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Food Prices in Europe: Where Is Eating the Most and Least Expensive in 2024?
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...

MPM2025: What the latest data says about being a journalist in Europe
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...

“We need to end nuclear weapons, before they end us”
Introduction by Croakey: Amid so much focus on militarisation globally, it’s more important than ever to understand what it takes to prevent and avoid conflict, especially in the context of a nuclear arms race. In a rare win for efforts to promote...

Young European Filmmakers Showcase Work in Future Frames Program at Karlovy Vary
At the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, European Film Promotion and the festival will curate Future Frames, a showcase of short films by students and recent graduates of European film schools, which is accompanied by a program of promotion and industry...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...

WHO extends health emergency for mpox as cases climb in West Africa
As a result, the public health emergency declared for the disease remains in effect, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced in Geneva, following a recommendation from independent panel of health experts. Mpox, formerly known as...

Mpox still a public health emergency, says WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the mpox virus is still a public health emergency of international concern. The announcement follows the fourth meeting of the international health regulations (IHR) emergency committee on the upsurge of...

UN Event Sheds Light On Belarus' Escalating Human Rights Violations
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 3. On July 2, the Permanent Missions of Latvia and Lithuania to the United Nations Office at Geneva held a side event on the deteriorating human rights situation in Belarus, Trend reports. Held...

Wales fan taken to hospital after falling from third tier of Belgium stadium
A fan who had been at the game reportedly told BBC Radio Wales that just after Wales' third goal, a "loud thud" was heard and there had been "huge commotion in the lower tier". The fan said: "Police, stewards, paramedics rushed into that area and...

Six Indictments in High-Profile Skopje Cancer Clinic Case
The Basic Criminal Court in Skopje accepted the indictment of the prosecution in a high-profile cancer clinic case. The case caused an outrage in the Republic of North Macedonia in the autumn of 2023, following a journalistic investigation into...

This profitable, debt-free dividend share is well-covered and yields 11%! What’s the catch?
I recently came across a dividend share on the FTSE AIM index that not only yields 11% but is profitable and debt-free. Not only that, the dividend’s well-covered and the company looks undervalued at the current price. As always, when something...

The dangerous European heatwave: Heat warnings put Spain on alert
Date Published: 01/07/2025 Record temperatures recorded this week are disrupting infrastructure and presenting health risks Spain is enduring a major heatwave of the start of this summer with unprecedented intensity, as soaring temperatures push...

6,823 Mpox Cases and 16 Fatalities Last Month
(Vax-Before-Travel News)The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the 54th situation report for the multi-country outbreak of mpox, which began in May 2022. The WHO Director-General recently confirmed that the ongoing upsurge of mpox cases...

Heatwave brings temperatures up to 46°C across southern Europe
MADRID — A heatwave continues to grip large parts of Europe, with authorities in many countries issuing health warnings amid searing temperatures. Southern Spain is the worst-affected region, with temperatures in the mid-40s Celsius recorded in...

Chaos in Europe as Spain hits 46C with Portugal, Italy and Croatia on red alert
Southern Europe is baking under an unrelenting heatwave which shows no sign of easing. Record-breaking temperatures are sparking emergency health warnings, and growing fears of wildfires pushing resources to the limit. Spain has become the...

Heatwave soars in Europe as Spain hits 46C and neighbours on red alert
Southern Europe is roasting in an unrelenting heatwave which shows no sign of easing. Record-breaking temperatures are sparking emergency health warnings, and growing fears of wildfires pushing resources to the brink, reports Express.co.uk. Spain...

On Sustainable Population Growth: Human Values
“Population growth can exacerbate environmental degradation when it increases pressure on natural resources and generates more waste and emissions. Sustainable development requires policies that balance population trends with economic growth,...
Scorching heatwave grips southern Europe’s cities
A heatwave continues to grip large parts of Europe, with authorities in many countries issuing health warnings amid searing temperatures. Southern Spain is the worst-affected region, with temperatures in the mid-40s Celsius recorded in Seville and...

France Issues Record Heat Alerts as Europe Swelters Under Scorching Temperatures
A record number of heat alerts are in place across France as the country, and other parts of southern and eastern Europe, remain in the grip of soaring temperatures. Sixteen French regions, including Paris, have been placed on red alert for...

President Sheikh Mohamed holds talks with President of South Korea
President Sheikh Mohamed on Tuesday discussed co-operation between the UAE and South Korea during a phone call with President Lee Jae-myung. The leaders held talks on joint action across sectors including economy, investment, energy, education,...