Climate change made France, Spain wildfire conditions far more likely, scientists say
Researchers warn that hotter, drier conditions are making severe wildfire seasons increasingly frequent across Europe.
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Netflix drama The Polygamist ignites global debate on marriage & betrayal
In tonight’s edition, Cameroon’s president, Paul Biya, has not been seen in public for more than 50 days, his longest absence from public view. Also, in Tunisia, the impact of weeks of power cuts is coming into sharp focus, with…
France, Spain eye respite from wildfires as other blazes break out in Europe
A massive wildfire that has devastated southwestern France was no longer advancing on Thursday, local authorities said, raising hopes the crisis was easing. In Spain, most of the tens of thousands of people evacuated from areas west of Madrid were…
Russian missiles interception rate in Ukraine dropped from 90% back in March to 70%, expert says
A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine overnight killed at least 10 civilians, including children. Ukraine’s air force said it had managed to intercept 55 missiles and 265 drones launched by Moscow — but it has struggled to…
Spain to deploy military to restore order in Ceuta after thousands of people breach Morocco’s border
Madrid on Thursday said it would deploy soldiers to Ceuta to ensure security after hundreds of migrants entered the Spanish north African exclave from Morocco, mainly by swimming, and reported nine deaths. The Italian government is considering suspending the EU…
‘Not an infringement on freedom of expression’: French minister defends expulsion of Russian pundit
France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nunez defended the decision to expel pro-Kremlin commentator Xenia Fedorova, saying on Thursday that the measure was “not an infringement on freedom of expression”. Authorities ordered her to leave France on Wednesday amid allegations that she…
UEFA says will boycott World Cup if FIFA pushes private investor proposal
European football’s governing body UEFA said on Thursday it would boycott the World Cup if FIFA pressed ahead with its private investor plan. “No UEFA national teams will participate in any FIFA competition for so long as these proposals remain…
France’s unprecedented wildfires: Convergence of climate change and historical landscape engineering
Delano D’Souza is pleased to welcome Dr. Melissa Sterry, Scientist, Designer, Strategist and Founding Director of Panarchic Codex® : Design for Living with Wildfire. Dr. Sterry reframes wildfire as a systemic phenomenon: climate change intensifies heat and drought, nineteenth century…
FIFA’s $20bn World Cup gambit: Private equity, profiteering ‘against real essence of football’
Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome James Reade, Professor of Economics at the University of Reading. He argues that FIFA’s reported proposal of private equity involvement in the FIFA World Cup represents far more than a financial restructuring. It raises…
UEFA to boycott FIFA in protest at World Cup private investor plans
UEFA’s member associations have unanimously agreed to boycott the World Cup and other FIFA competitions in opposition to FIFA’s proposal to sell stakes in a tournament-operating subsidiary to outside investors.