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Nearly 62,000 Europeans died in 2022 due to hot weather. Scientists estimate that last summer was the hottest in Europe this century, according to a report published by the scientific journal Nature Medicine.more

The French government will pay its citizens small sums from October on the occasion of the repair of clothes and shoes in order to fight the excessive waste of clothes, reports the daily Le Monde. Every year, the French get rid of 70,000 tons of clothing, two-thirds of which end up in landfills.more

There has been an "untold increase" in the number of high net worth Brits paying to become EU citizens post-Brexit, wealth experts have told 'The Telegraph'. more

Some 1.7 million young people, or nearly a fifth of Italians aged 15 to 29, are not in education, employment or training of any kind. Only Romania is worse off in the EU, Istat, Italy's main statistics office, reported Friday.more

After a year in Austria, the willingness of women who left Ukraine because of the Russian invasion to return to their homeland has dropped significantly, according to a survey of about 1,000 people commissioned by the Austrian Integration Fund (OeIF). Only 13 percent of the women now have concrete plans to return to Ukraine, compared to 30 percent a year ago.more

53.1 percent of Poles questioned in an IBRiS poll for Radio ZET said they feared threats from immigrants coming to Poland.more

78 percent of respondents believe that in connection with the approaching 80th anniversary of the Volhynia massacre, the president of Ukraine should officially apologize on behalf of his nation for the crimes committed against Poles at that time, according to a CBOS survey.more

The most popular baby names of 2023 so far have been revealed, and while it’s all change for girls, the list is looking very familiar for the boysmore

Four in 10 voters think the Labour party’s Brexit policy is to rejoin the European Union, according to a new poll. more

Lack of time is the most common reason why Poles do not engage in regular physical activity, according to the latest edition of the report on the physical activity of Poles.more

The picturesque Italian town of Chioggia near Venice has banned skimpy clothing from the streets. Naked torsos and beachwear are something "unacceptable"- declared Mayor Mauro Armelao, announcing a €75 fine for such behavior.more

53 percent of Poles believe that Russia has had opportunities and real influence on decisions made in the institutions of the European Union or its member states, according to a survey commissioned by the European Policy Research Center.more

Health officials are investigating after a case of tuberculosis was identified at a school in Wales. One person had tested positive for the deadly infection at The John Frost School in Newport, according to authorities.more

The human rights situation in Belarus is "catastrophic" and only getting worse, warned the UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus, Anais Marin, at a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council.more

Afghanistan's ruling Taliban announced today that all beauty salons in the country must close within a month, a new measure aimed at removing women from public life, reports AFP.more

Almost half of Britons say they personally know someone in a same-sex marriage.more

Water cremation is set to be made available for the first time in the UK. The process, known as resomation, uses a mix of potassium hydroxide and water to break down human remains in what is billed as a more sustainable option.more

British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt is concerned that banks are closing the accounts of customers whose views they disagree with and will call on them to respect freedom of speech, the Daily Telegraph reported yesterday.more

Employers should hire more ex-offenders to help fill Britain’s 1.1 million job vacancies, a new report argues. ReGenerate’s Good Jobs Project, set to launch on Monday, is lobbying to get those from marginalised groups, such as young people in or leaving care and the “invisibly disabled”, into work to address the “vacancy crisis” and help people.more

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Family Affairs Minister Eugenia Roccella has criticized giving dogs human names. She expressed the opinion that in this way feelings and needs are transferred to animals. Pope Francis recently addressed this topic.more

486 people were arrested during the fifth night of riots and clashes with the police in France. Destroying schools, media rooms, city hall buildings, attacking policemen, firemen and rescuers, senseless brutality - the attack on institutions we are witnessing is a symptom of the savagery of society - claims historian Pierre Vermeren.more

Four out of five respondents plan a holiday trip, and among people resigning from holidays, the main reason is the lack of financial possibilities, according to a Deloitte study.more

For the third time, the Foundation of Alan Davidson, the famous visionary architect, has awarded its award to multidisciplinary design teams. This year, a jury of experts in sustainable and socially engaged design awarded the Helping Hands project in Liverpool.more

Domestic violence still affects many women in Europe. Marzena Lesica - a Pole living in Germany on a daily basis - decided to draw attention to this in a unique way.more