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Portugal's drought prompts water price rise, street-cleaning ban 25 Aug 2022 - 02:12 pm
Aerial view of a previously submerged village revealed by low water levels in Cabril dam reservoir in Pedrogao Grande, Portugal, July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Miguel Pereira/File Photo
EU to urge big polluters to toughen climate pledges by COP27 summit -draft 25 Aug 2022 - 12:20 pm
Frans Timmermans, European Commission Executive Vice President and European Commissioner for the European Green Deal gestures as he speaks during an interview at EU Delegation office in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 18, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/File Photo
Russian rocket strike kills 15 on Ukraine's independence day: Zelenskiy 24 Aug 2022 - 10:07 pm
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stands at Independence Square as he congratulates Ukrainians on Independence Day, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kiev on August 24, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
WHO: Covid deaths down by 15%, cases fall nearly everywhere 24 Aug 2022 - 08:05 pm
A medical worker in a protective suit uses a fan at a nucleic acid testing station, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, amid a heatwave warning in Shanghai, China, on August 23, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Czechs mulling using EU presidency to call summit over energy prices 24 Aug 2022 - 05:52 pm
People look at a statue of a hand with finger nails painted in colors of Ukraine's national flag marking the Independence Day of Ukraine in front of the Russian embassy, in Prague, Czech Republic, on August 24, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny
UK's Johnson, in Kiev, warns against 'flimsy' plan for talks with Russia 24 Aug 2022 - 05:39 pm
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy walk at the Independence Square during an airstrike alarm, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on August 24, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Germany tightens COVID rules for travel during fall, winter 24 Aug 2022 - 04:19 pm
File photo. Reuters
Germany prioritizes energy transport on railways amid shallow Rhine 24 Aug 2022 - 03:57 pm
A tourist vessel cruises past the partially dried riverbed of the Rhine river in Bingen, Germany, August 17, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Kraemer/File Photo
Macron warns French sacrifices will be needed as tough winter looms 24 Aug 2022 - 12:59 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron attends the cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France August 24, 2022. Mohammed Badra/Pool via REUTERS
Dublin Airport opens new runway after decades of waiting 24 Aug 2022 - 12:54 pm
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Defiant Ukraine marks Independence Day six months after invasion 24 Aug 2022 - 12:22 pm
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a news conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 23, 2022. Reuters/Gleb Garanich
Romania's wheat crop down at 9 mln tonnes, ministry says 24 Aug 2022 - 12:09 pm
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Turkey discusses security, defense issues with five European countries 24 Aug 2022 - 09:37 am
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Russia ammunition stored near border catches fire, official blames heat 23 Aug 2022 - 11:10 pm
A boy looks at a destroyed tank during an exhibition displaying destroyed Russian military vehicles, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kiev, Ukraine, on August 20, 2022.
Superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch is auctioned in Gibraltar 23 Aug 2022 - 08:06 pm
The Axioma superyacht belonging to Russian oligarch Dmitrievich Pumpyansky who is on the EU's list of sanctioned Russians is seen docked at a port, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Gibraltar, on March 21, 2022. Reuters
Europe facing its worst drought for 500 years, say EU agency 23 Aug 2022 - 07:38 pm
People walk as underwater rocks emerge from the water of Lake Garda after northern Italy experienced the worst drought in 70 years in Sirmione, Italy, on August 16, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
US urges its citizens to leave Ukraine immediately 23 Aug 2022 - 06:52 pm
A woman stands behind a broken window of the hotel Central, which was damaged by recent shelling in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in Donetsk, Ukraine, August 23, 2022. (REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko)
Defiant Zelenskiy pledges powerful response to Russia on eve of war's six-month milestone 23 Aug 2022 - 04:49 pm
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Poland's President Andrzej Duda arrive for a joint news briefing in Kiev, on August 23, 2022. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi