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Unexpected magic and feel-good familiarity: Four ways to extend the benefits of a holidayShorter trips, awe, nostalgia and "satisficing" – these tricks will leave you feeling extra rested after a holiday.

Greenland forces Trump-linked US oil firm to delay drillingGreenland authorities have forced a US oil company connected to Donald Trump to postpone drilling wells in the Arctic territory, defying claims by the US president’s envoy that Americans could be extracting crude by next year.

India: Data centers boom as water supply runs lowMore than half of India's data centers are in regions that are already water-stressed ― and the country is racing to build more.

Eurovision bars countries at war from hostingA Eurovision victory will no longer guarantee hosting rights if war or a wider security crisis affects the winning country. The change could have particular significance for recent high-flyers Ukraine and Israel.

Too smart to eat? Why octopus farms are such a slippery problemAs a controversial Spanish plan for sustainable meat on an industrial scale is dropped, it has revived the ethical debate over farming these intelligent wild animals.

Whatever Happened to English Summers? Scorched Britons Would Like to Know.With forecasters issuing a warning for very high temperature.s, this summer is on track to be one of the hottest yet.

European stocks often crash in August: Is this time different?European stocks have historically struggled in August, but the average hides an important detail. A handful of major crises account for most of the losses.

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parks you can drive to from BerlinWhile Berlin has its fair share of what’s called “Erlebnispark” within one-hour drive around the city — check out Holland Park to the north-west, Karls Erlebnis-Dorf to the west, Irrlandia to the south-east of Berlin, Freizeitpark Germendorf to the north-west (the dinosaurs park) and the aquapark Tropical Islands again to the south-east, — those aren’t exactly classic amusement parks with lots of rides and carousels. For those, one needs to take a longer trip. W

Our return after decades showed us an Izmir bigger, better and more modern than everTayyip Erdogan is an observant Muslim who has tried to pry Turkey away from the aggressive secularism of Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey. In Izmir, Erdogan has not succeeding in changing anything. Oh, wait … he kinda has: it’s even more liberal than the city we arrived in back in 1999.

Lauren Simmonds: My Top 5 sandy beaches in CroatiaLeisurely strolls along the sand as the waves gently lap your toes aren’t commonplace here, but they do exist. You just need to know where to find them.

Jess Bretin in Sweden: Why Nordic countries lead the world in happinessGlobal happiness reports list Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden at the top year after year. But why is that? Long, dark winters, high cost of living, lower salaries than places like the United States and famously cold, reserved people: these don’t seem like a recipe for joy. Yet, the Nordics continue to outperform other nations in measures of life satisfaction. The explanation: a systematic emphasis on public welfare and a feeling of security and support.

Don’t miss truffle season: Celebrating this incredibly rare delicacy in Italy and FranceTruffles smell a bit like a boar’s pheromones, which is why female pigs were used to hunt them. I thought, “Go girl!” as I cautiously looked around to see if she had swine near her farmhouse.

Geneva is ‘the most boring capital in Europe’? That’s hilarious ….As soon as I moved there, I was won over its cosmopolitan and artistic appeal, sporty feel, historical interest, quietness and dynamism. Geneva really does surprises and contrasts in spades.

Oxana Skibun: The best spots for Hungarian food in Budapest

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Oxana Skibun: The best spots for Hungarian food in Budapest

Georgia Lewis: Dispatches’ guide to tech job opportunities in the UK

Moving to Europe? Here’s how AI makes it easier (and where it can still get you into trouble)

Tourists Go Home? In Varna, Bulgaria, visitors feel at home

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Putin’s People: Russian expat ‘journalist’ depicts host Netherlands as a dystopian hellhole

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