The wheels of commerce are turning — but who’s left to drive?
That’s the growing concern echoing across Europe’s logistics sector. With over 6 million people employed in transport across the EU, a critical question is emerging: where…
Category: 3. Europe
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Publish and be damned: Spain's former king Juan Carlos to release 'uncompromising' autobiography
Former monarch Juan Carlos I will publish “Reconciliation”, his memoirs at the end of the year. The book will explore his controversial private life, his role in Spain’s democracy and reflections from his exile in Abu Dhabi. He’s now revealing all he says because his ‘story’ is being stolen.
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Europe swelters under severe heatwave as temperatures soar above 40 degrees Celsius
Portugal, Spain, France, and Italy were some of the worst hit countries, with temperatures reaching over 40 degrees Celcius.
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People in Romania's southwest struggle to access water as one third of country faces drought
Romania’s southwestern Dolj county struggles with severe drought. Villagers in Teascu din Deal trek long distances for water, facing harsh conditions daily.
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Northern hemisphere heatwave underscores value of early-warning alerts
Three days after Spain’s national weather service confirmed a record 46°C reading in the southern town of El Granado, there’s been little let-up in stifling day and night temperatures across the continent and beyond.
In Barcelona, a road sweeper reportedly died on Saturday after completing…
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Full list of European countries under heatwave alerts as mercury soars to 46C
Temperatures have soared to 46C in Spain as an “extreme
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First China-Europe Train Departs on Trans-Caspian Corridor
ASTANA – The first Trans-Caspian train set off from Beijing’s Fangshan district on June 30, carrying 104 standard containers filled with auto parts and mechanical equipment valued at more than 15 million yuan (over US$2 million), Xinhua…
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New AI tool is better than doctors at diagnosing complicated medical issues, Microsoft says
The tech giant’s AI tool made the correct diagnosis for the vast majority of patients in a small study.
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Poland to start temporary border controls with Germany and Lithuania, Tusk says
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the measures were “necessary to reduce the uncontrolled flows of migrants across the Polish-German border”.
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Iranian spy suspect arrested in Denmark for gathering info on Berlin's Jewish community
Federal prosecutors said in a statement that the Danish national, identified only as Ali S in line with German privacy rules, was arrested on Thursday in the city of Aarhus.
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