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Rockcliff Rugby ClubA rugby club has made a new international connection after one its balls travelled hundreds of miles before washing up in Denmark.
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Archaeologists identify 250-year-old Shipwreck in Orkney
PA MediaArchaeologists have identified a 250-year-old shipwreck, which was discovered on the island of Sanday in Orkney.
All evidence points to the wreck of the Earl of Chatham, a former Royal Navy…
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It will soon be easier to travel between Gulf countries with a new Schengen-style visa
The aim is to streamline travel in the region and make it easier to explore multiple countries in one trip.
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Where is the most expensive takeaway coffee in Europe?
For many of us, a cup of coffee — or maybe a few — is an essential ritual that powers us through the working day. In 2023-24, approximately 10.62 billion kilograms of coffee were consumed worldwide, a slight increase from about 10.38bn kg in…
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Europe’s big trash-burning experiment has become a dirty headache – POLITICO
In Rome, for example, tens of thousands of people signed a petition to stop the mayor from greenlighting a waste incineration project in Santa Palomba. And last March, French senators proposed to ban the construction of new waste incinerators…
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Meta won’t sign EU’s AI Code, but who will?
The rules on general purpose artificial intelligence will enter into force on 2 August.
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Bean vs. cup: Where is the most expensive takeaway coffee in Europe?
Euronews Business compares coffee pricing across Europe to reveal where customers are getting the best and worst value on their morning brew.
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Meta ran ads that fundraised for Israeli Defence Forces, analysis shows
Meta ran ads that fundraised €2.05 million for the Israeli Defence Forces, a new analysis shows.
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A major forest fire in Greece forces several villages to evacuate
According to a 2024 report by the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, Europe is the continent with the fastest-rising temperatures on Earth, having warmed twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s.
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Vom Flirt zur Krise – POLITICO
Frankreichs Präsident Emmanuel Macron ist zu Gast in Berlin, doch die Stimmung wird angespannt sein.
Beim Treffen mit Kanzler Friedrich Merz geht es um eine ganze Reihe von Konflikten: der Streit um mit EU-Geld subventionierte Atomkraftwerke, das europäische Kampfjetprojekt…