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Humanity must solve the climate and nature crises together or solve neither, according to a report from 50 of the world’s leading scientists
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EU’s building renovation wave hits administrative snag
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After an identity crisis over the past years, NATO leaders will gather in Brussels on Monday (14 June), for a summit to re-orient the alliance, sandwiched between the G7 summit in Britain and an EU–US summit right after
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Austria sides with Denmark on controversial asylum law
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer has welcomed Danish legislation to move asylum seekers to third countries as their application is processed
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Joe Biden’s Europe Visit: Mending What Trump Broke
Thursday, June 10, 2021
At the NATO summit, President Biden will have to deal with Donald Trump’s pernicious legacy. The biggest challenges include Russia and Turkey, both of which have undermined the alliance solidarity
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By: N. Peter Kramer
