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Europe's 'punishing' record-breaking heatwave shifts east
BBC Berlin correspondent Jessica Parker on what's next for the weather in Europe
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Publishers lose news audiences to platforms despite video boom
A major new study shows audiences are abandoning publisher websites for social platforms, threatening the commercial viability of …
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Divorce Italian style: Meloni-Trump row bringing Europe closer together?
Has Trump whispering run its course? Ask the departing Keir Starmer who famously brought that letter of invitation from the king t…
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ECHR case tests French rape statute of limitations
A collective of abuse survivors is challenging France's time limits on sexual assault prosecutions at the European Court of Human …
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Paris restricts retail alcohol sales as heatwave hits emergency services
Paris is banning off-licence alcohol sales and restricting public drinking to ease overwhelmed emergency services, a move that shi…
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The Guardian view on EU talks with the Taliban: selling out the rights of girls, women and other Afghans | Editorial
Five years after the fall of Kabul, European states are anxious to send migrants back – regardless of what it takes and what await…
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Football for friends: Winning ways World Cup supporters have gone viral – for the right reasons
Food discoveries, tidy stadiums and bagpipes on the streets of Boston are only the beginning as football fans across the United St…
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Cargo ship hit by projectile in Hormuz as Iran issues renewed passage warning
The British military said a cargo ship on the new Omani UN-backed route sustained bridge damage from a projectile, hours after the…
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French heatwave: three-year-old found dead in car
The boy climbed into the unlocked car while out of his parents' sight; his mother was hospitalised in shock. Two other children di…
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‘Morale bombing’ Moscow is not justified | Letter
Prof Christian Enemark reacts to Ukraine’s largest drone raid on Russia, calling on it to respect the innocence of all civilians T…
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June heatwave shuts French reactors, disrupts European travel
Unprecedented June temperatures are forcing French nuclear plants offline, halting rail networks and triggering a public health cr…
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City of Paris achieves partial victory over TotalEnergies in climate risks case
French capital hails ‘landmark decision’ against oil firm relating to disclosure of emissions from oil and gas products A Paris co…
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Unions urge teachers to strike as French school exams go ahead in up to 40C heat
Claims health of staff and children at risk as France struggles to adapt heat-trap school buildings Europe live – latest updates T…
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How your taxes could change under Norway's biggest tax reform in decades
Politicians in Norway have long engaged in a heated debate over the country's tax system, and a major shake-up appears to be on th…
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European trade unions call for World Cup-style ‘cooling breaks’ for workers as temperatures soar
The European Trade Union Confederation is pressing the European Commission to set a maximum working temperature law, warning that …
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La Belle Vie: Naturist beaches in France and cultural differences
From first-time experiencing a Naturist beach to the cultural difference between France and America - this week’s La Belle Vie new…
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Pro-Russian accounts share fake proof that Ukraine is behind the burning of Kyiv cathedral
Pro-Kremlin social media users are blaming Ukraine for a strike that led to a fire at the Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv, a UNESCO Wo…
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EU trade union urges new heat laws as 130m workers exposed
Europe's largest trade union research body is calling for binding EU legislation to protect workers from heatwaves, a move that co…
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Immigration boosts OECD productivity, ECB forum study finds
A study ahead of next week's ECB forum shows immigration has driven up to a third of worker productivity growth in major European …
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Heat-struck Italians cool off in ancient stone 'trulli'
Once relics of a bygone way of life, the iconic dry-stone dwellings with conical roofs dotted across Puglia are in increasing dema…
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Parisians sleep in parks to cool down during heatwave
Some Parisians are spending the night in city parks to escape sweltering apartments as an intense heatwave continues across France…
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Diver killed as cliff collapses near Biarritz lighthouse in French resort town
An urgent search is underway for a second diver after the massive cliff collapse
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City of Paris hails 'landmark' climate ruling in TotalEnergies case
The city of Paris said on Thursday that a court ruling ordering oil and gas giant TotalEnergies to account for its clients' emissi…
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NATO chief Rutte defends allies as Trump says he was 'let down' on Iran
Rutte pushed back gently against Trump's latest NATO complaints, saying, “I know there have been isolated cases about which you ar…