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Tapping into the heat over the near continent, the UK is likely to enter another heatwave, with temperatures in England and Wales likely to peak around 25-32C for much of next week.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Since June, a succession of heat waves have pummeled the continent, straining its infrastructure and drying out swaths of territory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The private equity investment gives investors a slice of the 650,000 barrels-per-day refinery launched two years ago and is currently the largest on the continent.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

A report released in April by the Copernicus Climate Change Service found at least 95% of Europe saw "above average" annual temperatures in 2025 and identified Europe as the fastest-warming continent.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

At last, in 1488 Bartolomeu Dias reached the southernmost tip of the continent, which he named the Cape of Good Hope.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

England has the most active players of all countries with three million, and Africa has the most of all continents.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Deutsche Bank publishes a report every summer, “Mapping The World,” in which the bank compares 69 different cities across six continents to compare costs and living standards.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Such measures of wealth offer only a partial view of what it is like to live on these two continents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Goldfish are among the most widely distributed ornamental fish in the world, and the global pet trade continues to move aquatic species across continents at unprecedented levels.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

Unlike the other continents, Antarctica is completely surrounded by ocean, and there is no significant land to obstruct the rushing waves.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong