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France makes 200,000 World War II documents public

Seventy years after the end of World War II, France has made public 200,000 documents from the so-called Vichy regime which helped Nazi Germany

Argentina

Argentina: grandmother of missing child vows to 'continue fighting' after ID error

After almost four decades, she was filled with hope that a missing granddaughter had finally been found. But Maria Isabel de Mariani, the founder of

World News

The Big Pompeii Project offers glimpse into life pre-79 AD

Six major Roman houses — or Domus — have been restored and reopened to the public in Pompeii. The European Union put 100 million euros towards the

Egypt

Tomb of Tutankhamun's wet-nurse opened to tourists

Egypt has opened up the tomb of King Tutankhamun’s wet-nurse to international tourists for the first time since it was discovered in 1996. The

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Egypt

Tutankhamun's mask is back on display in all its splendor

The magnificent gold mask of Tutankhamun is back on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo after a two-month-long repair job by German experts. Last

Poland

No gold and no Nazi train in Poland say experts

Claims a Nazi train rumoured to be carrying gems and gold lies in an underground tunnel in Poland have been discounted. Geology experts who

Series

Macedonian Postcards: The archaeological site of Stobi

This week in Macedonian Postcards we visit the nation's most significant archaeological site

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Glimpses of an ancient city through its remarkable mosaics

Colombia

'Holy Grail' of shipwrecks found off Colombian coast

Colombia claims to have discovered what’s been described as the ‘holy grail’ of shipwrecks of the coast of Cartagena. The San Jose is documented has

Egypt

All eyes on King Tut's tomb in search for ancient Egypt's lost Queen Nefertiti

Speculation is mounting that Tutankhamun’s tomb could lead the way to the last resting place of the lost Queen Nefertiti, in what would be the most

Turkey

Turkey opens its first underwater museum

Turkey’s first underwater museum has opened in the town of Side in Antalya. Visitors with some diving experience can view more than a hundred and ten

Italy

The Trevi Fountain and the Dolce Vita!

A fountain in the Trevi district in Rome Designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Pietro Bracci. Standing 26.3 metres (86 ft)

Turkey

1000-year-old Bible found in Turkey

Police in Turkey have recovered a Bible thought to be a thousand years old. The holy book,which was found in the central Turkish city of Tokat, is

World News

The United Nations: 70 years on

As the United Nations marks its 70th anniversary, euronews looks back at its formation and the roles of its different bodies. It is at its

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Italy

From Fascism to 500 Fendi fashionistas

A 70-year-old monument to Italy’s Fascist era has found a new use as the HQ for fashion brand Fendi. The restored “Square Colosseum” was built by

World News

[IN PHOTOS] Back to the future, then and now

The more things change, the more they stay the same… So goes the phrase penned by French critic Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr. The world has seen many

Italy

Scanning history in Pompeii

What was life like in Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago? Using CAT scan technology, experts are now able to uncover tantalising insights into how people

Poland

Backlash for Polish author who questioned the national narrative of tolerance

A Polish author who has won one of the country’s most prestigious literary awards says she has been called a traitor and received death threats for

United Kingdom

Six-hundred-year-old Henry V warship 'found in English river'

A historian is believed to have found a 600-year-old English warship lying in mud in a river in southern England. Holigost (Holy Ghost) was a key cog