continent
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A European airport-industry group has warned of jet-fuel shortages for the continent.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Moscow has also pushed a recruitment drive across the African continent, signing up fighters from Egypt to South Africa and from Ghana to Zimbabwe.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
The Vatican says its latest survey shows a "remarkable increase" in the number of baptised Catholics on the continent.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Spain and Portugal need more electricity interconnections with the rest of Europe through France in order to boost their renewable-energy exports to the continent, she tells the European Pulse Forum in Barcelona.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Natives who had lost their lives in the white man’s push across the continent rubbed elbows with runaway slaves who never tasted freedom until their last breath.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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