“When you see the time it took for the Interior Minister to respond … it gives the impression that French people of the Muslim…
Category: 3. Europe
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French interior minister under fire for slow response to deadly Mosque stabbing – POLITICO
Aboubakar Cissé, a 23-year-old Malian, died after being stabbed dozens of times on Friday while worshiping at a mosque in southern France. | Teresa Suarez/EPA -
Day one of the EPP Congress in Valencia wraps up: Key takeaways
Manfred Weber, running as the sole candidate for the presidency, was re-elected as European People’s Party President with 502 votes in favour and 61 against during day one of the EPP Congress in Valencia.
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VW’s German Plants May Soon Build Chinese Cars For Europe
The Chinese automaker is aiming to expand beyond its home market, with plans to produce vehicles from several of its brands in Europe
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Five things you need in case of a power outage
André Rhoden-PaulBBC News
EPAPeople use candles in the streets of the city Ourense in north-western Spain The power is out and nothing is working. How am I supposed to get through the day?
That was the question faced by millions of people on Monday across Spain and Portugal during the worst…
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Measles makes a deadly comeback in Europe as vaccine gaps widen
A dramatic spike in measles cases across Europe in 2024, driven by low vaccination rates and widening immunity gaps, has reignited urgent calls for catch-up immunization and strengthened disease surveillance.
Country reports from…
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Life inside Iraq’s ‘Forbidden Zone’
Simona FoltynBBC World Service
Reporting fromIraqi Kurdistan
Phil CallerFor generations Sherwen Sergeli and his family have made a living from his village’s land, but that’s now under threat Nestled in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan sits the picturesque village of Sergele.
For generations…
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Romanian elections: TikTokers and an election scandal
Shortly before the election, a campaign using the hashtag “stability and integrity” flooded Romanian TikTok. Influencers uploaded videos describing what they were looking for in a future president: “stability”, “progress”, “a patriot”.
They did not name a specific candidate.
They had been paid to…
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‘I’d like to be pope’ – POLITICO
The almost-2,000-year-old institution is currently searching for a new spiritual leader after the death of Pope Francis this month.
When asked who should replace Francis, Trump said “I have no preference,” but added: “I must say, we have a cardinal that happens to be out of a place…
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How engineers managed to get the power back on after Spain and Portugal's mass outage
Monday’s unpredecented power outage left much of the Iberian Peninsula in the dark. We take a look at what operators did to get power back after the blackout.
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