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Gustavo Dudamel electrifies the Rencontres Musicales d'Évian festival

Gustavo Dudamel electrifies the Rencontres Musicales d'Évian festival

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Thousands watch 'flight of angel' at Venice carnival

Thousands watch 'flight of angel' at Venice carnival

Astronaut Luca Parmitano discusses space travel in Global Conversation

Astronaut Luca Parmitano discusses space travel in Global Conversation

Facing the flames: How Portugal is preparing for increased fire risk

Facing the flames: How Portugal is preparing for increased fire risk

Thousands watch 'flight of angel' at Venice carnival

Thousands watch 'flight of angel' at Venice carnival

'We are building foundations for the next conflict': Scars of war still present in Bosnia

'We are building foundations for the next conflict': Scars of war still present in Bosnia

Could seaweed be the fuel of the future?

Could seaweed be the fuel of the future?

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Anoushka Shankar's mesmerising musical journey

Anoushka Shankar's mesmerising musical journey

Mayra Andrade puts the spotlight on Cape Verdean music

Mayra Andrade puts the spotlight on Cape Verdean music

Dubrovnik celebrates the feast of Saint Blaise, who is said to have saved the city centuries ago

Dubrovnik celebrates the feast of Saint Blaise

Venice Carnival starts amid 'coronavirus and high tide fears'

'Coronavirus and high-tide fears' impacts Venice Carnival tourism

Storm Ciara winds force cancellation of Galway 2020 European Culture Capital ceremony

Storm Ciara forces cancellation of Galway's European Culture ceremony

Maryam Touzani's 'Adam' looks at the lives of two isolated Moroccan women in a patriarchal society

Touzani's 'Adam' looks at the lives of two isolated Moroccan women

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Bid fails to strip Italian dictator Benito Mussolini of honorary title

Bid fails to strip Italian dictator Benito Mussolini of honorary title

Demonstrators hold a poster showing former Thuringian state premier Bodo Ramelow and reading "Still my MP" at a protest themed "Not with us! No pacts with fascists"

Rallies in east Germany after ruling party votes with far-right party

A man wades through flood water in Tenbury Wells, after the River Teme burst its banks in western England, on February 16, 2020.

Storm Dennis death toll rises in UK

Business

Flower pow(d)er: Smelling this year's Valentine roses could leave you on a real high

Smelling this year's Valentine roses could leave you on a real high

Europe’s demographic crisis: How to get older workers back into the labour market

How to get older workers back into the EU's labour market

The age of AI: supercharging Europe's tech transformation

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The age of AI: supercharging Europe's tech transformation

Sport

UEFA bans English giants Manchester City from Champions League for two seasons

UEFA bans Manchester City from Champions League for two seasons

Shock as Riner loses first fight in almost a decade

French legend defeated in Paris

Home Favourite Wins Gold at Paris Grand Slam

Dramatic opening day in Judo Championships

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Man 'runs ultra-marathon in flat' as cooped-up China bids to stay fit amid coronavirus outbreak

Man 'runs ultra-marathon in flat' as cooped-up China bids to stay fit

Families of 29 gunned down by soldier in Thailand honour relatives

Families of 29 gunned down by soldier in Thailand honour relatives

Women in Mexico protest against the grisly murder of Ingrid Escamilla

Women in Mexico protest against the grisly murder of Ingrid Escamilla

Europe

Felix Gretarsson lost both of his arms in an industrial accident in 1998.

Long wait for transplant surgery brings limb donation into spotlight

President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci, left, and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

Kosovo and Serbia sign historic deal on rail and road links

‘My heart says he's not dead’: Mother of ISIS recruit holding out hope

‘My heart says he's not dead’: Mother of ISIS recruit holding out hope

Culture

Author Mary Higgins Clark, known as the "Queen of Suspense" in her home in Saddle River, N.J. on June 3, 2004.

'Queen of Suspense' Mary Higgins Clark dies at 92

Vienna Philharmonic marches to its own tune

Vienna Philharmonic marches to its own tune

Gladiator of Auschwitz: New film tells the story of Pole who boxed his way through hell

Gladiator of Auschwitz: New film tells the story of Pole who boxed his way through hell

Travel

Sanya’s going global: an increasing number of companies have chosen the city to put down roots

More and more companies are choosing to put down roots in Sanya

China’s tourist hotspot takes its place on the international stage

China’s tourist hotspot takes its place on the international stage

New era for Benidorm as resort embraces sustainability

New era for Benidorm as resort embraces sustainability

Sci-tech

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope has produced the highest resolution image of the Sun’s surface ever taken.

Hot shot: Solar telescope captures the Sun in unprecedented detail

Could jellyfish be the answer to fighting ocean pollution?

Could jellyfish be the answer to fighting ocean pollution?

Space Station crew greet New Year across multiple time zones

Space Chronicles with Luca Parmitano

Space Station crew greet New Year across multiple time zones