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  • Aug 12

    Total solar eclipse to darken northern Spain and sweep Europe on 12 August 2026

    A total solar eclipse on 12 August 2026 will be the first visible from continental Europe since 2006, with totality crossing Spain, Iceland and Greenland while Greece sees only a sliver of a partial eclipse at sunset.

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AI: capabilities, regulation, labour

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