By By Stelios Misinas ATHENS (Reuters) – In a controlled enclosure in a zoo outside Athens, multi-coloured butterflies suck sweet juice from orange slices, free from the hazards of a changing climate outside that are threatening populations in Greece and across the world. Warmer temperatures are making life harder for butterflies in Greece, home to …
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By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – Justice Minister Carlo Nordio said Italian judges had failed to comply with EU law in a ruling last week that undermined Italy’s flagship plan to house asylum seekers in Albania, a decision the government said it has appealed. Last week, a court in Rome said a group of 12 …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands looks set to introduce border controls as part of a raft of measures aimed at limiting immigration, Dutch broadcaster RTL reported on Wednesday, citing government sources. The border controls would come into effect at the end of next month, following a similar move by neighbouring Germany which already suspended the …
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NICOSIA (Reuters) – The United States and the east Mediterranean island of Cyprus on Wednesday agreed to boost cooperation, amid a backdrop of increasing turmoil in the neighbouring Middle East. A strategic dialogue, which the two countries agreed upon in June, encompasses a range of topics from security and law enforcement to energy cooperation, education …
By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland is experiencing suspicious acts of sabotage and disruption and believes Russia is engaged in broad-ranging influence operations against it and other European countries, Finland’s Minister of Interior Lulu Ranne said. NATO and Western intelligence services, including Finland’s, have warned that Russia is behind a growing number of hostile …
PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech authorities said on Wednesday a Czech journalist was detained on his arrival in Georgia to cover Saturday’s parliamentary election and was being held at Tbilisi’s airport awaiting a flight to Prague. Ray Baseley, who describes himself as a Czech-British freelance journalist on X, said in a post on the platform on Tuesday …
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BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s ruling leftist Social Democrats would get most votes in a Dec. 1 parliamentary election, with a far right opposition party leapfrogging the centre-right Liberals into second place, a survey showed on Wednesday. European Union and NATO member Romania holds a two-round presidential contest on Nov. 24 and Dec. 8, with a …
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By Timour Azhari and Riham Alkousaa BEIRUT/BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign minister said on Wednesday Israel has the right to defend itself against Hezbollah attacks but supplying it with weapons had posed “a dilemma” amid concerns over international law violations. Annalena Baerbock spoke after arriving in Lebanon for talks on how to defuse escalating Israel-Hezbollah …
By Phil Stewart ROME (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday there is evidence that North Korean troops are in Russia but it remained to be seen what they would be doing there. Austin said it would “very, very serious” if they are preparing to fight alongside Russia in Ukraine, as Kyiv has …
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(Reuters) -Eli Lilly’s treatment for early Alzheimer’s was deemed too expensive for wide use by UK’s cost-effectiveness body on Wednesday, signalling that patients are unlikely to get access following approval by the country’s medicines regulator. The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approved donanemab, branded as Kisunla, making it the second treatment for Alzheimer’s …
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