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Super typhoon hits Philippines with deadly winds

A powerful super typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines with tough winds on Sunday.

01/11/2020

Philippines

One million evacuated as Philippines battered by Typhoon Goni

Typhoon Goni hit the island province of Catanduanes at dawn with sustained winds of 225 kilometres per hour and gusts of 280 kph.

01/11/2020

China

Hong Kong: Seven pro-democracy lawmakers arrested

Police said the arrests are part of an investigation into a May 8 committee meeting in which pro-democracy lawmakers rushed toward the chairperson’s seat and security guards shoved back.

01/11/2020

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Crowds celebrate Pride in virus-free Taiwan

Tens of thousands of revellers join a gay pride rally made possible by the island's successful vanquishing of the coronavirus.

31/10/2020

Travel News

'Dinosaurs' roam a new Jurassic Mile in Singapore

Over 20 models from nine different prehistoric species are installed along the kilometer-long path, including bright blue velociraptors climbing on a buggy, a baby dinosaur hatching from an egg, and a long-necked apatosaurus peering at passersby over the fence.

31/10/2020

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Protesters burn Macron effigy amid tensions over right to caricature

Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh vent their fury at French president Emmanuel Macron.

30/10/2020

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Circular Economy, Pitch Up In The Sky and getting ready for Christmas

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On Euronews' Business Line this month, the Belgian cooperative that transforms waste into desirable designer products, the Dubai event taking elevator pitches to new heights. Plus, the toy companies looking for Christmas salvation.

30/10/2020

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Step inside masterpieces at this immersive art exhibition in Dubai

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Art fans are immersing themselves in timeless masterpieces with the help of virtual reality technology. This Dubai-based exhibition features works from Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet and Edvard Munch

30/10/2020

World

Views from a rabbi, a priest & an imam on the Abrahamic house being built in Abu Dhabi

Religious history was made in Abu Dhabi last year, when the Document on Human Fraternity was signed in February by Pope Francis and Dr. Ahmed Al Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar.

30/10/2020

World

This is how ‘inclusive’ art & artifacts are keeping museums relevant

In the spirit of inclusion and appealing to as broad an audience as possible, once rarely seen and sacred artifacts, are now accessible to many in museums and galleries around the world.

30/10/2020

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Mass military wedding in Taiwan includes two same-sex couples

Waving rainbow flags and shedding tears of joy, two Taiwanese same-sex couples tied the knot on Friday at a mass wedding hosted by the military.

30/10/2020

Earth News

Japan plans to be carbon neutral by 2050

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga made the pledge in his first address to the Japanese parliament.

29/10/2020

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Idriss B - the artist causing a stir on Dubai's streets

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We talk to the Paris-born artist having an impact on the streets of Dubai. Idriss B discusses his Tunisian heritage, his career, the art industry - and how it’s been impacted by the pandemic, as he exhibits at the first post-COVID physical art fair to take place in Dubai’s World Trade Centre.

29/10/2020

Saudi Arabia

One person injured in 'knife attack' on French Embassy in Saudi Arabia

One person was injured in a 'knife attack' on the French Embassy in the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The assailant was immediately apprehended at the scene.

29/10/2020

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Israel Philharmonic performs outside Knesset to protest COVID measures

They played to stand against the government's decision to keep concert halls under lockdown.

29/10/2020

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Filipinos flock to cemeteries ahead of Day of the Dead closure

Thousands of people wearing masks and face shields poured into cemeteries in Manila Wednesday for their last chance to visit dead loved ones ahead of a government-ordered closure of graveyards for All Saints' Day.

28/10/2020

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Typhoon Molave: Two people killed as 145 kph winds lash Vietnam

It made landfall south of Danang and packed winds of up to 145 kilometres per hour.

28/10/2020

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Roaring good time: 'Dinosaurs' roam cycling path in Singapore

Cyclists and pedestrians stop to pose with a giant rampaging Tyrannosaurus Rex.

27/10/2020

Pakistan

Macron's Islam comments spark protests in Pakistani city of Karachi

Macron sparked outrage after he indicated France would not stop publishing satirical cartoons, including those of the Prophet Mohammed

27/10/2020

Thailand

Thailand: Protesters call on Germany to probe king over Bavaria visits

Protesters in Bangkok marched to the German Embassy calling on Angela Merkel’s government to investigate whether Thailand’s king has exercised political power during his long stays in Bavaria.

27/10/2020

Pakistan

Bomb at seminary in Pakistan kills 7 students, wounds 112

A powerful bomb blast ripped through an Islamic seminary on the outskirts of the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar.

27/10/2020

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Protesters return to Baghdad streets after anniversary rally

The anti-government protest movement is still alive in Iraq, as the streets of Baghdad fill once again with opposition rallies.

26/10/2020

World News

Nagorno-Karabakh: New ceasefire struck but both sides allege breaches

Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a third attempt to establish a ceasefire after four weeks of hostilities, but immediately accused each other of breaching it.

26/10/2020

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Hindu festival season scaled down due to coronavirus

The colourful Hindu festivals of Durga Puja and Dussehra have been scaled down this year in India due to the coronavirus pandemic.

25/10/2020

Azerbaijan

Flare-up rages on over Nagorno-Karabakh despite US-hosted peace talks

As Armenian and Azerbaijani diplomats arrived in the US for peace talks, fighting continued over Nagorno-Karabakh.

25/10/2020

South Korea

Lee Kun-Hee, driving force behind Samsung’s rise, dies at 78

In just 30 years at the helm, Lee Kun-Hee turned Samsung into a global force and transformed South Korea into one of Asia's top economies.

25/10/2020