‘Rising star’: Europe made more electricity from solar than coal in 2024Europe made more electricity from sunshine than coal last year, a report has found, in what analysts called a “milestone” for the clean energy transition.
Trump’s $500B AI plan is ‘slap in the face’ for EuropeThe United States just fired the starting gun on an artificial intelligence race where Europe won't be able to keep up.
Why have more than 100 athletes returned their Paris Olympic medals?Last year's Paris Olympics may have been a resounding success but there’s been a snag: some medals are falling apart.
Airbnb criticises Spain’s new rental rules: Data shows crackdowns on owners don’t stem overtourismShort-term rental booking platform Airbnb has hit back at Spanish restrictions on rental properties, stressing that they will have severe repercussions for both income and jobs.
'Settle now': Trump threatens sanctions on Russia if war in Ukraine is not endedUS President Donald Trump has threatened to impose sanctions on Russia and its allies if a deal is not made soon to end the war in Ukraine.
Isolation and hallucinatory bread: Portrait of an Italian island with just 100 inhabitantsEach summer, the remote Italian island of Alicudi attracts a slow drip of tourists looking to escape the trappings of modernity. There are no cars or even roads on the two-square-mile volcanic outcrop, though footpaths are traversable by donkey. And while cellphone coverage is now available in most places, many houses lack electricity and water.
Revealed: US climate denial group working with European far-right partiesRepresentatives of Heartland Institute linking up with MEPs to campaign against environmental policies.
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