Europe
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| Area | 1018 |
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| Population | 741. 4 |
| Did you know | Europe is the third-most-populous continent (738,849,000) in the world. |
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About Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. It comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia.
Geert Wilders' victory in Netherlands election spooks Europe
...By Katya AdlerEurope editorThe unexpectedly meaty win for controversial, hard-right politician Geert Wilders in Wednesday s general election in the Netherlands set international headlines on fire...
Toys: Parents to buy late and give early this Christmas
... However, this still outstripped performance in the sector in major European countries...
Going undercover to reveal people smugglers' sales tactics
... 5m Pakistani rupees ($9000; £7,500), a young man can arrive in Europe " safe and sound" in approximately three weeks, he says, by crossing the border into Iran on foot and then travelling by road via Turkey to Italy...
Ukraine war: Western allies say they are running out of ammunition
... " If it s not the time - when there is a war in Europe - to spend 2% on defence, then when is? " he asked...
John Curtice: Lib Dems are losing votes to Labour
... He said they had lost ground to Labour among voters who would like to rejoin the European Union...
Eurozone interest rates raised to all-time high
...By Michael RaceBusiness reporter, BBC NewsEurozone interest rates have been hiked to a record high by the European Central Bank (ECB)...
Birmingham City Council 'effectively bankrupt'
... The local authority - the largest in Europe - has issued a Section 114 notice preventing all but essential spending to protect core services...
Port Talbot: UK offers Tata Steel £500m to fund green steel switch - report
... " Given the financially constrained position of our UK business, any significant change is only possible with government investment and support, as also seen in other steel making countries in Europe where governments are actively supporting companies in de-carbonisation initiatives...
The family of asylum-seekers trapped on Europe's edge
The Family of asylum-seekers trapped On Europe 's edge
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Family of asylum-seekers trapped On Europe 's edgeCloseAcross Eastern Europe - from Belarus to The Balkans - People fleeing conflict and poverty are trying to seek asylum in the EU.
Akram and Zahra from Afghanistan want to cross the Bosnian border into the EU with their two-year-old daughter.
They say their next attempt to get from Bosnia into Croatia will be their 40th. BBC correspondent Fergal Keane was with them them as they set out from a makeshift camp.
Filmed and edited by David McIlveen.
Produced by Zeynep Erdim, Orsi Szoboszlay and Paola Lucchesi.
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