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Paris saw a record high temperature of 42.6C (108.7F) on Thursday, amid a heatwave that broke records across Western Europe. A red alert - the highest level - was issued in northern France.

Thirteen indicators were used to calculate Western University (University of Western Ontario)'s overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative ...

But the Kremlin said Russia had been forced into the action by the "unfriendly steps" of Western nations. Europe depends on Russia for more than a third of its gas needs and state energy giant ...

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The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, according to experts and businesspeople. The 2022 CPI analyses the ...

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The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, according to experts and businesspeople. The 2023 CPI analyses how ...