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Sri Lanka closes schools as floods hammer the capital

Sri Lanka closed schools in the capital, Colombo, and its suburbs on Monday as heavy rains triggered floods in many parts of the island nation.

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NATO launches new €7m facilities at military base in Latvia

The brigade is set to conduct its first large-scale field training exercise in November and demonstrate its integration into the NATO higher command structure. Full combat readiness is projected for 2026.

Earth News

Is keeping global warming below 1.5C now out of reach?

The ability of some governments to roll out climate policies could push the world over the Paris Agreement limit.

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The European capital named world's most liveable city (again) in 2024

As well as Vienna in poll position, three other European cities made the top 10 in a year when global instability and the cost of living weighed heavily.

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Economy

How the World Bank is helping Bosnia and Herzegovina's economy

Bosnia and Herzegovina has achieved International Development Association (IDA) donor status in 2023, along with Armenia and Georgia, after three decades of being in need of funding itself.

Mobility

Are the benefits of the world's longest underwater tunnel worth it?

The Fehmarn Belt Link tunnel is expected to be completed in Europe by 2029. But detractors say it will severely impact the environment.

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Gaza barber continues working in salon, surrounded by rubble

Life continues in al-Bureij refugee camp despite the destruction by Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip.

Climate

Britain’s sewage pollution crisis has become an election issue

Politicians are capitalising on the sewage pollution crisis with promises ahead of the general election.

Travel News

Will the European elections make or break the rail renaissance?

Skyscanner for trains and shorter journey times are just two of the improvements that are needed.

Earth News

Member states green light new rules to slash methane emissions

The potent greenhouse gas will be regulated for the first time in the EU with implications overseas.

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Member states agree on single entity to oversee hydrogen market

New rules lay ground for development of the first EU hydrogen market, eyeing 10m tonnes of domestic green production by 2030.

Business

Migration to UK has failed to boost economic growth, warns report

According to a new study from the Centre for Policy Studies, migration to the UK is putting pressure on housing, public services and infrastructure. However, other countries take a different stance, with some viewing migration as beneficial for their economies.

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‘Frankly disgusting’: What’s behind Britain’s sewage pollution crisis?

Campaigners say a car crash of different disasters has left the UK with some of the worst bathing water quality in Europe.

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Works in the Netherlands lead to millions of euros of additional costs

Part of the Juliana Canal in Limburg will be dried up for six months from October. Causing outrages amongst skippers as this will cost them a two day detour and millions of euros of additional expenses.

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Euroviews. There is a better way to engage people in infrastructure development

Local dividend systems could positively transform infrastructure projects’ costs and timeline to completion, but also revitalise communities’ engagement in their own future, in ways that were never possible before, Taavi Kotka writes.

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Member states set to dilute proposal for single hydrogen entity

Some countries back independent authority to coordinate planning, development and operation of new hydrogen infrastructure; others want restructured European gas operators’ network to take helm.

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US train travel could get easier under Biden re-election pledge

‘Finally, we’re getting it done,’ the President said at an event to showcase the busy Northeast Corridor investments.

Ukraine

Civilian casualties in Ukraine as Russia targets heat and power

A team from AFP reached Ukrainian soldiers in Robotyne for a first-hand account of the fighting there

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Euroviews. Infrastructure has a long way to go in Europe's electric vehicle race

There are plenty of implications of the 2035 deadline on European drivers, but for it to be affordable and sustainable in the long term, the maintenance and repair processes must be accessible, transparent, and effective, Derk Roodhuyzen de Vries writes.

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Almost half Italy’s drinking water is wasted due to this one problem

Much of Italy’s water distribution network is more than 30 years old.