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Russian tourists to Finland greeted with Ukrainian anthem
A crowd including Russian tourists gathers in the Finnish town of Imatra as water rushes from a dam to the sound of music. But since the end of July, the show has begun with Ukraine's national anthem.
Driest July in memory imperils Europe’s crops
As much of Europe bakes in a third heatwave since June, fears are growing that extreme drought driven by climate change in the continent's breadbasket nations will dent stable crop yields and deepen the cost-of-living crisis.
Climate change drives Europe towards record fire year
The fires that have torched through Europe are on course to make 2022 a record year for forest loss on the continent, as scientists warn climate change is already contributing to ever fiercer blazes.
‘Going big’: ECB’s new crisis tool to ease bond stress
The ECB has unveiled a new crisis-fighting tool to counter an "unwarranted" jump in borrowing costs for more indebted eurozone governments as it hikes its interest rates for the first time in over a decade.
Nord Stream 1: Russian pipeline leaving Europe on edge
For over a decade, the Nord Stream 1 pipeline reliably shipped natural gas from Russia to Europe -- until the war in Ukraine sent tensions soaring.
MEPs urge abortion as a basic right in EU
The European Parliament has voted to urge the European Union to make abortion a basic right, in reaction to a US ruling overturning it as a nationwide entitlement in America
Ukraine reconstruction: what to expect from Lugano meet
Leaders from dozens of countries and international organisations will gather in Switzerland next week to discuss rebuilding Ukraine, with the aim of providing a "Marshall Plan" for the war-ravaged country
Summer travel misery ahead as industry workers in revolt
A spiral of worker strikes in Europe's crucial aviation sector and cancelled flights at a time when millions of travellers are looking to escape for the summer, threaten the sector's tentative recovery
Europe ‘epicentre’ of monkeypox outbreak: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said Europe remains the epicentre of the global monkeypox outbreak, which posed a "real risk" with more than 1,500 cases reported in the region
ECB gears up for ‘series’ of rate hikes to fight inflation
The European Central Bank has ended its bond-buying stimulus and unveiled plans for a series of interest rate hikes from July, the first in more than a decade, to combat soaring inflation