It is not in the regular stylebook for the official Chinese news agency, Xinhua, to evoke bright blue skies, swaying coconut trees, and the soft rustle of sea breezes in a report on international trade.
All these featured in its…
Category: 3. Europe
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Gold price hits record high: What’s behind the precious metal’s rally?
Gold prices have surged almost 31% so far this year already, driven by rising safe haven demand and an increasingly volatile global economy.
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The art of Pope Francis: What was the Catholic spiritual leader’s cultural legacy?
From Biennale visits to calls for restitution, the late Pope Francis left an indelible mark on contemporary art and cultural ethics.
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Swiss pharma giant Roche pledges to invest €47 billion in the US
The investment plans include new R&D sites in four US states and creating more than 12,000 jobs, according to the Swiss pharmaceutical company.
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These tracking holidays offer ‘total immersion’ into the world of Europe’s wolves
The Central Apennine ridge, the middle section of Italy’s mountainous backbone, is a wilderness of limestone peaks, ancient beech forests and plunging canyons.
The untamed idyll hides half a dozen wolf packs – likely the highest population density of any area in Europe – who have…
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Greece announces €1 billion in financial benefits after posting budget surplus
Only six of the EU’s 27 member nations posted a surplus for 2024, figures released by Eurostat showed. Greece’s surplus of 1.3% of gross domestic product — compared to an overall EU deficit of 3.2% — was a marked improvement in financial performance for a country that was…
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EU won't decouple from China as condition for reaching trade deal with Trump
Despite the latest developments, the EU’s policy on China will remain based on “de-risking” rather than “decoupling”, Brussels has said.
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It turns out you’re never too old to go Interrailing around Europe | Phil Mongredien
Youth might not be wasted on the young, but for the longest time I thought Interrailing was. When I was a student, as the 1980s became the 1990s, many of my friends took the opportunity to discover Europe by train and they all returned with…
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Eight Earth Day reads that span the roots of the climate crisis and offer hope for the future
‘Humbling and hopeful’ in different ways, these timely reads help people of all ages navigate the climate and ecological crises.
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Holland America Line Launches 2025 Europe Season
Holland America Line marked the official start of its 2025 Europe season in grand fashion, with two of its iconic ships—Nieuw Statendam and Rotterdam—now homeported in Rotterdam for the summer. The launch not only celebrates a homecoming to…
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