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French travellers are opting for staycations amid geopolitical crisis
Against a backdrop of international tensions, inflation and rising transport costs, the French are planning to travel less this summer and cut back on their spending, according to an Ifop survey for Alliance France Tourisme.
Business
European bank profits rise amid markets rattled by Iran war
Three of Europe’s biggest banks delivered record or above-forecast profits on Wednesday. TotalEnergies posted strong earnings, while Mercedes-Benz turned more cautious as collapsing China sales and geopolitical uncertainty weighed on the outlook.
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European Defence Union: Silver bullet or time-waster?
EU defence chief Andrius Kubilius is pushing a European Defence Union to tie Ukraine with its European allies, but the idea is already under fire, with one MEP warning that it risks distracting from the current job of bulletproofing the EU.
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EU touts end of new oil and gas drilling as capitals eye explorations
The war in the Middle East may have driven up oil and gas demand, but the world should still ditch new fossil fuel drilling, EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra has said, insisting on "affordable, reliable, homegrown clean energy."
Health news
Menopause doesn’t age the body evenly, AI study finds
Menopause is known to mark a major transition in women’s bodies, but its effects on the reproductive system as a whole is less understood. Using artificial intelligence, scientists have now developed an atlas that maps how individual organs change, revealing some unexpected patterns.
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Elderly woman rescued by autonomous robot near Ukraine frontline
Video released by Ukraine’s Third Army Corps shows a four-hour rescue in Lyman, where a 77-year-old woman was saved by an autonomous vehicle after being spotted by drone pilots. The ground drone carried a blanket and a note reading: “Grandma, sit down!”
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Magyar to meet von der Leyen as Hungary races to access cash
Incoming Hungarian Prime Minister lands in Brussels for what is described as "informal, but urgent talks" with Commission chief von der Leyen. Budapest is facing a tight deadline to unlock EU funding choked during the Orbán era.