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Dinosaur footprints found in abandoned German quarry

Scientists in the German state of Lower Saxony, excavating an abandoned quarry, have found a set of dinosaur footprints that could be up to 145

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Troxy claims largest theatre organ title after Wurlitzer restoration

After six years of renovation Europe’s largest theatre organ is again ready to make windows shake and blast audiences in London’s east end, at the

United Kingdom

World's oldest message in a bottle confirmed after 109-year voyage

Scientists at Britain’s Marine Biological Association in Plymouth were amazed when they were contacted by Marianne Winkler. During her April holiday

France

Hermione returns from historic voyage after making history of its own

The return Atlantic crossing was a rough one, with the ocean baring its teeth to greet Hermione from Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, the last land before

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Russia

Historian, who revealed Stalin went to movies after ordering 3,000 deaths, dies aged 98

Robert Conquest, a prominent Anglo-American historian, who documented many aspects of Stalin’s rule, has died aged 98 in California. He wrote poetry

Croatia

Operation Storm 20 years on

Twenty years ago to the day, the Croatian army launched Operation Storm. The objective was to retake control of Serbian-occupied territory inside

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Samurai parade in Japan

United Kingdom

Oldest fragments of the Koran found in Birmingham, UK

A British university says fragments of a Koran manuscript found in its library were from one of the oldest surviving copies of the Islamic text in

Slovenia

2,000-year-old dugout canoe recovered from Slovenia river

Archeologists have recovered the second half of a 2,000-year-old dugout canoe from the Ljubljanica River in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana. The

Burundi

Burundi's past overshadows Nkurunziza's pursuit of power

The latest crisis in Burundi was sparked by President Pierre Nkurunziza’s announcement he would run for office a third time. Burundi’s constitution

World News

Cuba-USA ice age ebbing

In January 1959 when Fidel Castro led a guerrilla army to drive dictator Fulgencio Batista out of Havana, the United States was not over alarmed that

USA

South Carolina votes to remove Confederate flag from state grounds

The Confederate flag which flies over South Carolina’s statehouse grounds is set to come down after the legislature voted to remove it early on

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L'Hermione arrives in New York city

Greece

What is the market price of valour for Greece?

Syria

ISIL claims destruction of Palmyra has begun

Islamic extremists ISIL, who were reported on Sunday to have mined the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria claim they have begun to destroy the ancient

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Prince Charles unveils Battle of Waterloo memorial

Culture news

Waterloo exhibition eyes surge in visitors as battle anniversary approaches

The two hundred anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo is just around the corner. And a somewhat novel exhibition has been set up to mark the

Greece

Debt history capsized Greece

Greece reached today’s impasse by coming clean about a secret, to begin with. Soon after he was elected to lead the country in autumn 2009, the prime

Culture news

Waterloo fan finishes model replica after forty years

A Belgian Battle of Waterloo enthusiast has completed a model of the momentous day in 1815 he started four decades ago.

World News

Waterloo - How the world would be different if Napoleon had won

Leading up to the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, euronews asks, "What if Napoleon had won and defeated the combined Anglo and Prussian armies?"