From mountain gorillas on the border of Rwanda, via late cocaine baron Pablo Escobar’s escaped hippos in Colombia, to island reserves where endangered Australian bandicoots can flourish away from predators introduced by misguided humans, a new documentary brings visually stunning…
Category: 3. Europe
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Manfred Weber anoints Spanish MEP as second-in-command at the EPP – POLITICO
Others called it “a surprising choice.”
“When will she have time to run the party?” said an EPP official, who was granted anonymity to speak freely about internal party matters.
Weber on Wednesday told reporters that the new secretary-general role will be less administrative and…
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Why the UK government is not ruling out nationalising key British steel plant
The UK government has faced increasing pressure to preserve the country’s own steelmaking industry, in order to reduce dependence on other countries for the metal.
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EU Tech Commissioner defends scrapping of AI Liability rules
The AI Liability Directive would not have led to one set of uniform rules across the EU, Henna Virkkunen, the EU Commissioner responsible for tech, told members of the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs committee (JURI) on Wednesday.
“With a directive, member states implement…
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Nations debate historic first global carbon tax as shipping faces pressure to cut emissions
A new levy on shipping emissions is on the cusp of being approved at talks in London this week. If implemented, it would be the world’s first-ever global carbon tax.
Responsible for a growing share of global CO2 emissions, shipping has been one of the hardest sectors to…
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Why are US Treasury bonds losing their safe-haven status in dramatic sell-off?
As global equity markets nosedive amid Donald Trump’s tariff wars, a surprising shift is taking place in one of the world’s most trusted safe-haven assets: US Treasuries.
Traditionally seen as a reliable refuge in times of financial turmoil, Treasuries are now exhibiting…
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Patti Smith announces a new memoir ‘Bread of Angels’
The legendary Patti Smith has shared details of her new memoir, “Bread of Angels”, which will be published on 4 November.
Smith, 78, made the announcement on Instagram alongside an image of the poet-writer-musician with her parents as a young adult, writing: “This is with my…
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EPP boss Weber feels ‘privileged’ to be targeted by billboard campaign in Hungary
The president of the conservative European People’s Party (EPP), the European Parliament’s largest group, said he feels privileged to be targeted in a current billboard campaign of the Hungarian government.
The Hungarian government is encouraging citizens to vote in a national…
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Romanian liberals drop own presidential candidate to support pro-EU Bucharest mayor – POLITICO
With Georgescu having been hit with a contentious ban on standing for election, far-right candidate George Simion is now flying high in the polls for the re-do ballot — and Romania’s mainstream parties are scrambling to stop him.
The Eastern European country of 19 million people…
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US stocks open mostly lower in shaky trading as investor uncertainty hits
US traders seek direction after five days of sell-offs as President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements continue to hit investor sentiment.
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