European Central Bank expecting inflation to beat estimates
European Central Bank policymakers are bracing for inflation to exceed the bank’s already raised estimates, paving the way for it to end its emergency bond purchases in March, sources ...
EU plans one mobile charging port for all, in setback for Apple
The European Union aims to have a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones under a European Commission proposal presented on Thursday in a world first, with the ...
Canaries volcano blasts lava into the air as ash blankets area
The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma shot lava into the air in loud bursts on Thursday morning while toxic ash blanketed the surrounding area.
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Get a grip, PM Johnson tells France after submarine row
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told France on Wednesday to get a grip and give allies in the United States and Australia a break over a row about a trilateral ...
Divided Swiss to vote on same-sex marriage
Swiss voters decide on Sunday whether to allow same-sex couples to wed and adopt children after a highly charged campaign pitted gay rights activists against conservative opponents in one of ...
EU plans 120 billion euro economic boost by easing insurance rules
The European Union proposed changing the bloc’s capital rules for insurers on Wednesday to release 120 billion euros ($141 billion) for repairing an economy hit by COVID and to meet climate ...
Germany won’t pay unvaccinated workers in quarantine
German health authorities are planning new rules under which unvaccinated workers would not receive compensation for lost pay if coronavirus measures forced them to quarantine, according to a draft decision ...
Ukraine looking into possible foreign links behind attack on senior official
Ukrainian authorities are looking into whether foreign special services were involved in an assassination attempt against presidential aide Serhiy Shefir, Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky said on Wednesday.
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Bosnia’s wild horses: Promising tourist attraction, or farmers’ pest?
By Daria Sito-Sucic
Wild horses galloping across rugged mountains in western Bosnia are an ever-bigger tourist attraction, but need protection from local farmers who see them as pests, activists say.
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Canaries volcano lava gushes towards sea, eruption goes on
Lava poured from an erupting volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma for a fourth day on Wednesday, blanketing houses and fields, a day after people with homes on ...
Passenger takes two people hostage on bus in Germany -police
A passenger took two people hostage on a bus on a southern German motorway on Tuesday, a police spokesperson said, adding that it was unclear whether the person was armed.
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Greece tests drone drug delivery for remote regions
By Yannis Floulis
Greece on Tuesday tested a drone to deliver medicines to isolated places in an environmentally friendly way, sending the unmanned vehicle to a 200-person village.
The red ...
Families race to salvage belongings as lava from La Palma volcano nears homes
By Borja Suarez and Marco Trujillo
Families rushed to retrieve belongings from their homes and escape the advancing lava on Tuesday, as sirens sounded and helicopters flew overhead in air ...
EU says people with AZ shots should be able to travel to US
The European Commission said on Tuesday it would make sense for the United States to allow travel by people vaccinated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots, although existing U.S. guidance ...
Higher taxes are coming and for markets, that could be a good thing
And so it begins: Taxes in the world’s wealthiest countries are rising. Inevitable perhaps given the unprecedented COVID-era debt surge and, according to some investors, even a good thing ...
The third man: UK charges another Russian for nerve attack on double agent
British police said on Tuesday a third Russian had been charged in absentia with the 2018 Novichok murder attempt on former double agent Sergei Skripal, saying they could also now confirm ...
Britain may give state loans to energy companies as gas prices surge
Britain is considering offering state loans to energy companies that take on customers from firms that go bust due to soaring wholesale natural gas prices, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said ...
EU backs France in submarine dispute, asking: Is America back?
European Union foreign ministers expressed support and solidarity with France on Monday during a meeting in New York to discuss Australia’s scrapping of a $40 billion submarine order with Paris ...
US will re-open to international travellers with vaccine requirements
The United States will re-open to air passengers from China, India, Britain and many other European countries who have received COVID-19 vaccines in early November, the White House said Monday, ...
Norway to raise gas exports to Europe as prices soar
Norway will allow state-controlled Equinor (EQNR.OL) and its partners to increase gas exports from two offshore fields for the next 12 months amid concerns over a shortage of European gas ...
Thousands flee as lava spewing from volcano on Spain’s La Palma island destroys houses
Authorities have evacuated about 5,000 people from villages in the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma as lava spews from an erupting volcano, local officials said.
The 15-meter high lava flow ...
Submarine row continues as French cancel defence meeting with UK
France has cancelled a meeting between Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly and her British counterpart planned for this week after Australia scrapped a submarine order with Paris in favour of ...
Renault plans 2,000 job cuts in France as it moves to electric cars
French carmaker Renault said on Thursday it would cut up to 2,000 engineering and support jobs in France as it shifts into electric cars and hires in different positions.
The loss-making ...
Volcano erupts on La Palma in Spanish Canary Islands (Update)
A volcano erupted on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma on Sunday, sending lava shooting into the air and streaming in rivers towards houses in two villages from the ...