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‘It’s 23C in the evening’ – readers’ best autumn breaks in Europe

Hot chocolate in the Hague, Halloween fun in Transylvania, nights out in Málaga – our tipsters share their best trips

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022

Putin's vodka gift to Berlusconi flouts Russia sanctions - EU Commission

The 20 bottles of vodka sent to Italy's Silvio Berlusconi as a birthday gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin breach European sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine, the European Commission said on Thursday.

Reuters · Oct 20, 2022

EU leaders head into divisive summit on energy crisis

European Union leaders head into a two-day summit with opposing views over if and how the bloc could impose a gas price cap to contain the energy crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its strategy to choke off gas supplies to the bloc

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

France Repatriates 55 from Syria Camps

France has repatriated 40 children and 15 women from camps in Syria holding family members of suspected ISIS militants, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. It marked the largest such repatriation in three months and came a week after a European rights court condemned France over its refusal to return…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 20, 2022

Mubadala Invests in World’s Largest Private Offshore Wind Energy Developer

UAE's Mubadala Investment Company has acquired a stake in Skyborn Renewables, the world’s largest private offshore wind developer, alongside Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). The acquisition of a 100 percent interest in Skyborn Renewables provides GIP and co-investors, including Mubadala, with access to the largest private offshore wind developer globally with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 20, 2022

How Black Death survivors gave their descendants an edge during pandemics

Up to 50% of Europeans died from the plague. Now a new study shows that those who lived had a protective gene mutation they passed on to bolster immunity — but it comes at a cost.

WEKU · Oct 19, 2022

Mairead McGuinness on Innovation, Crypto Regulation and Europe - Roll Call

Commissioner McGuinness, Europe’s most powerful regulator, discusses crypto regulation and innovation policy at DC Fintech Week. More on fintech: What fintechs and regulators have in common Converging on DC Fintech Week Can Congress buy in to digital dollar without legislation?

Roll Call · Oct 19, 2022

Arsenal stun defending WCL champions Lyon with historic five-star humbling

Caitlin Foord and Beth Mead both scored twice as Arsenal condemned the eight-time champions to their worst-ever European defeat

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022

Rising rugby league star Liam Hampson found dead in Barcelona club aged 24

Liam Hampson of the Redcliffe Dolphins club in Australia's Queensland Cup had been travelling across Europe with a trio of NRL pals before he was tragically found dead

Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022

First-ever genetic analysis of a Neanderthal family paints a fascinating picture of a close-knit community

Our closest evolutionary relatives, the Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis), were once spread across Europe and as far east as the Altai Mountains in southern Siberia.

The Conversation · Oct 19, 2022