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Barcelona attacks - latest updatesThe explosive belts worn by attackers killed by police in the Catalan resort town of Cambrils were fake, the Spanish region's head Carles Puigdemont has told a local radio station.

Gogoro’s sleek electric scooters are now available to rent in ParisThe Gogoro scooter-sharing service, Coup, has launched today in Paris. Announced back in May, 600 of the Taiwanese company’s slick electric scooters are now available for rent in and around the city’s center.

The Nordics are among the world’s 10 smartest countries – most likely to ‘produce the next Google’Sweden tops the Nordic countries at sixth place, tightly followed by Finland and Denmark on 9th and 10th spots. The top ten is otherwise populated by European and North American countries, with the exception of Australia and Singapore.

Hamburg ranked most livable city in Germany by EconomistJust one German city made it to the top 10 in the Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Report. The city scored a perfect score for its health care and its infrastructure.

Hunt on for a billion Kronor about to be worthless in SwedenTime is running out. About 1.6 billion kronor ($200 million) of coins will soon be worthless in Sweden.

Exports and low unemployment fuel rapid growth in central EuropeWith the eurozone’s recovery also pushing up exports from the region, Romania’s economy grew at the fastest annual rate in the EU in the second quarter.

In Ukraine, a malware expert who could blow the whistle on Russian hackingWhile Profexer’s online persona vanished, a flesh-and-blood person has emerged: a fearful man who the Ukrainian police said turned himself in early this year, and has now become a witness for the F.B.I.

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Dispatches’ Weekly Weekend Event Guide for Europe: 17 August through 20 August 2017

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Beth Hoke in Munich: Those traditional Muslim women here are medical tourists, not terrorists

Maintenance in Netherlands, security in Paris, Brussels cause August train delays (updated)

Strasbourg: Strolling, sipping wine and savoring the essence of France

Europe’s outlet centers (updated): Ultra-luxury at (almost) affordable prices, along with mid-priced brands

Dispatches’ Weekly Weekend Event Guide: 3 August through 6 August 2017

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Dispatches’ Weekly Weekend Event Guide for Europe: 17 August through 20 August 2017

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Beth Hoke in Munich: Those traditional Muslim women here are medical tourists, not terrorists

Maintenance in Netherlands, security in Paris, Brussels cause August train delays (updated)

Strasbourg: Strolling, sipping wine and savoring the essence of France

Europe’s outlet centers (updated): Ultra-luxury at (almost) affordable prices, along with mid-priced brands

Dispatches’ Weekly Weekend Event Guide: 3 August through 6 August 2017

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