creating new missiles, including hypersonic ones. -
USA Meet the first 2 male cheerleaders to perform at the Super Bowl These two men are making history. -
The Cube Outcry in Sweden over footage of pregnant woman dragged off train Two security officers have been suspended in Sweden after footage emerged of them removing a heavily pregnant woman from an underground train in Stockholm and pinning her down on a bench. -
USA Abandoned for being 'too old,' 16-year-old dog finds fame during Super Bowl Karlie the dog is ready for her closeup in "Dog Bowl II" this weekend. -
USA U.S. hate crimes spiked around the 2018 midterms, report says Major U.S. cities such as New York, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia, saw massive spikes in hate crimes around the 2018 midterm elections, according to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism. -
USA Trump says San Diego's border barrier works, but migrants are pushed to more dangerous areas The city's hardened border contributed to a decline in crossings in the years immediately after fencing was installed in the 1990s.