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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.

29/04/2016

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

26/04/2016

World News

Stability is more important than democracy: Arab youth survey

13/04/2016

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.

01/04/2016

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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

01/04/2016

Egypt

Egyptians cry foul over Messi's boot blunder

A symbol of the beautiful game turns ugly for the world's most famous footballer

30/03/2016

United Arab Emirates

Fire rips through high-rise residential tower in UAE

Flames have ripped through a high-rise residential tower in the United Arab Emirates. The blaze, in the Ajman emirate, is the latest in a string of

29/03/2016

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

29/03/2016

USA

US: Georgia governor vetoes controversial 'religious freedom' bill

A US state governor is vowing to block a controversial, so-called religious freedom bill. Under it, no pastor in Georgia can be forced to perform a

29/03/2016

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

25/03/2016

Cinema

'Big Fat Greek Wedding' sequel disappoints

It’s been nearly 14 years since ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ was released. With a budget of just $5 million, it became one of the most successful

25/03/2016

Spain

7 Italians and 2 Germans among victims of Spanish bus crash

Seven Italians and two Germans are confirmed to have died in Sunday’s Spanish bus crash. The victims, all young female exchange students, also

21/03/2016

Belgium

Brussels anti-terror raid triggers tension in Molenbeek

The capture of Paris terror suspect Salah Abdeslam has been widely hailed as a major success. “The leaders of France and Belgium may have praised the

19/03/2016

Iraq

Iraq: Moqtada al-Sadr supporters stage sit-in outside Green Zone

Thousands of Moqtada al-Sadr’s followers are staging an anti-corruption sit-in at the walls of Baghdad’s Green Zone, where Iraq’s major government

18/03/2016

World News

Europe leads the way in the world's happiest countries

It is a crisp spring day in the Yorkshire Dales. Nature is starting to waken to a new season. The air is fresh and the sun has a hint of heat. It is

17/03/2016

Japan

Japan: helping Cambodia clean up its landmines

Millions of landmines are still scattered across Cambodia. But help from abroad is making an impact: equipment and expertise from Japan are giving people back their land - and their hope.

17/03/2016

World

China adopts new five-year economic plan with reforms crucial to its success

Twelve days of parliamentary pomp and ceremony have ended in China with the adoption of a new five-year plan for the economy. It was agreed with a

16/03/2016

United Arab Emirates

Palestinian Hanan Al Hroub wins prominent global teacher prize

A Palestinian school teacher, who grew up on a refugee camp, has won a prestigious education award worth about a million euros. Hanan Al Hroub

14/03/2016

Japan

Last man in Fukushima: Matsumura Naoto

Japan has been marking five years since a massive earthquake and tsunami destroyed towns and triggered the world’s worst nuclear disaster since

11/03/2016

World News

And also...Grannies in a sports car and a penis in a passport

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

11/03/2016