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Village People lead singer and 'Y.M.C.A.' co-writer Victor Willis dies aged 75
Willis was a founding member of Village People, whose hits include ‘Y.M.C.A.’, ‘Go West’ and ‘In The Navy’.
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Digital euro: The plan to Trump-proof the EU's economy
The EU’s central bank is preparing a digital euro to cut dependence on Visa, Mastercard and Apple Pay. Success hinges on giving co…
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Digital euro: The plan to Trump-proof the EU's economies
The EU’s central bank is preparing a digital euro to cut dependence on Visa, Mastercard and Apple Pay. Success hinges on giving co…
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Judges in Spain consider taking mass migrant amnesty to EU court
Spain's Supreme Court is considering referring the country's controversial mass migrant regularisation to the Court of Justice of …
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Spain records more than 1,000 heat-related June deaths
More than 1,000 deaths in Spain were attributed to the recent heatwave that roasted Europe, as the country posted the hottest firs…
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Ferry operator to cut UK-France routes
Brittany Ferries has announced that it is cutting its UK-France routes as the company struggles with financial pressures.
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Firebomb attacks in northern Greek city target residences of governing party members
Pre-dawn firebomb attacks in Greece have targeted members of the governing New Democracy party
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EU set for trade 'conflict' with China unless deal reached by autumn, EPP chief Weber tells Euronews
In an exclusive interview with Europe Today, Manfred Weber warns the EU is heading into a "phase of conflict" with Beijing unless …
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‘Turning point’: Italy's heatwave set to break as 14 regions under storm alerts
Relief from Italy’s scorching heat is imminent, forecasters say, but most of the country will have to weather severe storms before…
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Oil prices wobble as breakdown in U.S.-Iran talks casts doubt over peace process
Oil prices were lower on Wednesday after Iran said it would not meet with U.S. delegates for talks in Qatar, amplifying concern ab…
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Vatican faces rift after faction defies Pope Leo and risks excommunication
The ceremony is taking place 38 years to the day after the Vatican declared the last consecrations of SSPX bishops a ‘schismatic a…
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Deadly wildfire spreads in Greece as weather chaos continues in Europe
Two people died after a wildfire gutted a house in a forested settlement in northern Greece
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Ireland set to take presidency of EU in Dublin opening ceremony – Europe live
Ireland’s tasks at helm of bloc include helping navigate talks on fresh Russia sanctions, and Ukraine and Moldova accession Irelan…
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German word of the day: Scheinwissen
Can you be sure you know what you know? In a world where the truth feels increasingly negotiable, there’s at least one certainty: …
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Andy Burnham is about to have a crash course in hardcore geopolitics | Rafael Behr
The likely next prime minister would rather be in Warrington than Washington, but foreign policy will dominate his agenda more tha…
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Should Austrian schools be allowed to send children home during extreme heat spells?
Europe has been experiencing a deadly heatwave this June, with temperatures of 40C recorded in Austria. As classrooms become unbea…
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Mexico fans celebrate World Cup win over Ecuador
Fans in San Diego erupt in celebration as Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0 in a World Cup knockout match, ending a 40-year drought in the c…
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Call to suspend new EU border system in peak holiday period as planes leave half full
Airlines and airports say passengers are struggling in queues of up to five hours for biometric checks Airlines and airports have …
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German rail regulator backs Italian firm in rail network competition dispute
Germany's rail regulator on Tuesday backed Italian train firm Italo in a case it brought arguing it had been unfairly excluded fro…
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Europe’s defense boom faces a new test: Can it actually deliver weapons?
Europe’s defense boom faces a test as investors weigh whether budgets and backlogs can become weapons, factories and returns.
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Putin’s war is changing everything about Ukraine. Even the birds
Birds are using fibre-optic cable to build their homes
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‘Immediately was enchanted’: Viral Puerto Rico song gets its own music video shot on island
The song creator Bill Stiteler worked with Discover Puerto Rico to create a video that highlights some of the island’s top tourist…
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Fact-check: did Polish deputy PM say Warsaw would block Ukraine’s EU entry?
Alicja Ptak While widely quoted as saying "With Bandera, Ukraine will not enter the EU", he never spoke those words.
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New venomous spider species found in Portugal
The discovery of the Chilean recluse spider (Loxosceles laeta) in Porto is the first record of this venomous species in Iberia. Re…