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'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano' actor Sam Neill died from pneumonia, according to agent
Neill’s longtime agent says the actor’s family agreed to release the information due to "inaccuracies and outright falsehoods" in …
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Newsletter: Drones, military gains and a contentious reshuffle
Hello, readers. I’m Mared Gwyn. In this morning's newsletter: the EU’s defence chief tells Euronews Ukraine’s military successes c…
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French MPs adopt assisted dying law pending court review
France has adopted an assisted dying law that would align it with several European neighbours, though the legislation must still s…
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Europe Today: Middle East tensions rise as Europe steps up support for Ukraine
US strikes on Iran escalate tensions in the Middle East as fears grow over the Strait of Hormuz and global energy markets. In Kyiv…
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Ryanair window blowout highlights outsourced maintenance risks
A passenger was partially pulled through a shattered window on a Ryanair-Air Malta flight from Thessaloniki, an extremely rare inc…
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Kyiv hit by missiles as Ukraine strikes Russian oil shadow fleet
Russia's ballistic missile attack on Kyiv and Ukraine's retaliation against Russian oil tankers underline the growing pressure on …
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Revealed: Bucharest tourists hiring rentals that could collapse in an earthquake
Exclusive: More than 200 illegal holiday properties found in buildings at the highest level of seismic risk Tourists in the Romani…
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Tokyo backs shorts for civil servants to cut AC energy costs
Tokyo's government is allowing civil servants to wear shorts to work in a bid to cut air conditioning use as high energy costs and…
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Summer heat to drive eurozone food inflation to 3% in 2027
Eurozone food inflation has hit a five-year low, but economists warn that delayed commodity costs and this summer's crop-damaging …
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Why this summer's heatwaves could raise your supermarket bill next year
While food inflation has eased across the eurozone, economists say this summer's extreme heat is now a bigger threat to next year'…
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Study of Botticelli paintings reveals muse behind 'Venus' died of tumour
A new study in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism suggests a diagnosis that could explain the death of Simonetta Vespucci, Botti…
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Argentina defeats England 2-1 in World Cup semi-final with a dramatic late double
The defending champions' victory means they will face Spain, who defeated France on Tuesday, in Sunday's final in East Rutherford,…
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Buenos Aires erupts as Argentina reach World Cup final
Fans flooded the streets of Buenos Aires in celebration after Argentina came from behind to beat England 2-1.
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Europe needs to catch up with the AI surge in hospitals, WHO says
AI solutions are being deployed across European hospitals; however, only a few countries govern them, putting patients at risk, th…
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Interactive map predicts farming decline from climate change by end of century
A CSIC team in Barcelona has developed CADI, a platform that, on a 10‑kilometre grid, estimates how much farmland will lose produc…
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High-resolution map plots Europe's climate-driven farm decline
A new high-resolution mapping tool reveals exactly where European farmland will lose productivity to climate change, warning that …
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Interactive map predicts climate-driven farm decline by end of century
A CSIC team in Barcelona has developed CADI, a platform that forecasts, on a 10‑kilometre grid, how much farmland will lose produc…
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Madrid tenants sue investment fund over housing harassment
Tenants of a Madrid building have filed a landmark lawsuit against an investment fund for alleged real estate harassment, spotligh…
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Dutch navy bets on autonomous fleets to overhaul sea defences
The Royal Netherlands Navy is testing a fully integrated network of uncrewed vessels and drones, a shift that could reshape Europe…
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US strikes Tehran as collapsed Iran deal hits oil routes
The collapse of an interim peace deal has returned the US-Iran conflict to all-out war, with American strikes reaching Tehran and …
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Genoa bridge verdict puts Italy's infrastructure on trial
A Genoa court is set to deliver a first-instance verdict in the 2018 bridge collapse that killed 43 people, a ruling that carries …
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Ukraine defence minister Fedorov resigns in reshuffle
The departure of Ukraine's defence minister, a key driver of the country's drone expansion, comes amid a wider cabinet shake-up th…
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Spain to face Argentina in World Cup final after Messi-led comeback sinks England
Reigning champions Argentina came from behind to beat England 2-1 on Wednesday and reach their second World Cup final in a row, wh…
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Zelenskyy sacks popular defence minister despite Western backing
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Mykhailo Fedorov, the defence minister credited with crippling Russian oil refineries and overha…