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REVEALED: Where in Europe has the cleanest and dirtiest swimming spots
The Local - Germany
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June 21, 2025
Europe has thousands of incredible swimming spots around its beaches, lakes and rivers, but which countries have the cleanest and dirtiest waters? More than three quarters of bathing waters monitored in the European Union, Albania and Switzerland...
Bridging East and West: Azerbaijan’s Diplomatic Balancing Act and Vision for Peace
To Vima
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July 4, 2025
From deepening energy and diplomatic ties with the European Union to unprecedented progress toward peace with Armenia, the Ambassador outlines a vision of Azerbaijan as a sovereign, independent actor that is determined not to be tethered to any...
Companies Behind the Esencia Project in Puerto Rico Leave a Global Trail of Damage
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
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July 2, 2025
The five foreign companies behind the Esencia megaproject in Cabo Rojo, on Puerto Rico’s southwest coast, have left a trail of environmental destruction and community disputes in the ecologically sensitive areas where they’ve developed previous...
Weed tourism lights up global travel
BizNews
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Marijuana-inspired travel is the next big thing in the global travel industry as the world begins to realise that ganja really is the new tourism gold. Knowing that cannabis and the tourism dollar are fast friends would most likely have Bob Marley...
Most of Europe’s bathing waters safe for swimming, says new report
The Straits Times
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June 20, 2025
A girl walking in the water of lake Wannsee at the start of the bathing season in Berlin, Germany.PHOTO: REUTERS COPENHAGEN – More than three quarters of bathing waters monitored in the European Union, Albania and Switzerland were of “excellent”...
New fire threatens homes in Greece as Europe bakes in heatwave
Gulf Today
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July 3, 2025
Firefighters battled a blaze Thursday on the island of Crete that scorched forests and olive groves and forced over 1,000 to evacuate, while a fresh conflagration near Athens threatened homes, highlighting Greece’s vulnerability to wildfire risks....
Ohio National Guard Attends Exercise Platinum Wolf in Serbia
US Army
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July 3, 2025
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – Several high-ranking officials from U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa, or USAFE-AFAFRICA, and the Ohio National Guard participated in the June 26 Distinguished Visitor day at Exercise Platinum Wolf 25 in...
Poland U17 International Ksawery Jezewski Fighting For Life After Tragic Accident
GiveMeSport
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July 4, 2025
A teenage footballer called Ksawery Jezewski, who plies his trade for Polish club Legia Warsaw, has – as reported by Polish media publication RMF24 – been left fighting for his life after being involved in a car crash which killed his older...
Elias: Believe what Trump says he plans in California, other blue states
The Mercury News - California
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July 4, 2025
Even now, six months into President Trump’s second term, there’s a tendency to disregard his sometimes fiery rhetoric as mere big talk. Americans ought to know better by now. Iranians certainly do after Trump sent bunker-buster bombs into their...
Where you vacation could raise your skin cancer risk, says new study
The Manual - Oregon
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July 4, 2025
Most of us assume everyone knows the importance of protecting our skin from harmful UV rays, yet a new study suggests awareness campaigns aren’t doing enough to protect Americans. A recently published study revealed a dangerous gap between what...
This is the dark truth of Keir Starmer's catastrophic failure to stop immigration - and exactly who is raking in YOUR cash as illegal migrants continue to flood in: MATT GOODWIN
Daily Mail
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July 3, 2025
When future historians look back at this lamentable Labour government, they will identify it as the administration that presided over the obliteration of a British identity, culture and way of life that has existed on these islands for centuries....
Heatwaves, wildfires, evacuations. Welcome to summer in Europe
Euro Weekly News
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July 4, 2025
Flames tear through forest underbrush as Europe faces record-breaking wildfires. Credit: toa55 from akaratwimages via Canva.com From the Greek Islands to the German forest, the continent is cracking under the weight of its latest climate, with...
James Penrice leaves Hearts in a seven figure transfer to AEK Athens
Edinburgh Evening News
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July 4, 2025
Defender heads to Greece after a productive year in Edinburgh James Penrice has said farewell to Hearts and left the club’s Spanish training camp destined for a £2m transfer to AEK Athens. A deal for the left-back was struck yesterday and he...
Celtic winger Kuhn set for Como move - gossip
BBC
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July 4, 2025
Rangers will pay Luton Town £5m for Norway midfielder Thelo Aasgaard. (Four Lads Had a Dream podcast), external Heart of Midlothian were reluctant to sell James Penrice but have accepted a near £2m bid from AEK Athens for the 26-year-old...
Actors Who Had A Lot To Say About Their Time In Wars
Grunge
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July 3, 2025
It wasn't until the 20th century that the world became acquainted with, for better and for worse, respectively, the idea of people becoming extremely famous for their ability to pretend to be other people, and intercontinental global conflict. Two...
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...
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...
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...
Rethinking rainwater
WellBeing Magazine
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July 2, 2025
Explore how sponge cities, rain gardens and depaving help manage rainwater and restore nature to our increasingly urban spaces. Many years ago, Joni Mitchell sang about developers paving paradise and putting up a parking lot. Today, it is becoming...
Italy halts outdoor work as Europe gripped by record temperatures
Euro Weekly News
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July 2, 2025
Passerby cools head in Rome fountain. Credit: Shutterstock More than half of Italy’s regions, including Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna, have banned outdoor work during the hottest hours of the day as Europe grapples with one of the most intense...