The UK government said on Tuesday that it had bought enough raw materials to keep Britain’s last steelmaking blast furnaces operating for the “coming weeks.”
Category: 3. Europe
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Raw materials to keep British Steel plant operating reach the UK
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Volunteer actors rail against Jeff Bezos private performance of ‘You Me Bum Bum Train’
Actors from the large volunteer cast of the UK viral sensation play ‘You Me Bum Bum Train’ have sent a letter to creators saying they were “horrified” that they had to perform in front of the billionaire and his family with no notice.
‘You Me Bum Bum Train’ was created…
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Look who’s back! Barnier for French president? – POLITICO
Mounting a successful presidential bid after such an unceremonious end to his premiership is a long shot. The 74-year-old would need to make the case to French voters that he would be best placed to lead France in an increasingly uncertain global order despite having failed to navigate a…
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Donald Trump’s alliance in Europe is expanding
Athens – Greek Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis, an influential figure in Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ centre-right government, described as “amazing” US President Donald Trump’s return to the White and justified his decision to impose tariffs…
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A social leasing scheme would make electric cars affordable in Europe
Supporting people in acquiring clean transportation through a social leasing scheme makes sense from every perspective, Krzysztof Bolesta and Thomas Pellerin-Carlin write.
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Venice's daytripper fee returns this week, rising to €10 for last-minute bookings
Venice daytrippers face steep fines if they don’t pay the fee designed to combat overtourism.
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Can we stop pretending the Katy Perry-Blue Origin space trip was anything but a crass PR stunt?
Six women boarded Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket yesterday, marking the first all-female flight since 1963.
As quickly as they’d taken off, the crew landed back in Texas.
On board were singer Katy Perry, TV personality Gayle King, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil…
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Several prisons in France attacked with guns fired and vehicles burned
Vechicles were set on fire in several prison car parks and a prison in the southern city of Toulon was fired at with an automatic weapon.
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EU calls on Trump to engage in ‘two-way street’ on tariffs – POLITICO
The statement echoes a complaint by Šefčovič a few weeks back that the Trump administration was failing to engage.
Šefčovič met with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and several high-ranking officials from the U.S. Treasury Department. The…
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German economic sentiment drops to 21-month low as tariff fears linger
Germany’s economic sentiment has taken a sharp downturn in April, reaching its lowest level in nearly two years, as concerns over US trade policy under Donald Trump cast a shadow over business confidence.
According to the latest ZEW Economic Sentiment survey, the indicator…
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