European shares surged in the first half of the year, massively outperforming stocks on Wall Street — but market watchers are divided on the potential for the trend to continue. As of Friday’s close, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index has gained…
Category: 3. Europe
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Thousands set up street blockades in Serbia after arrests of anti-government protesters
Anti-government protests started after a renovated rail station canopy collapsed in November, killing 16 people. Many in Serbia blamed the tragedy in the northern city of Novi Sad on corruption-fuelled negligence in state infrastructure projects.
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Mariupol residents deny Russian stories about the city
Getty ImagesUkrainian residents say the way Russia wants the world to see Mariupol is very different from the reality “What they’re showing on Russian TV are fairy tales for fools. Most of Mariupol still lies in ruins,” says John, a Ukrainian living in Russian-occupied Mariupol. We’ve changed his…
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Family Takes 30-Hour Train Across Europe Due to Mom’s Fear of Flying (Exclusive)
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- Cecilia Hellgård Call is a full-time dental hygienist in California
- The mother of five has a lifelong fear of flying and refuses to travel by plane unless she has to visit her family in Sweden
- This year, she embarked on a European…
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Ukraine to withdraw from anti-personnel mines ban treaty, says Zelenskyy
The decision to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention follows similar decisions by Kyiv’s allies Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia – which also border Russia.
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Poland hosts 'World Cup' for foster children in Legia Warsaw's stadium
The tenth edition of the largest event of its kind for children in foster care has come to Warsaw, offering much-needed recreational opportunities to children from all over the world. The organisers hope that it can improve not only the children’s abilities, but also their well-being.
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Hungary's PM Orbán says Pride marched in the Budapest 'on the orders of Brussels'
An unprecedented crowd of between 100- and 200-thousand people marched at the 30th Budapest Pride on Saturday. The Prime Minister said the event was “disgusting and shameful”.
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Temperatures reach 46C in Spain as Europe heatwave continues
Danai Nesta KupembaBBC News
Europe swelters as heatwave shows no sign of easing A heatwave continues to grip large parts of Europe, with authorities in many countries issuing health warnings amid searing temperatures.
Southern Spain is the worst-affected region, with temperatures in the mid-40s…
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European summer: Spain hits highest temperature in 60 years as heatwave grips Southern Europe. Here’s why
Southern Europe is in the grip of an unprecedented heatwave, with temperatures reaching as high as 46 degrees Celsius, setting new records across multiple countries.
On Saturday, the town of El Granado in Spain recorded a searing 46 degrees…
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Trump claims US strikes ‘obliterated’ Iran’s nuclear program
President Donald Trump is insisting that his strikes on Iran last week left the country’s nuclear program “obliterated like nobody’s ever seen before,” even as the United Nations nuclear watchdog says Tehran could resume uranium enrichment “in a matter of months.”
Trump told Fox…
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