Water has emerged as the single biggest nature-related risk to euro area economy, according to the European Central Bank and researchers at the University of Oxford.
Surface water scarcity alone puts almost 15% of the euro area’s economic output…
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Czech citizen who joined Russian Army now begs Prague for rescue
The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially confirmed that it is reviewing the case of a Czech citizen who went to Russia. He joined the Russian Armed Forces but now is seeking help from Czech diplomats, says Daniel Dreik, the spokesperson for the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Norway homeowner wakes up to find 440-foot ship ran aground on his doorstep: “It’s a very bulky new neighbor”
A man in Norway awoke early Thursday to discover a huge container ship had run aground a stone’s throw from his fjord-side house — and he had slept through the commotion.
For an as-yet unknown reason, the 443-foot NCL Salten sailed up onto…
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Akzo Nobel plans further site closures in Europe
Akzo Nobel has announced plans to close its manufacturing facilities in Wapenveld, the Netherlands, and Machelen, Belgium. The closures are part of the company’s long-term industrial transformation strategy, which seeks to simplify…
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Zelensky invites Slovenian PM to Ukraine-Southeast Europe summit
During a conversation with Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob, President Volodymyr Zelensky invited him to participate in the Ukraine-Southeast Europe summit.
According to Ukrinform, Zelensky wrote about this on Facebook.
“The Slovenian people consistently…
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Poroshenko and American organization Ukraine Focus hand over ambulances to TRO and Hospitallers
Twenty-two ambulances were handed over to the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ territorial defense (TRO) and the Medical Volunteer Battalion Hospitaliers. The vehicles were purchased in France with money raised by the volunteer organization…
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Chemical castration for sex offenders to be trialled in 20 prisons
Lucy Clarke-BillingsBBC News
GettyTwenty prisons in England will pilot the chemical castration of sex offenders, the justice secretary has said.
Shabana Mahmood said she would expand a small pilot in south-west England to two regions, after an…
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Syrsky discusses front situation with commander of NATO mission to assist Ukraine
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On Thursday, May 22, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky held a telephone conversation with the Commander of the NATO Special Security Assistance and Training…
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US judge rejects claims made in teen chatbot death lawsuit that AI has free speech rights
Claims that artificial intelligence (AI) should be protected under free speech legislation were made in a lawsuit over the alleged wrongful death of a teenage boy.
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Apollo Tyres expanding Vredestein bicycle tire availability in Europe
Apollo Tyres has signed new distribution agreements for France and Scandinavia as part of a broader plan to improve the availability and visibility of the Vredestein bicycle tire range across Europe.
In France, Apollo has appointed two new…
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