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Valencia floods: Our warming climate is making once-rare weather more common, and more destructive

YoopyaNovember 5, 2024November 5, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 5, 2024November 5, 20240400

In the last few days, a seasonal weather system known in Spain as the “cold drop” or DANA (an acronym of depresión aislada en niveles altos:...

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UK Conservative Party picks Kemi Badenoch as its new leader in wake of election defeat

YoopyaNovember 2, 2024November 2, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 2, 2024November 2, 20240534

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative Party on Saturday elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing election defeat that ended 14 years...

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Over 230 migrants rescued from boat off Spain’s Canary Islands

YoopyaOctober 21, 2024October 21, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 21, 2024October 21, 20240403

GRAN CANARIA, Spain, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Over 230 migrants were rescued from one flimsy boat on Sunday in seas off Spain’s Canary Islands, coastguards...

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US elections: here’s what’s at stake for Europe, in 3 key areas

YoopyaOctober 15, 2024October 15, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 15, 2024October 15, 20240517

Many pundits are claiming that the 2024 contest will be the most important US election since 1860. Most Europeans would also agree. At stake is not just the...

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The European Union is becoming too obsessed with defence

YoopyaSeptember 26, 2024September 26, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 26, 2024September 26, 20240471

A new team of 26 leaders has been appointed to the European Commission, reflecting a carefully crafted balance of political ideologies and member states. Each...

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France’s Macron names former Brexit negotiator Barnier as new prime minister

YoopyaSeptember 5, 2024September 5, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 5, 2024September 5, 20240612

PARIS, Sept 5 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Michel Barnier, the European Union’s former Brexit negotiator, as his new prime minister on Thursday, after...

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Putin arrives in Mongolia, a member of the ICC that issued an arrest warrant for him

YoopyaSeptember 2, 2024September 2, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 2, 2024September 2, 20240648

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Monday in Mongolia, a member of the international court that issued an arrest warrant for him. The official visit, in...

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Being Black in Germany has never been easy. Elections in eastern states could make it harder still

YoopyaAugust 27, 2024August 27, 2024

by YoopyaAugust 27, 2024August 27, 20240484

ERFURT, Germany (AP) — It was a balmy summer night in 2020, shortly after the lifting of Germany’s first COVID-19 lockdown, and Omar Diallo and...

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Keir Starmer: what we know about Britain’s new prime minister and how he will lead

YoopyaJuly 5, 2024July 5, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 5, 2024July 5, 20240651

All prime ministers bring their own personality and approach to the job. Each has a different style of leadership, which can shape how things work...

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French far right ahead in 1st round of snap elections. Here’s how runoff works and what comes next

YoopyaJuly 1, 2024July 1, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 1, 2024July 1, 20240656

PARIS (AP) — French voters face a decisive choice on July 7 in the runoff of snap parliamentary elections that could see the country’s first far-right government...