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Deadly Toll: Storm Ciaran Ravages Western Europe, 10 Dead

Deadly Toll: Storm Ciaran Ravages Western Europe, 10 Dead

Storm Ciaran claims 10 lives in Western Europe with record-breaking winds. Tuscany, Italy declares a state of emergency due to unprecedented rainfall. Fallen trees lead to fatalities, including in Belgium and France. Storm Ciaran unleashed its fury on Western Europe, claiming the lives of at least 10 individuals with its record-breaking winds reaching speeds of … Read more

London mosque celebrates its grand reopening following fire damage in 2015

London mosque celebrates

A mosque in south London is celebrating its grand reopening after a fire damaged. Following a £20 million renovation, it will reopen with an ornate, geometric frontage. the mosque is the largest in Western Europe, with a capacity of 10,500 worshippers. A mosque in south London is celebrating its grand reopening after a fire damaged … Read more

Poland to send Leopard tanks to Kyiv on certain condition

Poland

Poland will send Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine. If it can create a small coalition of governments. Transfer of the German-made tanks would typically require permission from Germany. Poland will send Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine if it is able to “create at least… a small coalition of governments” that would do the … Read more

Multi-colored Mandarin duck has mesmerized internet viewers; watch

Multi-colored Mandarin duck

These ducks are a symbol of love and fidelity. The Mandarin duck has a unique, and fancy coat of feathers. Almost 1.2 million views and more than 27,000 likes. A viral video of a rare multi-colored Mandarin duck has mesmerized internet viewers. When the short video was posted on Twitter, it got almost 1.2 million … Read more

Greek firefighting helicopter crash claims two lives

firefighting helicopter

A firefighting helicopter with four crew aboard crashed into the water off the Greek island of Samos. The other two crew members, a pilot and a colleague, were rescued. An investigation has been initiated into the origin of the fire that broke out on Wednesday. The coastguard and fire service reported on Thursday that two … Read more

France’s industry moves to oil out of fear of a Russian gas cutoff

France's

 Russia reduced flows through Nord Stream 1 pipeline. Its main route for shipping gas into western Europe, to 40% capacity. France relies on Russian gas for 70% of its electricity. Poland’s former energy minister says Europe is heading for a “perfect storm” over the next few months, he warned. France’s energy-serious industry is accelerating alternate … Read more

UniCredit’s Orcel assumes responsibility for Italy in homegrown drive

UniCredit's

Ubertalli’s unexpected expelling comes something like a year. After he was selected as head of Italy and follows the new exits. Other well established senior UniCredit leaders. UniCredit’s CEO Andrea Orcel has gotten a sense of ownership with maintaining the Italian bank’s homegrown business, an inside notice showed. Orcel, previous head of venture banking at … Read more

DR Congo drug manufacturing plan sparks safety concerns

Congo-Brazzaville is an impoverished nation roughly the size of Western Europe. Most products in the African country are imported. Government plan to require hospitals and NGOs to buy more locally produced drugs. Sitting at his desk overlooking a pharmaceutical factory floor on the outskirts of the Congo capital Kinshasa, Joss Ilunga Dijimba, 52, cracked a … Read more

Germany resorts to coal amid Russia gas supply cuts

Germany

Germany announces emergency measures to meet its energy needs following drop in Russian gas supplies. Coal-fired power plants will be used instead to generate electricity. Steps also include an “auction” system for the sale of gas to manufacturers. EU officials believe Moscow is punishing allies of Ukraine, where Russian forces launched an invasion. Germany announced … Read more

WHO warns of tidal wave of infections

WHO

Brussels – The World Health Organization has warned that more than half of the people in its European region will be infected with Covid-19 in the next two months as several countries report record numbers of new cases. The region, which covers 53 countries in Europe and Central Asia, reported more than 7 million new … Read more

NBP to facilitate Chinese investors in CPEC Phase-II: official

NBP

BEIJING: Chief representative of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in China, Shaikh Muhammad Shariq, has said that his bank is committed to provide maximum banking facilitation to the Chinese businessmen during the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The NBP has provided maximum banking facilitation during the first phase of CPEC and is … Read more