Two scoops of pistachio, one of corruption. For years holidaymakers have guzzled Sicilian gelato at famous parlours in Palermo, unaware that the booming businesses were controlled by organised crime.…
Read more Gelato Godfather: Inside the Sicilian ice cream empire built on mafia moneyLake Koronia, one of largest in Greece, is shrinking after a prolonged drought and a summer of record-breaking temperatures, leaving behind cracked earth, dead fish and a persistent…
Read more Once vibrant, now desolate: Drought ravages Greece’s lakes, leaving a lifeless landscapeOrganisers of the Paris Paralympics announced Tuesday that over two million tickets have been sold as the Games prepare to open. “We have already sold around two million…
Read more Paris Paralympics: 500,000 tickets still unsold—but organizers are confident that seats will be filledA group of environmental and rights organisations said Thursday that they were suing the Finnish government for violating the country’s climate legislation by not taking adequate action to…
Read more Greenpeace files supreme court case accusing Finland of climate inactionThe world’s two hottest days on record happened in July and 2024 is on track to be the warmest year ever. Heat waves are more frequent, have been more acute, and often arrived earlier…
Read more Extreme heat and humidity are causing 47,000 deaths across Europe—here’s what it does to the human bodyStirring the leaves of a shrub on his farm in Kyparissia, western Greece, Panos Adamopoulos spied the first soon-to-be-ripe mangoes — his share of a state experiment against…
Read more Growing mangoes in Greece is the latest bizarre climate change experiment as droughts become the normFrench markets erased initial losses as investors speculated that the lack of a clear majority in the election means the next government will have to compromise, which will…
Read more France’s leftists win shock victoryThe worst bond rout since the sovereign debt crisis. Companies rushing to lock in funding before a potential capital drought. An almost $200 billion hit to stocks. French President Emmanuel…
Read more Amid election nerves French city traders rush to secure funding as they foresee the worst blow to bonds
