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Image for Geneva makes public transport temporarily free to combat pollution spike
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Geneva makes public transport temporarily free to combat pollution spike

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Public transport will be temporarily free of charge in Genev...

13th August, 2025

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Wildfires fanned by heatwave and strong winds rage across Europe

PATRAS, Greece,/MADRID (Reuters) -Wildfires fanned by a heatwave and strong winds continued to rage...

13th August, 2025

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Wildfires scorch Greece for a second day, thousands evacuated

PATRAS, Greece (Reuters) -Firefighters battled multiple wildfires across Greece on Wednesday, includ...

13th August, 2025

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Volunteer firefighter dies in Spain as wildfires rage

By David Latona MADRID (Reuters) -A firefighting volunteer died from severe burns, while several peo...

13th August, 2025

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French nuclear power production expected to be reduced on Wednesday

PARIS (Reuters) -Power production at France's Bugey 3 nuclear reactor in the east of the country is...

12th August, 2025

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Firefighters battle 'fire whirls' in northern Spain

By David Latona, Susana Vera and Charlie Devereux CUBO DE BENAVENTE, Spain (Reuters) -Extreme heat a...

11th August, 2025

Image for Fire at chlorine factory in southern France forces locals to stay indoors
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Fire at chlorine factory in southern France forces locals to stay indoors

PARIS (Reuters) -A fire broke out at a chlorine factory in southern France on Sunday, raising the ri...

10th August, 2025

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Major French wildfire is unlikely to be under control until late on Sunday

PARIS (Reuters) -A wildfire in the southern French prefecture of Aude is not expected to be under co...

9th August, 2025

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'They must not touch the Strait': Sicily bridge opponents vow to put up a fight

By Angelo Amante MESSINA, Italy (Reuters) -Italy's decision to approve the construction between Sici...

8th August, 2025

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French court vetoes return of controversial pesticide in farming law

PARIS (Reuters) -France's constitutional court on Thursday blocked the re-introduction of a pesticid...

7th August, 2025

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Exclusive-Trump administration memo urges countries to reject plastic production caps in UN Treaty

By Olivia Le Poidevin and Valerie Volcovici GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has sent...

6th August, 2025

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers record coral decline following mass bleaching

By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered the largest decline in...

5th August, 2025