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August 22, 2023
Two Ukrainian drones downed over Moscow region, says Russia
August 22, 2023
South Italy will become richer than Germany and France, claims Meloni's party
BUCHAREST — Romania and Bulgaria are hoping to soon start building two new hydropower plants on the Danube River despite growing concerns over their impact on the environment and nuclear safety.The first of the new plants would be located between Turnu Magurele (Romania) and Nikopol (Bulgaria) while the other would link the Romanian town of Calarasi to the Bulgarian city of Silistra. By the time they come into operation within the next ten to 15 years**,** they would add to the 700 dams and weirs already built along the Danube and its tributaries.The river is the second-longest in Europe stretching more than 2,800 kms through 10 countries: Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, and Moldova.The governments of Bulgaria and Romania are championing...
August 22, 2023
Plans for new Danube hydropower plants raise environmental fears
MADRID — Activists have put up fake warning signs at beaches across Mallorca, Spain to keep English-speaking tourists away.Some posters warn of “dangerous jellyfish”, “falling rocks” or seawater polluted with sewage. Others say that the beach is closed with a ‘no swimming’ symbol below or warn that it takes hours to walk there despite the ocean being less than 100 meters away.A few small lines of text in Catalan underneath, however, reveal to locals that these warnings aren’t real. They explain that “the problem isn’t a rockfall, it’s mass tourism” or that the “beach is open, except for foreigners and jellyfish”.The unofficial warning signs appeared at Cala Morlanda, Es Calo, Cala Petita, Porto Cristo, Cala Murta, Cala Magraner and Cala Bota.The fake notices...
August 22, 2023
Fake signs at Spanish beaches warn English-speaking tourists to stay away
August 22, 2023
Greece wildfires: Authorities on alert for new spate of blazes
August 21, 2023
Ukrainian drone destroys Russian supersonic bomber
August 21, 2023
Several killed by floods on Moscow sewer tour
August 21, 2023
‘Cruel, calculated’ Lucy Letby to spend rest of life in prison
August 21, 2023
Ukraine and Russia tussle for attention and influence at BRICS summit
August 21, 2023
Zelensky praises Denmark in Copenhagen parliament speech
