This year the EU and China are marking 50 years of formal relations. China remains the EU’s largest trading partner in terms of imports, but the EU’s position towards the country has shifted in…
Category: 3. Europe
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Tashkent blends ancient roots with digital ambition on the Silk Road
From historic mosques to cutting-edge startups, Tashkent is fast becoming a capital of contrasts — where centuries-old tradition sits alongside modern tech and architecture in Central Asia’s rising star.
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How Azerbaijan is using AI and smart grids to reshape energy in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Fariz Jafarov of Azerbaijan’s C4IR explains how AI, smart grids, and digital innovation are reshaping energy systems and accelerating the country’s shift toward a more sustainable future.
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Kazakhstan aims to attract 150,000 international students by 2029 — what’s driving the push?
Kazakhstan aims to meet the region’s growing demand for higher education by expanding partnerships with global universities and launching new research centres. With new AI programs underway, how are students being supported in entrepreneurship and deep tech development?
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What’s Driving It — and How Logistics Leaders Are Responding
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…
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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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