Europe
Hot summer, "cool" vacation trend rises in Europe
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Summer is originally the season to look for sunshine. When mentioning European summer tourism, tourists often think of the brilliant Mediterranean beaches in Greece, Spain or Italy. But when climate change causes extreme temperatures to rise, hot weather becomes the reason why a part of tourists reverse their habits: Heading north to find cool places. This trend called "Coolcation" - vacation - is becoming a new choice for summer travel season.
South Korean container ship chooses Arctic route to replace Suez Canal to Europe
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The first South Korean container ship has left Busan, starting its journey to Europe via the Northern Maritime Route, expected to last about 45 days.
Russian official: EU creates its own upcoming energy crisis
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Russian officials pointed out that gas reserves in Europe have fallen to a record low as winter approaches, due to the decision to abandon supplies from Moscow.
Hungary to hold presidential election with only one candidate
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The ruling Tisza party in Hungary nominated former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Andras Baka as a presidential candidate before the vote in Parliament next week.
President Trump declares Europe "has no strong army
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US President Donald Trump believes that European countries do not have strong enough military forces because they have been dependent on the US for too long.
Austria records record high temperature, reaching 41 degrees Celsius
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The unusual heat wave accompanied by low rainfall pushed temperatures in Austria to continuously break historical records.
Europe warns of drought, many countries struggle to retain water and electricity
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Prolonged heat waves and droughts are pushing many European countries into water and electricity shortages, transportation disruptions and causing great damage to agriculture.
Middle East conflict reverses European interest rate plans
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The Middle East conflict broke out along with a sharp increase in oil prices, putting the ECB under further pressure before the interest rate decision meeting this week.
Russia says many European countries are no longer strong enough to support Ukraine
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Russia believes that more and more European countries have publicly admitted that they are no longer capable of maintaining long-term support policies for Ukraine.
Europe resolves gas shock from the Middle East thanks to special energy sources
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Solar power helps Europe sharply reduce gas import costs amid Middle East conflict pushing energy prices up.
Netherlands records 911 deaths in heat wave
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The Netherlands recorded 911 deaths from June 22 to July 5, mainly people aged 80 and over.
Europe and Ukraine cooperate in producing drones
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a cooperation agreement with Ukraine on the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones).
Europe expands second phase negotiations with Ukraine
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The European Union EU promotes the accession process of Ukraine and many other candidates in the "super Tuesday" of the bloc's expansion process.
Chinese air conditioners are selling well amidst record heat in Europe
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Prolonged heat in Europe is causing air conditioning demand to increase sharply, opening up great opportunities for Chinese brands.
More than 10,000 deaths exceed normal levels in record heat wave in Europe
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Official data shows that the heat wave at the end of June caused unusual deaths, mostly among the elderly.
