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Humanity hits the eight billion mark
A baby born somewhere on Earth has become the world's eight billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations
France, UK sign new deal to thwart migrant Channel crossings
Britain has agreed to pay France another 72.2 million euros to prevent migrant boat crossings in the English Channel under a new deal that underlines improving ties between the neighbours.
‘Threat multiplier’: How climate change affects health
Deadlier than Covid, or even rivalling cancer? Researchers have been increasingly attempting to calculate the effect climate change will have on health if the world does not act quickly to reduce carbon emissions.
Heatwaves could kill 90,000 Europeans per year by 2100: EEA
If nothing is done, heatwaves could lead to the deaths of 90,000 Europeans each year by the end of the century, according to a warning from the European Environment Agency
Growing concern over unseasonal warm spell in Europe
October morning temperatures topping 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) in Spain may have brought cheer to the tourists, but they are provoking concern among environmentalists
Italy’s PM is a trailblazer, just don’t call her feminist
In her rapid rise through Italian politics, Giorgia Meloni has repeatedly shattered the glass ceiling and has now become the first woman premier in the still staunchly patriarchal country
Hounded at home, China’s video game firms welcomed in Europe
China is investing billions in Europe's video game industry, but analysts have warned that there could be trouble along the road unless regulators start to take stricter notice
New European Community
EU members have established a new political community with almost all other European countries as a response to Russia’s war on Ukraine. The aim of the association is to enable closer exchanges between EU countries and partners outside the EU.
The interactive map shows the composition of the community, consisting of the 27 EU countries and 17 other non-EU countries.
EU gas price trends
The interactive map shows the increase in gas prices in the EU compared to the same month last year (indicates the individual increase in value for each EU country).
Arms for Ukraine: US pulls ahead, Europe slows
Dozens of countries have supplied military support to Ukraine since Russia invaded it on February 24, but new pledges of support from European countries have tapered off, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy notes