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Human-caused climate change made a two-week-long heatwave in Norway, Sweden and Finland around 2°C hotter and at least 10 times more likely, a rapid analysis by World Weather Attribution has found. Extreme heat gripped the cold Nordic countries from mid-July, with temperatures above 30°C. Finland experienced 22 consecutive days where temperatures were above 30°C, its longest heatwave on record. In the Norwegian part of the Arctic Circle, a weather station recorded temperatures above 30°C on 13 days during the month of July. The study from World Weather Attribution highlights how heatwaves intensified by climate change are disrupting healthcare and warns…
Published on 23/08/2025 – 8:05 GMT+2 Running a single prompt on Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Gemini takes about the same amount of energy as watching 9 seconds of TV, according to a new technical paper. Google says a text prompt through Gemini uses about 0.24 watt-hours (Wh) of energy, according to a blog post from the company. The energy emitted from using AI is about 0.03 grams of carbon dioxide. The AI chatbot also consumes 0.26 millilitres of water, or roughly five drops of water per prompt. The company measured not only the energy and water use of the individual…
By THOMAS ADAMSON with AP Published on 20/08/2025 – 15:55 GMT+2 When Olivier Baroin moved into an apartment in Montmartre about 15 years ago, it felt like he was living in a village in the heart of Paris. Not anymore. Stores for residents are disappearing, along with the friendly atmosphere, he says. In their place are hordes of people taking selfies, shops selling tourist trinkets, and cafés whose seating spills into the narrow, cobbled streets as overtourism takes its toll. Baroin has had enough. He put his apartment up for sale after local streets were designated pedestrian-only while accommodating the growing number of…
By Theo Farrant & AP Published on 29/08/2025 – 18:00 GMT+2 The event kicked off with a catwalk held by the Kremlin Wall, where models showcased designs by Russian designer Alexander Arutyunov on a bridge next to the historic landmark. Moscow Fashion Week includes more than 200 brands, alongside a small selection of foreign designers, such as the Armenian brand Loom Weaving and Nicaraguan designer Joseph Mendoza. The event comes as Russia remains largely isolated and shunned from the Western world due to its invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the country’s attempts to promote domestic industries amid international condemnation.
BRUXELLES ― Le groupe d’extrême droite Identité et démocratie (ID) au Parlement européen a enfreint les règles de dépenses pour un montant d’au moins 4,3 millions d’euros, selon un rapport confidentiel obtenu par POLITICO. Les parlementaires étudient les moyens de récupérer l’argent. Le rapport, rédigé par le service des finances du Parlement, indique que le groupe, dont étaient membres le Rassemblement national de Marine Le Pen et l’Alternative pour l’Allemagne, a enfreint les règles d’appel d’offres et a fait des dons irréguliers entre 2019 et 2024. Ce qui complique l’affaire, c’est que le groupe ID s’est dissous après les élections…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin will always be a “predator”. Von der Leyen made the remark during a trip to the Polish-Belarusian border on Sunday, where she discussed defence and security with Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk. “Putin has not changed and will not change. He is a predator,” the European Commission president said, adding that “he can only be kept in check through strong deterrence”. As well as stressing the importance of applying continued pressure on Putin, the EU chief also assured Tusk and the Polish people of “Europe’s full…
Published on 03/09/2025 – 18:50 GMT+2 A confidential report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog circulated to member states said on Wednesday that Iran increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels before Israel launched air strikes on the country on 13 June. The report by the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that as of 13 June, Iran had 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60%, an increase of 32.3 kilograms since the IAEA’s last report in May. The report stated that this figure is “based on the information provided by Iran, agency verification activities…
Published on 29/08/2025 – 10:42 GMT+2 •Updated 14:41 The EU Commission made its opening move in implementing the trade agreement reached on August 21 with the United States, but the legislative proposal for tariff reductions on a wide range of US industrial and agricultural products will face a tricky path through the European Parliament which will start considering the measure next week. This legislative move should offer immediate relief to the EU automotive sector, as the US committed to retroactively lower its 27.5% tariffs on EU cars to 15% from 1 August, once the Commission proposed the legislation. Among the concessions…
By Euronews with IJF Published on 15/06/2025 – 7:15 GMT+2 It’s day 2 in Budapest at the OTP Bank World Judo Championships. Dr. Tamas Sulyok, President of Hungary officially opened the event with IJF President, Mr Marius Vizer and Hungarian Judo Association President Dr Lazlo Toth in the presence of President of the Republic of Botswana President Duma Gideon Boko. ABE Uta powered her way into the final with precision and control from the first exchange. Her judo was sharp, her focus unshakable, and she looked every bit the champion in waiting. She sailed through the preliminaries, calm under pressure. In…
Cloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, with tremendous amounts of rain falling in a short period of time over a concentrated area. The intense, sudden deluges have proved fatal in both countries. As many as 300 people died in one north-western Pakistani district, Buner, after a cloudburst. The strength and volume of rain triggered flash flooding, landslides and mudflows. Boulders from steep slopes came crashing down with the water to flatten homes and reduce villages to rubble. The northern Indian state of Uttarakhand had a cloudburst earlier this month. Local TV showed floodwaters surging down…