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United Kingdom

Stephen Hawking's final work — the 'Big Bang' theory he completed on h

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking submitted a paper predicting 'the end of the universe' just days before he passed away, here's what it contained.

USA

Cirque du Soleil acrobat dies after mid-performance fall

A long-time aerialist fell over three metres onto the stage while performing the show's aerial straps number. He later died in hospital of injuries sustained in the fall.

United Kingdom

Police catch driver carrying fake Homer Simpson driving licence

A driver in the UK tried to pass off a licence with the name, address and picture of Homer Simpson when he was pulled over by police.

Georgia

Skiers throw themselves from lift as it malfunctions at Georgia resort

Skiers at Gudauri ski resort in Georgia were forced to throw themselves off a broken ski lift as chairs crashed into each other at the bottom of a slope.

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United Kingdom

May fist bumps and poses for selfies during Salisbury visit

British Prime Minister Theresa May fist bumped a woman and held the pose for a selfie during a visit to Salisbury.

USA

Trump on Skripal poisoning: 'It looks like the Russians were behind it

'It looks like the Russians were behind it,' says US President Donald Trump, discussing the Skripal poisoning case.

World News

What do different EU governments spend their budgets on?

How much did your country's government spend on health, education or defence compared with other EU Member States?

France

French baker's pain after being fined for working too much

A baker from a small village southwest of Paris is being fined €3,000 for opening seven days a week throughout summer 2017.

Austria

Austrian far-right leader apologises for 'fake-news' accusation

Head of Austria's far-right Freedom party Heinz-Christian Strache will make a printed and online apology as well as pay €10,000 in damages after accusing a state broadcaster and its star news presenter of lying.

Hungary

Could a man in a chicken costume be voted into the Hungarian Parliamen

By far the most feathered candidate running for MP in the Hungarian election, József Tichy-Rács tells Euronews exactly what inspired him to don a chicken suit and enter April's political race.

Iran

Turkish private jet crashes in Iran, 11 dead

A private plane flying from the UAE to Turkey has crashed in Iran, according to Iranian media.

France

Prominent Front National youth member suspended over alleged racist sl

A Twitter video appears to show Davy Rodriguez uttering a racist insult outside a bar in Lille. He denies making the remarks.

New Zealand

Robots and racism: We discriminate against 'darker-coloured' humanoids

Humans have similar automatic biases towards 'darker-coloured' robots as they do toward 'people with a darker skin colour', according to new research from the University of Canterbury.

United Kingdom

Russian ex-spy poisoning: 200 witnesses, 240 pieces of evidence

Home Secretary Amber Rudd addressed reporters on the investigation, that was entering its sixth day, after a meeting of the government's Cobra security committee.

United Kingdom

Villagers create 'Poopfolio' map to shame dog owners into cleaning up

Discontented residents of a UK village have created a "poo-shaming" map to discourage dog owners from leaving their animals' excrement in public areas.

Russia

Russian factory under fire for 'Little Jew' ice cream

The dessert's packaging was blue and white, reminiscent of the Israeli flag, and included a Star of David.

Iran

Iranian women 'refuse to stay home' on International Women's Day

Video posted on social media showed demonstrators taking to the streets of Tehran on International Women's Day.

World News

Watch: Wild emperor penguins take selfies with explorer's camera

Two curious emperor penguins in Antarctica can be seen knocking over a camera and filming themselves in footage from the Australian Antarctic Division.

Turkey

'Conscience Convoy' sees 10,000 female activists travel to Syria-Turke

Women from 55 countries travelled to Syria's border with Turkey to raise awareness of the suffering faced by Syrian women because of the country's civil war.

World News

International Women's Day 2018 around the world

Look back at Euronews' live blog on International Women's Day events from across the world.

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