Tag: Europe
Rightward Drift in Europe Fuels Political Fragmentation
Europe is showing a trend of polarization between the left and right wings, with centrist parties being squeezed. Far-right parties, once confined to the political periphery, are gaining ground across Europe, be it at the EU level or in national politics. The latest case was in Austria, where the Freedom Party won the first-ever national […]
October 1, 2024
Heavy Rains Cause Death and Damage in Central and Eastern Europe
Several European political leaders have voiced their calls for concerted efforts to fight against climate change. Continuous rainfalls over the past several days in central and eastern Europe have claimed the lives of local residents, triggered evacuations and caused widespread damages and disruptions. Rivers and streams in some of those countries have been swollen after […]
September 17, 2024
Floods in the Czech Republic Leave Thousands of Homes Without Electricity and Force Evacuations
The Czech Republic’s rainy storm this Saturday left 63,000 homes without electricity and forced an evacuation of a hospital in Brno, as authorities prepare to evacuate thousands of people in the northeast of the country, the area most affected by this cold front. RELATED: Flooding Hits Sudan & Chad Hit, Lesotho Impacted by Drought, UN […]
September 14, 2024
2024 on Track To Be the Warmest Year in the History of the Earth
The global average temperature for January to August was 0.7 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average. August 2024 has tied with August 2023 as the hottest August on record globally, with the average surface air temperature hitting 16.82 degrees Celsius, 0.71 degrees Celsius above the average August temperature from 1991 to 2020, according to the […]
September 6, 2024
France: On Alert for the Sporadic Cases of Mpox
“There are great chances of sporadic cases” of the new variant “appear, and certainly soon”.
August 19, 2024
Europe: Sweden Confirms First Case of Mpox and Puts the Old Continent on Alert
The case has been detected in the Stockholm region and is a person who was in the area of Africa affected by the outbreak.
August 16, 2024
Greece: EU Announces Aid to Fight Wild Fires
More than 700 firefighters, 200 trucks, 17 aircraft and 15 helicopter tankers deployed in areas north of Athens on Tuesday.
August 13, 2024
More Than 176,000 People Die Annually in Europe From Extreme Heat: WHO Warns
WHO authority in the region recognizes that current action plans to combat heat are insufficient.
August 1, 2024
Spain Beat England, Wins and Becomes Champion for the Fourth Time in the Euro
The Spanish football team was crowned champion of Euro 2024 by beating England with a 2-1 win at the Olympic stadium in Berlin. RELATED:Eurozone Economic Growth Reached Very Low Levels in Q1 2024 The Spanish team proposed almost twice as many attacks as their rival, 60 to 31; he gave 250 more passes, 496 to […]
July 14, 2024
French Far Right Wins the First Round of the Snap Parliamentary Elections
Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Grouping (RN) party has won the first round of the French legislative elections and is in a position to achieve an absolute majority in the second round, according to the voting estimates published at the close of the polls. RELATED: The French Attend the First Round of Early Legislative Elections […]