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The article reports on the challenges facing government officials and citizens in Europe in addressing the issue of extreme heat in the region due to climate change. Also cited are the report claiming that the high summer temperatures resulted in 61,000 deaths in the region in 2022, and the expected round of heat wave in the coming days as of July 2023 due to the African anticyclone.

The article discusses the fatal shooting of the Tunisian suspected terrorist Anis Amri near Milan, Italy on December 23, 2016 after Italian police officer asked for his identification card, commenting on his role in the December 2016 attack on a Berlin, Germany Christmas market. An overview of Amri's radicalization process,including his allegation to the terrorist group the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), is provided.

The article reports that prosecutors in Malta have brought legal charges against a nongovernmental organization active in the rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean, arguing that the Dutch vessel Lifeline had entered the country's waters illegally and lacked a proper boat registration.

The article discusses a crisis of increasing numbers of migrants dying during efforts to migrate to Europe from Africa and the Middle East, highlighting reports that as many as 900 migrants may have died off the coast of Libya in a shipwreck in April of 2015. Topics addressed include the Italian government's response to the crisis, the rescue of survivors of the shipwreck, and a similar ship accident in Greece.

The article looks at the growing number of Syrian refugees fleeing their country's civil war and relocating to Europe. According to the authors, the summer of 2013 marked the greatest increase in Syrians settling in the Mediterranean area with many living illegally in Italy or dying in shipwrecks. Particular attention is given to Europe's asylum and migration policies, which are described as contradictory in allowing Syrians to enter but immediately registering them as refugees.

The article informs that 15 people that sought to recruit militants to fight in Iraq and Syria have been arrested in coordinated antiterrorism raids across Europe involving countries Italy, Norway, and Finland and reveals that arrested people will face charges based on international terrorism.

The article reports on the possibility that the European officials will once again experience a humanitarian crisis with the increase of migrants coming in the continent fueled by the upheaval in Libya and the opportunities for the smugglers to operate freely in the unmonitored coastline in Libya.

LONDON -- Even though Europe's debt crisis has turned Rome into financial ground zero, Italy has been able to lean on at least one solid support: the relatively large amount of government debt held by Italians themselves. Nearly 57 percent of Italian debt is held by Italian banks, insurance companies and individuals. Those holdings have helped slow the flight of capital from Italy, even as foreign investors have been withdrawing their money from the country to park in safe havens like German, Swiss, American or Japanese government bonds. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Stocks surged in the United States and in Europe on Friday after a package of austerity measures cleared a hurdle in Italy and as Greece moved closer to completing a national unity government. The political developments in Europe helped steady the broad market in the United States, and the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index finished with a gain of 0.9 percent for the week, which included a one-day decline of 3.7 percent on Wednesday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

ROME -- They're not exactly Borrominis or Berninis. But some of the newsstands around here, in their crazy, Collyer Brothers fashion, have come to look almost as baroque. Kiosks, here and across Europe, have increasingly become like mini-shopping malls, to a degree that would surprise even New Yorkers accustomed to buying sodas and candy from corner newsstands. Customers hunting for the latest issue of Corriere dello Sport can also find dinner plates and encyclopedias, which are shoehorned among copies of Chinese Vogue, Der Spiegel and The Economist. Plastic food containers, toy Vespas and CDs featuring obscure chamber music ensembles or weepy Italian pop crooners compete for space with the usual postcards, guidebooks, weight loss DVDs like ''SOS Cellulite'' and beefcake calendars of Roman priests. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Eyjafjallajokull, that unpronounceable volcano, prompted inevitable chatter about nature's awesome fury and the inadequacy of human invention to deal with it. Few Europeans had even heard of the volcano before, and they marveled at, but mostly grumbled about, how such widespread havoc could be caused by such teensy particles of ash, adrift from Iceland. On the whole, Europeans tend to forget about Iceland until some fresh calamity compels their attention. The last was the banking implosion, and a line making the rounds in Europe has it that Iceland's final wish after its economy kicked the bucket was to spread its ashes across Europe. Other jokes were even worse. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article shows the fear among Jews across Euorpe with the surge in antisemitism and pro-Palestinian sentiment following the assault by the militant group Hamas on Israel. It informs the surge in antisemitic attacks in France and attributes the rise in antisemitism across Europe to factors including Israeli control of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and in Gaza, anticolonial struggle of Palestinians, Arab persecution of Mizrahi Jews of African descent, and Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The article reports on the shortage of water in some European countries like Norway due to sustained heat and droughts during summer seasons. Also cited are the wildfires that hit France due to hot weather, the drying of the Rhine river in Germany, and the vulnerabilities of the region's energy systems as revealed by the droughts and Russia's weaponization of natural gas exports in response to Europe's sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine.

The article announces that approximately 25 banks in the European Union failed the European Central Bank's (E.C.B.'s) stress tests on bank capital and risk preparedness. Topics addressed include banks' efforts to raise more capital in order to meet the test's requirements, as well as the E.C.B.'s efforts to stabilize the eurozone economy.

