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Rama Warns Businesses: Vacate Public Spaces You’ve Illegally Occupied
Euronews Albania
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July 4, 2025
Prime Minister Edi Rama issued a strong warning to businesses during a live discussion with social media followers on Friday, calling on all bar-cafés and other businesses to remove any unauthorized structures they have placed in public spaces....
End of an Era: Italy’s 154th Squadron Transitions from Tornado to F-35A
The Aviationist
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July 4, 2025
Over the course of two days of ceremonies, held on July 2 and 3, 2025, the Italian Air Force’s 154° Gruppo (Squadron), known as the “Red Devils,” officially transitioned from the A-200C Tornado IDS to the F-35A. As of July 2025, the 154th Squadron...
Safety Warnings Follow Australia’s Woodside Energy to U.S. as $17 Billion LNG Project Moves Ahead
DeSmog
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June 18, 2025
As Woodside Energy investors convened for their annual meeting in Perth, Australia, on May 8, they were met by protests and heckling. Activists, angered over the fossil fuel company’s climate impacts and accidents, repeatedly disrupted speeches by...
Fatal virus found in Spain and is 'highly likely' to reach UK, experts warn
Birmingham Live
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July 4, 2025
Ben Test Hurst-BM, Katy Hallam and Ben Hurst 16:25, 04 Jul 2025 New instances of a deadly virus have been identified in holiday destinations popular with British tourists, and experts have warned it could reach the UK. The virus has been labelled...
The underrated beach holiday with £2 pints and £40 flights from Manchester Airport
Manchester Evening News
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June 21, 2025
Thanks to our unreliable weather here in the UK, many of us choose to jet off abroad for a summer holiday to destinations where sun is more or less guaranteed. While the likes of Spain and Greece have been holiday staples for Brits for...
Killer virus spreading across Europe 'highly likely' to reach UK
Cornwall Live
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July 4, 2025
New instances of a lethal virus have been identified in holiday destinations popular with British tourists, and experts have warned it could reach the UK. The virus has been labelled as the current most significant threat to public health,...
Blackouts Still Loom: Experts Warn of Grid Vulnerabilities
To Vima
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July 4, 2025
Blackouts in modern electricity systems cannot be entirely ruled out. This stark reminder was delivered by Dimitrios Fourlaris, Vice President of Greece’s Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy and Water (RAAEY), during a conference hosted by the...
MPM2025: What the latest data says about being a journalist in Europe
European Federation of Journalists
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July 3, 2025
Picture credit: CMPF. Conducted by the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF), the Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM) offers one of the most comprehensive assessments of media conditions in Europe. While it evaluates a wide range of...
Bulgaria ranks second in EU’s annual bathing waters survey
The Sofia Globe
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June 20, 2025
Bulgaria has increased its score in the European Environment Agency (EEA) annual report on the quality of bathing waters in the EU, ranking second after further improving on last year’s record high number of bathing water sites meeting EEA’s...
The Fantasy of a Grand Bargain Between America and China
Foreign Affairs
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July 3, 2025
Hope springs eternal in the world of great-power diplomacy. Even today, in the throes of a norm-busting trade war with China, there is talk of some kind of leader-to-leader grand bargain between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese...
stefano boeri’s vertical forest blooms in utrecht with 50,000 plant facade
Design Boom
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July 1, 2025
stefano boeri completes his vertical forest in Utrecht Following his groundbreaking Bosco Verticale in Milan and the social housing version in Eindhoven, Stefano Boeri Architetti‘s Wonderwoods Vertical Forest blossoms in Utrecht (find designboom’s...
Brighton's Harry Howell, 17, signs first professional contract
The Athletic
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July 4, 2025
Harry Howell has signed his first professional contract with Brighton & Hove Albion. The England junior international attacker has penned a three-year deal after making his Premier League debut in May against Liverpool. Howell became Brighton’s...
Greece Ranks Among Top Five in Europe for Cleanest Bathing Waters
Greek Reporter
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June 21, 2025
Porto Katsiki, Lefkada, Greece. Credit: Wikipedia/iant71/CC BY 3.0 Greek waters rank among the cleanest in Europe, placing in the top five for bathing quality, according to a new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA), an official body of...
SC Capital Holding Sets Sights on Flagship Mediterranean Hospitality Asset in Cyprus
TechBullion
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July 1, 2025
Share Share Share Share Email Switzerland-based SC Capital Holding AG has entered late-stage negotiations to acquire a landmark luxury hotel on the southern coast of Cyprus, in what marks the firm’s first investment in the island nation and the...
Belgium lagging behind in bathing water quality, EEA study shows
Belga News Agency
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June 20, 2025
Bathing water quality in the EU remains excellent, with 96 per cent of sites meeting minimum standards, the European Environment Agency reports. In 85 per cent of cases, quality is classified as excellent. Belgium is among the worst performers,...
Food Prices in Europe: Where Is Eating the Most and Least Expensive in 2024?
Tunisie Numerique
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July 3, 2025
Food price disparities across Europe continue to attract attention, particularly against the backdrop of global inflation, the war in Ukraine, and strained supply chains. The latest report from Eurostat for 2024 offers a revealing ranking of the...
Killer virus symptoms as 'highly likely' it will reach UK - detected in Spain
Wales Online
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July 4, 2025
09:38, 04 Jul 2025Updated 09:39, 04 Jul 2025 New instances of a deadly virus have been identified in popular holiday destinations frequented by Brits, and experts are warning it could soon reach the UK. The virus, known as Crimean-Congo...
Symptoms of killer virus spreading across Europe - 'highly likely' to reach UK
The Mirror
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July 4, 2025
New cases of a killer virus have been detected in holiday hotspots loved by British tourists - and experts have warned it could reach the UK. It’s been described as the current biggest threat to public health, after breaking out in Iraq and...
Most of Europe's bathing waters safe for swimming: Report
The Times of India
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More than three quarters of bathing waters monitored in the European Union, Albania and Switzerland were of "excellent" quality in 2024, the 27-member bloc's environment agency said on Friday. EU members meanwhile are obliged to monitor popular...
Dua Lipa and the problem with the celebrity book club mafia
The Independent
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June 21, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...