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Turkey

"Be cheerful, enjoy your life," ancient mosaic advises

A new archeological find in Turkey has surprised scientists by giving surprising prescriptive advice. The 2,400 year-old skeleton mosaic found in

Taiwan

[WATCH] Edge-of-seat stuff at world office chair race in Taiwan

Hundreds of enthusiastic competitors take to the streets of Tainan, Taiwan, on Sunday (April 24) to compete in the country’s first ever office chair

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Cholitas to conquer the peaks

In Bolivia, some Cholitas have set a crazy challenge: conquering eight 6,000 meters peaks located in the Andes mountains. The women are known for

USA

Flyboard Air surfs the skies

Forget surfboarding, forget snowboarding; airboarding is the new big thing. On the plus side, you can do it anywhere. But unfortunately there’s only

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World News

Ecuador: fake pictures of lightning before the earthquake go viral

Reports of mysterious lightning flashing over the Ecuadorian sky just before Friday’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake sent social media into overdrive

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More Munich Spartans than ever before

The third running of the Spartan Race in Munich ended Saturday afternoon with a record number of participants. In perfect spring weather and with

Venezuela

Venezuela reverses half-hour time change

Venezuela has reversed a half-hour time change that was one of the signature measures of former president Hugo Chavez’s idiosyncratic 14-year rule

Germany

New five euro coin released in Germany

Hundreds of people have queued at the Bundesbank in the German city of Frankfurt to get their hands on one of the new five euro coins. A collector’s

Russia

Five strange questions asked to Vladimir Putin, and his answers

Following Vladimir Putin’s annual public question and answer session, we look at five of the most unusual questions he was asked, and how he

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Couple carry on kissing despite armed robbery

Nothing can stop true love, or at least a good kiss, it seems, for one couple in the US. The pair continued their smooching even after armed robbers

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Skiing in swimming suits

A reported 1,000 skiers took to the slopes at the Rosa Khutor resort near Sochi on Saturday (April 9). Brave skiers wore colourfully clad bikinis

Malaysia

Eight-metre python 'dies' after being caught in Malaysia

An enormous python found on a construction site in Malaysia, believed to be the longest snake ever caught at about eight metres, has died according

USA

First dog cafe in U.S. opens in Los Angeles

A dog cafe which offers people a chance to pet a pooch along with their morning coffee has opened in Los Angeles. It’s being billed as the first of

China

China's "death simulator" set to pull in crowds

It is a whole new take on the “game of life”. In fact its a game of death. Xinglai which is “awaken “ in English is an attraction opening in

World News

International Pillow Fight Day marked around the world

Saturday April second. International Pillow Fight Day. These pictures are from Taiwan where the event attracted thousands to cities around the

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Paris: Sleeping with sharks

Air b&b and the Paris Aquarium are offering competition winners the chance to spend a night underwater sleeping with sharks – a “misunderstood”

France

A night with sharks? Paris aquarium offers underwater bedroom

There is no doubt it’s a room with a view – but how would you like to be surrounded by sharks as you sleep? A special underwater bedroom, sitting in

USA

Seattle's famous #ManInTree charged with mischief

A man who refused for 25 hours to climb down from a tree in Seattle in the US has been charged with malicious mischief and assault. Cody Lee Miller’s

World News

And also...A very British boat scandal, a far-right change of heart and one cat's underwear obsession

Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the

USA

'Trump and Sanders' make appearance at World Puppetry Day

New York’s Times Square has been transformed into a giant stage for the internationally-celebrated World Puppetry Day. Monsters, dinosaurs and