5 February 2019 | Euronews
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USA Pope Francis for first time acknowledges sexual abuse of nuns by priests The pope credited his predecessor Pope Benedict with taking action against an order whose nuns were subjected to "sexual slavery." -
No Comment Chinese communites around the world celebrate the Year of the Pig Chinese communities around the world ushered in the Lunar New Year by welcoming the Year of the Pig. Communities came together with prayers, family feasts and shopping sprees. -
USA New 3D map of the Milky Way shows we live in a warped galaxy The research brings our galactic home into sharper focus. -
USA Virginia Lt. Gov. Fairfax's accuser goes public, hires Christine Blasey Ford's legal team Fairfax has emphatically denied the allegation and said the encounter was consensual. -
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No Comment Thousands pray for good health and fortune on first day of Lunar New Year Also known as Spring Festival, the Lunar New Year celebrates the beginning of the ploughing season and warmer weather to come. -
No Comment At least ten killed in Paris building fire The blaze consumed an eight-story building in the city's 16th district and was brought under control by firefighters. Thirty-seven people, including six firefighters, were injured during the rescue where the brigade saved more than 50 people from the flames. -
No Comment Plane crashes onto street in Lima scares Peruvian pedestrians A Peruvian Air Force aircraft made an emergency landing Monday (February 4) on top of a car in the middle of a street in Lima, injuring two and frightening multiple pedestrians. -
Netherlands Dutch former far-right politician converts to Islam The former politician was a member of Geert Wilders' far-right Dutch party. -
No Comment Estonia holds annual sauna marathon The rules of the game are simple: teams are giving a map of all the participating saunas and have to spend at least three minutes in each one as well as nominate a team-member to jump into an ice hole at each stop -
USA Trump nominee Rao grilled on past writings, expresses 'regret' about some Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, who is a victim of rape and sexual assault, said that some of Rao's college writings give her "pause." -
World News The Republic of North Macedonia inches closer to joining NATO, but how does a country get invited? There are three, key criteria. -
Markets Solid BP update pushes European shares to 9 week high as banks rebound Solid BP update pushes European shares to 9 week high as banks rebound -
Ireland Irish border: Can technology remove the need for a backstop? We've taken a look at the Sweden-Norway border to see if technology can help solve the Brexit deadlock. -
Yemen The ceasefire in Hodeida hasn't stopped bullets and starvation claiming Yemeni lives ǀ View When a ceasefire in Hodeida came into force in December last year, there was hope for people living through the nightmare of Yemen's civil war. But hope has been short-lived as stray bullets and starvation continue to claim lives. -
USA No sign midterms were affected by foreign government meddling, U.S. says The findings were reported to President Donald Trump on Monday in a classified document. -
World Germany first? Is Berlin moving towards a new era of protectionism? Germany's economy minister has announced measures to protect the country from what Berlin sees as the growing economic threat from China and the US. -
USA Ivanka Trump responds to D.C. exhibit 'Ivanka Vacuuming' Guests are invited to throw crumbs at a "woman bearing a striking resemblance to that Ivanka" as she continuously vacuums. -
Earth News The unknown health effects of microplastics and why manufacturers are still using them intentionally A new restriction proposal could reduce the amount of microplastics released to the environment in the EU by about 400,000 tonnes over 20 years. -
World Sweden Democrats' u-turn on campaigning for 'Swexit' | Raw Politics The party now promises to change the EU from within. -
World Raw Politics: Theresa May promises she won't leave Northern Ireland behind She vowed to find a Brexit solution that would avoid the implementation of a hard border. -
Italy Husband of Italy's first black minister 'to run for far-right party' The husband of MEP Cécile Kyenge, Italy's first black minister, announced he was running for the far-right League party at a local election. -
Europe News The Brief: EU to merge or not to merge In this edition: can the EU compete with global companies with its current competition rules? A Franco-German rail sector merger is sewing division in Brussels. And the rest of the news in Brief - aid to Venezuela, Eurogroup accountability and from a critic to a convert. -
United Kingdom Brexit: Theresa May says she wants to change backstop, not remove it UK Prime Minister Theresa May tried to reassure people in Northern Irland that she can secure a Brexit deal that will avoid a hard border with Ireland. -
Sweden Man jailed for stealing Sweden's crown jewels in dramatic speedboat heist A Swedish man has been jailed for four and a half years for the theft. -
Romania Western Europe has double standards over corruption, says Romania's PM But experts said Bucharest should deal with its "corruption problem" and that any double standards were irrelevant. -
United Kingdom Journalist John Cantlie, captured by ISIS in 2012, is still alive, UK minister says The journalist was last seen in a propaganda video at the end of 2016 -
