Vienna Embraces Heat Pumps to Ditch Russian GasThe Austrian capital has a $21 billion plan to end its dependence on imported natural gas with heat pumps, boreholes and energy efficiency.
From The Apprentice to Wicked, the 2025 Oscar nominations are the most political everThe contenders for the film industry's biggest prizes this year represent a range of genres and styles. But many are united by a common thread: they take on contentious topics with ferocious energy.
France Calls for ‘Massive’ Regulatory Pause as Economy FlagsFrance is calling for a major reworking of European regulations, starting with ESG rules, as the bloc struggles to revive its competitiveness against a backdrop of sweeping deregulation across the Atlantic driven by US President Donald Trump.
France takes steps to protect the can-can and cabaretFamous through the Moulin Rouge, cabaret and the can-can will be given a cash injection due to new measures from France's culture ministry.
Paris’ Louvre museum in dire state, problems ‘endanger’ art, director warns in plea for helpIn a letter to Culture Minister Rachida Dati, revealed by Paris daily Le Parisien and confirmed to Reuters by the Louvre, Louvre President Laurence des Cars warned that the centuries-old building is in a dire state, and pointed at problems with water leaks and “worrying temperature swings which endanger the conservation of works of art.”
UK politics: ‘It’s not a customs union’: No 10 leaves door open to joining pan-Europe scheme – as it happenedDowning Street says EU’s suggestion of UK joining agreement would not cross its ‘red lines’ for closer ties.
Spain's leader wants the EU to ‘make social media great again.’ Here's howSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is launching a crusade against what he sees as the downsides of social media.
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