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La Rábida monastery: where Columbus persuaded Castile to discover America

On an elevated stretch of land near Huelva, where the Tinto and Odiel rivers meet before flowing into the Atlantic, the Monastery of Santa…

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Sánchez vows to pass housing decree on Tuesday amid outrage over Maricarmen eviction

Sánchez vows to pass housing measures at Tuesday’s Council of Ministers meeting after the eviction of Maricarmen, an 87-year-old Madrid resident, sparked

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‘A gold mine’: How old EV batteries could help prevent Europe from wasting solar and wind energy

Usagevpn.com – Europe’s rapid shift towards wind and solar power is exposing a major weakness in its electricity system: too much clean energy is being produced in places and at times when the grid cannot use it. Batteries removed from electric vehicles may offer part of the answer, providing storage capacity that could keep renewable electricity from being wasted.

The potential is significant. Europe saved €51 billion last year through lower oil and gas imports linked to the expansion of renewable energy. Yet electricity networks designed for centralised coal and gas plants are struggling to accommodate power from offshore wind farms, rural solar installations and other decentralised projects.…

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Pope Leo XIV urges French Church to continue fight against sexual abuse

Pope Leo XIV urged France’s Catholic Church to keep confronting sexual abuse and to recognise the harm caused within its…

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Collateral damage: How Cognac is paying the price for Europe’s trade wars

The grape harvest is ending in southwestern France with Cognac producers confronting a market crisis that reaches far beyond the…

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Etna erupts again: chaos at Catania airport, risk of higher air fares

Volcanic ash from Mount Etna has again halted air traffic at Catania-Fontanarossa airport, cutting Sicily’s main eastern gateway off from…

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‘A theft from citizens’: Spain hits 1,000 days without a new budget

Spain has crossed 1,000 days without adopting a new national budget, leaving the government to operate under spending plans originally…

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