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French public debt reaches record high: Is France the sick man of Europe?

France's debt has reached a record €3.228 trillion, amounting to 112 percent of GDP. That is well above the cap set by EU rules. Of course, France isn't the only member state to have racked up debt during the Covid pandemic and the energy crisis. Several countries have been reprimanded…

France 24 · Oct 11, 2024

‘Advanced’ construction technology found at 5000-year-old Stone Age site in Denmark

Funnel Beaker Culture site may hold one of the earliest insulated cellars constructed in Europe to preserve food

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2024

Delta president says 'really hot' European summers have pushed travelers into fall vacation

Summer travel is officially less 'peaky' as tourists lose steam in sweltering temps.

Fortune · Oct 11, 2024

Zelensky To Meet Pope, Scholz As Whirlwind Europe Tour Ends

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will on Friday meet Pope Francis and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as he ends a whirlwind tour of Europe aimed at drumming up support ahead of a tough winter.

International Business Times · Oct 11, 2024

Prominent Palestinian activist slams US sanctions as ‘madness’

Majed al-Zeer says the US claim that he is a Hamas representative in Europe is an attempt to discourage his activism.

Al Jazeera · Oct 11, 2024

Health-Tech Company ikHerstel Is Shaking Up The Healthcare Recovery In Europe And Beyond

Drawing upon decades of behavioral research, ikHerstel developed a digital platform that uses real-world data and transparent artificial intelligence to provide adaptive individualized recovery plans.

International Business Times · Oct 10, 2024

Wildlife loss is taking ecosystems nearer to collapse – new report

Even for a conservation biologist numbed to bad news about nature, the biennial Living Planet report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is a stark reminder of our failure to arrest the loss of biodiversity – the variety of living things and the ecosystems they live in.

The Conversation · Oct 10, 2024

Is The Tesla Robotaxi Coming To Europe?

Tesla hasn’t announced any plans to bring its driverless taxi to Europe, but it probably will after autonomous vehicle standards were recently finalized.

InsideEVs · Oct 10, 2024

Discovery of 5,000-year-old farming society in Morocco fills a major gap in history – north-west Africa was a central player in trade and culture

A new discovery of an ancient farming society at Oued Beht in Morocco fills a centuries-old gap in history. It reveals that, 5,000 years ago, the Maghreb (north-west Africa) was far from a backwater. Rather, it was an integral part of life in the Mediterranean, a region nestled between north…

The Conversation · Oct 10, 2024

Poland tightens visa rules as probe confirms previous government's cash-for-visas scandal

Poland's foreign minister says the European Union nation is tightening its visa regulations as probes into alleged cash-for-visa scandal have confirmed irregularities under the previous governmnet going into millions of dollars

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2024