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Germany launches Europe’s first exascale AI supercomputer
Germany has deployed what it says is Europe’s most powerful AI machine to date, as Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday oversaw the activation of a new Nvidia-powered supercomputer, called Jupiter, at the Juelich research center in western Germany,...

Turning point, apocalypse or renewal: what will the blood moon bring to Europe?
The blood moon, otherwise known as a total lunar eclipse, has been surrounded by superstition for centuries - often with dark or apocalyptic connotations. In many cultures - from Babylon to China to Central America - the blood moon was interpreted...

Serbia to take out loan of 135 million euros from Germany’s KfW for energy and environmental sector reform
The Government of Serbia adopted at its last session the Draft Law on the Confirmation of the Loan Agreement between Germany’s KfW and the Republic of Serbia. The loan in the amount of 135 million euros concerns the reform of the energy and...

Is Germany vs Northern Ireland on TV? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch World Cup qualifier
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Instructors from France conducted a training session on underwater demining for Ukrainian rescuers
French instructors conducted an underwater demining training session for Ukrainian rescuers, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) reported on Facebook. In Cherkasy, First Deputy Head of the SES Vitalii Myroniuk, together with...

Watch: KINGS OF THRASH Joined By CHRIS POLAND At Whisky A Go Go During 'Thrashin' SoCal 2025' Tour
KINGS OF THRASH, the band featuring former MEGADETH members David Ellefson (bass) and Jeff Young (guitar),kicked off the four-date "Thrashin' SoCal 2025" tour on Thursday, September 4 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Fan-filmed...

France's top women's football clubs begin battle to end Lyon's supremacy
A new season gets under way this weekend in France's top two professional women's football divisions, the Arkema Première League and the Seconde Ligue. They may have rebranded from OL Féminin to OL Lyonnes, but the 2025 Arkema Première League...

Climate change hero? Think twice before planting a tree
Planting trees is often hailed as a simple solution to climate change. But when done indiscriminately, tree planting in Africa can cause more harm than good – displacing biodiverse and unique grasslands, reducing water availability and undermining...

France Won’t Take Emmanuel Macron’s Austerity Agenda
“When we return from the summer break, there’ll be a clash between reality and ideology.” Thus insisted French prime minister François Bayrou at yet another press conference to defend his austerity budget, which promises an extra €44 billion in...

A specter is haunting Europe — and it’s Joe Biden. What a drag!
Hey, does anyone remember that glorious new dawn when voters throughout the major democracies were just saying no to Trump-flavored pseudo-fascism and it seemed like “regular-order politics” was making a triumphant comeback? (Those quotation marks...

Insurance sector woos minister on European jaunt
The insurance industry has had a stellar run lately, benefiting from fewer natural disaster-related claims and bumper premium rises. But that hasn’t stopped the sector from doubling down on its lobbying efforts with Assistant Treasurer and...

EIB invests €17.5m to boost electric vehicle charging network across Greece and Cyprus
By euronews Published on 08/09/2025 - 14:00 GMT+2 The European Investment Bank (EIB) is investing €17.5 million to support Joltie, a Greek electric vehicle (EV) charging company, in expanding its public charging network across Greece and...

Those Remoaners fleeing for Europe are in for a rude awakening
So many derangement syndromes have come to the fore in recent years – Trump DS and flag DS prime among them – that it’s nice to recall that the original, Brexit Derangement Syndrome, can still get a look-in. Brexit Derangement Syndrome had its...

SPECIAL REPORT | Frontlines of resistance: Northern Mindanao’s struggle for climate justice
Cong B. Corrales of Mindanao Gold Star Daily / Patricio P. Diaz Fellow CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 07 September) — A proposed 600-megawatt liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, once poised to be a major energy...

Climate Science Digest: September 6, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (September 6, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Scientists transform plastic waste into efficient CO₂ capture materials As CO₂...

Portugal and Spain step up containment efforts as wildfires rage
Hundreds of firefighters continue their efforts to extinguish wildfires in Portugal and Spain, following a summer marked by drought and widespread fires. In Portugal, the largest fire broke out in the Seia region in central Portugal, where more...

Climate crisis will increase frequency of lightning-sparked wildfires, study finds
The climate crisis will continue making lightning-sparked wildfires more frequent for decades to come, which could produce cascading effects and worsen public safety and public health, experts and new research suggest. Lightning-caused fires tend...

How the Slavs Transformed Medieval Europe: Ancient DNA Reveals a New Story
The spread of the Slavs stands as one of the most formative yet least understood events in medieval European history. Beginning in the sixth century AD, Slavic groups emerged in Byzantine and Western sources, spreading from the Baltic to the...

Romanian far-right leader calls Orbán “leader of Europe”
At a major Central and Eastern European political and economic gathering in Poland, Romanian far-right politician George Simion described Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as not only Hungary’s leader but also the head of “Christian...
Clearing the air: Innovative Japanese company eyes CO2 capture revolution to fight climate change
NAGOYA – As the world accelerates away from petrol vehicles, the global leader in ceramic components for catalytic converters in car exhaust systems is also making a significant pivot. Nagoya-based NGK Insulators believes its patented technology –...