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Hannover, Marburg: German mayors on why they’re giving climate activists (some of) what they want
Across Germany, cities are striking deals with climate activists to stop roads from being blocked by protests. In Hannover, Mayor Belit Onay announced last week that he supports some of environmental protest group Last Generation’s…
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Electric ferries and trucks could be charged like toothbrushes with this tech breakthrough
Electric ferries and vehicles could soon be charged wirelessly after an exciting technological breakthrough. Until now, inductive charging – where there’s no contact between the device and conductor – has been unable to deliver the…
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Floating solar and trash mountains: How the Netherlands became Europe’s solar power leader
In the Dutch countryside about 130 km east of Amsterdam, an unusual-looking hill towers and glistens above farmhouses, leafless trees, and muddy grassland. The hill – 25 metres tall – is built from 15 years’…
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Inside the Ukrainian ski resort that’s stayed open to help people ‘forget about the war’
Far from the frontlines, colourful signs and a skier mascot welcome drivers to the mountain resort of Bukovel. It is Ukraine’s largest ski centre and it has resisted the conflict by remaining open. For visitors,…
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Snowless ski resorts turn to tobogganing, surfing and walking with eagles as climate warms
Snow-topped chalets and skiers schussing down pristine slopes spring to mind when you think of winter in the Alps. But this year, many European ski resorts struggled with a lack of snow, due to unseasonably…
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These athletes in Canada are braving -20°C and heavy snow to race canoes across the ice
Canoes line up at the foot of Old Quebec City in Canada. 50 teams are getting ready to brave dangerous ice slabs and swirling currents. A signal goes off and they launch onto the frozen…
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How Spanish cities are working to reduce cars and encourage bikes
Pontevedra was a city people were leaving because the car was choking the life out of its medieval centre. Determined to save the city from fumes, congestion and deaths from traffic accidents, the mayor of…
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EU court removes mother of Russia’s Wagner Group chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin from bloc’s sanctions list
The mother of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of Russia’s Wagner Group military company, was on Wednesday excluded from the European Union’s sanctions list by the bloc’s General Court. “Despite the fact that the latter (Yevgeny…
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Brussels terror threat ‘unlikely’ after European Commission receives alarming emails
A terrorist attack in Brussels is “unlikely”, according to the Belgian Federal Police, after the European Commission received two threatening emails, warning of an “explosion” on the city’s metro. When approached by Euronews on Wednesday,…
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Car-free future: Europe’s longest cycle tunnel aims to cut traffic in this Norwegian city
Norway‘s Bergen is gearing up to open the world’s longest purpose-built pedestrian and bicycle tunnel. On 15 April 2023, the 2.9km tunnel will open to the public with running and cycling events. It takes around…