30/07/2025 |
Spain's new parental leave gives fathers one of Europe's most generous allowancesSpain announced plans on Tuesday to give both mothers and fathers an extra week off work after having a baby, extending one of Europe's most generous paid parental leave allowances to 17 weeks.
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Australia adds YouTube to social media ban for childrenAustralia said on Wednesday it will include Alphabet-owned YouTube in its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the video-sharing platform.
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Portugal battles three large wildfires in sweltering summer heatMore than 1,300 firefighters backed up by a dozen waterbombing planes battled three big wildfires in central and northern Portugal on Tuesday, with authorities putting most of the country on red alert for fires after weeks of hot weather.
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29/07/2025 |
Italy expects to clear Sicily bridge project next weekThe Italian government is expected to give the green light for a multibillion-euro bridge between Sicily and the mainland next week, paving the way for construction work to finally start on the long-awaited project, a source said on Monday.
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Firefighters battle blazes in Turkey, Greece and AlbaniaFirefighters battled on Monday to put out wildfires in three separate provinces of Turkey, in Greece and near a tourist resort in Albania, stoked by strong winds after days of searing heat across the Mediterranean region.
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Intense rains lash China as landslide kills fourSwollen rivers, waterways and reservoirs across China exacerbated flooding and landslides on Monday that killed at least four people, as President Xi Jinping ordered "all-out" search and rescue efforts to minimise casualties.
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28/07/2025 |
Three people killed in train crash in Germany, police sayThree people were killed and others seriously injured when a passenger train derailed in southwestern Germany on Sunday, police said in a statement.
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Wildfire in Sardinia forces dozens to flee beach by boatDozens of beachgoers in Sardinia were forced to flee by boat on Sunday when a huge wildfire broke out nearby, blocking other escape routes, firefighters on the Italian island said.
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Wildfires rage across Bulgaria, destroying forests and homesFirefighters battled wildfires at nearly 100 locations across Bulgaria on Sunday, with houses burned and residents evacuated, local media reported.
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26/07/2025 |
Peru's guano coastal birds face crisis as population drops over 75%, scientists sayScientists along Peru's central Pacific coast are sounding the alarm that more action is needed to protect seabirds, sea lions, and penguins as climate change, disease, and overfishing threaten their survival.
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