Rio police free hostages in raid that leaves eight dead
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Israel arrests French citizen 'smuggling weapons to Palestinians'
The man was working for the French consulate in Jerusalem and was allegedly using his diplomatic vehicle to smuggle weapons into the Gaza Strip.
Paris climbs to world's second-most expensive city to live
Paris is the only European city inside the eurozone to feature among the world's most expensive cities to live in 2018, says report.
Finland ranked happiest country in the world, says UN report
Finland ousted Norway as the world's happiest country, according to the 2018 UN Happiness Report. All Nordic countries made the top 10 list.
Stephen Hawking: From black hole theories to American sitcoms, Hawking
Stephen Hawking's fame landed him roles in American sitcoms such as The Simpsons and The Big Bang Theory — and a spot on a Pink Floyd track.
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Stephen Hawking: Best quotes from a man dedicated to science
Stephen Hawking, who's died at age 76, did not only give the world a breakthrough theory about black holes and a best-selling book — but also memorable quotes about life, the universe, and science.
Physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76
Physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76, a spokesman for his family has announced.
London metro bans French adverts attracting British companies after Br
London’s public transport service has banned an advertising campaign geared towards luring British companies to France after Brexit.
'If Le Pen wants to take us to court, we'll meet her there' Rassemblem
Marine Le Pen may not be able to rename the Front National "Rassemblement national" after all.
Cold snap 'kills tens of thousands of marine animals'
Tens of thousands of sea creatures — including crabs, starfish and sea cucumbers —washed up on Britain's east coast after last week's cold snap.
Watch: Snowboarder films the moment he gets caught in avalanche
A snowboarder says he survived getting caught in an avalanche thanks to his helmet and airbag.
Gobee.bike shuts down services in France after 'mass destruction' of
The dockless bike service app has cut its operation in France following a 'mass destruction' of its fleet.
Report: 'Space for civil society continued to shrink across Europe'
The Amnesty International World report reviews topics such as freedom of expression, counter-terrorism laws, immigration laws, women's rights, and minority rights.
What the biggest aid charities will disclose about sexual abuse
Seven out of 13 aid agencies contacted by Euronews provided 2017 data on sexual harassment or abuse cases by their staff.
Internet Research Agency: Russian 'troll farm' that 'defrauded the US'
The Internet Research Agency is the Russian “troll farm” that allegedly meddled with America’s 2016 presidential election.
Saudi women enjoy themselves at football match in Riyadh
Saudi women were only allowed into stadiums in January.
Brazil's biggest paper stops publishing articles on Facebook
One of Brazil's major national newspapers, Folha de S.Paulo, has stopped publishing articles on their Facebook page because it believes the social media platform does not "value professional journalism".
Spanish man fined more than 400 euros for photoshopping himself into a
The 24-year-old man was ordered to pay the fine for his “attack against religious feelings”.
Unicef seeks to raise funds for Syrian children using cryptocurrency
Unicef has started recruiting gamers to mine Ethereum — the second-most valuable cryptocurrency after Bitcoin — to raise money for Syrian children.
Swedish fitness craze promises to save the environment one jog at a ti
The Swedish workout known as "plogging" combines jogging with trash picking.
EOC refuses Russian athletes cleared from doping participate in 2018 W
The International Olympic Committee declined a request for 13 Russian athletes, recently cleared of doping, to attend the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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