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President Sheikh Mohamed holds talks with President of South Korea
The National News
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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,...
'Unprecedented' alerts in France as blistering heat grips Europe
BBC
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Kathryn ArmstrongBBC News ShareSave Watch: 'A little bit melting' - Intense heat across Europe 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...
Record-Breaking Heatwave Grips Europe, Triggers Alerts, Closures, Wildfires
Arise News
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June 30, 2025
A record number of heat alerts have been issued across France and much of southern and eastern Europe as an intense heatwave continues to sweep the continent, threatening lives, disrupting services, and sparking wildfires. As of Monday, 84 out of...
Backpacking the Balkans, Part II
Sandpoint Reader - Idaho
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June 30, 2025
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In the first installment of this travelogue, my partner Cadie and I had just completed the arduous hike through the Accursed Mountains in northern Albania, arriving in the beautiful village of Theth. The day after our...
Scorching heatwave hits Europe as Spain records hottest June day; countries issue alerts
The Indian Express
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June 30, 2025
Southern Europe Heatwave: Countries in the Mediterranean belt of Europe are grappling with scorching temperatures and forest fires in what appears to be one of the hottest Junes recorded in the region. Major cities have witnessed the mercury...
Scorching heatwave hits Europe as Spain records hottest June day
The Indian Express
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June 30, 2025
Countries in the Mediterranean belt of Europe are grappling with scorching temperatures and forest fires in what appears to be one of the hottest Junes recorded in the region. Major cities have witnessed the mercury soaring above 40 degrees...
‘We’ve been together nearly 80 years, the bullet and I’
Kathimerini
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Tasos Mitzias, 88, has told his children he wants to be buried in his native village when he dies, in Skra, in the mountains on Greece’s border with North Macedonia. His wish does not seem unusual at first. Many people his age want to return to...
Europe Scorched by Heat Wave as Wildfire Engulfs Turkey’s Smyrna
Greek Reporter
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June 30, 2025
While it is hard to link individual extreme weather events to climate change, heat waves are becoming more common and more intense. File photo. Credit: AMNA Europe is sizzling from the first heat wave of the season, with temperatures reaching 46C...
Kitesurfing Championship in Durrës: A Growing Sport Attracting Locals and Foreigners
Euronews Albania
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June 29, 2025
The kitesurfing championship has kicked off on the beach of Durrës, marking the rise of a new sport that aims to become widespread in Albania. Around 30 athletes, both local and international, challenged each other while judges evaluated each...
Balkans braced for record-breaking heatwave
WKZO - Michigan
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BELGRADE (Reuters) -People braving an early summer heatwave sought relief in lakes and mountains across the Balkans this week, as health authorities urged residents to stay in the shade and drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration....
Father and son killed in northern Greece road collision
Kathimerini
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NEWS A road accident claimed the lives of a 44-year-old man and his 13-year-old son on Saturday afternoon, following a collision between their vehicle and a truck on the old Thessaloniki–Veria highway in northern Greece. The man’s spouse and a...
Iran raises death toll from war with Israel to 1,000
The National News
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Iran has revised the death toll from its recent war with Israel, saying about 1,000 people were killed, including children, women and senior officials. Forensic experts have so far identified 935 victims, among them 38 children and 102 women,...
Kosovo Prepares For Deportees From US Amid Warnings Balkans Becoming A Migrant 'Warehouse'
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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June 26, 2025
With illegal immigration a fraught issue in Europe and the United States, Western countries are increasingly kicking the political football over to the Balkans. But questions are building over whether the countries of the region are ready to catch...
Preventing Illness and Rebuilding Community in Flood-Stricken Spain
Direct Relief
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June 26, 2025
By Talya Meyers Juan Carlos Galvez and his team were working out of a mud-damaged building, distributing sanitary supplies and food to Valencia residents and cleaning out their houses after devastating floods, when he heard a story that chilled...
Paraguay Welcomes Europe: EU Investment Forum Paraguay 2025 Sparks New Partnership
The Asunción Times
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June 26, 2025
The European Union Delegation in Paraguay, in collaboration with the Investment and Export Network (REDIEX) of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC), hosted the European Investment Forum Paraguay 2025 at the Institute of the Central Bank of...
Ireland has third lowest childhood vaccine coverage among high-income nations
The Journal
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June 25, 2025
IRELAND HAS THE third lowest childhood vaccine coverage among high-income nations globally. It also has the sixth lowest coverage among the countries on the European continent and the second lowest among western European nations. And while there’s...
Proposed defence spending hike to 5% of GDP exposes divisions among Nato members
BNE Intellinews
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Nato leaders are poised to endorse a landmark agreement to raise the alliance's collective defence investment target to 5% of GDP, as the Alliance faces mounting global security threats. The endorsement, expected at the Nato summit in The Hague on...
In Pics| From the Himalayas to Harlem: How the world celebrated International Yoga Day
News9 Live
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June 21, 2025
World News People form all over the world celebrate International Yoga Day, on Saturday. ( Image Credit: X) New Delhi: The International Yoga Day is celebrated on June 21, all over the world, every year. The theme for 2025 is “Yoga for One Earth,...
Feral knowledge
Psyche
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June 23, 2025
Two years ago, while on a stroll through Pristina in Kosovo, I was attacked by a pack of feral dogs. I was lucky: although the whole pack rushed me – right in the middle of Pristina’s most central park, in the presence of other people, on a sunny...
Ireland has second-lowest childhood vaccination rate in Western Europe
Irish Medical Times
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June 25, 2025
Lancet study found that 91 per cent of children here were inoculated in 2023, with almost 5,000 having not received a single vaccination Ireland had the second-lowest level of childhood vaccination coverage in western Europe in 2023, a new study...