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  • Jul 3

    Almada water network collapses under heat and tourism surge, leaving over 100,000 without supply

    Extreme temperatures and a massive influx of beachgoers pushed water demand beyond what the municipality's wells could capture, triggering rotating outages across several parishes. Some residents have been without running water for more than 12 hours.

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Washington wants Europe's diesel

Passengers avert air disaster as Putin threatens NATO and diesel politics squeeze Europe

The past half day brought an unsettling mix of close calls and hard edges. A flight to Tel Aviv landed safely after passengers overpowered a copilot, while Vladimir Putin sharpened nuclear rhetoric around Kaliningrad and Europe faced another reminder that energy security now travels by tanker, pipeline and polling booth.

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