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French footballer drowns in Rhone River amid extreme heatwave
Kenzo Kies, 21, was pulled from the Rhone River earlier this week
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Russia used Israeli firm’s tool to crack phone months after ties severed, report finds
Case of Andrei Pivovarov raises questions about how much control Cellebrite has over its own software Russian authorities used too…
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Moment French navy boards suspected Russian 'ghost fleet' tanker
The French navy boarded a tanker suspected of belonging to Russia's so-called "ghost fleet" in the Mediterranean, the fifth such o…
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MAP: The polluted Italian beaches to avoid this summer
While the vast majority of Italian beaches are clean, the latest data shows that there are dozens of spots swimmers should steer c…
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Central Asia’s first Paragliding World Cup is taking place in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s Zhetysu region is hosting the first Paragliding World Cup in Central Asia, bringing together around 150 pilots from 3…
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Europe's heatwave shifts east as France raises health alert to highest level
Temperatures in Germany could hit 40C in some areas while French officials say deaths linked to the heat are being seen among youn…
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Poland's Tusk calls for 'mutual respect' during row with Ukraine
Ukraine's Volodmyr Zelensky skips major conference aimed at rebuilding his country after being stripped of a Polish state honour.
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Toddler dies in hot car after becoming trapped while mother slept in 40C heatwave
Paris is recording temperatures well above 40C for the first time in 150 years
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IRGC warns ships off Oman's corridor in Hormuz as Rubio draws line on tolls
The IRGC warned that any vessel navigating outside Tehran's designated routes was acting illegally, directly rejecting Oman's newl…
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How much do we really know about microplastics? | Euronews Tech Talks
Microplastics pollute our planet, raising questions about their impact on human health and the environment. This Q&A episode o…
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Reform UK plan to target EU nationals based in Britain ‘absolutely outrageous’
Exclusive: Rights group says Nigel Farage’s party is reneging on promises made during the Brexit referendum campaign UK politics l…
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'Present minister and mother': Sweden's environment minister brings baby to EU meeting
Sweden's Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari brought her baby to an EU meeting, in a barrier-breaking move she said showed it…
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LATEST: More than 100 million Europeans suffer in temperatures above 35C
At least 101 million Europeans were expected to experience temperatures of over 35C on Thursday, in a punishing and increasingly d…
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International community pledges aid to Venezuela after devastating earthquakes
The United States Geological Survey has estimated that the final death toll could be between 10,000 and 100,000 people.
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Swiss government to impose new 250-franc fines for littering
Overall, Switzerland is a very clean country, and the government wants to keep it this way by introducing a national penalty for l…
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Bigger than Jupiter, lighter than cotton candy: Astronomers discover two ‘super-puff’ planets
The two planets orbiting a star 1,110 light-years away are the biggest exoplanets ever found with a density lower than cotton cand…
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400 cubic metres of water per second: Melting Swiss glaciers face worse case scenario
Swiss glaciers have been melting at an alarming rate due to global warming for decades, and the most recent heatwave is accelerati…
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Politics in Sweden: Why are Swedish politicians so silent on AI?
Everyone's talking about AI – apart from our leading politicians. Why the silence, asks The Local's James Savage.
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Europe summer travel trends: Short breaks, family holidays and coolcations drive demand
From quick getaways to heatwave-avoiding escapes, new data from Trip.com reveals the trends that are shaping summer travel across …
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Fact check: No, Zelenskyy wasn't killed in a Russian airstrike
Amid a flare-up in violence between Russia and Ukraine, viral posts claim Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has died. DW Fac…
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Italy on course for longest-ever heatwave as red alerts rise to 17 cities
Five more people in Italy died from the heat on Wednesday as forecasters warned the current heatwave was likely the longest on rec…
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Cyanobacteria: What you need to know about bacteria risk in Austrian waters
A cyanobacteria scare at a popular Vienna swimming pond has put so-called blue-green algae back on the summer health agenda.
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Swedish government to take direct stake in new nuclear reactors
Sweden's government is going to take a direct majority stake in a company planning to build three small modular reactors (SMRs), t…
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Parisians living in attic apartments are roasting under the city's pretty zinc roofs
In France's historic heatwave, Paris’ dreamy rooftops become a heat-trapping nightmare.