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Analysis-Europe’s heatwaves expose insurance gap as business losses mount
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (687+ words) By Simon Jessop, Rebecca Delaney and Valentina Za LONDON/MILAN, Aug 16 (Reuters) – For more than a century, cafes in the Italian city of Padua have welcomed customers for an early evening drink, or aperitivo, encouraging them to sit outside and…...
Spain disregarded Ceuta warnings before migrant rush, say border workers’ unions
23+ hour, 6+ min ago (867+ words) CEUTA, Spain, Aug 15 (Reuters) – In the weeks before a rush of more than 70,000 migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, border workers warned Spain’s central government that more people, spurred on by social media, were arriving by sea, adding they…...
Spain boosts security in Ceuta as calls appear online for another mass border rush
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (605+ words) By David Latona and Maria Alejandra Cardona CEUTA, Spain, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Spain has beefed up police and military presence in its North African enclave of Ceuta amid social media messages encouraging migrants to attempt another mass border breach on Saturday,…...
Hundreds evacuated from resorts in Croatia and Greece as wildfires stretch across Europe
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (534+ words) OMIS, Croatia, Aug 14 (Reuters) – A wildfire engulfed homes in a picturesque Croatian resort overnight, injuring 40 and forcing 1,200 to evacuate, officials said, as EU officials warned that pockets of “very extreme” wildfire conditions were stretching right across the continent. Hundreds more…...
Spain removes remains of 11th century kings from monastery as wildfire rages
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (270+ words) BARCELONA, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Spanish authorities on Thursday removed the remains of three kings who ruled the Aragón region in the 11th century from a monastery threatened by a wildfire. Their remains were taken to the provincial museum of Huesca, located 80 km…...
France evacuates 525 as another wildfire hits southwestern pine woods
2+ day, 10+ min ago (225+ words) LUGLON, France, Aug 14 (Reuters) – French authorities evacuated 525 villagers after a wildfire broke out in the pine woods of the southwestern Landes region, near an area already devastated by major blazes this summer. The fire, which razed 1,100 hectares (2,700 acres) after it…...
Germany evacuates about 1,800 people as wildfire reaches border village
2+ day, 47+ min ago (184+ words) BERLIN, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Authorities in Germany ordered about 1,800 people to evacuate their homes in the early hours of Friday, after a wildfire in the western region spread towards a village close to the border with Belgium. Residents should leave the…...
Spain rejects discussing sovereignty of enclaves with Morocco
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (371+ words) MADRID, Aug 12 (Reuters) – The status of the North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla as Spanish territories is not up for discussion, Spanish officials said on Wednesday, after Morocco’s justice minister reiterated Rabat’s sovereignty claims over the cities. Tuesday’s remarks…...
Eclipse craze grips Spain, Iceland as millions get set for ‘event of the century’
4+ day, 21+ min ago (515+ words) MADRID/REYKJAVIK, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Millions of people across Spain and Iceland geared up to witness a total solar eclipse on Wednesday, packing their protective glasses and travelling to areas where the rare astronomical event can be observed in full. Humans…...
Meta, TikTok agree to fact check content on Spain border crossings after deadly incident
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (227+ words) BRUSSELS, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Social networks Meta and TikTok have agreed to fact-check content on border crossings into Spain following the massive rush to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco late last month, European Union tech chief Henna Virkkunen…...