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By Anna Voitenko ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) – For soldiers in Ukraine’s “Spartan” brigade, danger could lurk behind every bush and in every field as they fight in Kyiv’s counteroffensive against deeply entrenched Russian forces. Progress through vast Russian minefields and heavily fortified defences has been slower than many Ukrainians had hoped since the counteroffensive …

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By Charlie Devereux, Antonella Cinelli and Corina Pons VILLANUEVA DEL ARZOBISPO, Spain/ROME (Reuters) – Farmers in Spain and Italy are turning to techniques ancient and modern to safeguard production of regional favourites including olive oil and Prosecco as climate change forces them to rapidly adapt. In the face of extreme weather that has caused billions …

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(Reuters) – New Zealand is on track to return to a coalition government next month, opinion polls suggest, as neither of the two main parties appears to command majority support. Here are key aspects of the country’s mixed-member proportional (MMP) system, which has made coalitions the norm since the system was introduced in 1996. WHY …

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By Essi Lehto and Louise Rasmussen HELSINKI (Reuters) -A fish trawler’s attempt to free a luxury cruise ship that ran aground two days ago in a remote part of Greenland has failed, leaving the vessel and the 206 people on board still stranded, Denmark’s armed forces said on Wednesday. The Ocean Explorer has since Monday …

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(Reuters) – Ukrainian forces trying to press on with their three-month-old counteroffensive are facing new waves of Russian attacks on key frontline cities in the east, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said on Wednesday. Ukraine’s counteroffensive has focused on capturing clusters of villages in an advance southward to the Sea of Azov and retaking areas …

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By Raphael Satter NEW YORK (Reuters) – A leading Russian journalist has had her phone compromised using Israeli spyware, researchers said Wednesday, the latest sign that phone hacking tools are being used to spy on media workers and opposition figures worldwide. A joint investigation by Canadian internet watchdog Citizen Lab and digital rights group Access …

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ATHENS (Reuters) -A prosecutor for Greece’s top criminal court has ordered a probe into the causes and handling of floods triggered by a storm that killed at least 15 people, swamped houses and destroyed infrastructure in Greece last week, semi-state Athens News Agency said on Wednesday. Storm Daniel, Greece’s most intense since records began in …

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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union will put forward a package of measures to support Europe’s wind power industry as renewable energy companies struggle with challenges including inflation, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. “We will fast-track permitting even more. We will improve the auction systems across the EU. …

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By Gabriela Baczynska and Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday defended her track record as European Commission chief, as she announced an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles and presented herself as a champion of European business. Von der Leyen, who is widely expected to seek a second term as head …

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By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine has made “great strides” towards joining the European Union since getting candidate status in 2022, but hard work still lies ahead, the head of the bloc’s executive said in her annual speech on Wednesday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg as …

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