You may have read reports about an interstellar object hurtling through your solar system. Well, that’s where I work with my fellow alien explorers, on board 3I/ATLAS. I know, I know, it’s a rubbish name. We wanted to call it Spacey McSpaceface but we couldn’t get approval from the…
Category: 3. Europe
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Expert Summer Book Picks – POLITICO
This week, we’re taking a breath. EU Confidential is stepping away from summits, trade battles, and late-night trilogues — and turning to something more refreshing: books.
Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by audio producer (and self-confessed book nerd) Dionisios Sturis for…
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Trump issues order imposing new global tariff rates effective Aug. 7
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday evening to impose tariffs of between 15 and 41 percent on goods shipped to the U.S. from more than 67 countries, ratcheting up tariff levels to the highest amount in more than a century.
The new duties, however, won’t go into…
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Globetrotting European family’s adventure reaches — and ends — in Alberta
Three and a half years ago, Belgian husband and wife duo Nicolas and Anaïse Peetermans decided to uproot their lives and travel the world.
The couple sold their home in Belgium, packed up their three small children and bought an R.V.,…
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Young Ukrainians get their way as Zelensky overturns law to defuse crisis
Zhanna BezpiatchukBBC News Ukrainian in Kyiv
TETIANA DZHAFAROVA/AFPYoung Ukrainians were outside parliament again on Thursday as MPs voted to overturn a controversial law As Ukraine’s MPs gathered at parliament in Kyiv on Thursday, some held cardboard signs that read, “We are with our people.”
It…
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Slovenia becomes 1st European country to ban arms trade with Israel
BRUSSELS
Slovenia became the first European country to ban the import, export, and transit of weapons and military equipment to and from Israel, the government announced on Thursday.
The decision, initiated by Prime…
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US and NATO allies warn of increasing Iranian threats in Europe, North America
WASHINGTON — The United States and many of its NATO allies are accusing Iran of a growing number of threats throughout Europe and North America and demanding that it end its attempts to harm dissidents and others.
“We are united in our…
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The Very Best Luxury Boutique Hotel Groups In Europe
The bar at Le Grand Mazarin hotel in Paris
Vincent Leroux
In the last decade, a series of very enchanting places to stay have emerged. They contain some of my favourite luxury boutique hotels in Europe. They wait for the right property in the…
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European Union expects 15% U.S. tariffs on Friday, but key document still not complete
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is working on the presumption that the United States will impose a 15% tariff on most EU exports from Friday, even though the two sides have yet to complete a key document clarifying how…
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How “America First” AI Holds an Open Hand to Europe
The new AI Action Plan is America First for artificial intelligence. It calls for slashing environmental regulations, fast-tracking data center construction and promoting AI exports. This innovation-first US policy contrasts with…
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