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Category: 3. Europe
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Brussels doubles amount of EU cash available for affordable housing – POLITICO
The announcement came during the mid-term review of the nearly €400 billion scheme, which the Commission created to reduce disparities between the bloc’s regions but now wants to use for priority issues like defense spending, competitiveness and housing.
Southern EU members like Italy…
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Bosnian Serb leader flees to Moscow as authorities step up pursuit – POLITICO
In 2023, Dodik pushed legislation aimed at blocking the enforcement of state-level Constitutional Court rulings and amending entity-level laws. The move was promptly blocked by Christian Schmidt, the international peace envoy and head of the Office of the High Representative (OHR).
A…
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Will Trump’s tariffs against Canada and Mexico hit the 2026 World Cup?
Increasing concerns about the feasibility of holding the 2026 FIFA World Cup between the US, Canada and Mexico have emerged, following Trump’s tariffs against both these countries.
Seven years ago, when a joint bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico was awarded the…
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UK house price growth stays stagnant in March ahead of stamp duty hike
Northern Ireland continued to experience the strongest house price growth in the UK in the first quarter of the year, followed by the North West. London, meanwhile, struggled.
UK house price growth remained stable in March, unchanged from February, as buyers pulled back…
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OpenAI to release new ‘open’ language model in coming months
Under pressure from competitors like DeepSeek and Meta’s Llama 3, OpenAI said it is working on releasing a new open-weight large language model in the coming months.
OpenAI is gearing up to release its first open-weight language model since GPT-2 “in the coming…
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Researchers discover new molecule in soil sample that could help fight antimicrobial resistance
Lariocidin was efficient against strains of E. coli, including drug-resistant ones, according to the new study.
Researchers say they have discovered a new class of antibiotics that could treat drug-resistant bacteria.
The new molecule, called lariocidin, works by…
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Iceland’s Blue Lagoon spa and nearby town evacuated due to volcanic eruption
Flames and smoke shot through the air as the volcanic fissure opened near the town of Grindavik.
A volcano began erupting in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday as tourists at the nearby Blue Lagoon and residents of local communities were evacuated.
Flames and smoke shot…
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Vote Idris: Is Labour eyeing actor Idris Elba for next London Mayor?
Following the celebrated actors’ work leading the UK-wide knife-crime campaign, it now seems that Labour have Idris Elba at the top of its ‘wish list’ for its next City Hall candidate…
British actor Idris Elba is reportedly being considered as a potential Labour…
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Finland will exit global land mine treaty, spend 3 percent of GDP on defense – POLITICO
Last month, Poland and the three Baltic countries announced they would leave the international convention as well. Finland shares a 1,340-kilometer border with Russia.
Stubb also said Helsinki would spend 3 percent of GDP on defense by 2029, compared with 2.4 percent in 2024. That’s more…
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