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Conflict: Azeri and Armenian presidents make progress over Nagorno-Karabach

Azeri and Armenian presidents make progress over Nagorno-Karabach

Mediators say progress has been made at the Munich a meeting between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia. As they seek a resolution to the thorny issue of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian…

Conflict

Anniversary: Fifth anniversary of Orange Revolution in UkraineFifth anniversary of Orange Revolution in Ukraine Health: Obama’s healthcare reform clears Senate hurdleObama’s healthcare reform clears Senate hurdle Elections: Romanians vote in Presidential electionRomanians vote in Presidential election
On Sunday, Ukrainians marked the fifth anniversary of the Orange Revolution, a popular protest that led to the annulment of the 2004 presidential…
The American Senate has voted in favour of a full debate on the radical overhaul the country’s healthcare system. Healthcare reform is the…
Romanians have spent the day voting for a new president in the hope of ending the political and economic crises facing the eastern European nation…
  1. Death toll rises in Turkey storms
  2. Indonesian ferry sinks killing 29
  3. Worst Chinese coalmine accident since December 2007
  4. Suleiman flies a political kite
  5. Meredith murder: Prosecution calls for life
  6. Agricultural anger: Spanish capital besieged by irate farmers

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EU Presidency: EU to choose executive commission

EU to choose executive commission

The European Union has turned it’s attention to choosing an executive commission, after electing a new president and foreign affairs chief last night. France and Germany have already staked…

EU Presidency

EU Presidency: EU gaining appreciation in WashingtonEU gaining appreciation in Washington EU Presidency: Chinese perceptions of EuropeChinese perceptions of Europe EU Presidency: EU shortens its phone numberEU shortens its phone number
For an outside look at Europe moving forward, euronews sought out an American expert in international relations who specialises in the EU: Dr…
Reinforcing Europe’s influence on the world stage is one of the big goals behind the EU’s streamlining of its highest positions. Europe wants to be…
Rounding off coverage of Europe’s launch of new leaders, euronews’ in-house cartoonist harps on Kissinger’s quip which captured the imagination…
  1. Why Van Rompuy is EU President
  2. Why Ashton is EU Foreign Policy Chief
  3. Congratulations pour in for new EU president
  4. Pro-Europe Ashton gets to sit at EU high-table
  5. Citizens’ initiative, fleshing out the Lisbon Treaty
  6. Anna Lindh journalism prize in Monaco

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Diplomacy: A new model for the Mediterranean

A new model for the Mediterranean

Its now one year since the launch of the Mediterranean Union and the organisation is still searching for its identity. As a result the Forum for Young Mediterranean Leaders came together in the…

Diplomacy

Economy: French special loan commission reportsFrench special loan commission reports OECD: OECD ups global growth forecastOECD ups global growth forecast Economy: Spain told wait for better timesSpain told wait for better times
A special commission looking at ways to build the French economy has recommended that 35 billion euros should be spent on strategic investments…
Asia is leading the global economy out of recession but the recovery will be marred by high unemployment and huge government debt across the…
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation has advised Spain that it should to hold off on measures to cut its budget deficit until the economy is in…
  1. Gold tops $1,150
  2. US housing starts tumble
  3. Data theft prompts credit card recall
  4. Madoff boats sold to repay victims
  5. IMF and US push for stronger Chinese currency
  6. Surprise trade surplus for euro zone

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Industry: Severstal’s surprise profit

Severstal’s surprise profit

Russia’s largest steelmaker, Severstal, has posted an unexpected third-quarter net profit. It said the almost 45 million euro profit was due to a strong performance at its plants in Russia. By…

Industry

Trade: Ahold to cut costsAhold to cut costs Food: Cadbury to partner with Ferrero?Cadbury to partner with Ferrero? Banking: UBS targets profit through transformationUBS targets profit through transformation
Supermarket chain Ahold is planning to cut its costs by more than 350 million euros over the next three years. The Dutch company announced that…
Italian chocolate maker Ferrero is reportedly considering an alliance with Cadbury to counter a hostile takeover bid for the British company from …
UBS has said it is targeting an annual pretax profit of almost 10 billion euros. At a meeting of the loss-making Swiss bank’s shareholders…
  1. Bad fuel hedge hit easyJet profit
  2. Canon buying Oce
  3. Mixed news from GM
  4. EADS profit plunges
  5. Investors ask did Vivendi overpay for GVT?
  6. BA and Iberia hope merger can bring profits

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Music: Slovenian guitarist Anze Palka

