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Wildfire burns coastal homes in Greek island Lesbos, beach resort evacuated

July 23, 2022288 Views

A wildfire that started in mountainous forests on the Greek island of Lesbos near Turkey on Saturday burned properties at the beach resort of Vatera as more aircraft joined firefighting efforts. Authorities earlier ordered the evacuation of the Aegean sea resort as the wildfire approached dangerously close, fanned by strong winds. A firefighting plane makes a water drop as wildfire burns near the village of Vatera, on the island of Lesbos, Greece July 23, 2022. REUTERS/Elias Marcou Thick billowing smoke could be seen in the area. One fleeing resident told state TV ERT that her home was on fire. "We are battling to save homes," Taxiarchis Verros, mayor of western Lesbos, told the broadcaster. Vatera, an 8 km (five miles) long sandy beach in the southern part of Lesbos, is a ...

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Thousands join Budapest Pride march in sweltering heat

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July 23, 2022407 Views

In sweltering temperatures, thousands of Hungarians took part in the annual Budapest Pride march on Saturday, vowing to keep up their fight against government policies on LGBTQ rights that have drawn EU condemnation. The European Commission sued Hungary earlier this month over a law passed last year to limit teaching about homosexuality and transgender issues in schools, the latest anti-LGBTQ measure to be passed by the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban. A person attends the Budapest Pride march in Budapest, Hungary, July 23, 2022. REUTERS/Marton Monus The law has been billed by his administration as a way to protect children, but human rights groups said it discriminated against LGBTQ people and it was labelled a "disgrace" by European Commission President Ursula von der...

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Up in the Bavarian Alps, rugged trails with German cheer

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July 21, 2022505 Views

At 23 minutes before midnight, at 1,703 meters (5,600 feet) above sea level, the lashing rain and furious winds outside the darkened bunkroom prompted two questions to turn over in my head: Will the roof of this hut be ripped off in the dead of night? Will I be able to continue my ridge trek to my next destination on the German-Austrian border the next day? Several sleepless hours later, the answers emerged: 1) No, these aren’t just simple mountain huts and 2) yes, this is typical Alpine weather for southern Bavaria. And so at dawn, I trekked out, up through the undercast clouds. At 1,703-meters, at the border between Germany and Austria, Carl von Stahl Haus, bottom left, shown in this June 27, 2022 photo, is one of the more popular huts in the Berchtesgaden National Park, with b...

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1.2 million Travel & Tourism jobs across the EU will remain unfilled

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July 20, 2022170 Views

Travel agency segment forecasted to be worst hit by a 30% shortfall of workers, unless urgent action is taken The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the European Travel Commission (ETC) warn the Travel & Tourism sector’s recovery could be put at serious risk if almost 1.2 million jobs remain unfilled across the EU. The challenging summer labour shortfall has been revealed by WTTC in its latest analysis of the sector and calls for urgent action to address this critical issue. In 2020, when the pandemic was at its peak, the Travel & Tourism sector across the EU suffered the loss of almost 1.7 million jobs*. In 2021, when governments began to ease travel restrictions and travellers’ confidence improved, the sector’s direct contribution to the EU’s economy r...

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Prague ice bar gives tourists respite from heat wave

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July 20, 2022630 Views

As a heat wave rolls over Europe, bringing temperatures as high as 33 Celsius (91 Fahrenheit) in Prague on Tuesday, the ICE PUB in downtown Prague offers a brief escape to Arctic conditions. The bar, just a minute's walk from the capital's renowned Charles Bridge, serves vodka-based cocktails in cups made of ice; the furnishings and decorations are also made from ice. A bartender prepares drinks in glasses made of ice inside the Ice Pub in Prague, Czech Republic, July 19, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny A bartender prepares drinks in glasses made of ice inside the Ice Pub in Prague, Czech Republic, July 19, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny Customers drink from glasses made of ice inside the Ice Pub in Prague, Czech Republic, July 19, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny Customers drink from...

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UK breaks record for highest temperature as Europe sizzles

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July 19, 2022765 Views

Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a heat wave that has seared swaths of Europe, as the U.K.’s national weather forecaster said such highs are now a fact of life in a country ill-prepared for such extremes. The typically temperate nation was just the latest to be walloped by unusually hot, dry weather that has triggered wildfires from Portugal to the Balkans and led to hundreds of heat-related deaths. Images of flames racing toward a French beach and Britons sweltering — even at the seaside — have driven home concerns about climate change. A man shields his eyes from the sun as he sunbathes backdropped by Tower Bridge in London, Tuesday July 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Tony Hicks) The U.K. Met Office weather agency registered a provisional r...

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Britain on course for hottest day on record

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July 18, 2022372 Views

Southern Europe battles wildfires as heatwave spreads north A heatwave sweeping southern Europe that has caused hundreds of deaths and huge wildfires showed some signs of abating on Monday but continued to move north, including towards Britain where authorities issued an extreme weather warning. Much of Europe is baking in a heatwave that scientists say is consistent with climate change and has pushed temperatures into the mid-40s Celsius (over 110 Fahrenheit) in some regions, with wildfires raging across tinder-dry countryside in Portugal, Spain and France. This photo provided by the fire brigade of the Gironde region (SDIS 33) shows firefighters fighting wildfire near Landiras, southwestern France, Sunday July 17, 2022 . (SDIS 33 via AP) Temperatures in some parts of souther...

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Beer for sunflower oil? Munich pub finds way to beat frying crunch

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July 17, 20222006 Views1

A Munich brewpub has found a novel way to beat Europe's cooking oil shortages - letting customers pay for their beer with sunflower oil to ensure plentiful stocks for frying schnitzels. With Ukraine and Russia accounting for about 80% of global exports of sunflower seed oil, many European countries including Germany have seen supplies dwindle since Russia invaded its neighbour in February. Sunflower oil from Ukraine, a total of 80 liters, is loaded from the trunk of Moritz Baller's car at Munich's Giesinger Brewery in Munich, Germany, July 15, 2022. REUTERS/Lukas Barth Managers at the Giesinger Brewery, a brewhouse and pub in the southern city of Munich, think they may have the answer, offering beer lovers a litre of their favourite brew for the same quantity of sunflower oil. ...

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‘Feta’ is Greek, EU top court says in snub to Denmark

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July 16, 2022396 Views

Greece has scored a win in its fight to protect their right to the term 'Feta' as Europe's top court reprimanded Denmark for not blocking local companies from using the name for sales outside the European Union. Greece claims feta as part of its cultural heritage because it has made the sheep and goat milk cheese for 6,000 years. The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) agreed with its assertion. FIL PHOTO: A cheesemonger puts pieces of Greece's trademark feta cheese in a bag for a customer in central Athens, Greece. REUTERS/John Kolesidis "By failing to stop the use of the designation 'Feta' for cheese intended for export to third countries, Denmark has failed to fulfil its obligations under EU law," judges said. In the case brought by the Europea...