The article discusses fears among Europe's Roma (Gypsy) people that their children will be removed by government officials due to their lighter features. It is said that medieval stereotypes have promoted the idea that Roma kidnap children. Poor socioeconomic conditions are noted in relation to anti-Roma sentiment and crimes.

The article discusses a fire on a boat which killed a number of African migrants attempting to enter the island of Lampedusa, Italy on October 2, 2013. Topics addressed include criticisms of immigration laws in Europe, smugglers hired to enable migrants to enter Europe, and the political response to the accident.

The article focuses on the decision of the European Union (EU) to impose sanctions on the supporters of Russian President Vladimir V. Putin in response to the Russian military operation in Ukraine in 2022. It describes the luxurious lifestyles of the supporters of the president. Also noted is a ban on Russian fund raising in European capital markets. It cites the sanctions imposed by U.S. President Joseph Biden on Russia.

The article focuses on several weather reports of United States. Topics include examines weather maps for Europe were heated that had been baking Spain and Italy and fanning fires in southwest France worked its way north toward Britain and in London, it was warm, in the high 80s, but temperatures were forecast to hit 100 or higher and to shatter records in a place where air -conditioning is rare and buildings are constructed to retain heat.

The article presents the discussion on bringing record-breaking temperatures to Britain. Topics include firefighters being battling dozens of blazes in Greece, Portugal, and Spain facing unusuany high temperatures; and intensifying or becoming more likely due to human-induced warming of the climate.

The article reports that the European Medicines Agency has assured that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is safe to alleviate fears of possible side effects from a shot. Topics mentioned include concerns over a rare complication leading to blood clots and bleeding in the brain, an increase in COVID-19 cases across Europe as of March 19, 2021, and the effort of the World Health Organization to inoculate poor and middle-income countries.

The article focuses on the populism in Europe and the 2014 European Parliament election, which is expected to have a low voter turnout.

The article reveals that Europe have opted for coexistence rather than fight the coronavirus infection after having abandoned hopes of eradicating the virus or developing a vaccine within weeks. Topics discussed include estimated number of people killed by the virus in Europe, difference between the U.S. and Europe with regards to their approach to the pandemic, and remarks from Emmanuel Andrée, a virologist in Belgium and former spokesman for the government's Covid-19 task force.

ROME -- Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi knows a good crisis when he sees one. As he prepares for a crucial no-confidence vote Tuesday that could upend his leadership, he is betting that the financial problems engulfing Europe will provide yet another miraculous salvation for his political career. With the debt crisis that began in Greece skipping across southern Europe, Mr. Berlusconi warned lawmakers Monday that bringing down his government would be ''political folly,'' creating a vacuum at the top that could expose Italy to the unwelcome dynamics of economic contagion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Weeks of wintry weather have left Britons bickering over dwindling salt supplies, Germans worrying over the economic costs of a ferocious start to winter, and residents in the usually warmer corners like Spain and the south of France struggling with rare accumulations of snow. And everywhere travelers bore the brunt of the cold snap caused by the low-pressure system known as Daisy, which has brought a deep chill to the Continent and disrupted roads, rails and runways. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article looks at debates surrounding the acceptance of refugees from Africa and the Middle East in the European Union (EU) and individual European nations. Details on Germany's call for a quota system to distribute refugees throughout Europe are presented. Border security measures in Hungary and volunteer relief efforts are also discussed

The article reports on how European political leaders spend their summer vacations after crises such as the negotiations over Great Britain's impending exit from the European Union, the incessant influx of illegal migrants, terrorist attacks alongside banking crises and populist uprisings. It mentions Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain, Emmanuel Macron, president of France and Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni of Italy.

Sobriety displaced euphoria in Europe on Friday as signals that the debt crisis was far from over, like higher borrowing costs for Italy, deflated a market rally that had followed a show of resolve by European leaders. Italy was obliged to pay the highest rate in more than a decade to sell a new bond issue, a sign that investors remained wary of the country's political paralysis and a debt load equal to 120 percent of yearly economic output. If Italy's borrowing costs become unsustainable, the country is potentially a much greater threat than Greece to Europe and the world economy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

FRANKFURT -- As officials worked on Monday to iron out details of a plan to solve the European debt crisis, fears were growing that the result might be another example of European leaders doing less rather than more. And concerns are that it may not be enough. After marathon talks in Brussels during the weekend, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and other leaders returned to their respective capitals while high-level aides remained to work on issues like debt relief for Greece and measures to strengthen European banks. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Italy managed to sell five-year bonds in an auction on Thursday, but yields were at their highest level in three years, a sign that some investors remained nervous about the risk of the sovereign debt crisis spreading from Europe's vulnerable periphery to its core economies. The sale came just before an informal meeting in Rome by officials from the European Central Bank, the European Commission and private lenders to discuss a second Greek rescue plan that leaders hope to announce next week. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]