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Another company leaving the UK due to Brexit: Panasonic’s headquarters move to Amsterdam
After Airbus and BMW, it is the turn of Panasonic to decide to move its headquarters “back into” the European Union. […]
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Ryanair employees to go on strike at the end of September
Ryanair employees are expected to go on strike by the end of this month, affecting thousands of passengers. […]
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RAF intercepts Russian warplanes near Romania for the second time in a few days
The 24th, UK’s Ministry of Defence specified that the RAF had to intercept Russian warplanes near Romania, in its NATO efforts. […]
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RAF intercepts Russian warplanes near Romania
Monday 13th of August, British planes took off in the morning from a Romanian base, after Russian planes were detected getting close to Romania’s airspace. […]
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Wildfire near Berlin, in Germany
It is now the turn to Germany to suffer from forest fires in the current hot summer. […]
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Fire at an oil refinery in the UK
Some days ago, an oil refinery in the UK caught fire. […]
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Car crash in Westminster
The 14th august, a car crashed into Westminster, UK’s parliament, with the event initially thought to be a terrorist attack. […]
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1 600 people evacuated in France due to floods
After heavy rains fell in the south of France the 9th of august, some 1 600 people have been temporarily evacuated. […]
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Collapse of a bridge in Genoa, Italy
The 14th of August, a bridge collapsed in Genoa, Italy, killing at least 38 people, a week after Bologna’s tanker truck explosion. […]
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Portugal is trying to contain the wildfire in Algarve
For the past week, a wildfire in Algarve (Portugal) has burnt hundreds of hectares of forest. […]
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Explosion of a tanker truck near Bologna’s Airport, Italy
In a rare event, a tanker truck exploded near Bologna’s Airport in Italy, leaving at least 1 dead and over 140 injured. […]
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Wildfire near Valencia: some 3 000 neighbours evacuated
Due to the high temperatures that have crossed the country over the past few days, some regions have suffered forest fires, such as Nerva, in Huelva (Andalucía), at the beginning of this month, and even more recently, in Gandía, Valencia (Valencian Community). […]
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Heatwave in Spain
As the heatwave some European countries suffered recently is going away, another one comes to Spain. […]
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Over 70 dead in Greece due to wildfires
The latest European country to be hit by wildfires due to the current heatwave that is affecting Europe is Greece. […]
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Temporary closing of Belgian airspace
Thursday 19th of July, the Belgian airspace was closed for around two hours due to a technical issue at Belgocontrol. […]
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At least 12 wounded after bus stabbing in Lübeck, Germany
Friday 20th of July, a man injured at least 12 people on a bus in Northern Germany, using a kitchen knife to stab them. […]
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Wildfires in Northern Europe
As temperatures rise, wildfires start in different places. This year, it seems to be the turn of Sweden to burn. […]
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UK’s humour: for Trump’s UK visit, a Trump baby balloon has been flown
With the NATO summit over, US President Donald Trump headed to his next visit, in the UK, where he will be meeting the current prime minister, Theresa May, as well as the Queen. […]
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Difficult week in Brussels: NATO Summit, SNCB strike and football
This week in Brussels will be hard for the locals as well as the thousands of people who come to work daily in the capital. […]
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Traffic issues in Brussels
With the recent closing of the tunnel Léopold II, the many drivers who take that route daily will have to find alternatives. […]
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British government starts preparing for post-Brexit, starting with residency for EU citizens
The British government has unveiled the steps EU citizens will have to follow to keep living inside the country post-Brexit. […]
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Netherlands joins other countries and bans face veils in some cases
The Netherlands is the latest country to join the trend in banning face veils in some cases. […]
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Belgian train operator SNCB is on strike
The Belgian train operator SNCB is on strike from Thursday to Saturday, with minimum service expected. Big disruptions are expected on the entire network until the end of the strike. […]
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Immigration crisis in Europe
Europe is living a quite negative week in terms of politics and unity, having to face one of the worst immigration crises in recent times. […]
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Glasgow’s art school burns down
A few days ago, Glasgow’s art school, a prestigious institution, went down in flames. This is the second time the building burns in a spawn of a few years. […]