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Green groups say EU-backed chemical alliance puts polluters first
A watchdog's report challenges the industry's claims that European chemical manufacturers are facing an existential crisis due to …
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How will France's new ban on cold calls protect residents?
Unsolicited sales calls will become illegal in France from August 11th as a law passed back in June 2025 comes into full effect. B…
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Good breeding: Kazakh 'satin' horse becomes new national symbol
A very rare satin hair coloured horse called Aqzhal is widely being celebrated in Kazakhstan as a traditional symbol of prosperity…
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Wildfires disrupt Tour de France and southern European economy
Wildfires ravaging southern Europe have forced the unprecedented cancellation of Tour de France spectators and threatened key tour…
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'Not normal': Belgian fans react to FIFA's Balogun red-card U-turn
Belgian fans said FIFA's decision to overturn Folarin Balogun's suspension was "not normal" ahead of Belgium's World Cup match aga…
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Masked burglars take €4m worth of jewellery in latest lightning raid on French museum
The heist at Musee Lalique comes less than a year after a similar incident at the Louvre in Paris
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'World Cup starts now' as Spain and Portugal clash in last 16
Spain and old rivals Portugal collide in an enticing World Cup clash in Texas on Monday with the quarter finals and possibly Crist…
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UK sanctions Russian scientists and labs behind chemical attacks, foreign office says
The institutions hit were SC Signal, a Russian state scientific research institute and GNIII VM, the country's Scientific Research…
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Greek beaches deploy €366,950 barriers against jellyfish
Municipalities in the Euboean Gulf are spending €366,950.10 on floating nets to keep jellyfish and pufferfish away from swimmers, …
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Streamers sue France over strict local content investment rules
Netflix, Amazon and Disney+ have launched a legal challenge against France's updated local content investment rules, a move that t…
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French wildfire evacuates 10,000 as heatwave disrupts Tour de France
A massive wildfire in southern France has forced 10,000 people from their homes and triggered unprecedented spectator restrictions…
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Austria targets sub-3% deficit in rare five-day sitting
Austria's parliament has begun a rare five-day sitting to pass a 2027-2028 budget aimed at bringing the deficit below the EU's thr…
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Russian attack leaves gaping hole in Kyiv residential building
The BBC's Sarah Rainsford is at the scene of one of the blasts to hit Ukraine's capital overnight.
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How to find free outdoor fitness classes in Germany
Summer is the time to get outdoors and get active. From trail running groups to calisthenics gyms, here's how you can get fit for …
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'Restraining Order Needed': Italy reacts to Trump's latest Meloni jibe
Italian ministers on Monday criticised US President Donald Trump's latest social media attack on Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ahe…
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The Alps are drying out: EU-funded project assesses the future of Europe's "water tower"
Will the Alps remain Europe's inexhaustible water tower? The Waterwise project is collecting an unprecedented amount of data from …
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Greece's Thessaloniki threatened by spreading wildfire
A fast-moving wildfire broke out in Greece's second largest city on July 4, forcing residents of three small suburbs north of the …
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What is Madrid’s new 'unborn baby' law and could it become national policy?
Spain's opposition leader just announced that he would implement Madrid’s new 'unborn baby' law if he becomes Prime Minister. But …
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The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards: America is 'a bit of a disappointment at the moment'
Prior to the release of their 25th studio album this Friday, Rolling Stones' Keith Richards has commented on whether one of their …
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How much is the EU earning from high-tech products?
Europe is betting on tech sovereignty to strengthen its economy. So how important is high-tech manufacturing to the EU's marketpla…
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Norway releases first image of crown princess after lung transplant
Norway's royal palace on Monday shared the first images of the country's Crown Princess Mette-Marit since she underwent a lung tra…
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Russia publishes files on WWII Ukrainian massacre of Poles amid dispute between Kyiv and Warsaw
The release is an "attempt to undermine Ukrainian-Polish relations", says Ukraine's Centre for Countering Disinformation.
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Blood shortages in Gothenburg and Malmö risk delaying surgeries
A sharp drop in summer blood donations is threatening to disrupt healthcare and delay surgeries in Sweden's second and third large…
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Switzerland to be hit by new heatwave as air conditioning units sell out
After a relative ‘lull’ of the past several days, Switzerland will swelter in another wave of extremely hot weather in coming days…