2019-02-23

Germany

One dead, one missing in Bavaria avalanche

A person is dead and another is missing after an avalanche in Bavaria, southern Germany.

23/02/2019

USA

Manafort 'repeatedly and brazenly violated the law,' according to memo

The memo, filed in the Washington D.C. district court, states that Manafort continued to knowingly break laws well into the fall of 2018.

23/02/2019

Russia

Russian propaganda train shows off spoils of Syrian war

Five hundred exhibits of captured armoured vehicles, artillery, firearms and improvised explosive devices are on show.

23/02/2019

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Hurricane Bora hits Italian and Croatian coasts

Hurricane Bora hits Italian and Croatian coasts

23/02/2019

Estonia

Estonians rescue wolf from freezing river, mistaking it for a dog

Estonians rescue wolf from freezing river, mistaking it for a dog

23/02/2019

Vatican

Catholic Church 'destroyed' records of abuse, cardinal says

"This is abuse of power by the administration," Cardinal Reinhard Marx told bishops at a Vatican summit on preventing sexual abuse.

23/02/2019

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Venezuela's national guard clashes with citizens at Colombian border

Venezuela's national guard clashes with citizens at Colombian border

23/02/2019

World News

Moldovans divided between EU and Russia as they head to the polls

Officials estimate that a quarter of Moldovans have left in search of a better life in European Union nations or in Russia.

23/02/2019

USA

Startup impounds discarded e-scooters

Most e-scooter companies aren't paying up to retrieve their property, say the owners of ScootScoop.

23/02/2019

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Former luxury home of drug lord Pablo Escobar is demolished

The 8-storey "Monaco" apartments, equipped with extensive garage space for Escobar's luxury car collection were a symbol of evil, Medellin Mayor Federico Gutierrez told journalists.

23/02/2019

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Louvre Abu Dhabi brings Rembrandt to Middle East for first time

The UAE museum is currently exhibiting more than 90 works from the Dutch Golden Age.

23/02/2019

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Elephant seal travelled across 6500kms to stay on beach in South Africa

The rare animal has made its way to Cape Town’s Fish Hoek beach, where he’s made a nesting area in the popular stretch by the sea. Locals and tourists can get a good look at the creature but must give him space.

23/02/2019

USA

Euroviews. Burnout is very real. Here's why some people think it's fake ǀ View

The message that we can work harder and be better at everything leaves us feeling that we are servants rather than masters of our work.

23/02/2019

France

Thousands march across France for the Gilets Jaunes' "Act XV"

For the movement's "Act XV", the Gilets Jaunes organised marches in Paris and other cities as well as a picnic at the Chambord castle and a protest at the UN.

23/02/2019

Cuba

Cubans set to vote "yes" or "no" in referendum about the constitution

The new document will recognise private property for the first time, the role of foreign investment and the Internet. The current charter was approved in 1976.

23/02/2019

France

'Trash cows': Farm animals swallow metal and plastic waste

Some 60,000 cows in France develop tumours and infections every year because of waste they ingest.

23/02/2019

World News

Pope Francis leads conference on sex abuse at Vatican

Some 200 senior Church officials were convened by Pope Francis to confront what he has called the scourge of sexual abuse by the clergy.

23/02/2019

World News

EU farming 'under threat' and needs big budget, says Macron

France's Macron says EU farming 'under threat', needs big budget

23/02/2019

USA

R. Kelly has faced sex-abuse allegations before. Will this time be different?

The singer went on trial for a similar accusation in the past, but got off scot-free. Experts say this time, the odds may not be in his favor.

23/02/2019

USA

Pro-'caliphate' holdouts remain devoted as last patch of ISIS territory falls

"Wherever you go there is Islamic State," said a 14-year-old girl evacuated from a riverside pocket on the edge of Syria and Iraq.

23/02/2019

Colombia

Luxury home of Pablo Escobar is blasted into dust

The eight storey property, with vast garages for the drug lord's car collection, had become an unwelcome tourist attraction.

23/02/2019

USA

Bigger is not better. Small dollars online are gold for Democrats taking on Trump.

Bernie Sanders has a head start on the rest of the 2020 primary field. They'll have to catch up quick.

23/02/2019

Nigeria

Nigeria's Buhari casts ballot as polls open in delayed presidential election

Nigeria's Buhari casts ballot as polls open in delayed presidential election

23/02/2019

World News

Sudan's Bashir declares state of emergency, dissolves government

Sudan's Bashir declares state of emergency, dissolves government

23/02/2019

World News

At Vatican abuse summit, African nun scolds bishops on their errors

At Vatican abuse summit, African nun scolds bishops on their errors

23/02/2019

World News

Venezuela's president Maduro breaks relations with Colombia

Venezuela's Maduro breaks relations with Colombia; expels Colombian embassy employees

23/02/2019

Nigeria

After a week's delay Nigerians finally go to the polls

But just hours before the polls opened Geidam city in Yobe state was attacked by suspected Islamic extremists and dozens of residents fled.

23/02/2019

USA

US and China trade deal optimism

President Donald Trump hopes to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping next month in Florida and hopes to extend the March 1 tariff deadline.

23/02/2019

USA

New refillable batteries could fuel an electric car revolution

New technology promises an end to motorists' 'range anxiety.'

23/02/2019

Venezuela

Venezuela: Clashes at Brazil border

Two people have died and several more injured after villagers were fired on when they tried to stop a military convoy heading towards the Brazilian crossing.

23/02/2019