China The EU’s “softball” approach to Artificial Intelligence will lose to China’s “hardball” ǀ View China is not just playing catch-up with the West [...]. It is planning to leap over Western economies and seize nothing less than global AI dominance. China is developing a sophisticated national AI strategy and it is allocating massive government funding to capture global market share in AI. -
USA The State of the Union is much stronger than the State of Trump First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. -
USA First Read's Morning Clips: Five things to watch tonight A roundup of the most important political news stories of the day -
Bosnia and Herzegovina State of emergency declared in parts of Bosnia amid severe flooding A state of emergency has been declared in parts of Bosnia as severe flooding sweeps through the country -
World News North magnetic pole fast moving towards Siberia, forcing navigation fix The Earth’s northern magnetic pole is on the move, scientists say, drifting from the Canadian Arctic towards Siberia. The change is happening so fast that it has forced researchers to make an unprecedented early update to their navigation model. -
Europe News The Brief - Facebook fights hate speech, Farmers fear Brexit and Optimism in Polish politics In this edition, we hear how the EU Commission is working with social media giants to stamp out online hate speech and we find out about a Polish mayor who wants to bring more positive energy to politics with a new political party called Spring. -
USA Democrats take aim at Trump nominee to replace Brett Kavanaugh Neomi Rao is expected to be grilled by Democrats about her views on the environment, affirmative action, sexual harassment and government's role on these issues. -
Earth News How to offset your travels Book with the best eco-friendly travel companies in the world -
World Pope Francis wraps up historic visit to UAE after peninsula's first-ever papal Mass Pope Francis is heading back to the Vatican aboard 'Shepherd One', after historic visit to the UAE. -
USA Billions of fireworks light up skies as Asia welcomes Year of the Pig China's railway ministry forecast mainland travelers would make 413 million trips during the three-week period around the holiday. -
Markets Shares climb to two-month high, dollar rises ahead of Trump speech Shares climb to two-month high, dollar rises ahead of Trump speech -
USA 9 dead, 50 rescued after suspicious fire in Paris apartment building "More than 250 people arrived immediately and, throughout the night, saved over 50 people in truly exceptional conditions." -
World Colour of oceans to change by end of 21st century The colour of the oceans could be about to change. That’s according to a new study by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The study found that because climate change is affecting the oceans ecosystems, this could alter the colour of the water as early as the end of the twenty-fi -
World "It's very, very painful": stories of the Venezuelan exodus Faced with money that's not worth the paper it's printed on, food and medicine shortages, many Venezuelans are making the most difficult decision of their lives. -
USA How swarms of steam-powered robots could map the solar system The little spacebots could help make it routine for people to work in the asteroid belt or vacation at Saturn. -
USA Francis becomes 1st pope to celebrate Mass in Arabian Peninsula An estimated 135,000 people witnessed the pontiff's homily being delivered in Italian and translated into Arabic with English subtitles on giant screens. -
USA What to watch for at the State of the Union Here are a few of the biggest questions likely to be answered when President Donald Trump steps up to the House rostrum Tuesday night. -
USA 4-year-old boy shoots pregnant mom in the face in Seattle Police said the boy found the gun between a box spring and mattress. -
USA Boy who is bullied because he's named Trump invited to State of the Union "Unfortunately, Joshua has been bullied in school due to his last name," the White House said of the 6th-grader from Delaware. -
USA Liam Neeson says he wanted to kill a black man after friend's rape Reaction on social media came swiftly after audio and text versions of the interview were published. -
USA U.S. prosecutors subpoena Trump inaugural records Investigators want documents related to inaugural committee donors and vendors, The Wall Street Journal reported. -
USA ICE is trying to 'intimidate' 21 Savage into leaving the country, lawyer says Lawyers for 21 Savage said he has a pending visa as the victim of a crime, while the rapper faces deportation and potentially a 10-year ban from the U.S. -
Germany Self-shredding Banksy painting goes on display in Germany Self-shredding Banksy painting goes on display in Germany -
Business German airline Germania files for insolvency German airline Germania files for insolvency -
World News U.S. calls on countries to take Islamic State prisoners from Syria U.S. calls on countries to take Islamic State prisoners from Syria -
USA Founder of Proud Boys sues over being labelled hate group Founder of Proud Boys sues over being labelled hate group -
France Paris apartment fire: French capital 'in mourning' after 10 killed in blaze The death toll could rise, authorities fear. -
World News Europe briefing: Five stories to know about today Here is our round-up of key stories from across Europe so far today. -
USA Bullied boy named Trump invited to State of the Union "Unfortunately, Joshua has been bullied in school due to his last name," the White House said of the 6th-grader from Delaware.