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While a person infected with dengue or chikungunya cannot pass the virus to another person, they can infect other mosquitoes which can further spread the disease. Zika can be transmitted from an infected person through sexual intercourse. The southeastern region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes — which was the second most affected French region in 2024 and already recorded 68 cases of chikungunya and dengue in May — has issued recommendations to help eradicate the mosquitoes, which have spread to over one quarter of the municipalities in the region. They urge people to store, empty or cover containers that could accumulate water, which…

On Tuesday, the royals will parade down Wellington Street in Canada’s state landau, drawn by horses of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Musical Ride. They’ll be escorted by 28 RCMPs — 14 in the front, 14 in the back. And the official visit will close at the National War Memorial, a monument that was dedicated in 1939 by the king’s grandfather, King George VI. A final royal salute and a flypast by the Royal Canadian Air Force will cap the visit. But the pomp and ceremony of Monday’s visit also touches another raw nerve for some Canadians. Canada’s republicans warn…

“We’ve sent them what we think is an excellent, detailed, mutually beneficial proposal,” Gill added, standing by the EU’s approach in its talks with Washington. The new document aims at boosting purchases in strategic sectors, such as energy, as well as developing cooperation on 5G and 6G mobile networks. It would also ramp up strategic cooperation in sensitive sectors that have undergone trade investigations resulting in U.S. tariffs, such as steel and aluminum, semiconductors and cars. The recent exchange of letters sparked hope that talks between Brussels and Washington could finally make substantive progress, after weeks of mounting frustration over…

Export records reviewed by POLITICO show that 11 shipments were sent from Kontron’s Slovenian subsidiary, Kontron d.o.o, to its Russian subsidiary, Iskra Technologies, between July and November 2023 — months after the June sanctions came into force. The exported technology included a dual-use product which can monitor and intercept communications traffic, known as the SI3000. The company said that the shipments, which included high-tech and dual-use goods that were banned under EU sanctions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, were existing orders permitted because of export licenses granted to it by the Slovenian government. It said it had stopped all fresh…

To put that in perspective, in 2024 nearly 230,000 people applied for asylum in Germany for the first time, according to European statistics. Germany continues to take in the vast majority of people seeking asylum in the country. The reality is that German authorities remain reluctant to stop asylum seekers at its borders in large numbers because it could spark cascading border closures that would cause chaos and stoke anger. Legal scholars and left-leaning German opposition parties also argue that returning asylum seekers at the national border violates European laws. “We’re confronted with a new dimension, because a state is…

Because if there’s one thing that unites all Europeans, it’s making not-so-subtle political statements with fog machines and off-key falsettos, and then voting on the potential downfall of democratic values in three of the 27 EU member states. That, and serving kant, of course. So, how did it go? Is humanity over yet? Are we in the good place or the bad place? (Definitely the bad place.) Maybe that’s too dramatic. After all, no good doomsday story ever started with a mathematician as the bad guy. He doesn’t sound like the ideal lead character who will save humanity, to be…

Er wollte Arbeitsminister werden, ist aber lieber doch Generalsekretär der CDU geblieben: Carsten Linnemann. Gordon Repinski war mit ihm spazieren und hat auf einer Runde zwischen Konrad-Adenauer-Haus und Tiergarten über die wichtigen Themen von Regierung bis Parteipolitik gesprochen. Linnemann spricht über die Analyse des Wahlkampfs, die neue Rolle von Merz als Kanzler, den Anspruch als Volkspartei immer noch 30 Prozent plus zu erreichen und um vertane Chancen und neue Chancen geht es auch.  Außerdem erklärt der CDU-Generalsekretär, wie er aus der Parteizentrale eine Denkfabrik machen will.  Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es morgens um 5 Uhr. Gordon Repinski und…

Catering waste may transmit several animal diseases such as African or classical swine fever, foot and mouth disease or avian influenza, the official said, while catering waste has been identified as a possible or likely source of infection in several outbreaks of these diseases in the EU. “Due to the nature of the insects which are living in their feed and are contaminated with their feeding substrate, only feeding substrate already declared safe for farmed animals has been authorized,” added the Commission official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Several scientific studies have found, however, that these risks can be…

Published on 23/05/2025 – 4:25 GMT+2US President Donald Trump’s administration has rescinded Harvard University’s ability to admit international students as part of its intensifying conflict with the Ivy League institution.The Trump administration says that thousands of current students are required to either transfer to different universities or leave the country.“This means Harvard can no longer enrol foreign students and existing foreign students must transfer or lose their legal status,” stated the US Department of Homeland Security in a statement.The agency made the announcement on Thursday, stating that Harvard has fostered an unsafe campus atmosphere by permitting “anti-American, pro-terrorist agitators” to…

Then, there’s China. As Beijing and Moscow draw closer, the EU should start using economic leverage — whether by tightening investment screening or threatening targeted export freezes on dual-use goods. Europe’s diplomacy should also continue to expose the contradiction between China’s stated respect for sovereignty and its indulgence of Putin’s imperial revanchism. Next, there’s the battle of narratives. Russia’s information warfare may be cheap, but it’s effective, flooding airwaves with lies, fueling discontent and manipulating debate. Meanwhile, Europe’s response has been fragmented and timid. This should end. The bloc needs a real strategic communications capacity to empower initiatives like EUvsDisinfo,…