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China

Everything you need to know about Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year begins on Friday, but how and why is it celebrated?

15 February 2018

Europe News

Is English really losing importance in Europe?

In May, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker declared that: “slowly but surely English is losing importance in Europe”.

Europe News

Turkey's EU Affairs Minister in Brussels amid pressure over human rights

Amnesty International call on the EU to condemn Turkey's arrest of their local director in Istanbul.

Europe News

UK Brexit team returns to Brussels amid confusion in London

The UK’s Brexit team arrived in Brussels this morning, hoping to overcome the delay to the start of negotiations, not helped by recent in-fighting in London.

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United Kingdom

London Grime artists target youth vote

Economy

House prices: which European nations have seen the biggest changes?

House prices across Europe show a wide variety of post-2008 fortunes, but relatively consistent growth has not led to consistent optimism

USA

Portland stabbing: Who are the victims?

Belgium

Trump meets EU and NATO leaders in Brussels

US President Trump has met with EU and NATO leaders in Brussels, as a leaders summit is held in new NATO headquarters

Mali

Macron visits troops in Mali, keeping campaign pledge

In his first official visit outside Europe, president Emmanuel Macron says France will be ‘‘uncompromising’‘ in the battle against Islamist extremists in Mali.

USA

Russian foreign minister denies Trump handed over classified information

Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has met with his Cypriot counterpart on Thursday.

World News

UNICEF report reveals five-fold increase of unaccompanied child migrants

A new UNICEF report reveals the number of refugee and migrant children travelling alone has reached a record high.

USA

Chelsea Manning is free

Chelsea Manning, the US Army private sentenced to 35-years in jail for leaking military files, has been released from military jail.

France

Who is Edouard Philippe, France's next Prime Minister?

His appointment is seen as an attempt to appeal to France's centre-right political base, gather parliamentary support and consolidate Macron.

World News

"Dragon-skin" ice spotted in the Antarctic

A rare ice formation has been spotted by an Australian scientist

Russia

'Pokemon Go' player guilty of religious hatred in Russia

Pokemon-playing blogger guilty of inciting religious hatred in central Russia

Ireland

Irish beach "returns" after 33-year absence

Dooagh Bay in the far west of Ireland has seen its sandy beach return, 33 years after it was washed away in a storm.

United Kingdom

Conservatives make early gains in UK's local elections - a sign of things to come in June?

Voters in the UK have chosen their new local councillors, and PM Theresa May’s Conservatives have made major gains from Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

Canada

Blasts cause shock but no injuries in Toronto

Several explosions in downtown Toronto on Monday were caused by a systems malfunction.

France

A 'nod-and-a-wink' to Fillon: Le Pen camp brushes off plagiarism claims

Far-right candidate for the French presidency, Marine Le Pen, has been accused of plagiarism.

United Kingdom

Man found with knives near UK parliament sparks security alert

A man has been arrested under the Terrorism Act after being found with knives in Westminster.

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