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Weather tracker: Deadly storms in India and huge hailstones in Paris

Severe thunderstorms around Delhi cause seven deaths, with western Europe also hit by stormy conditions

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: early summer heat likely in US and western Europe

Peak of 30C expected in Washington DC, while a heatwave is expected to intensify in Pakistan and parts of India

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine will need major rebuilding when war ends − here’s why the US isn’t likely to invest in its recovery with a new Marshall Plan

President Donald Trump wants Ukraine to repay the United States for helping to defend the country against Russia’s invasion.

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Western Europe’s oldest human face discovered in Spain

The research team at the Atapuerca archaeological sites in Burgos, Spain, has just broken its own record by discovering, for the third time, the oldest human in Western Europe.

The Conversation

Meet 'Pink', The New Face Of Human Evolution In Europe

Western Europe has a new oldest face: the facial bones of an adult nicknamed "Pink" discovered in Spain are from a potential new member of the human family who lived more than 1.1 million years ago, scientists said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Human ancestors arrived in Western Europe much earlier than previously thought, fossil face fragments reveal

Fragments of the left side of the skull of a human relative have been discovered in Spain, revealing the face of the oldest human ancestor ever discovered in Western Europe.

LiveScience

Human flesh does a body good? Cannibalism as medicine in Medieval Europe

The modern history of Western Europe is defined by opposition. Europe is presented as a beacon of civilisation facing down the barbarous masses that populated the rest of the world, and one of the customs that, for centuries, stood between Europeans and the rest of the world was cannibalism.

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Royal Enfield Sold Nearly a Million Motorcycles Last Year

Royal Enfield has been surfing on a wave of success lately, and it’s pretty easy to see why. The brand has struck a chord with riders all over the world, thanks to its stylish and retro-inspired bikes that are priced pretty damn competitively, too. In 2024 alone, the company released…

RideApart

Christopher Columbus was secretly Jewish, new DNA study reveals

The 15th-century explorer was a Sephardic Jew from western Europe, Spanish DNA experts reveal

The Independent UK

Why this African country is the ultimate winter sun escape

No jet lag from western Europe, sublime stretches of beach, and possibly the best jollof rice in the region – Vivienne Dovi reveals why Senegal is not simply a warm holiday spot but a vibrant cultural experience

The Independent UK

Corruption pushing African youth to emigrate: Poll

North America is their top destination, followed by the UK, France, Germany and Spain in Western Europe.

Al Jazeera

One out of every 15 Americans is a millionaire, UBS says

The U.S. has 22 million people worth at least $1 million, according to UBS, about the same as Western Europe and China combined.

Fortune

Manure dumping farmers and far right extremists made Western Europe less liveable last year

Western Europe experienced the biggest decline in liveability last year, but American cities still can't breach the top 10.

Fortune

Podcast: D-Day and its aftermath seen through French and American eyes

The United States played a key role in the Allied effort to liberate Western Europe from the Nazis, but not everyone sees it in the same light. As France marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, an American veteran reflects on the differing ways the US and France remember the war.…

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What links our Siberian ancestors to a heightened risk of developing multiple sclerosis?

The genetic predisposition to suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS) is closely linked to historical migration patterns, and to our ancestors’ lifestyles. Specifically, MS is linked to the genetic contributions made by nomadic populations who reached Western Europe 5000 years ago from the Siberian Steppe.

Al Jazeera

Why will low birthrate in Europe trigger ‘Staggering social change’?

Lancet report says Western countries will be forced to open borders wide to migration if economies are to survive.

International Business Times

Moscow Attack Puts Spotlight On IS Threat To Western Europe

Friday's attack on a Moscow concert hall is exacerbating worries that similar acts could hit targets in western Europe which is hosting exceptionally high-profile sports events this summer, analysts say.

Evening Standard

West 'baby bust' warning: Tumbling fertility rates will leave countries with shrinking population, says new study

In Western Europe, the total fertility rate – the average number of children born to women of childbearing age – is predicted to be 1.44 in 2050, dropping to 1.37 in 2100

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Can Europe’s new ‘conservative left’ persuade voters to abandon the far right?

Sahra Wagenknecht’s new party aims to transform German politics – but like its peers across western Europe, it may struggle, says Cas Mudde of the University of Georgia

The Conversation

Migrant work is European agroindustry's biggest source of wealth and shame

Across Western Europe, and the rest of the Global North, migrants do an increasingly large share of agricultural work. Though the issues caused by this vary among countries, there are universal problems such as workers being paid lower salaries than promised, and substandard, overcrowded housing that lacks sanitation and basic…

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Western Europe's 1st vertical spaceport cleared for launch, hopes to see rockets fly in 2024

Western Europe's first vertical spaceport receives a launch license, paving the way for the continent's debut rocket flight next year.

The Conversation

Skulls in Ukraine reveal early modern humans came from the East

How did our species, Homo sapiens, arrive in Western Europe? Published in Nature Ecology Evolution, our new study analyses two skull fragments dating back between 37,000 and 36,000 years to conclude that our ancestors came from Eastern Europe and migrated westwards. These two individuals interbred with Neanderthals and with the very…

Radio France Internationale

Death toll rises as Storm Ciaran sweeps across Western Europe

At least 12 people have been killed as Storm Ciaran battered Western Europe with record winds of up to 200 kilometres per hour, causing travel mayhem with closed ports, flight cancellations and rail disruption.

The Independent UK

China-based hackers breached Western European government email accounts, Microsoft says

A China-based hacking group has broken into email accounts linked to government agencies in Western Europe, Microsoft Corp. said this week

Windows Central

Microsoft 365 service hit by yet another outage

Microsoft was hit by another outage that prevented users from accessing their files across its Microsoft 365 services. The issue affected users based in Western Europe but has since been resolved.

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