05/07/2025 |
Czech Republic hit by major power outage triggered by fallen cableA power outage in large parts of the Czech Republic, including Prague, trapped people in public transport and lifts and idled factories on Friday after a fallen high-voltage cable disrupted the network.
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French air traffic controllers' strike disrupts flights for second dayA strike by French air traffic controllers entered its second day on Friday, leaving many passengers stranded at the start of Europe's peak travel season.
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Exclusive: Regulators warned Air India Express about delay on Airbus engine fix, forging recordsIndia's aviation watchdog reprimanded Air India's budget carrier in March for not timely changing engine parts of an Airbus A320 as directed by the European Union's aviation safety agency, and falsifying records to show compliance, a government memo showed.
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03/07/2025 |
Climate and empowering women must be a priority, development bank bosses sayMultilateral development banks need to sharpen their focus on delivering climate action and on empowering women, the heads of two major MDBs in Asia and Europe told Reuters, as they face calls to be bolder, more flexible and inclusive.
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South Africa reports H5N1 bird flu on poultry farms, international agency saysSouth Africa has reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on two poultry farms in the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Wednesday.
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Heatwave across Europe leaves 8 dead as early summer temperatures hit recordsFour people died in Spain, two in France and two in Italy as an early summer heatwave continued to grip much of Europe on Wednesday, triggering health alerts and forest fires and forcing the closure of a nuclear reactor at a Swiss power plant.
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02/07/2025 |
France shuts schools, Italy limits work outdoors in 'exceptional' European heatwaveItaly limited work outdoors, France shut schools and Turkey battled wildfires on Tuesday in a European heatwave that meteorologists said was "exceptional" for striking so early this year. Read More |
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Chile speeds up permitting for mining and other investment projectsChile's congress approved long-awaited legislation to speed up the permitting process for investment projects in the country on Tuesday.
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Spain and World Bank in push for wider use of 'debt swaps'Spain has partnered with the World Bank to help poorer countries free up money to spend on development and conservation via debt "swaps," the country's Ministry of Economy said on Tuesday.
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01/07/2025 |
Italy to issue half million non-EU work visas over next three yearsItaly will issue nearly 500,000 new work visas for non-EU nationals from 2026 to 2028, a cabinet statement said on Monday, as part of a strategy to expand legal immigration channels in response to labour shortages.
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