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EU countries move to revive temporary message-scanning regime, but it could backfire
The proposed detection regime for child sexual abuse material was rejected by the European Parliament in March, and reviving it co…
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France heatwave: baby dies in A&E, fourth child death this week
An 18-month-old baby died after being found unconscious with hyperthermia in a car on 23 June in Marseille, apparently forgotten b…
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Volkswagen reportedly weighing more large-scale job cuts
Europe's largest carmaker Volkswagen is considering cutting tens of thousands more jobs worldwide and shuttering up to four plants…
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Spanish Word of the Day: Cariño
Here’s an essential Spanish word to know and understand in a country renowned for its affectionate people.
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Fact check: Throwing cold water on heatwave disinformation as Europe swelters
An outdated air-conditioning law, a viral health myth about sleeping with the fan on, and the age-old climate change hoax allegati…
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Fact check: throwing cold water on heat wave disinformation
An outdated air-conditioning law, a viral health myth about sleeping with the fan on and the age-old climate change hoax allegatio…
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Home Heroes and Japanese Stars Shine in Qingdao
The Qingdao Grand Prix opened with memorable performances as home favourite Wenna Zhuang delighted the local fans. Hayato Kondo cl…
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EU energy ministers secure greater role in bloc's future power grid after rows with Brussels
The EU's Cypriot Presidency has successfully reached an agreement among EU countries that paves the way for talks between the Euro…
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France heatwave: homeless people on the front line against the heat
With 61 departments still on red heatwave alert, people sleeping rough are among the most exposed. In Marseille, outreach teams st…
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‘We feel like the peasants’: women and low-income families bear brunt of heatwave
As temperatures soar across Europe, cities are struggling to adapt, further exacerbating socioeconomic divisions The heatwave affl…
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Majority of foreign residents in Austria want citizenship, survey finds
More than two thirds of foreign residents living in Austria want to naturalise, a new survey suggests. However there are strict ba…
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Farm workers wilt in sweltering Italian shanty town
From sun-scorched fields of crops to the corrugated iron shacks of a sprawling shanty town, there is no escaping the heat for migr…
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'Operation Purgatory': Magyar moves to demolish Orban system
The new Hungarian government is moving swiftly to dismantle the system of former PM Viktor Orban. The focus is on fighting corrupt…
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Israel releases classified documents detailing 1976 Entebbe raid to free more than 100 hostages
Israel has released documents detailing the 1976 Operation Entebbe, a daring raid to rescue more than 100 hostages from an airport…
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'Seven Sleepers Day': Why June 27th determines the summer weather in Germany
In Germany, many believe that the weather on June 27th is a sign of what's to come for the next seven weeks. Where does the idea c…
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Kyiv mayor at Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk: 'Ukraine must do exactly what Poland did'
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko told the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk that, despite recent diplomatic tensions between the tw…
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Adapting to the heat: four ideas from European cities
From checking on older neighbours to greening spaces, some cities are stepping up efforts to keep people safe Europe live – latest…
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Why extreme heat makes people angrier and how our brain reacts to heatwaves
Extreme heat not only harms the body but can also trigger a cascade of mental health effects ranging from irritability and anxiety…
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Should you harrass the French préfecture for your residency permit?
We asked the experts the question that any foreigner in France who has been waiting months for a response on a French carte de séj…
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Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia ablaze after Russian missile and drone attack leaves at least nine hurt
Russian missile and drone strikes set an office building ablaze in central Zaporizhzhia on 26 June, injuring at least nine people …
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‘Fork in the road’: CEO of Amazon-backed Rivian on why carmakers need to invest in EVs
RJ Scaringe says firms focused on selling fossil fuel engines risk being ‘woefully behind’ on technology by end of decade Carmaker…
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Fire rips through ex-tank range in German heatwave - but can’t be put out due to unexploded bombs
Fire crews have to maintain a distance of 1,000m from the site filled with anti-tank grenades and ordnance
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Sweden guilty of denying equal healthcare to EU residents, committee says
The European Committee of Social Rights has said it believes Sweden has been guilty of multiple violations of the European Social …
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Saudi doctor sentenced to life after one-minute Christmas market rampage killed six
A Saudi doctor has been convicted of charges including murder over the car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in the German city…