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25.08 / 07:57

Climate change Drought Ukraine war: More than 20 dead in Russian rocket strike on Chaplyne train station

Exactly six months after Moscow invaded its western neighbour, a Russian strike on Ukraine's independence day killed at least 22 people and wounded scores of others at a railway station in the centre of the country — according to a new death toll announced on Wednesday evening by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

24.08 / 20:19

Climate change Drought Prison controversy Controversy in France over 'shocking' go-kart event in prison grounds

French President Emmanuel Macron has added his voice to mounting criticism surrounding a go-karting event held at a prison near Paris.

24.08 / 11:55

BNP Paribas hires Peter Zink Secher to lead ESG advisory ratings in Europe

BNP Paribas has launched a new advisory unit on ESG issues in Europe, joining a range of investment banks looking to capitalise on the shift towards a more sustainable economy.

24.08 / 11:51

Sanna Marin: Finland prime minister says sorry for guests' topless photo at government residence

Finland's under pressure prime minister Sanna Marin has apologised after a photo emerged of topless guests at an official government residence.

24.08 / 09:03

independence day Ukraine war: Unease as country marks independence day six months since Russian invasion

Ukraine celebrates its Independence Day on Wednesday, commemorating 31 years since the country broke free from Russian dominance under the former Soviet Union.

24.08 / 07:45

Ukraine war: Country-by-country guide on how Russia's invasion has changed Europe

Russia's war has brought death, destruction and misery to Ukraine over the last six months. But how has the conflict changed the rest of Europe?

24.08 / 07:45

From Bucha to Berlin: The tragic journey of one car shows reality of war in Ukraine

The remains of a car used by four women fleeing Russian troops as they invaded Bucha is on display in Berlin.

23.08 / 16:35

Airport Record-breaking number of migrants cross from France to the UK

Nearly 1,300 migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats on Monday, setting a new daily record.

23.08 / 13:27

Ethereum Provident litecoin Bitcoin WisdomTree Adds Polygon and Avalanche to Crypto-Basket ETPs

WisdomTree Investments, Inc., a New York-based exchange-traded fund and exchange-traded product provider and asset manager, announced on Monday that it has added Polygon (MATIC) and Avalanche (AVAX) to indices at two physically backed crypto basket exchange-traded products (ETPs), the WisdomTree Crypto Market (BLOC) and the WisdomTree Crypto Altcoins (WALT).

22.08 / 14:09

UPS Waves Manufacturing Droughts Hurt World’s Largest Economies

Severe droughts across the Northern Hemisphere—stretching from the farms of California to waterways in Europe and China—are further snarling supply chains and driving up the prices of food and energy, adding pressure to a global trade system already under stress.

22.08 / 09:03

Agriculture Hacking Ukraine war: Zelenskyy warns Russia against 'disgusting show trial' in Mariupol

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that any talks with Russia will be impossible if a trial of captured Ukrainian soldiers goes ahead.

22.08 / 07:59

Hacking Imran Khan: Pakistan's police file terrorism charges against ex-prime minister

Pakistani police have filed terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, authorities said Monday, escalating political tensions in the country as he holds mass rallies seeking to return to office.

20.08 / 12:55

Health Deal Ukraine war: Macron slams Russian invasion, hours after brokering nuclear inspection deal

French President Emmanuel Macron said Russia launched a "brutal attack" on Ukraine in an imperialist, revanchist violation of international law.

19.08 / 18:47

Migrants reports Ukraine war: Fresh reports of Crimea explosions, Black Sea fleet bolstered and Zaporizhzhia concern

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says any "pseudo referendums" held in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine would be a "slap in the face for the international community".

19.08 / 18:01

Migrants I've taken a drugs test, says Finnish PM Marin, after video emerged showing her partying

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Friday she had taken a drugs test in the wake of video footage published earlier this week that showed her partying with friends, and vowed she had never used illegal drugs.

19.08 / 17:07

European Union Hundreds of UK-bound migrants rescued from sea in just four days

More than 250 migrants have been rescued trying to cross the English Channel by boat in just four days, say French authorities.

19.08 / 17:07

European Union Sanna Marin: What scandal? Finland mostly shrugs at prime minister's party exploits

A new video emerged on Friday morning of Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin at a popular Helsinki bar, enjoying an evening with friends and dancing closely with a man who is not her husband.

19.08 / 13:35

Storms in Europe: Girls, 4 and 8, among more than a dozen killed in Austria, France and Italy

Violent storms in Europe have killed at least a dozen people, including two children, since Wednesday.

19.08 / 12:25

Dogecoin Ethereum Shiba Inu Bitcoin 500 Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin below $23,500; Dogecoin, Shiba Inu tumble 6-7%

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, slipped 2.99 per cent to $23,425 in the last 24 hours, taking its seven-day losses to 4.66 per cent.Ethereum declined 3.83 per cent to $1846.50. This crypto has fallen 2.4 per cent in the last seven sessions. BNB tanked 4.45 per cent to $306.97. Cardano plunged 6.68 per cent while XRP declined 3.22 per cent. Solana, Dogecoin, Polkadot and Shiba Inu plunged 7-8 per cent.

18.08 / 16:39

Climate change Ukraine war: Russia rejects Zaporizhzhia demilitarisation, UN chief in Lviv, Kharkiv bombardment

Russia's Foreign Ministry has dismissed a proposal by the head of the United Nations to demilitarise the area around the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.

18.08 / 15:05

Forest fires have burned a record 700,000 hectares in the EU this year

Forest fires have burned a record 700,000 hectares in the EU so far this year - the biggest amount since records began.

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