Fuel Duty Cut Extended to November as Cyprus Braces for Fresh ECB Rate Rise
Cypriot motorists have been granted a reprieve at the pumps after the Finance Minister, Mr Makis Keravnos, announced yesterday that…
European natural gas prices surge to highest level in years
European natural gas prices surged to their highest level in more than three years on Wednesday, as renewed Middle East…
August 2026 was the hottest month ever recorded globally – EU
August 2026 was the hottest month ever recorded globally, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said Thursday. The global average…
Troy wasn’t permanently abandoned after the Bronze Age
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Troy in northwestern Türkiye’s Canakkale province have uncovered the remains of an agora —…
Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia tighten ties
Prime ministers of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) agreed on Thursday to intensify…
9 million foreigners travel to Russia every year, new stats show
About 9 million foreigners travel to Russia every year for various purposes, a senior Russian official said on Thursday. “At…
Three people infected with West Nile virus have died in the Netherlands
Three people infected with West Nile virus have died in the Netherlands since August, while the total number of reported…
European Central Bank (ECB) will hike the key interest rates by 25 basis points
The European Central Bank (ECB) announced on Thursday that it will hike the key interest rates by 25 basis points.…
France’s economic growth forecast for 2026 has been lowered
France’s economic growth forecast for 2026 has been lowered to 0.4 percent from the previously projected 0.7 percent, according to…
Huge fall in exports from Holland to USA, tariffs blamed
The value of Dutch goods exports to the United States fell by 25 percent in the first half of 2026…