The decision comes despite a Dutch court ruling in January that ordered the government to meet its existing 2030 deadline to protect sensitive nature areas from nitrogen pollution, most of it from manure, with fertilizer use also contributing. Brussels may also weigh in, as the delay risks…
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What are the most dynamic and sustainable European cities? These are the winners
London, Paris and Berlin have consistently retained their position. But what makes them so special?
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UK in talks to buy back nuclear sites from French firm EDF – POLITICO
“We need nuclear, we need wind, we need solar, we need batteries … we need hydrogen, we need carbon capture. And nuclear has a particular role to play in finding clean, stable and reliable power,” he said.
The ‘obvious’ sites
All three sites are owned by French firm EDF, a…
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Pope saved my children’s future by bringing us to Italy, says Syrian migrant
Lebo DisekoGlobal religion correspondent in Rome
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Wafaa Eid, seen with Pope Francis in 2016 after landing in Rome “You are not alone.”
That was Pope Francis’s message to migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos when he visited in 2016. He also urged them: “Do not lose hope.”
It was in the…
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Brew festivals and ethical cafes: Why coffee-lovers should head to Helsinki this year
An increasingly diverse coffee culture has taken root in the Finnish city over the last decade.
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France extends ‘nuclear umbrella’ to allies as Rafales exercise across Europe
French Rafales, including nuclear-capable aircraft, exercising with Swedish Gripens during Exercise ‘Pégase 25′. (French Armed Forces)
The French government has extended the protection of its “nuclear umbrella”…
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This ‘bone collector’ caterpillar eats trapped insects and wears their body parts
A newly discovered carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the “bone collector.”
The odd insect is only found on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. It creeps along spiderwebs, feeding on trapped insects and decorating its silk case with their body…
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France claim European U19 clean sweep – World Squash
This article was adapted from one originally published at europeansquash.com.
France won their first ever ‘triple’ at the European U19 Championships as Amir Khaled-Jousselin and Lauren Baltayan won the individual titles and the…
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A hushed Rome reckons with Pope Francis’s death
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The seat at the Vatican had been vacant for two days when a group of grey-clad nuns stood on St Peter’s Square and started to sing.
Softly at first then louder, as if to encourage those who joined in timidly, the nuns broke into Ave Maria.
Every so often they shuffled a few inches forward,…
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Trump says he’s negotiated 200 trade deals — but won’t say with whom
The United States has already struck 200 trade deals, President Donald Trump said in an interview this week — but he refused to say with whom.
Trump’s comments come just two weeks after he announced a 90-day pause on most of the sweeping global tariffs he imposed earlier this month to…
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