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Spain’s wildfires almost all under control, but ‘final effort’ still...
Spain in English
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August 23, 2025
Spain is close to bringing under control the devastating wildfires that have raged across the country this month, claiming four lives and burning vast areas of countryside, the country’s civil protection and emergencies chief said on Saturday....
Spain's wildfires almost vanquished, officials say
The Local - Spain
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August 23, 2025
Spain has almost beaten back wildfires that have swept across the country this month, killing four people and ravaging huge swathes of land, the head of its civil protection and emergencies service said Saturday. "There are fewer of them, and the...
Spain holiday warning as popular beach closes after toxic creatures spotted
Dublin Live
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August 23, 2025
A warning has been issued to Irish holidaymakers as tourists have been prohibited from swimming at at well-loved Spanish beaches following the discovery of a poisonous creature. The shores of Guardamar del Segura, situated in Alicante, were shut...
EU commissioner anticipates that member states will invest SAFE loans in Ukrainian defence industry
Ukrainska Pravda
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Andrius Kubilius. Stock photo: Getty Images European Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius has said he is now more optimistic about the prospect of investments from the €150 billion SAFE defence fund being made in Ukraine’s defence industry....
Mark Carney to visit Germany, Poland, Latvia
Toronto Sun
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August 23, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada The Prime Minister's three-day trip comes as trade tensions and the war in Ukraine put Carney's fledgling Liberal government to the test Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a press conference after...
I left the US to live in Europe — now I work 20 hours a week, live off $3500 a month and am so much happier
New York Post
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August 23, 2025
She said “olá” to a low-cost, no-stress life in Lisbon. An American expat who left Los Angeles to live in Portugal says she’s happier than ever since moving abroad four years ago. Kaitlin Wichmann says she felt unfulfilled at her marketing gig in...
US, EU sanctions hit Nayara Energy's EPC operations
The Economic Times
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August 23, 2025
Mumbai: The sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United States are beginning to impact Nayara Energy's engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) work, according to people with knowledge of the development. In the past month, two...
Asylum seeker legal support to be scrapped in one EU country
Daily Express
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August 23, 2025
Germany is poised to strip rejected asylum seekers of their right to a lawyer in a bid to accelerate deportations, according to reports. Chancellor Friedrich Merz will reportedly abolish a rule which automatically assigns a lawyer to asylum...
Thomastown Paddlers reign supreme in the water in Spain
Kilkenny People
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August 23, 2025
A large group from the Thomastown Paddlers Canoe Club (TPCC) travelled to Northern Spain to take part in the 87th edition of the international descent of the River Sella. The annual canoe event takes place in Asturias and is one of the largest...
Something's rotting at Britain's heart – and Starmer's done absolutely nothing about it
Daily Express
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August 23, 2025
Just like that, another iconic store in my town’s beleaguered high street has shut its doors for good. It’s not been an easy couple of years for my area’s once thriving town centre, with major retail outlets falling like dominoes. The growing list...
Morocco Takes Pegasus Case to Germany’s Highest Court in Legal Battle
Morocco World News
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August 23, 2025
Marrakech – Morocco has escalated its legal challenge against German newspapers to the Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) in Karlsruhe. The hearing, scheduled for November 11, will determine whether foreign states can pursue defamation...
Four killed as UK-registered car goes off-road and crashes into tree in Germany
Daily Express
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August 23, 2025
A UK-registered car crashed into trees after coming off a road in central Germany, killing four people. The victims - a man (32) and three women (30, 31 and 32) - were said to be two couples, and tragically died at the scene of the accident.The...
Nico Hischier Represents Devils at NHL/NHLPA European Player Media Tour
Yahoo Sports
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The NHL/NHLPA European Player Media Tour is underway this week in Milan, Italy, bringing together 26 NHL stars for an international showcase. Representing the New Jersey Devils and his home country of Switzerland was none other than Devils captain...
Portugal suffers new wildfire death as Spain beats back blazes
Toronto Sun
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August 23, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links World Author of the article: Published Aug 23, 2025 • 2 minute read Firefighters have been risking their lives to contain the wildfires. Photo by MIGUEL RIOPA /AFP/File Madrid (AFP) — A fourth Portuguese firefighter died of...
Explored: Which Of Delta’s Possible New Europe Flights Makes The Most Sense?
Simple Flying
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August 23, 2025
Earlier this week, Delta Air Lines announced that it would be letting its SkyMiles members vote for one of three possible new European Island destinations in the Mediterranean. And, as I’ll detail, all three have been vying for flights to the...
How Did a Rafale Just Shoot Down an F-35 in Simulated Combat? Scripted Engagements Provide PR Opportunity
Military Watch
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August 23, 2025
French sources have widely reported that a French Air Force Rafale fighter is likely to have achieved a simulated kill against a U.S. Air Force F-35A during the Trident Atlantic 25 multinational military exercise in Finland, which has the...
European watchdog warns miracle weight-loss drug Ozempic might make you go blind
Olive Press
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August 23, 2025
WEIGHT-LOSS seekers have been warned that one possible side effect of drugs such as Ozempic could be a sudden loss of vision. The European Medicines Agency has advised Danish manufacturers Novo Nordisk that this potential side effect should be...
We built a $1 billion tech unicorn in Europe, living proof that our economy is just as dynamic as America’s. Success comes down to three core principles
Fortune
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The world tends to see Europe as fragmented, bureaucratic, and underfunded — a tough place to build global companies. But those very constraints are why Europe is producing some of the most resilient billion-dollar businesses today. Scarcity...
Christian Coleman Accepts Defeat On European Soil Despite No Big Athletes At Diamond League
Essentially Sports
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August 22, 2025
Bad form continues for Christian Coleman. To start with, he did not qualify for the Worlds at the USATF championships. In the 100m, he had one of the best athletes of this season, Kenny Bednarek, who clocked 9.79, while Coleman clocked 9.86s to...
Darragh Kelly's next IFL outing confirmed for Nantes, France on September 26
DonegalLive
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August 23, 2025
Darragh Kelly will step back into the cage next month when he competes at a Professional Fighters League (PFL) event in Nantes, France, on Thursday, September 26. The Moville lightweight, who trains out of SBG Ireland in Dublin, remains unbeaten...