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Sweden seeks to be winemaking's next frontier
Sweden seeks to be winemaking's next frontier
by  AFP

Far north of iconic wine regions like Bordeaux and Tuscany, Sweden is seeing a burgeoning industry of vineyards and a first generation of winemakers trying to carve out a niche. Sofrakis runs a small vineyard in the far south of Sweden but is a champion of Swedish winemaking.

Climate activists halt traffic at Frankfurt airport
Climate activists halt traffic at Frankfurt airport
by  AFP

Police on Thursday arrested climate activists who glued themselves to the tarmac at Frankfurt airport, Germany's busiest, compelling it to temporarily suspend arrivals and departures. Seven of the activists had managed to reach the runway where they glued themselves onto the tarmac, a police spokesman said.

Refining and gas give TotalEnergies Q2 blues
Refining and gas give TotalEnergies Q2 blues
by  AFP

French oil heavyweight TotalEnergies on Thursday reported slumping profits in the second quarter, blaming lower margins in refining and falling sales and prices for natural gas. There was a still steeper tumble of more than a third for its refining and chemicals operation, with TotalEnergies blaming "lower refining margins mainly in Europe... and the Middle East".

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