THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 12, 2022 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Aug 13 12:29 AM Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »
Swiss mountain pass ice to melt completely within weeks Agence France-PressePosted at Aug 12 08:15 AM The thick layer of ice that has covered a Swiss mountain pass for centuries will have melted away completely within a few weeks, a ski resort said Thursday. Read more »
Cooling off at the fountains of Trocadero Mohammed Badra, EPA-EFEPosted at Aug 04 10:00 AM The European Commission encouraged EU member states to implement water conservation efforts and reuse treated wastewater for irrigation as countries like France experience its third heatwave since June. Read more »
Greece battles fierce wildfires amid Europe heatwaves Katerina NIKOLOPOULOU with Anthi PAZIANOU in Lesbos, Agence France-PressePosted at Jul 25 07:14 AM ATHENS - Greece on Sunday battled four major wildfires that have forced hundreds to evacuate, as soaring temperatures there and in Spain raised fears of more blazes. Read more »
Pinoys in Italy told to be cautious amid heatwave ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jul 22 12:43 AM The Philippine Embassy in Rome on Thursday afternoon (Manila time) urged Filipinos in Italy to take preventive measures against the ongoing heatwave in Europe. Read more »
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 21, 2022 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jul 21 11:44 PM Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »
ECB surprises with aggressive rate hike, first since 2011 Sebastien Ash, Agence France-PressePosted at Jul 21 10:09 PM The European Central Bank brought an end to the era of negative interest rates in the eurozone, with a bigger than expected half-point hike as inflation soars. Read more »
Europe counts cost of heat wave as Spain PM says more than 500 died Daniel Silva with Agence France-Presse European BureausPosted at Jul 21 04:12 PM Spain's prime minister said 'more than 500 people died' during a 10-day heat wave as Europe counts the cost of a record period of extreme temperatures. Read more »
Killer heat in the UK, southern Europe Andy Rain, EPA-EFEPosted at Jul 21 12:20 PM The United Kingdom has seen temperatures reach over 40C during the heatwave that has spread from southern Europe. Read more »
French farms use huge fans to keep dairy cows cool Anouk Riondet, Agence France-PressePosted at Jul 20 11:14 AM With new record high temperatures being set across France it isn't just humans that are suffering: even cows high in the mountains need fans to get through the heatwave. Read more »
Europe burns as heatwave breaks temperature records Phil Hazlewood with Agence France-Presse Europe bureausUpdated as of Jul 19 01:18 PM A fierce heatwave in western Europe has left much of the continent wilting under a scorching sun, feeding ferocious wildfires and threatening to smash more temperature records. Read more »
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 18, 2022 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jul 18 11:39 PM Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »
Wildfire in southern Europe Brais Lorenzo, EPA-EFEPosted at Jul 18 03:28 PM A smoke column emerges from a forest fire in O Barco de Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia, northwestern Spain, Sunday. Read more »
Forest fires rage in scorching southwest Europe Forest fires rage in scorching southwest EuropePosted at Jul 17 11:17 PM Firefighters struggled to contain wildfires sweeping across southwest Europe on Sunday as a heatwave showed no sign of abating. Read more »
Bela Padilla marks first year since moving to Europe ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jul 13 11:29 AM Bela Padilla reminisced about the past year as she marked the first anniversary of her move to Europe. Read more »
1MX London postponed to October due to ‘travel concerns’ ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jul 12 05:15 PM 1MX London, the Filipino music festival originally scheduled at the end of the month in the UK, has been postponed to October, ABS-CBN Europe announced on Tuesday. Read more »
Euro hits 20-year low vs dollar amid recession fears Agence France-PressePosted at Jul 06 09:14 AM European stocks sank Tuesday along with oil prices, while the euro slumped towards parity with the dollar on deepening recession fears as central banks contend with soaring inflation. Read more »
WHO: Europe to see ‘high levels’ of COVID this summer Agence France-PressePosted at Jul 01 04:45 AM The WHO European region are currently registering just under 500,000 cases daily, up from around 150,000 cases daily at the end of May. Read more »
'Islamist terror' suspect in deadly Oslo attack arrested Pierre-Henry Deshayes and Viken Kantarci, Agence France-PresseUpdated as of Jun 26 12:07 PM Police have arrested a man suspected of 'Islamist terrorism' after two people were killed and 21 wounded in shootings near a gay bar in Oslo, Norway. Read more »
The gas war between Russia and the West Agence France-PressePosted at Jun 24 05:15 AM Natural gas has emerged as a weapon of war between Russia and Europe since the February 24 invasion of Ukraine. Here is how the standoff developed. Read more »