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German online fashion retailer Zalando said Thursday it would close a distribution centre in the eastern city of Erfurt with 2,700 employees to restructure its European logistics network. The centre, which accounts for nearly one-sixth of Zalando's workforce, will cease operations by the end of September, the company said in a statement. "We have made the difficult but necessary decision to close our fulfilment centre in Erfurt," Zalando said, using a term for a site where online orders are processed, packed and shipped.

After attempting to make his mark as a footballer, photographer and chef, at last Brooklyn Peltz Beckham appears to have secured his legacy. He will no longer be remembered as simply the nepo-baby son of David and Victoria; he'll also go down in history as a somewhat unlikely/possibly accidental feminist activist. It was when Brooklyn married Nicola Peltz in 2022 that he became Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, an ally who turbo-boosted a quietly growing trend.

You can learn French in many ways - for instance from apps, cds, watching films and listening to the radio. But nothing fast‑tracks your learning like French immersion programs in France - especially when they're in the most amazing locations, with superb chateau accommodation and include the best wine and gastronomy and private tours... In an immersive programme, French becomes your language - not just for an hour a week, or even an hour a day if you're very disciplined, but of everyday life.

I still like European defence as a theme. The rearmament story is yet to really even begin and whilst we have seen a material rerating in several large defence names on the continent and in the UK, a selloff in the autumn on some fuzzy 'Ukraine peace deal hope' trade is overdone and fails to capture the long-term value in the sector.

The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe have announced the 40 shortlisted works for the 2026 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Awards, selected from a total of 410 nominations. The shortlist brings together projects from 18 countries and 36 cities, offering an overview of contemporary architectural production across Europe. Among the shortlisted works, France accounts for nine projects, followed by Spain with seven

As the NHL's Board of Governors convened in Colorado Springs, Colorado, for their annual December meetings, the league was tracking construction updates for the Olympic ice hockey arena in Milan. One issue? Organizers had apparently signed off on a rink that didn't have the correct dimensions. Even more concerning: less than two months away from the tournament, the arena wasn't close to being finished.

See the show the SF Chronicle calls one of 22 San Francisco things everyone must do! 50 weekends a year, the critically-acclaimed San Francisco Neo-Futurists present The Infinite Wrench, an attempt to perform 30 bite-sized plays in a frantic race against the clock, in an order determined by you, the audience. Each week, the ensemble offers up new plays ranging from the personal, to the political, to the profoundly WTF, all truthful and inspired by the lived experiences of the performers.

Google paid just €47.8m in tax against earned revenues of €22.6bn (£20.1bn) made across Europe, the Middle East and Africa which were funneled through its advertising sales business in Dublin. According to the Guardian, referencing company filings in Ireland, revenues at Google Ireland Limited rose 23% in 2015 to €22.6bn (a third of its global income) with an estimated $7bn (£5.6bn) coming from transactions with advertisers in the UK.

President Emmanuel Macron announced the release of Laurent Vinatier, who had been jailed for allegedly violating Russia's so-called foreign agent laws, saying that the researcher was free and back in France. list of 3 itemsend of list I share the relief of his family and loved ones. My gratitude to our diplomatic agents for their mobilisation, Macron said on Thursday.

The Amsterdam-based neobank Bunq has reapplied for a U.S. banking charter, two years after withdrawing its previous attempt. The Dutch digital bank, a competitor of the U.K.-based fintech in Europe, announced on Wednesday that it formally filed for a U.S. de novo banking license with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Bunq, a subscription-based service that allows users to manage multiple international accounts and currencies in one application, is aiming to reach European "digital nomads" residing in the United States.

Ukraine's top general said that for the first time in the war, its drones are killing or seriously wounding Russia's soldiers as fast as it can get new troops into the field. Drones are the top battlefield threat, responsible for the most casualties in this war. Ukraine relies heavily on them, especially the cheap first-person-view drones, as solutions to its manpower and equipment shortages.

When EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa arrived at Jordan's Al Husainiyah Palace at midday on Thursday, there was not a cloud in the sky. Temperatures hovered around a pleasant 20 degrees Celsius. While large parts of Europe were struggling with heavy snowfall, Jordan was showing its best side, as were the leaders gathered for the first-ever EUJordan summit in Amman.

Simon Yates, one of Britain's most storied riders and the winner of last year's Giro d'Italia, has stunned cycling by announcing his retirement at 33. The Visma-Lease a Bike rider announced on Wednesday that he is quitting with deep pride and a sense of peace after a 13-year career that gleaned two grand tours, 10 elite stages and 36 professional races.

Recently, one of Italy's leading publications - Il Giornale - published a piece about the legal dispute between a major Italian engineering group Maire S.p.A. and the swiss-based fertilizer producer EuroChem, which is being heard in several jurisdictions worldwide, including London and Moscow. The article examined the potential implications of ongoing litigation for Maire's public disclosures, share price and foreign assets. Several hours after publication, the article was taken down from the newspaper's website without explanation.

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"We hope that during your presidency a lot of steps [can be taken] forward, closer to membership in the EU," Zelenskyy told Christodoulides in televised remarks.

At least 700 flights at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport were canceled on Wednesday because of the snow and wind, after days of travel disruptions due to the winter storm. Over 1,000 passengers were stranded at Schiphol overnight. Airport authorities said they had set up camp beds for travelers who were forced to sleep at the airport, which is one of the busiest in Europe.

Intamin's Falcons Flight last week opened officially at the new Six Flags Qiddiya City in Saudi Arabia. At nearly 14,000 feet long with a drop of over 500 feet and a top speed of more than 155 mph, Falcons Flight is now the world's longest, tallest and fastest roller coaster. Until last week, those records were held by three separate coasters, with the height record kept by an American coaster Cedar Point's Top Thrill 2.

Airports in Paris and Amsterdam were the worst affected, with the Dutch authorities saying more than 1,000 travellers had been forced to spend the night at Schiphol, one of Europe's busiest hubs. Six people have died in weather-related accidents as the continent reels from the most bitter cold snap of the winter so far. Five of those deaths were confirmed in France on Tuesday, while a woman died in Bosnia as heavy snow and rain sparked floods and power outages across the Balkans.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has left the door open for the Government to back the Mercosur trade deal after the European Union made concessions this week in a bid to secure support for the controversial agreement. Mr Martin was speaking to reporters in Shanghai on the third day of his state visit to China following a move by the EU Commission to link the deal to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funding.

Vladimir Putin's forces carried out yet another evil and sadistic attack on innocent civilians and many residential buildings on Dnipro overnight. Fires broke out over Dnipro and children were among those injured as buildings were damaged, the head of Dnipropetrovsk region Military Administration, Vladyslav Haivanenko confirmed. A total of seven civilians were injured amid the Russian drone strike, a child aged 8, and a 16 year old girl was hospitalised. Fire crews put out blazes on residential, administrative buildings a gas pipeline and vehicles.