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Yahoo News'Very worrying': Northeast Spain looks for ways to deal with crippling drought
A massive drought in Catalonia is forcing this northeast region of Spain to turn to water rationing, seawater desalination and recycling effluent from sewage treatment plants.
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Europe sounds the alarm on ChatGPT
Alarmed by the growing risks posed by generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms like ChatGPT, regulators and law enforcement agencies in Europe are looking for ways to slow humanity’s headlong rush into the digital future.
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With NATO entry blocked, Sweden turns hopeful eye toward Turkey's presidential elections
Swedish hopes of quickly following Finland into NATO have alighted on Turkey’s presidential election in May, in which recent polls show President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 20-year rule is in danger of ending.
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Macron's popularity is in free fall after raising France's retirement age, analysts say
Growing frustration over French President Emmanuel Macron’s newly passed pension reform law, which has sparked two weeks of angry protests, have benefitted his political opponents and called into question whether he can remain in power, analysts say.
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Europe looks to beef up border security as illegal migration surges
EU officials are looking to outsource border control to other countries, while emphasizing repatriation for those whose asylum requests are denied.
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Backlash grows against Europe's efforts to restrict cars in cities
A fierce backlash has emerged in recent months against restrictions and plans in European cities to all but rid them of the bulk of their automobiles.
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As climate change threatens European agriculture, debate over GMO crops is reignited
As global temperatures continue to rise, some experts are once again pushing the use of new strains of crops currently classified as genetically modified organisms to help the continent adapt to changing weather patterns and help save its agricultural industry.
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Europe grapples with raising the retirement age as life expectancy rises and birth rates plummet
Chanting “Retirement before arthritis,” more than a million people poured into the streets in cities across France on Tuesday in protest of government plans to boost the country’s retirement age from 62 to 64.
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A global rush is on to reduce cow burps — and help save the world from climate change
When a cow belches, it releases methane, around 220 pounds of it every year, into the atmosphere. When more than 1.7 billion cows and buffalo currently on the planet burp, the resulting methane, a potent greenhouse gas contributing to climate change, is a big problem.
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Europe in 'collective denial' over the state of the COVID pandemic, former WHO official says
Experts who spoke with Yahoo News said a new report stating that Europe's COVID picture "was improving" is based on incomplete, inexact data from 30 European countries.
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Spanish city offers a road map for a future with far fewer cars
In 1999 the historic district of Pontevedra, a picturesque city of 85,000 residents in northwestern Spain, was clogged with traffic, its air filled with exhaust fumes and the cacophony of automobiles. Things are very different now.
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Hungary drops veto threat on Ukraine aid, but Viktor Orbán remains a thorn in EU's side
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the most pro-Russian leader in the EU and an ally of Donald Trump, has been accused of destroying Hungary’s democracy due to his government’s lack of transparency and checks against his power.
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Europe embarks on solar power 'revolution' to solve its energy crisis — and fight climate change
With Russia cutting gas supplies in response to European sanctions over its war in Ukraine, solar has become the fastest-growing source of renewable energy on the continent this year.
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Rising tide of immigration to Europe pushing continent's politics to the right, experts say
Skirmishes between European countries are becoming more common across the continent, where an increase in “irregular” migrants — as those who’ve entered illegally are called here — is pushing European politics in a rightward direction.
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U.S. weapons sales in Europe are booming as Russia's war in Ukraine continues to rage
Thanks to Russia’s prolonged war in Ukraine, sales of United States military weaponry in Europe are skyrocketing.
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'The jury's still out': Meloni's far-right government takes shape in Italy
Italy’s new right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sought to calm critics in her first public address since taking office, decrying fascism, voicing support for the European Union and NATO, and vowing continued backing of Ukraine in its war with Russia.
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Cocaine is flooding into Europe as drug market continues to evolve
Recent busts underscore a reality that European drug authorities have been warning about: More cocaine than ever is pouring into the continent, where South American chemists, traffickers and local mafias are helping to bring it to market.
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With winter fast approaching, Europe scrambles to prepare for energy shortages
Europe is bracing for the worst energy crisis it has ever known. temperatures are already falling as winter approaches, while delivery of Russian natural gas, which last year provided 40% of Europe’s supplies, has been reduced to a trickle. Meanwhile, OPEC is cutting oil production, hydropower has been crippled by this summer’s drought, and renewable electricity is not fully in force.
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Immigration, crime propel Europe's move to right, analysts say
In Europe, political analysts are pointing to Sweden and Italy as possible harbingers of a political mood shift across the continent driven by a growing wariness of immigrants as well as anger over rising crime rates.
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A century after Mussolini seized power, Giorgia Meloni looks to steer Italy back toward nationalism
Almost exactly 100 years after Benito Mussolini staged his “March on Rome” mass demonstration, during which his National Fascist Party seized power, Italy appears likely to hand control of its government to Giorgia Meloni, another leader of the nationalist right.