Slovenian guitarist Anze Palka

Slovenian guitarist Anze Palka has developed a style all of his own – a mix of Spanish flamenco and classical guitar. He says: “The most important thing is that I feel this music and play it…

Music

Music: Britain swings to African street rhythmsBritain swings to African street rhythms Fashion: Westwood presents AnglomaniaWestwood presents Anglomania Painting: Botticelli and Rubens on show in GermanyBotticelli and Rubens on show in Germany
Staff Benda Bilili sings an incredible musical story. A group of street musicians from the Democratic Republic of the Congo – some disabled by polio…
British designer Vivienne Westwood held her Anglomania Spring Summer 2010 show in the car park of the London department store, Selfridges.
More than 80 works by the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli have gone on show in Frankfurt in Germany. Meanwhile, in Munich, the Alte…
  1. Shakira’s She Wolf goes platinum
  2. Kate Voegele/Alejandro Sanz
  3. Miles Davis expo in Paris
  4. Mamco in monochrome
  5. The East Side Gallery
  6. Daring to bare: Pakistan’s fashionistas defy Taliban

latest cinema news

Movies: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Werner Herzog directs Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. The film is a remake of the Harvey Keitel outing in 1992 – and has little to do with the original…

Movies

Documentary: Petrol-heads will ‘Love the Beast’ moviePetrol-heads will ‘Love the Beast’ movie : Transit 89 looks back at ‘year of the miracle’Transit 89 looks back at ‘year of the miracle’ War: Andy Garcia stars in Georgia “anti-war” filmAndy Garcia stars in Georgia “anti-war” film
The actor Eric Bana motors on to the wide screen this week with the release of his film ‘Love The Beast’. It charts his obsession with a sports car…
For many the year 1989 is known as the year of the miracle. The fall of the Berlin Wall was the culmination of months or, depending on your point of…
Just over a year after the Russia-Georgia war of 2008, a film based on the conflict is being shot, using many of the same locations. It stars Andy…
  1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon – out soon
  2. Harry Brown hits the street
  3. Dear Wall
  4. Amelia flies in
  5. Out of The Box
  6. A Christmas Carol gets the Zemeckis touch

latest hi-tech news

technology: Sun-powered boat to circle the globe

Sun-powered boat to circle the globe

A gigantic solar-powered boat is nearing completion in Germany, ready to circumnavigate the globe driven only by the sun. The PlanetSolar carries thousands of photovoltaic panels which convert the…

technology

Research: Virtual autopsies leave victim’s body intactVirtual autopsies leave victim’s body intact Research: Jaws: the dental robotJaws: the dental robot Medicine: Artificial heart goes into productionArtificial heart goes into production
A pioneering autopsy technique is providing answers for grieving families, without having further mutilate the victim’s body.
Dental elements such as crowns and bridges are made from well-known metals, polymers and ceramics but their dental wear properties are often poorly…
An artificial heart that acts almost like a real one could be available to patients within a few years.
  1. Navigation robot leads the way
  2. Harnessing Irish wave power
  3. Monitoring the planet
  4. French health watchdog urges caution over mobiles
  5. Spiderbot is coming!
  6. Electric cars a step closer

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education: Emir of Qatar’s wife speaks exclusively to euronews

Emir of Qatar’s wife speaks exclusively to euronews

She is a member of an exclusive club – the world’s royal families – but she is also a hands-on public figure. Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al-Missned, the wife of the Emir of Qatar, discusses education…

education

Africa: Kenyan PM on Africa’s challengesKenyan PM on Africa’s challenges : Interview with Brent Scowcroft, National security advisor in the George H.W. Bush AdministrationInterview with Brent Scowcroft, National security… : Mikhail Gorbachev, former USSR President :“Perestroika won, but politically I lost.”Mikhail Gorbachev, former USSR President…
Kenya’s current Prime Minister Raila Amolla Odinga was an opposition leader when he ran for president in the December 2007 elections. The…
Brent Scowcroft was in the White House when the Berlin Wall came down. At the time he was National Security Advisor under the George H. W. Bush…
In 1986, the Soviet regime made the first breach in the Iron Curtain. Mikhail Gorbachev, the new Secretary General of the Communist Party, used…
  1. Interview with Walter Momper, former Mayor of West Berlin and Berlin
  2. Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland’s last communist leader
  3. Jacques Delors: Former European Commission President
  4. Former Irish President Mary Robinson turns to climate change
  5. euronews meets Mauritania’s Foreign Minister
  6. Ali Larijani : “We build, we develop missiles as a force for deterence.”