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Business

Ten years on from the financial crisis

The collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 sent a series of credit shocks and bank crashes that led to the deepest world recession for a generation and a decade of slow growth and painful repair

13/09/2018

Denmark

Tivoli Gardens celebrates 175th anniversary

Last year, it welcomed just over 4.6 million people, making it the 24th most popular amusement park in the world. And it's kept up with technology by using virtual reality headsets for those on the 'Demon' named roller coaster!

12/08/2018

Georgia

Europe's forgotten war: The Georgia-Russia conflict explained a decade on

An expert has told Euronews if Europe and others had ‘reacted adequately’ to Russia’s war with Georgia, which started a decade ago today, then Crimea's annexation may have been prevented.

07/08/2018

Cult

Tivoli Gardens turns 175 years in August

Celebrations started in May with a special Disney float taking part. The second oldest operating amusement park in the world opened in 1843

15/06/2018

United Kingdom

72 seconds of silence observed on Grenfell fire anniversary

It's been one year since the tower block went up in flames and the silence was respected country-wide at mid-day

14/06/2018

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Denmark's crown prince makes 50th birthday appearance

Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik made an appearance on the balcony of Copenhagen's Amalienborg Palace to mark his 50th birthday

27/05/2018

United Kingdom

The Old Vic theatre celebrates its 200th anniversary

Big names in British acting from Lawrence Olivier to Dame Judi Dench performed at the famous auditorium over the years.

14/05/2018

Italy

The Primavera turns 50 as Vespa celebrate the scooter that gave the world wings

As the sun returns Italy embarks on a year of celebrations of the iconic 1968 model, and in Piaggio's hometown of Pontedera locals celebrate the success of a concept that has made the town wealthy, and Piaggio a market leader.

03/05/2018

Culture

Marriage hack: real couples share tips on a happy successful marriage

With more and more marriages ending in divorce, plenty of couples are eager to figure out the secret to a happily ever after.

24/04/2018

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London gun salute marks Queen Elizabeth's 92nd birthday

A spectacular artillery gun salute from Hyde Park in central London on Saturday (April 21) marked Britain's Queen Elizabeth's official 92nd birthday as part of an eventful weekend.

22/04/2018

Poland

How did Poland’s president die? It depends which official version you believe

Poland’s ruling party still says there was a darker story behind the plane crash that killed its president in 2010. But eight years on, will it ever be able to prove it?

09/04/2018

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Dalai Lama attends event to mark 60th year of his exile in India

The prime minister of the self-declared Tibetan government-in-exile has urged his compatriots to strengthen efforts to make the Dalai Lama's return to his native land a reality.

01/04/2018

World

Two views on Syria's growing humanitarian crisis

The head of Save the Children and a volunteer A&E doctor warn the world urgently needs to do more to ease the Syrians' suffering.

15/03/2018

Vietnam

My Lai massacre: Vietnam prepares to mark 50th anniversary

Hundreds of men, women and children were killed in the worst recorded US war crime committed in the Vietnam war

15/03/2018

World News

Pilot flies plane in shape of '100' to toast Lithuania’s independence

The stunt was performed on the eve of Lithuania’s independence celebrations on Friday during an internal flight to Vilnius.

16/02/2018

Living

Prague Orloj goes back in time

The medieval astronomical clock has stopped for six months.

11/01/2018

Cambodia

Cambodia marks 39 years since fall of Khmer Rouge rule

Between 1975 and 1979, Pol Pot's rule of terror killed an estimated 1.7 million people - nearly a quarter of the population - through execution, torture, starvation and disease in labour camps.

07/01/2018

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Queen leaves Remembrance wreath-laying to Charles for first time

HRH Prince Charles has, on his mother's request, laid the annual remembrance wreath at The Cenotaph in London.

12/11/2017

United Kingdom

Prince Charles lays wreath on Queen's behalf on Remembrance Sunday

The Prince of Wales has assumed one of the Queen's key annual duties, a sign of the subtle transition of roles from the monarch to the heir to the throne.

12/11/2017

Russia

Russian 1917 revolution - internet style!

Historians bring the 1917 Russian revolution into the modern day using internet technoligy

07/11/2017