For the first time, solar was the largest source of electricity in the EU last month, supplying a record 22 percent of the bloc’s power.
At least 13 countries saw solar output hit a new monthly high in June, according to an analysis from…
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Political prisoner Kolomiyets returns to Ukraine after 10 years in Russian custody
Euromaidan activist and political prisoner Andriy Kolomiyets has returned to Ukraine after being released from a Russian penal colony and held at the border with Georgia.
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi announced this at a briefing on Friday,…
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The diplomacy of art: Bayeux tapestry loan shows cultural gifts still matter | Bayeux tapestry
This week’s masterclass in the renewal of the entente cordiale was based on a genuine desire by two countries to reconnect. But in addition it served as a reminder that diplomacy is not only an art, but art itself has always been an essential…
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‘Find your pomalo’: Croatia is encouraging travellers to seek out its quieter corners and coves
The term ‘pomalo’ originates from the Dalmatian coast, and is very on trend at the moment.
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Gut microbes may flush ‘forever chemicals’ from the body
Expelling toxic “forever chemicals” from the body may take guts — or at least, their microbes.
Some microbes found in the human gut can absorb some per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, researchers report July 1 in Nature Microbiology. Mice harboring those bacteria in…
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PKK militants in Iraq begin laying down arms as part of peace process with Turkey
The PKK’s original aim was to establish a Kurdish state in the southeast of Turkey, but over time its goals evolved into a campaign for greater autonomy for Turkey’s Kurdish population.
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How have cuts to humanitarian aid impacted the sector?
The humanitarian aid sector is reliant on a relatively small number of large donor, rendering it vulnerable to shocks.
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How a small Texas town prepared for the worst and saved every resident in the deadly floods
The town of Comfort installed flood sirens after past disasters. In July, they helped every resident survive.
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Nigeria can’t take Venezuelan deportees from US, says Yusuf Tuggar
Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú & Natasha BootyBBC News, Lagos & London
Anadolu via Getty Images“We already have over 230 million people,” says Yusuf Tuggar Nigeria will not bow to pressure from the Trump administration to accept Venezuelan deportees or…
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Karoline Leavitt Just Made A Trump Claim So Ridiculous That Even Republicans Are Calling It Out
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt managed to unite many on the left and right alike on Thursday with a claim about President Donald Trump so over-the-top that neither side was buying it.
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Leavitt shared a…
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