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EU to study potential vaccine for Lyme disease: companies 14 Aug 2026 - 12:28 pm
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New wildfire forces evacuation of 500 people in France 14 Aug 2026 - 11:11 am
Firefighters battle a wildfire in the Landes forest in Luglon, south-western France, on August 13, 2026. Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP
Two seriously injured as train derails in southeast England 13 Aug 2026 - 10:11 pm
Carriages of a derailed train are pictured on their side, near the town of Lewes, southern England on August 13, 2026. Two people sustained
Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome 13 Aug 2026 - 05:59 pm
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No explosives found in 'suspicious object' at German train station: police 13 Aug 2026 - 04:35 pm
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Body found in search for missing tourists off Croatian coast 13 Aug 2026 - 02:20 pm
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Etna eruptions shut Sicily’s Catania airport at summer travel peak 13 Aug 2026 - 02:17 pm
This handout photograph taken by Etna Walk on August 11, 2026 and obtained on August 12, 2026 shows visitors standing next to lava flowing from Mount Etna volcano during an eruption, in Catania, in the Mediterranean island of Sicily. (Photo by Handout / Etna Walk / AFP)
German police probe 'suspicious object' at train station 13 Aug 2026 - 01:05 pm
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Romania begins shutdown of nuclear plant due to low Danube 13 Aug 2026 - 11:25 am
An aerial view shows a dredger deployed to deepen the navigable channel due to the low level of Danube near Capidava village, on August 12, 2026.(Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)
Turkish F-16 fighter crashes in Yalova during training 12 Aug 2026 - 07:11 pm
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Skywatchers gather in Europe to see total solar eclipse 12 Aug 2026 - 03:04 pm
Researchers from San Francisco's Exploratorium museum carry out preparations for the global live broadcast of the upcoming August 12 total solar eclipse, in the abandoned village of Villalibado, near Burgos, northern Spain, on August 10, 2026. Photo by CESAR MANSO / AFP
Europe heatwave: more than 90 mn set for temperatures above 35°C 12 Aug 2026 - 02:40 pm
This aerial photograph shows the parched bed of Brenets Lake (Lac des Brenets), part of the Doubs River, a natural border between eastern France and western Switzerland, as central Europe is hit by a new heatwave, in Les Brenets on August 11, 2026. Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP
IEA cuts 2026 oil demand forecast again as Hormuz remains shut 12 Aug 2026 - 11:25 am
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Cristiano Ronaldo marries long-term partner Georgina Rodriguez 12 Aug 2026 - 10:20 am
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Solar eclipse sparks scramble for protective glasses across Europe 11 Aug 2026 - 05:53 pm
A woman wears eclipse glasses in Almelo, eastern Netherlands on August 11, 2026 on the eve of a partial solar eclipse. Photo by Vincent Jannink / ANP / AFP
Jellyfish force shutdown of three reactors at French nuclear plant 11 Aug 2026 - 05:14 pm
Jellyfish lay on the shore near the Gravelines nuclear power plant in Gravelines, northern France on August 12, 2025. Photo by Sameer AL-DOUMY / AFP
France and Switzerland had record drought in July 10 Aug 2026 - 07:49 pm
(FILES) This aerial photograph shows water-stressed trees affected by prolonged drought and heatwave above Concise, western Switzerland, on August 4, 2026. 
(Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
Finland reopens train service to Sweden, putting Europe in reach 10 Aug 2026 - 06:30 pm
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