In a routine blood test that turned extraordinary, French scientists have identified the world’s newest and rarest blood group.
The sole…
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Meet the British expat finding connection in Shenzhen through maths, family life and park runs
British expat Martin Crozier calls Shenzhen home. Through park runs, maths meetups and family life, he shows how the fast-growing tech city offers both high speed and deep connection.
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Can Ukraine drone builders help rearm Europe? – DW – 07/10/2025
Is Ukraine a partner, a testing ground, a customer — or perhaps even a competitor? As Kyiv fleshes out new rules allowing exports of drone technology, Ukrainian companies are still figuring out what role they’ll play in rearming…
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Slovakian music festival Rubicon featuring Kanye ‘Ye’ West cancelled
Following a petition calling for controversial rapper Kanye ‘Ye’ West to be dropped from the line-up of the upcoming edition of Rubicon in Bratislava, the festival has been cancelled entirely. Here’s everything you need to know.
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More European countries want to send their prisoners to other countries
Europe’s JUSTICE ministries have a problem. Courts are locking up more criminals, but figuring out where to put them is proving tricky. In a growing number of countries, prisons are packed to the rafters. Occupancy levels now average close to…
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Putin’s war in Ukraine may cost him control of the south Caucasus
FOR MOST people, geopolitics is an abstraction. For those living in the south Caucasus, which consists of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia, it is a daily experience. The region between the Black and Caspian seas, Europe and Asia, sits at the…
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Viktor Orban’s economic luck runs out
FOR VIKTOR ORBAN, it was a nightmare. On June 28th over 100,000 people marched in Budapest’s Pride parade, championing LGBT rights and defying a government ban. Hungary’s hard-right prime minister has dominated his country’s politics since…
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Belgian company investing EUR 5M
The first agreement has been announced in the presence of Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Andrii Sybiha and Belgian Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Prévot at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025).
Belgium’s BIO Invest has signed a EUR 5 million agreement…
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Iceland has no armed forces, but that could change
Zipping over lava fields and fjords, the Icelandic coastguard were putting a chopper crew through its paces. The coastguard, which Iceland relies on instead of an army, does everything from rescuing wayward tourists to protecting undersea cables…
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Poland plays a special role in Ukraine’s recovery – Tusk
Poland developed the first model of support for Ukraine, invested in roads, logistics, and railways, and 90% of aid to Ukraine passes through Polish transport corridors.
This was stated on Friday by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk during the Ukraine Recovery Conference…
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