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Spain’s Sánchez fights for survival as crisis reaches fever pitch
EurActiv
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July 7, 2025
MADRID – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is running out of ideas and allies to save his socialist party and coalition government as an alleged, "mafia-like" kickback scheme creeps ever closer to his own office. Sánchez received a standing...
European factories show more signs of recovery but Asia hobbled by tariff risks
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 6, 2025
Factory activity across Europe showed more signs of steadying in June but shrank in many Asian economies as concerns over U.S. tariffs kept demand low while signs of modest relief for manufacturers raise the stakes in trade talks with Washington...
China leads the adoption of electric long-haul trucks
Asia Times
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July 7, 2025
China is extending its dominance of electric vehicles from passenger cars to heavy trucks as President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill eliminates federal subsidies at a time when European support for the industry remains weaker than it once was....
Water levels drop in Europe’s main rivers as heatwave hits cargo traffic
BNE Intellinews
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Both the Vistula in Poland and the Danube in Hungary, two of Europe’s biggest rivers, have reached record-low water levels as Europe’s unprecedented heatwave intensifies and starts to cause major economic damage. The low water levels in the two...
€1.43 for a coffee – Europe’s cheapest city breaks revealed, and how Dublin compares
Irish Independent
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That accolade goes to Riga in Latvia. It’s the lowest-cost break in Europe this year, according to a survey of 38 cities by the UK’s Post Office Travel Money. The annual City Costs Barometer compares a basket of “12 common tourist costs”,...
Customs agency nabs 2 firms for evading tariffs for steel exports to EU
The Korea Times
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July 7, 2025
The Korea Customs Service said Monday it has nabbed two local companies on charges of illegally exporting steel products to the European Union (EU) without paying tariffs. The two companies have been referred to the prosecution for allegedly...
Planned EU climate law change aims to cut emissions by 90 percent by 2040
Australasian Lawyer
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July 7, 2025
a limited role for high-quality international credits beginning in 2036 domestic permanent removals in the European Union’s emissions trading system enhanced flexibilities across sectors to assist in affordably and fairly achieving targets,...
Mum who lives on a cruise ship with a toddler says she enjoys free laundry and childcare
Nine
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July 7, 2025
If you thought raising a toddler was tricky, imagine what it'd be like if you lived on a cruise ship. A Scottish mum has documented her life living aboard a cruise with her fiancé and her almost two-year-old son. Sure, they get free laundry and...
Where This WW1 Pilot Landed His Plane Seems Impossible - But He Did It
SlashGear
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July 7, 2025
The legendary aviators of World War I helped pave the way for the development of aerial warfare as a standard tactic of the 20th and 21st centuries. While people like Manfred von Richthofen, the infamous Red Barron who fought some of the most...
EVs account for 1 in 4 new cars in UK, nearly 1 in 5 in Germany
The Driven
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July 7, 2025
Electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for one in four new cars sold in the United Kingdom in June, and nearly one in five in Germany, but it’s not Tesla that is driving this growth. The latest data from the UK’s and Germany’s automotive associations –...
Plan for 'Aerial' transport system to link city with Bristol Airport
Bristol Post
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July 7, 2025
An architect has called on the West of England’s metro mayor to get in touch, after claiming he has come up with what would be the cheapest and least impactful way of creating a transport link between Bristol Airport and the city centre - an...
In a first, Balkh company exports detergent to Europe
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 7, 2025
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): A 21-tonne shipment of detergent produced by a private company has been exported from northern Balkh province to European countries for the first time. Ehsanullah Amini, CEO of the Qatra manufacturing company in the...
Battery trains could replace diesel trains on GWR rail network
Wiltshire Times
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This comes after a successful year-long trial of fast-charge battery trains on the GWR network. The trial was part of GWR's plans to renew its regional fleet, many of which are expected to be taken out of service within the next seven to 10 years....
How Many Type 45 Destroyers Does The UK Navy Have In Its Fleet & What Are The Ships' Capabilities?
SlashGear
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July 6, 2025
In June 2025, the British Royal Navy dispatched a fleet of warships and helicopters to track a Russian vessel as it transited the English Channel and North Sea. One of the vessels sent to monitor the Russian ship was the HMS Duncan, a Type 45...
Biden Claims European Leaders, Dems, & Republicans Are Calling Him As Trump Unravels His 'Accomplishments'
Zero Hedge
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Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, Joe Biden asserted Wednesday that European leaders, as well as Democrat and even Republican office holders have been reaching out to him since President Donald Trump took office. Biden also...
Why has Google’s ‘AI overviews’ sparked an antitrust firestorm in the EU? | Explained
The Hindu
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July 7, 2025
The story so far: Google’s AI-powered summaries, known as AI Overviews, are facing a formal antitrust complaint from a coalition of independent publishers in the European Union, as per a report by Reuters. Their complaint, lodged with the European...
China used embassies to undermine France's Rafale sales: report
The Indian Express
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July 7, 2025
China deployed its embassies to spread doubts about the performance of French-made Rafale jets after they saw combat in India and Pakistan’s clashes in May, French military and intelligence officials have concluded, implicating Beijing in an...
Coming hours crucial for US-EU trade talks, says Tánaiste
RTE Ireland
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July 7, 2025
Tánaiste Simon Harris has said the coming hours will be crucial ahead of Wednesday's deadline for the end of the US "pause" on higher tariff rates. Mr Harris will spend much of the day engaging with officials and the EU Trade Commissioner as a...
Why Google AI Overviews are facing EU antitrust heat from publishers
Digit.in
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July 7, 2025
Google is facing an EU antitrust complaint from a group of independent publishers over its AI Overviews. These AI-generated summaries appear at the top of Google’s search results, above regular links to websites, and are shown in more than 100...
Air India crash: the cost of risk in modern aviation
The Hindu
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July 7, 2025
A fire officer stands next to the crashed Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, in Ahmedabad, on June 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters On June 12, an Air India (AI) Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for London tragically crashed shortly after...