This heat wave would have been virtually unthinkable fifty years ago. A new international study by World Weather Attribution concludes that the current heat in Western Europe would have been “virtually impossible” without climate change and that the likelihood of such extreme heat has increased significantly over the past few decades.
NATO leader Mark Rutte defended European allies at the White House following harsh criticism from Donald Trump regarding their role in the war against Iran. At the same time, he tried to appease the U.S. president by praising his actions against Iran and highlighting the sharp increase in European defense spending.
WhatsApp is getting a new CEO with a clear mission: to generate more revenue from an app that already has over three billion users, without driving them away. To that end, Meta is promoting Indian fintech entrepreneur Kunal Shah, while simultaneously investing $900 million in his company, CRED.
The European Union is transferring the first tranche of a new 90-billion-euro loan to Ukraine today (Thursday, June 25). This consists of 3.2 billion euros in macro-financial assistance, which, according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, is intended to help Kyiv weather the years of war while simultaneously kickstarting reconstruction.
Ben jij ook zo verknocht aan een kopje koffie? Helpt het je doorheen een drukke werkdag of veeleisende examenperiode? Uit een nieuw onderzoek blijkt nu echter dat het zwarte goud ook een opvallend verborgen nadeel voor onze gezondheid meedraagt.
The strongest earthquake in over 100 years has caused devastation and a particularly high death toll in the South American country.
A swimming lake in Halle, in eastern Germany, has introduced a new admission policy under which swimmers who do not speak enough German are denied entry. The reason? They would not be able to properly understand the safety instructions.
Five people who were on the same flight in France as the doctor diagnosed with Ebola have been placed in home isolation for 21 days. French Health Minister Stéphanie Rist announced this on Wednesday on the French television channel France 2.
France experienced its hottest day ever on Wednesday: the average temperature over the entire day was a whopping 30°C.
The first case of a Ebola virus infection since a new outbreak was reported in the Congo has been confirmed in France. The patient is a doctor who returned to France from the Congo after a humanitarian mission.