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Italy

Milan restaurant gives away meals to popular Instagram users

Instagram users with 1,000 followers or more get one free dish at the This Is Not a Sushi Bar restaurant, while those with more than 100,000 can eat for free.

World News

Europeans among hundreds of Islamic State hostages seized in Syria

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Euronews that Belgian and French nationals were believed to be among those taken hostage. Euronews was not able to confirm the reports.

World News

Scottish government confirms case of mad cow disease in Aberdeenshire

The government said precautionary movement restrictions have been put in place at the farm, while further investigations are carried out to identify the origin of the disease.

Kenya

Watch: Kenyan artist creates paintings for visually impaired

An artist in Kenya is creating paintings for the visually impaired by incorporating Braille into her work, in hopes of helping blind people to experience art.

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Italy

Child ‘vampire burial’ unearthed in Italy

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 10-year-old child who they believe was given a “vampire burial” meant to keep the deceased from rising from the dead and infecting the living.

USA

5-kilo lunar meteorite ‘The Moon Puzzle’ up for auction

The rare meteorite, which was discovered in northwest Africa, has been dubbed the largest chunk of moon rock ever put up for auction.

Saudi Arabia

Trump says Saudi crown prince denies knowledge of what happened to Khashoggi

Trump said in a tweet that the Saudi crown prince denied knowledge of what happened to Khashoggi.

Australia

Watch: Prince Harry and Meghan meet koala in Sydney

The trip to Australia is Meghan and Harry’s first overseas tour as a married couple, and comes amid news that they are expecting their first child.

Israel

93-year-old great-grandmother crowned ‘Miss Holocaust Survivor’

"I wouldn't believe that at my age I would be a beauty," said Polish-born Tova Ringer.

United Kingdom

Watch: Competitors have smashing time at World Conker Championships

Competitors braved blustery weather to battle it out on Sunday at the annual World Conker Championships in Northamptonshire, England.

France

How does the sport that crosses football and table tennis work?

Following the Teqball World Cup in France, Euronews finds out what the sport is, who invented it, and what we can expect in the future.

United Kingdom

Watch: Endangered silvery gibbon born at UK zoo

Conservationists estimate that there are fewer than 2,500 adult silvery gibbons in the wild.

USA

Trump sends secretary of state to meet Saudi king over Khashoggi

Trump said Saudi Arabia's King Salman told him he had no knowledge of what happened to "our Saudi citizen".

China

Watch: Tourists test their nerve on glass slide in China’s Shangluo

Visitors in Shangluo, a city in northwestern China, are testing their nerve on a glass slide and glass-bottom bridge.

Germany

Germany’s AfD tells pupils to report teachers who air political views

The party claims the controversial initiative has been targeted by hackers.

Turkey

Europe briefing: 6 stories you need to know about today

Take a look back at six of the biggest headlines from Europe this morning.

World News

Europe briefing: Five stories you need to know about today

Take a look back at five of the biggest stories in Europe this morning.

World News

Higher unemployment rates in EU cities for people born outside bloc

Croatia and the Czech Republic are the only EU countries where unemployment rates of people born outside of the bloc were not higher than those born within it, according to Eurostat data.

United Kingdom

47-year-old plastic bottle washes up among debris on British coast

"It is a stark reminder of what the long term effects of plastic usage are".

Montenegro

Montenegro to fine people who do not stand for national anthem

Many Montenegrin Serbs have refused to recognise the song “Oh, bright dawn of Montenegro” as the national anthem since it was adopted in 2004.

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