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Greece: Solidarity protests in Paris/Berlin as Tsipras calls urgent cabinet talks

In several European capitals, thousands of protesters allied in solidarity with Greece on Saturday ahead of an emergency summit of eurozone leaders

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Three seemingly random plots in the German film “Die Lugen der Sieger” – (The Lies of the Winners) are all related. A man commits suicide by

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Waterloo - How the world would be different if Napoleon had won

Leading up to the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, euronews asks, "What if Napoleon had won and defeated the combined Anglo and Prussian armies?"

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Napoleon, one of the founding fathers of Europe?

Waterloo and the Napoleonic era are major markers of European history. Whether from the perspective of Napoleon or his opponents, the emergence of a European theme was born

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Baku European Games: Day 3 Highlights

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Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the

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Germanwings crash: France mulls manslaughter charges

The chief prosecutor investigating the Germanwings plane crash says he is considering whether manslaughter charges can be brought. Brice Robin claims

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James Last: a life in music

The German big band leader, James Last known across the world as ‘Mr Happy Sound’ is dead. He was born Hans Last in Bremen in 1929. He started his

Germany

Germanwings high school students' remains arrive home in Haltern

It was the end of a long wait for the families of high school students killed in the Germanwings plane crash in the French Alps. Nearly three months

Germany

Lufthansa plane delivers tragic cargo to grieving families in Düsseldorf

A Lufthansa cargo plane landed at Düsseldorf airport on Tuesday night carrying the remains of 44 victims of the Germanwings plane crash. Their

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Woman aged 102 becomes Germany's oldest to receive PhD

A 102-year-old German woman is thought to be the world’s oldest to receive a doctorate. Ingeborg Syllm-Rapoport was not allowed to defend her

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Khedira joins Juventus

After weeks of speculation, Juventus have signed Germany midfielder Sami Khedira from Real Madrid on a free transfer. The 28-year-old, who was linked

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Football For Friendship

Last weekend, Berlin hosted the 3rd edition of ‘Football For Friendship’, the international forum organised by Gazprom, whose aim is to develop youth

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Greece calls for new approach to its debt crisis

Against a backdrop of restarted talks with international lenders, Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis attended a conference in Berlin focused on

Germany

Playmobil boss dies aged 81

The man behind Playmobil, the small plastic figures loved by children the world over, has died. Horst Brandstätter, who was 81, launched the iconic

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European fencing championships: Di Francisca and Szilagyi strike gold

Italian Elisa Di Francisca celebrated her third consecutive European title in the foil dicsipline at the European championships in Montreux

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Deutsche post workers set for new strike

German postal workers are set to begin a new round of strikes after they say Deutsche post bosses refused to move a millimetre during six rounds of

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Renovated Berlinischer opens in style with "Art in Berlin" 1880-1980

One hundred years of Berlin’s vibrant arts scene – 1880-1980 is the period covered in the show opening at the newly-renovated Berlinischer Galerie

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Going Deutsch: climate change and radical extremism are on the agenda at the G7 summit in Germany

Angela Merkel is pushing for concrete results at today's first working session of the G7 summit. The German Chancellor wants fellow world leaders to limit temperature rises to within two degrees of pr

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Mediterranean migrant crisis: 6,000 rescued in one weekend