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A €13 billion Google data centre investment is set to transform the Finnish municipality of Muhos and the wider Oulu region. While many locals welcome new jobs and economic activity, environmental campaigners say more than 300 hectares of forest were cleared without a required assessment.
Munich’s Oktoberfest has attracted a record 7.4 million visitors over 16 days, making this year’s edition the most visited in its history. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For locals and visitors alike, the festival remains a major annual tradition. Munich Mayor Dominik Krause said the festival once again brought locals and international visitors…
Published on 05/10/2026 – 14:10 GMT+2•Updated 14:12 The European Commission is monitoring the suspected outbreak of pneumonic plague in Siberia, Russia, “very closely” and stands ready to coordinate a response among member states if necessary. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The situation came to light following the death on 2 October of a…
When students from a school in Créteil, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, joined their teachers in protest to call for more resources and staff, they could not have predicted that their action would trigger a nationwide movement. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The campaign began on 17 September and quickly gained momentum…
“Journalism is not a crime,” Alina Koushyk, Editor-in-chief of Belsat, a TV station founded in Poland in 2007 and broadcasting independent news to neighbouring Belarus, tells Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Lukashenka regime, which has been cracking down on opposition and the press, labelled the Belarusian journalist a “terrorist” and an…
By Angela Skujins & Euronews Romania Published on 05/10/2026 – 14:39 GMT+2•Updated 17:15 A Turkish-owned cargo ship carrying grain in the Black Sea was attacked by at least one drone and ultimately sank after catching fire on Monday, reportedly killing two crew members, wounding three others, while one is still missing, Romanian authorities…
Talks between US Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby and five European countries have raised concerns among NATO experts who warn the format risks dividing the alliance as Washington presses Europe to take greater responsibility for its own defence. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Known as the Bergen Group after its inaugural meeting in…
France and Germany have proposed new powers for the European Commission to counter market distortions as the EU confronts mounting trade pressure from China. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday, accompanied by a policy paper on global economic imbalances, Paris and Berlin…
Pedro Sánchez has lost control of the narrative – and that’s why he’s calling a snap election. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In eight years in office, the Spanish prime minister has survived every obstacle thrown his way, proving himself as cunning as he is ruthless. He has reshaped Spanish politics, transformed his…
Russian intelligence services are creating fake websites, social media pages, and messenger channels to imitate Ukrainian government agencies, security bodies, media outlets and senior officials, Kyiv has said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), these fake resources copy official names, logos, photographs and branding in an…
