Half of world’s soils are in poor condition: UN
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El Nino to be ‘biggest for over a century’
22 August 2026
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Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion
21 August 2026
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Europe
UK PM urges ‘reflection’ after death of Cambridge professor
16 August 2026
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UK homes burnt, residents evacuated in fires
15 August 2026
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Europe
Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome
15 August 2026
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Europe Heatwave: More than 135m in Europe face 35°C plus
13 August 2026
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Western Europe logs hottest June–July on record
11 August 2026
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Ukrainian drone hits Belgorod
10 August 2026
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Kremlin critic Nadezhdin flees Russia for France
4 August 2026
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Europe
London pollution tax comes into force
Drivers of the most polluting vehicles will face an extra daily charge for driving into central London on weekdays from yesterday in a bid
23 October 2017
2 Italy regions claim victory in autonomy votes
Two of Italy's wealthiest regions were drawing up plans yesterday to claw back power and money from Rome after a victory for autonomy
23 October 2017
Putin critic released after 20-day detention
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on social media yesterday he had been released from detention after
22 October 2017
'Czech Trump' clinches election victory
With voters upset over traditional parties and orders from Brussels, billionaire populist Andrej Babis, dubbed the
22 October 2017
Italy regions vote on autonomy bid
Voters in the northern Italian regions of Lombardy and Veneto were voting yesterday in referendums on autonomy,
22 October 2017
WHO cancels Mugabe role after outcry
The head of the World Health Organization yesterday reversed his decision to name Zimbabwe's President Robert
22 October 2017
Catalonia weighs options
Catalonia's separatists were planning their response yesterday after Spain took drastic steps to stop the region from
22 October 2017
Rohingya crisis: EU co-hosts ‘pledging conference’ in Geneva tomorrow
The European Union will co-host a "Pledging Conference" on the Rohingya refugee crisis, with Kuwait, in Geneva.
22 October 2017
Cancer didn't kill Neruda: probe
International experts announced Friday that Chilean Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda did not die of cancer, but could not
21 October 2017
Spain to dismiss Catalonia's govt
Spain yesterday announced that it will move to dismiss Catalonia's separatist government and call fresh elections in the semi-autonomous region in a bid to stop its leaders from declaring independence.
21 October 2017
4 lightly injured in Munich knife attack
Four people were lightly injured yesterday morning in the southern German city of Munich by a man wielding a knife who fled the
21 October 2017
'Czech Trump' poised for victory in polls
With voters upset over traditional parties and orders from Brussels, a billionaire populist dubbed the "Czech Trump"
21 October 2017
HOW SPAIN COULD SUSPEND AUTONOMY IN CATALONIA
Spain's vow to take over at least part of Catalonia's regional powers due to its drive for independence would involve triggering the
19 October 2017
UK PM woos EU with 'fair' citizenship offer
British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday urged EU leaders to urgently set out plans to move forward with Brexit negotiations, in
19 October 2017
Sons dismiss reward, tell PM Muscat to quit
The sons of a murdered Maltese journalist yesterday dismissed Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's offer of a reward to help find her killers
19 October 2017
Greek police height rule is sexist: EU court
The EU's top court yesterday ruled that Greek police had discriminated against women by setting a minimum height requirement for
18 October 2017
Explosion rocks police station in Sweden
A powerful explosion blew out the entrance to a police station in the southern Swedish city of Helsingborg early yesterday, an attack
18 October 2017
Merkel scrambles to form government
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, weakened by poor election results, started talks yesterday to forge an unlikely governing coalition
18 October 2017
Spain asks Catalonia leader to act sensibly
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy urged Catalonia's leader yesterday to "act sensibly" and renounce an independence bid to head
18 October 2017
Italy has highest number of Unesco heritage sites
Italy has the highest number of Unesco heritage sites in the world. In Asia, China and India house the most heritage sites.
18 October 2017