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Listening to music most days could lower dementia risks for older adults, study suggests
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Listening to music on a regular basis later in life could significantly reduce the risk of dementia, new research suggests.
The Australian research team…
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New EU initiatives to foster water resilience across Europe
On 12 November, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) selected the tenth Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) in the field of water, marine and maritime sectors and ecosystems. The KIC will develop an integrated approach in line with the source-to-sea approach of the
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EU economy greenhouse gas emissions: -0.4% in Q2 2025
The EU economy’s greenhouse gas emissions in the second quarter of 2025 were estimated at 772 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq, a 0.4% decrease compared with the same quarter of 2024 (775 million tonnes of CO2-eq). At the same time, the EU’s gross domestic product (GDP)…
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Gustav Klimt portrait breaks modern art record at auction
A Gustav Klimt portrait painting that helped save the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust has sold for $236.4 million (€204m), breaking a record for a modern art piece which was previously held by an Andy Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe – which sold for $195 million…
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Israeli airstrike on Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13, government officials say
An Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon on Tuesday killed 13 people and wounded several others, government officials said, making it the deadliest strike on Lebanon since the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal was signed in November last year.
A drone struck a car parked…
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Commission publishes guidelines to help EU countries support small-scale fishers and enhance transparency in the allocation of fishing opportunities
The European Commission has published guidelines seeking to help EU countries in supporting small-scale fishers and enhancing transparency and good governance in the allocation of fishing opportunities by EU countries.
The Commission has observed that some of the reported allocation methods…
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EU opens last accession negotiating cluster with Albania on resources, agriculture and cohesion
The seventh meeting of the Accession Conference with Albania marked the opening of negotiations on the so-called cluster 5: resources, agriculture and cohesion. This cluster is the last remaining and covers notably: agriculture and fisheries, food safety and cohesion policies.
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The cost of ‘conflict carbon’: Russia faces €37 billion climate reparations bill for war in Ukraine
Russia is under pressure to pay more than €37 billion to Ukraine in what would be the world’s first case of climate reparations from war.
The Register of Damage for Ukraine will start accepting climate claims “in the coming months”, with Ukraine planning to submit its compensation…
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Islamist groups ignite terror in India, unleashing a Pandora’s Box
On 10 November, a high-intensity explosion occurred near the Red Fort metro station in Delhi, resulting in the deaths of at least 13 people and injuring more than twenty. The explosion originated from a Hyundai i20 vehicle, which detonated at a traffic light near Gate No. 1 of the station at…
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