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Your morning cup of coffee could soon cost more, thanks to climate change, which is raising the heat on the production of the world’s most loved beverage. Increased episodes of high heat in top coffee-growing regions of the world are affecting the production of coffee, leading to low harvests and high prices for consumers. This […]

On a multi-day visit to Germany's most important trading partner, China, Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared his intention to deepen both diplomatic and economic relations. After a meeting with President Xi Jinping, Merz and Prime Minister Li Qiang signed several agreements on issues such as climate change and the fight against animal diseases with a view to closer collaboration.

Danish voters will elect a new parliament on 24 March after the country's Social Democratic Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced a snap election yesterday. The vote would have had to take place no later than 31 October anyway, but the announcement comes as no surprise as Fredriksen's popularity has soared since the Greenland crisis. Whether she can and wants to continue with the current three-party coalition remains to be seen.

On Monday, the 45th anniversary of the attempted coup of 23 February 1981, the Spanish government announced that it was declassifying the corresponding documents, which since are available for viewing on the government website. The failure of the military coup was a key moment in Spain's transition to democracy, known as the "Transición", after the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975.

In the wiretapping scandal that shook Greece in 2022, a court has sentenced four businessmen associated with spyware manufacturer Intellexa to prison on Thursday. The Predator spyware was used for illegal wiretapping operations against politicians, journalists, military personnel and entrepreneurs. The national press is now pushing for further clarification of the case.