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Which European cities require nearly 19 years of income to buy a home?
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (915+ words) A home is more affordable relative to local incomes in Paris and London than in Lisbon. Portugal has spent years marketing itself as one of Europe's great success stories: sunshine, safety, a booming tourism industry and an enviable quality of…...
Europe's heatwave is moving east " but these countries aren't prepared
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (728+ words) Record-breaking temperatures have sweltered much of Western Europe this week, as the latest heatwave of the year nears its peak. Drowning deaths have soared in France, as citizens scramble to cool off in rivers and canals, while thousands of homes…...
Europe's heatwave "virtually impossible' 50 years ago - analysis
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (815+ words) The extreme heat currently scorching Europe would have been almost impossible just a few decades ago " as scientists warn that climate change is "running rampant. Record-breaking temperatures have caused widespread havoc across the continent, with schools, hospitals, transport and outdoor…...
French heatwave: three-year-old found dead in car
13+ hour, 44+ min ago (360+ words) A three-year-old boy has died after becoming trapped in a family car in Saint-Gratien, in the Val-d'Oise d'partement north of Paris, as France swelters in record-breaking heat - the third such death this week, the Pontoise public prosecutor announced on Thursday....
Video. Heatwave scorches Europe from London to Madrid as temperatures near 39 C
22+ hour, 58+ min ago (251+ words) Euronews Video. Heatwave scorches Europe from London to Madrid as temperatures near 39 C A powerful heatwave swept across Europe, stretching from France to Spain and Belgium and pushing temperatures towards 39 C, raising concerns about public safety and pressure on infrastructure....
Deadly Hantavirus outbreak should end on 2 July, WHO says
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (256+ words) The Hantavirus outbreak that made global headlines last month should formally end on 2 July, the World Health Organization has announced. Speaking at a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of cases of…...
Madrid, Woody Allen's new cinematic muse
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (427+ words) New York, Paris, Rome and Barcelona are an inseparable part of Woody Allen's cinematic imagination. Now the American director wants to add a new name to that list: Madrid. Madrid will not only appear on screen. It will also feature…...
Video. From Pompeii to "vora: invisible solar for heritage sites
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (227+ words) Euronews. com Video. From Pompeii to "vora: invisible solar for heritage sites Solar panels disguised as ancient Roman tiles or designed to blend into historic skylines. Pompeii and "vora are proving that heritage preservation and sustainability can go hand in…...
From Pompeii to "vora: invisible solar for heritage sites
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (381+ words) Each year, millions of tourists from around the world visit Pompeii. They admire its frescoes and archaeological ruins, but few of them will ever notice the solar panels installed on the roof of the ancient Roman Villa of the Mysteries....
Heatwave forecast with 40 C in Spain, France and Portugal this weekend
1+ week, 1+ day ago (661+ words) Sizzling temperatures are creeping back into Europe, just weeks after a deadly heatwave gripped the continent. Spain's meteorological agency AEMET has already placed clusters of the country under a yellow weather warning due to a "notable rise" in temperatures - while…...