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Chile

Pope marries cabin crew couple on Chile flight

The mid-air ceremony was the first in papal history.

Belgium

Brussels exhibition shows 'no outfit prevents rape'

“The belief that clothing or what someone’s wearing ‘causes’ rape is extremely damaging for survivors,” exhibition organiser Delphine Goossens told Euronews.

USA

Hawaii did not have ‘reasonable’ safeguards to stop false missile aler

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai described the error as "absolutely unacceptable."

France

France’s first panda makes public debut

Yuan Meng is five months old and weighs 11 kilograms.

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Russia

Russian football club under fire for ‘racist’ tweet about own players

Spartak Moscow posted a video on Twitter alongside a message that appeared to refer to its own black players as “chocolates.”

USA

False missile alert spreads panic in Hawaii

Hawaii Governor David Ige said he was working to determine what had caused the false alarm and how to prevent it from happening again.

South Africa

Protesters trash H&M stores in South Africa over ‘racist’ ad

A H&M spokesperson told Euronews the label has temporarily closed its stores in South Africa for the safety of its employees and customers

Saudi Arabia

Saudi women attend football match for first time

The move came amid a series of reforms aimed at easing gender restrictions in the conservative Muslim country

World News

European fashion brands urged to own up about supply chains

“Any brand that refuses to share information about their supply chain should be a huge red flag for consumers."

Poland

‘This has to stop’: Polish MEP threatens legal action against vice pre

Roza Thun told Euronews the insult “crossed all boundaries,” as she joined calls from leading MEPs for Ryszard Czarnecki’s dismissal

Switzerland

Thousands sign Swiss petition to keep Trump away from Davos forum

“A president, a human being who does not believe in anything that, in our view, constitutes a civilized society, has no place here in Switzerland.”

Poland

Leading MEPs call for vice president to be removed

The call came after Ryszard Czarnecki likened a fellow Polish MEP to a "szmalcownik"

United Kingdom

MP performs anti-Brexit rap in parliament debate

“B, R, E, X, I, T, fed up with Brexit? Me three,”

Greece

Greece removes century-old obligation for Muslims to use Sharia law

The 1920 Treaty of Sevres and the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne stipulated that Islamic customs and religious law would apply to the thousands of Muslims who became Greek citizens

World News

Europeans take off their trousers for annual ‘No Pants Subway Ride’

Organisers say there is “no agenda for the event apart from a desire to make others laugh and smile.”

Ireland

Former EU commissioner Peter Sutherland dies aged 71

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker described Sutherland as a "true European"

Sweden

Man killed in explosion at Stockholm station

A man died after picking up an explosive object outside an underground station in the Swedish capital, according to police

USA

Trump boasts of being ‘a very stable genius’

The US president has defended his mental capacity following the release of an explosive new book questioning his fitness for office.

World News

Ozone layer recovering thanks to chemical ban, NASA confirms

Scientists have credited the Montreal Protocol with bringing about the recovery of the protective layer

USA

Muslims to beocme second-largest religious group in US

The Muslim population in the US is growing at a rate of around 100,000 per year

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