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Rhine and Danube rivers dry up amid drought and heatwave

The Rhine, a vital trade artery for Europe, has ground to a halt as falling water levels strand ships, driving freight costs sharply higher, while nuclear plants in Hungary and Romania cut output amid shortage

Piraeus stays in Europe’s top 5 ports – Rotterdam leads

With 4.9% growth in the first half of 2025, the port of Piraeus is resisting the pressures and claiming a strategic role in the EU supply chain

Stefanos Tsitsipas meets Greece’s Eurovision entry Stefania in Holland (photo)

The two met up in Rotterdam

Hair colour affected by 100 new genes discovered, study shows

King’s College London and Erasmus University in Rotterdam discovered that 124 genes — 100 more than previously known — play a major role in determining hair colour