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Europe swelters under a heatwave complicated by Covid-19 restrictions

Sun-seekers flocked to beaches over the weekend as parts of Western Europe sweltered in a heatwave, but authorities urged people to avoid crowded areas and…

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Female politicians in the United States, Europe urge Facebook to protect women in politics

Facebook Inc must step up and protect women in politics from threats of violence and sexism and hate on its platform, said a letter to…

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5 of Europe’s most promising sustainable food startups

Whatever the future looks like, we are going to need to eat. Food security could prove to be a big problem as changing climates make…

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Extreme droughts in central Europe likely to increase sevenfold

Extreme droughts are likely to become much more frequent across central Europe, and if global greenhouse gas emissions rise strongly they could happen seven times…

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Relief in sight as Western Europe swelters under heatwave

After parts of Spain set record temperatures during a heatwave and people in Britain sweltered and flocked to beaches Friday on the country’s hottest day…

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EU sanctions Russian intelligence, North Korean, Chinese firms over alleged cyberattacks

The European Union on Thursday imposed travel and financial sanctions on a department of Russia’s military intelligence service and on firms from North Korea and…

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Heatwave adds to health alert as Europe masks up to prevent COVID

A heatwave hit Europe on Thursday just as Madrid made wearing masks compulsory to prevent a surge in coronavirus infections, and Julian Martinez said his…

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EU recovery plan deals a blow to popular Erasmus exchange programme

Europe’s popular exchange programme Erasmus, deprived of part of its anticipated funding in the upcoming EU budget, will not be able to send as many…

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Europe steams towards coal exit – research

Europe’s long goodbye to coal is speeding up, in a transition smoothed by the rise of wind and solar power and energy policy that has…

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Brussels opens its first cycling ‘motorway’ in bid to start post-lockdown bike revolution

Brussels has opened its first-ever cycling “motorway”. A new track is running alongside one of Belgium’s busiest roads, which connects Brussels with the area to…

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