Finalized in Scotland on July 27, the preliminary trade deal between the United States and the European Union (EU) stands out…
Category: 3. Europe
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Delegates from 100 countries meet for last-chance talks to reduce plastic pollution
Delegates from 176 UN member states, NGOs, scientists and industrialists are meeting in Geneva until 14 August to negotiate an international treaty to reduce plastic pollution.
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France strips residence permit of man who lit cigarette at war memorial – POLITICO
This week’s video of the man stooping to light his cigarette at the Unknown Soldier War Memorial in Paris sparked outrage and was widely shared on the internet.
Retailleau blasted the man’s actions as “indecent and pathetic,” while Veterans and Remembrance Minister Patricia…
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Trump cranks up India tariffs to 50% in an attempt to pressure Russia
Brazil and India now face the world’s steepest blanket tariff at 50%, with India targeted for Russian oil purchases undermining US sanctions.
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Europe’s Decisive Decade: How Electric Vehicles Will Transform Continent By 2035
Europe stands at the doorstep of a decisive decade for electric vehicles. Over the next ten years, the continent’s major automotive markets — Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands — will see battery-electric vehicles…
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The paradox of Romania’s Ion Iliescu – POLITICO
In the late 1980s, however, things began to shift. While Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev pursued reformist policies, Ceaușescu tried to block any contagion. He had become an obsolete leftover of the Stalinist era, and Romanians grew weary of the insane cult of personality surrounding him and…
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Prominent Georgian journalist sentenced to 2 years in prison for slapping police chief – POLITICO
Opposition politicians and activists say the sentence is unfair and is politically motivated — part of an escalating government crackdown on dissent.
“The regime is paralyzed — too cowardly to free Mzia Amaghlobeli, too weak to convict her,” former President Salome Zourabichvili
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Ethiopia shoots down Russian bid to dodge aviation sanctions – POLITICO
Russia has been trying to patch together its existing fleet of Western airliners, but the sector’s problems are growing.
“Over time, there are only so many spare parts you can cannibalize from other aircraft and only so many spares you can make quickly,” Charlton said, referring to…
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Meta removes 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts linked to criminal scammers
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Extraordinary ancient tattoo art uncovered on 2000-year-old ice mummy in groundbreaking study
Using near-infrared imaging, researchers uncovered extraordinary hand-poked designs of tigers, griffins and tiny roosters on the body of a 2000-year-old Siberian mummy.
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