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Tashkent International Investment Forum ends with €37.6bn in deals
More than 10,000 participants, including delegates from 102 countries, examined market access, transport links, green power, digit…
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Lebanon: thousands mark Ashoura in Nabatieh amid rubble left by Israeli strikes
Thousands of Shiite Muslims marked Ashoura in Nabatieh on 26 June, holding processions through neighbourhoods devastated by recent…
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France pledges €130m to cool schools
More than €130million has been allocated to fund cooling systems and renovation works in French schools and nurseries to help prep…
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Geneva could ease requirements for air-conditioning for private homes
Authorities in the canton of Geneva are considering making access to air conditioning devices simpler, as the region, along with t…
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REVEALED: The 'best municipality' in Switzerland to live in 2026
In real estate lingo, what counts most is ‘location, location, location.’ But in Switzerland, many other factors enter into play w…
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Spain's military firefighters battle wildfire in Huesca province – video
Spain's military firefighters battled a wildfire on Friday near Tamarite de Litera in Huesca province, where flames have scorched …
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TELL US: Are you worried by Norway's plan to toughen citizenship rules?
Following proposed changes to Norway's citizenship rules, The Local is asking readers their worries about the impact on their plan…
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Oil, cod, Kirill: friction points emerge in new EU sanctions against Russia
The EU wants to agree on a new round of measures targeting Moscow before 15 July, but the closed-door negotiations have difficult …
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LISTED: The best events in Austria in July 2026
July is one of the busiest months in Austria’s cultural calendar, with free open-air events, major classical music festivals, lake…
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Europe's best lakes for a safe summer dip, from the Italian Alps to the Hungarian plains
The report ranked European countries for their abundance of lakes rated as “excellent”, meaning their water quality was safe for s…
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Fact check: Were you fooled by these AI-generated images of the World Cup?
Watching tense, fast-paced football games requires focus, but so does consuming World Cup content online, because false images sur…
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'Measures needed to face extreme heat or it will kill us,' Copernicus director says
As scorching weather hits Europe, climate expert Carlo Buontempo told Euronews' flagship morning show Europe Today that "record-br…
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'The worst is over': PM says Sweden will soon be EU's richest country
Ulf Kristersson, the current Swedish Prime Minister and Moderate Party leader, said in his Almedalen political week speech that 't…
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Life sentence for Magdeburg attacker
When he drove a car into the Magdeburg Christmas market, he killed six people and injured more than 300. Taleb al Abdulmohsen has …
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Seismic doublet: the phenomenon that turned Venezuela's tragedy into catastrophe
On Wednesday 24 June 2026, at 18:04 local time, north-western Venezuela began to shake. Thirty-nine seconds later a second quake s…
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Paris imposes alcohol bans as 40C heatwave leads to scores of deaths in France
Restrictions in the French capital came into effect at midday as temperatures swelled to 36C in a desperate bid to curb excess dea…
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Volkswagen plans to cut 15% of its workforce and close four German plants, report says
Auto giant Volkswagen is reportedly planning to cut 100,000 jobs and end production at four German plants over the coming years.
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French police demand Paris Diamond League athletics meet cancellation due to historic heatwave
The Paris Diamond League meet is due to take place on Sunday
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Greece to send astronaut into space: Adrianos Golemis to launch within two years
The Greek astronaut will conduct experiments and technology demonstrations proposed by dozens of Greek research teams, institution…
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Spain registers 327 heat-related deaths since Sunday in record-breaking heatwave
Europe is being hit by record-high temperatures in a heatwave that is expected to last for a further two weeks across the continen…
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Royal Navy shadows Russian warships in UK waters for three months
Five navy ships have been involved in the monitoring of the Admiral Grigorovich
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La Bella Vita: Italy’s quirky weather reports and a meltdown at the Uffizi
From decoding Italy’s weather forecasts to enjoying only the cleanest of Italian beaches, you'll find everything you need to eat, …
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Spain bucks European trend with mass amnesty of migrants
A mass amnesty of undocumented immigrants is currently underway in Spain. Bucking the trend of its European neighbours, Prime Mini…
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France’s power utility to pour €80mn to cool down schools, nurseries and daycare centers
France’s state-owned power utility Électricité de France (EDF) will invest €80 million to equip schools, nurseries and daycare cen…