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Hundreds of paddleboarders in elaborate costumes floated down Moscow’s Yauza river on Sunday for a stand-up paddleboard carnival. Participants dressed as mermaids, kebab vendors and characters from Russian folklore, including the witch Baba Yaga, while some brought their dogs along for the ride. Live bands and cheerleaders performed on the bridges above as boards drifted past. One couple said their mermaid costume began with the tail and grew from there. Participants described the event as a way to bring people together, with one saying such gatherings strengthen families and friendships.

The biggest drag is expected to come from people struggling to work in extreme heat. Triodos estimates lost labor productivity alone could shave around 0.6 percent off EU GDP, while agricultural output could fall by between 3 and 7 percent. “At first sight this might seem modest, but it is exactly the expected economic growth for the EU this year,” said the bank of the overall €180 billion blow. And the summer is not over. France and Britain are bracing for their fifth heat wave of the season this week, with temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius in southeastern France and…

Published on 10/08/2026 – 15:26 GMT+2 Russia’s military can currently fire a simultaneous salvo of 77 ballistic missiles and plans to increase that number to 200, according to Robert “Magyar” Brovdi, the officer leading Ukraine’s drone forces. “Even if they only manage half of that, it will all be flying at us,” he told the Associated Press news agency on Monday. The warning points to one of Ukraine’s most exposed vulnerabilities – a shortage of interceptors for the US-made Patriot systems, the only weapon in Kyiv’s arsenal capable of shooting down ballistic missiles. That shortfall means dozens of missiles fired…

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However, with the arrival of the first GLP-1 pill Wegovy (semaglutide) from Danish competitor Novo Nordisk — which launched in the U.S. and U.K. this year and is soon expected in some EU countries — demand for the more-convenient tablet is expected to rise. Novo Nordisk has been attempting to reach as many patients as possible with its pill to capture market share, said CEO Mike Doustdar last week. Doustdar also said the company would soon launch in Germany at its chosen price, ignoring pressure from the U.S. administration to raise prices in Europe. Washington has been pressuring EU countries to…

Published on 10/08/2026 – 15:26 GMT+2•Updated 15:33 The phased reactivation of the previously shut-down capacity has begun at the Paks Nuclear Power Plant, after the level of the River Danube started to rise. Once the river had climbed back above the critical low recorded a week earlier, it became possible for one turbine to start producing electricity again from Monday evening. The reconnection is taking place under strict technical and safety conditions. At the beginning of August, the Danube’s water level dropped to a historic low, reaching minus 134 centimetres at Paks. As a result, three of the four reactor…

Firefighters worked through the night to contain a wildfire in Tírig, in Spain’s eastern Castellón province, combining direct attack with controlled burns to slow its advance. Footage shows crews torching shrubland to create firebreaks as flames burn nearby. More than 300 personnel and 21 aircraft have been deployed to the blaze, which has burned 810 hectares since it broke out on Friday. Crews made progress overnight, but authorities warned that thunderstorms forecast for the afternoon could bring strong gusts. The fire comes as much of Europe endures an intense heatwave that has fuelled major wildfires and prolonged drought.

Forget the usual winery tasting with a perfunctory cheese board. Some vineyards are now serving up destination-worthy dining too, pairing seriously good food with equally impressive wines and views. Wine Enthusiast magazine has rounded up its favourite winery restaurants around the world, from laid-back vineyard lunches to ambitious tasting menus worth planning an entire trip around. The publication’s list is made up of 57 wineries globally, and 22 are in Europe – with six in Italy alone – meaning a significant chunk of the best spots are relatively close to home. Italy Italy is world famous for its wide variety…

Sandu said that the “risk to human life in our region is real and growing. It must stop.” The affected village is close to southwestern Ukraine, particularly the Odesa region, which came under a heavy missile and drone attack by Russia on the same day. Moldovan police said that to date, no other aircraft of this type have been found on Moldovan territory and research is continuing to establish “the exact type and origin of the aircraft as well as the circumstances of the incident.” Last week, local police discovered wreckage from a Russian Geran-2-type drone near the village of…

Firefighters struggled on Monday to control three large wildfires in southern Spain that has forced the evacuation of around 800 people due to shifting winds and difficult terrain, officials said. More than 600 firefighters backed by 26 water-dropping aircraft were battling the blaze which broke out last week in the Andalusian province of Huelva, said the region’s minister for emergencies, Antonio Sanz. “We are facing an extremely difficult, complex and dangerous wildfire, with the weather conditions continuing to offer us no respite. It is a long-distance race full of obstacles,” he said. “We have to be realistic: there is no…