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USA

Shakespeare's First Folio: Rare 1623 collection goes under the hammer

Only six of these famous texts are in private hands, and one of them is about to go to auction.

15/01/2020

Iran

Iran makes arrests over downing of Ukrainian passenger plane

Hassan Rouhani said the world will be watching as families of the dead seek justice and transparency. But how was he in the dark at the beginning on the story?

14/01/2020

Iran

World leaders call for de-escalation after US kills Iranian general

"My message is simple and clear: stop escalation. Exercise maximum restraint. Restart dialogue," UN Secretary-General António Guterres said.

06/01/2020

World News

Space case: why are 12 bottles of Bordeaux on the ISS?

The complex process of winemaking, coupled with how the liquid ages in the bottle, make wine a fascinating case study in space.

02/01/2020

Food and Drink

Boozy marathons: can running and drinking alcohol really be healthy?

Wine and cheese go together, but wine and running is not such a common pairing. The only way to understand it, is to be part of it.

30/12/2019

Japan

Japan executes Chinese national after 16 year death row stint

Wei wei was in prison for the murder of a family in 2003.

26/12/2019

United Kingdom

Johnson's victory: from minority government to landslide in 270k votes

The difference between May's vote haul and Johnson's is not nearly as large as the 2019 result makes out.

13/12/2019

United Kingdom

'Getting Brexit done is going to take decades' says Jonathan Coe

The author of "Middle England" gives his thoughts to Euronews on Thursday's general election and the ongoing aftershock of the 2016 EU referendum.

10/12/2019

Kenya

Nairobi: six-story building collapses in Kenyan capital

Is this another fatal example of unscrupulous developers bypassing regulations?

06/12/2019

Italy

Fireworks factory blast kills five and injures two in Sicily

Fireworks depot safety called into question once again as the factory owner's wife and son are on casualties list

21/11/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Heckler ruins Boris Johnson's charm offensive

'You're playing games!' Heckler ruins Boris Johnson's charm offensive

06/09/2019

United Kingdom

Corbyn: Johnson 'wants to run headlong into the arms of Donald Trump'

UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn responds to Johnson's suspension of parliament

28/08/2019

Syria

Syria accuses Turkish convoy of 'supporting defeated terrorists'

The "aggressive" move would not affect "the determination of the Syrian Arab Army to keep hunting the remnants of terrorists", state news agency SANA cited a Foreign Ministry source as saying.

19/08/2019

Yemen

Houthis claim responsibility for missile attack in Yemeni city of Aden

The Houthi movement said it was behind the attack. Their official channel Al Masirah TV said the Iran-aligned movement had launched a medium-range ballistic missile and an armed drone at the military parade.

01/08/2019

France

France hits back over Trump's 'moronic' comments on French wine

The genie is out of the bottle as the French Farming Minister hits out at Donald Trump, calling his assertions regarding French wine 'moronic'.

30/07/2019

China

Watch live: Protesters hold mass sit-in at airport

More than 1,000 protesters calling for democracy and some chanting “free Hong Kong” converged on the Chinese-ruled city’s airport on Friday as Singapore advised its travellers to avoid protest areas in the territory.

26/07/2019

USA

Mueller testifies that Trump wanted him fired over investigation

Former U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday said President Donald Trump wanted him fired because of his investigation into possible obstruction of justice as part of the Russia investigation.

24/07/2019

France

USA beat Netherlands 2-0 to win fourth Women's World Cup title

A penalty from Megan Rapinoe and a rocket from Rose Lavelle put the tie beyond the battling Dutch.

07/07/2019

France

World Cup: What to look out as France 2019 heads into the last 16

Free-scoring USA head into their match against the unfancied Spanish after a group stage haul of 18 goals without reply. They remain the bookies' favourites for the tournament.

21/06/2019

France

England progress to last 16 after laboured 1-0 victory over Argentina

England went through to the knockout stages on Friday night with a 1-0 win over Argentina.

14/06/2019