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Lisbon residents know the ritual well: from the end of May until mid-June, Eduardo VII Park turns into the country’s biggest bookshop, a paradise for any book lover, with tens of thousands of titles to choose from. This year, the Book Fair has 350 stands hosted by 128 participants, representing around 900 publishing brands in total. According to the organisers, the last five editions have attracted an average of 850,000 visitors. Days like the 4 June public holiday, when a midweek day off coincided with fine weather, will certainly have helped that average to be reached again – or even…
Published on 09/06/2026 – 12:42 GMT+2 For most photography competitions, inexplicably blurry horizons, wonky framing and accidental thumbprints are immediate grounds for disqualification. For Icelandair, they’re the entire brief. After launching a viral global search for the “world’s worst photographer” earlier this year, Iceland’s national airline has finally crowned its champion – and no, it’s not Brooklyn Beckham (if you know, you know). Blanche Mortemard from Paris beat an astonishing 127,642 applicants from 178 countries to secure the gloriously backhanded title, impressing the judges “with her admirable lack of skills and knowledge of basic photography.” Her winning portfolio included a…
“This ‘35% by 2035’ target will be one of the defining priorities of our COP31 presidency,” he added. “We will work to bring together a strong global coalition that is ready and determined to act in support of this objective.” The plans are part of the summit’s so-called action agenda, which is designed to coordinate voluntary climate commitments, rather than the formal negotiations that require consensus from the nearly 200 governments in attendance. Some action agenda items — such as the COP28 target to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030 — have in the past found their way into the…
In Zaporizhzhia, regional authorities said two women were killed and 18 people were injured, including four children, after a strike hit a residential area. Emergency crews evacuated residents, treated the wounded and worked to extinguish fires sparked by the attack. Apartment blocks, homes, vehicles and market kiosks were damaged, while debris was scattered across nearby streets. Regional military administration chief Ivan Fedorov said the strike targeted civilian infrastructure and caused extensive destruction in the area. In northeastern Ukraine, a separate drone strike hit a five-storey residential building in the city of Konotop, in the Sumy region. Rescue teams used sniffer…
German industrial production edged higher in April for the first time since the outbreak of war in the Middle East, official data released Tuesday showed, though analysts warn the single-month gain masks a far grimmer underlying picture for Europe’s largest economy. According to Germany’s federal statistics office, Destatis, output rose 0.4% in April from the previous month, driven mainly by construction. The reading ends a losing streak dating back to last November, yet few are treating it as a turning point. According to Carsten Brzeski, Global Head of Macro at ING, in a research note published Tuesday, the April figure…
By Pascale Davies with AP Published on 09/06/2026 – 12:03 GMT+2 Apple’s keynote at its annual World Wide Developers Conference unveiled new and long-awaited artificial intelligence advances, including upgrades to its Siri assistant. It was also the last one to be held by CEO Tim Cook before he turns his post over to John Ternus in September. Cook received an extended standing ovation and told the audience he is “deeply grateful to have been on this journey with you” and said “the energy around Apple platforms has never been stronger.” Here are the key takeaways from the event. The new Siri AI The…
Governmental ‘do not travel’ advisories are growing more numerous as conflicts rage around the world, and it may seem like a lot of your bucket list destinations are now off limits. So if you are planning a trip and want to prioritise safety, use this new data to help guide you. The Global Peace Index – the world’s most comprehensive annual ranking of peacefulness across 163 countries – has released its top ten for 2026. From a volcanic island with no army to an Asian city-state that has topped safety rankings for years, here are the ten most peaceful countries…
Published on 09/06/2026 – 12:10 GMT+2 Netflix has unveiled the first-look at its upcoming Scooby-Doo live-action series, and certain fans are having a ruff day. In a clip posted to social media, a young version of the beloved canine sleuth can be seen running through the woods and meeting Shaggy for the first time. The series titled “Scooby-Doo: Origins” is “unleashing in 2027”, with the Mystery Inc. Gang consisting of Tanner Hagen as Norville “Shaggy” Rogers, Maxwell Jenkins as Fred Jones, Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma Dinkley, and Mckenna Grace as Daphne Blake. The official logline describes the show as…
LONDON — Nearly 2,000 people were targeted with a phishing email after the suspected hack of a staffer of senior Labour MP Florence Eshalomi. The email contained a malicious file — identified by the Parliamentary Digital Service as a phishing attack — that tried to secure the credentials of other accounts, according to an email seen by POLITICO, which was sent by Eshalomi to those targeted in the days following last week’s breach. Westminster journalists and public affairs professionals were among those alerted to the suspected attack. Eshalomi, who is chair of the House of Commons housing committee, told POLITICO she…
Europe must keep accelerating its roadmap to integrate the single market and create a European industrial strategy to avoid becoming subservient to global superpowers, former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta told Euronews’ flagship programme Europe Today. “We don’t want to be a colony of the US, and we don’t want to be a colony of China, we want to be Europeans,” the former Italian prime minister said. In 2024, Letta published a report on how to complete the single market, which inspired the EU’s roadmap on how to make Europe more competitive. The report, titled “Much More Than a Market,”…