While we regularly hear about population declines in ‘charismatic’ insects like bees, huge data gaps make it hard to protect the rest.
Category: 3. Europe
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We know next to nothing about 99 per cent of the world’s insects: Here’s why that’s a problem
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Another summer of disruption? Spain’s anti-tourism protests reignite ahead of Easter break
Last summer, Spain erupted with protests driven by the soaring tourist numbers putting a strain on residents’ daily lives.
More than 90 million foreign visitors descended on the country in 2024, and consultancy firm Braintrust estimates that the number of arrivals will rocket to…
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Mexico rejoices dodging new US tariffs, but still hit by economic woes
Mexico celebrated on Thursday after dodging the latest round of tariffs from the White House, which took aim at dozens of US trading partners around the world. The nation was nonetheless reminded that in a global economy, the effects of uncertainty can’t be entirely…
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Trump administration will head to London energy summit … and into a row – POLITICO
U.K. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband hopes to use the summit to promote his vision of homegrown renewable power, which he says will liberate the country from fossil fuels and the wild gas price swings that have harmed industry and consumers since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The…
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Greek rescuers continue search for missing girl after migrant boat sank off Lesbos
Greece’s coastguard said on Friday that a search and rescue operation off the island of Lesbos has still not found any trace of a child reported missing after a dinghy carrying migrants sank, killing seven people.
The search continued for a second day after survivors told authorities…
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US added 228,000 jobs in March despite Donald Trump’s federal cuts
US employers added a surprising 228,000 jobs last month, as the American labour market continues to show resilience as President Donald Trump wages trade wars, purges federal workers and deports immigrants working in the United States illegally. The unemployment rate ticked up to…
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As Romania gears up for presidential election rerun, who are the frontrunners?
With a month to go until the first round of Romania’s presidential election rerun, campaigning officially started on Friday for a contest that will be closely scrutinised after the December vote was cancelled and the frontrunner was barred from running again.
In December,…
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Hit US with maximum political, economic damage – EU ex-trade chief
The EU must not waver in its response to the imposition this week of blanket US tariffs of 20% and should inflict as much damage as possible on the US, a former head of the European Commission’s trade department has told Euronews.
“We need to take retaliatory measures that are…
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Kyrgyz deputy leader touts rising cooperation between EU and Central Asian ‘tigers’
EU and Central Asian are set for historic new impulse in their relationship, Kyrgyzstan’s Deputy Prime Minister Edil Baisalov told Euronews, as the two regions’ leaders convened more than 5,000 kilometres away in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for the first EU–Central Asia…
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Which EU countries have the highest and lowest hourly labour costs?
Hourly labour costs ranged from €10.6 in Bulgaria to €55.2 in Luxembourg in 2024.
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