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Germany: #Cutesolidarity response to Kinder chocolate controversy

Brazil

Video - Brazil’s uncontacted Kawahiva tribe on the edge of extinction

Despite winning a campaign to get Brazil to declare a protected area for the Kawahiva tribe – one of the last uncontacted indigenous peoples in the Amazon Forest – campaigners say there is no time to

Belgium

Thousands march in Brussels in 'Zinneke Parade'

Tens of thousands of people have hit the streets of the Belgium capital Brussels for the bi-annual ‘Zinneke Parade’.

India

Severe heat sets new record in India

India has recorded its hottest day since records began as a heatwave continues to stretch across the north of the country.

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Italy

Italy: approving same-sex civil unions 'a huge step forward,' say right groups

Italy’s lower house of parliament has approved a bill allowing same-sex civil unions. Gay couples will now be given the same legal protections as

United Kingdom

Broadcasters show footage of HM The Queen's "diplomatic gaffe"

Footage is released of the British monarch at a palace garden party describing Chinese officials as "very difficult".

Japan

Japan welcomes Obama Hiroshima visit

The Japanese government has welcomed Barack Obama’s decision to visit Hiroshima later this month. Obama will be the first serving US president to go

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Biggest ever turn-out for Tokyo Pride

70,000 people turn out for Tokyo Rainbow Pride parade in the Japanese capital on Sunday. Organisers say it is the biggest to be held so far.

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Euronews on Ecuador after the earthquake

Euronews reporter Monica Pinna visits Ecuador after the earthquake hit the country on April 16. The city of Manta in the central area was hardest

World News

Latin American cabbies step up protests over Uber

Taxi drivers in Argentina have been out protesting again over competitor Uber Technologies for defying a ban and continuing to operate in the

Canada

Alberta wildfire: Two die in a car accident in the rush to flee the flames

Alberta wildfire claims first victims State of emergency is declared 1,600 buildings destroyed by flames A massive wildfire in Alberta, Canada

Canada

Wildfire triggers emergency evacuation in Alberta

Alberta in western Canada is racing to evacuate thousands of people as a wildfire burns out of control. At risk are the 80,000 residents of the city

France

Corsican separatists to end military campaign

Separatist fighters in Corsica have said they will end military operations in their quest for independence from France. The National Liberation Front

Venezuela

Venezuela opposition collects signatures in bid to oust President Maduro

Venezuela’s opposition says it has delivered 1.85 million signatures to the country’s elections authority in a bid to seek a recall referendum

India

UN court calls on India to release Italian marine

A UN court has ruled that India must allow Italian marine Salvatore Girone, who’s been detained in Delhi for more than four years, to go home, Girone

Portugal

Lisbon is a no-go, taxis on a go-slow

Unions representing an estimated 13,000 Portuguese taxi drivers are pressuring the government to crack down on the Uber paying passenger service.

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

World News

Stability is more important than democracy: Arab youth survey

Culture news

Mad circus design brings fun twist to office life

No April fool: staff at a software company in Liverpool share a circus-themed workspace, and it's good for business.

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Thousands visit cherry blossoms in Tokyo park

Thousands of visitors have flocked to Ueno Park in Tokyo to savour the cherry blossoms in full bloom and to celebrate the onset of Spring. Japan’s