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Family & kids events this week in City of Philadelphia: Aug. 17-23
Kelly Richards, the President and Director of the Free Library of Philadelphia | Free Library of Philadelphia websiteKelly Richards, the President and Director of the Free Library of Philadelphia | Free Library of Philadelphia website The...

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : International Relations MCQs on ‘Axis of Resistance’, EU, Equator Prize 2025 and more (Week 123)
UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Attempt today’s subject quiz on International Relations to...

Banks can bridge the gap to a digital future
The COVID-19 pandemic marked a turning point for Andorra. As the crisis exposed the structural vulnerabilities of an economy largely reliant on tourism, it also ushered in a wave of opportunity. A new population of remote workers and digital...

Europe burns under ‘nightmare’ wildfires as alerts issued for tourism hotspots
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Temperatures soar across Europe amid heat wave
PARIS -- A heat wave gripping parts of Europe sent temperatures over 109 Farenheit degrees in southern France and the Western Balkans on Monday, fueling wildfires, triggering top-level weather alerts and forcing evacuations in several countries...

Child, four, dies as 12 red alerts issued and heatwave spreads
A heatwave gripping parts of Europe sent temperatures over 40C in southern France and the Western Balkans on Monday, fuelling wildfires, triggering top-level weather alerts and forcing evacuations in several countries across what scientists warn...

Heat wave scorches Europe and fans wildfire threat in France
PARIS (AP) — A heat wave gripping parts of Europe sent temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius in southern France and the Western Balkans on Monday, fueling wildfires, triggering top-level weather alerts and forcing evacuations in several countries...

Europe heat wave fuels wildfires, forcing evacuations in multiple countries
A heat wave gripping parts of Europe sent temperatures over 109.4 degrees Fahrenheit — 40 degrees Celsius — in southern France and the Western Balkans on Monday, fueling wildfires and triggering top-level weather alerts in several countries across...

Temperatures rise above 40C as continent is hit by heatwave and wildfires
A heatwave gripping parts of Europe sent temperatures over 40C in southern France and the Western Balkans on Monday, fuelling wildfires, triggering top-level weather alerts and forcing evacuations in several countries across what scientists warn...

National Night Out gets a free pass from Mother Nature
As miracles go, it wasn’t necessarily Biblical. Let’s call it a minor miracle. As grumbling storms passed through our area surrounding Gorgas Park last Tuesday afternoon, the National Night Out extravaganza was somehow spared any significant...

France under red alert as heat and fires threaten vineyards
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Vall del Madriu-Perafita-Claror
Nestled deep in the eastern Pyrenees mountains lies the Vall del Madriu-Perafita-Claror, a glacial valley renowned for its history and grandeur. At only 42.47 square kilometers (about 16 square miles), it is not very large, but still occupies...

About half of the new comets are discovered by amateurs
“It is evident that an amateur can never reach the same quality and detail as, for instance, the James Webb Space Telescope or even the Hubble Space Telescope, but these instruments can only image one object at a time. On Earth, hundreds of...

Educating engineers requires combining scientific excellence, international openness, and diversity of profiles, explains Vincent Charvillat, Deputy Director General of Institut Mines-Télécom
Institut Mines-Télécom is a group of eight engineering and management schools, capable of collectively engaging in major European and international programs. Their 2023-2027 overall strategy includes the following objective: “to make Institut...
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Why 'unique' Rashford can 'thrive' at Barcelona
Barcelona will provide Marcus Rashford with the perfect environment to rediscover his best form, believes ex-Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves. The 27-year-old netted four goals in his 17 appearances for Unai Emery's side. Hargreaves...

France’s largest wildfire in decades burns homes, forest near Toulouse
One person has died and 13 were injured as France reels from its largest wildfire in decades, French officials said. Thousands of firefighters continued battling the blaze for a third day Thursday, working to contain a fire in the south that had...

REVEALED: The ten most in-demand luxury properties in Spain this summer – far beyond the budget of most viewers
SPANISH property portal Idealista has revealed the luxury homes that captured the nation’s imagination during summer 2025, with dreamers browsing properties well beyond their budget. The data shows which million-euro-plus properties attracted the...

Boy, 4, dies after being found in car as Europe hit by heatwave and wildfires
Robert Rowlands Deputy editor, Money and lifestyle hub and Neil Shaw Assistant Editor 14:13, 12 Aug 2025 A young boy has tragically succumbed to heatstroke in Italy amidst a deadly European heatwave, while wildfires in Spain threaten a UNESCO site...

Boy dies in heatwave tragedy after being found in car as Europe blasted by heat
Robert Rowlands Deputy editor, Money and lifestyle hub and Neil Shaw 11:54, 12 Aug 2025 A young boy has died from heatstroke in Italy amid a lethal European heatwave, while wildfires in Spain endanger a UNESCO site and French cities experience...

The Helsinki Final Act at 50: Relevant, or a relic?
The Helsinki Final Act played a key role in ending the Cold War, but the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), to which it gave birth, has progressively been sidelined in Europe’s security architecture. Do the Final Act and...