Europe

Europe heads for drought as France faces historic drought, Rhine drying

Aug 06, 2022 10:27

A continent-wide heat wave has swept Europe with rising temperatures above 40C for the first time on record resulting in a historic drought situation in France, England and putting Rhine River on the brink of drying up.
Eurozone inflation hits new record as energy, food prices surge

Jul 29, 2022 15:13

Inflation in European countries using the euro currency has once again hit a new record as energy prices go up due to Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine and the coronavirus pandemic.
US selling $8.4 billion worth of fighter jets and other weapons to Germany

Jul 29, 2022 02:19

The United States will sell $8.4 billion worth of fighter jets and other weapons to Germany, according to the Pentagon.
Russia doing better than expected despite sanctions: IMF

Jul 27, 2022 03:57

Russia’s economy is doing better than expected despite Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over the war in Ukraine, the International Monetary Fund says in a new report.
WHO declares monkeypox a global public health emergency

Jul 25, 2022 10:42

The World Health Organization on Saturday July 23 formally classified monkeypox as a "public health emergency of international concern," warning that the viral disease is spreading rapidly across the globe.
Brutal heatwave, wildfires engulf Europe, 2000 dead in Spain, Portugal

Jul 22, 2022 03:45

More than 2,000 people have died in Spain and Portugal in recent weeks amid record-breaking temperatures, accompanied by massive wildfires that have forced thousands of people to flee their homes.
Italian PM wins confidence vote but key coalition allies boycott voting

Jul 21, 2022 07:53

Italian Premier Mario Draghi has won a confidence vote in the parliament, but the government crumbled when three large parties of his main coalition partners snubbed a confidence by mass abstentions, virtually dooming any prospects for the embattled premier’s unity government’s survival.
Scorching heat wave sparks wildfires in Europe

Jul 14, 2022 07:12

Thousands of firefighters battled more than 20 blazes that raged on Wednesday across Portugal and western Spain, menacing villages and disrupting tourists' holidays amid a heat wave that pushed temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) in some parts of Europe.
Iran demands ‘strong’ economic guarantees in JCPOA revival talks: FM Amir-Abdollahian

Jul 14, 2022 04:12

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says it is a “necessity” for Iran to gain economic benefits from the 2015 agreement and thus wants “strong” guarantees in talks on a potential revival of the deal, which the US abandoned unilaterally three years after its conclusion.
UN report finds humans need to value nature as well as profits to survive

Jul 13, 2022 22:44

According to a UN report, a market-based focus on short-term profits and economic growth means the wider benefits of nature have been ignored, which has led to bad decisions that have reduced people’s wellbeing and contributed to climate and nature crises.