https://thecontinentaltimes.org/Breaking news, Europe and world news from The Continental Times.enSat, 10 Oct 2026 23:14:42 GMThttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/dortmund-standing-room-economicshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/dortmund-standing-room-economicsSat, 10 Oct 2026 22:04:42 GMTEurope's largest terrace holds 25,000 people who pay less than anyone else in the stadium. The club says that is exactly the point.Sportshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/european-sewage-survey-antibiotic-resistance-geneshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/european-sewage-survey-antibiotic-resistance-genesSat, 10 Oct 2026 21:58:42 GMTA gene that lets bacteria defeat last-resort antibiotics turned up in the wastewater of 31 cities, up from 12 in 2019, with the sharpest rises in the south and east.Healthhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/europe-satellite-constellation-first-batchhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/europe-satellite-constellation-first-batchSat, 10 Oct 2026 21:37:42 GMTThirty satellites went up from French Guiana on Friday, the start of a network meant to give governments an alternative to American providers.Technologyhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/frankfurt-banks-thin-marginshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/frankfurt-banks-thin-marginsSat, 10 Oct 2026 21:26:42 GMTFalling rates were supposed to lift lending. Instead they have squeezed the spread that German lenders depend on, and the cost-cutting has begun.Businesshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/tour-de-france-womens-start-abroadhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/tour-de-france-womens-start-abroadSat, 10 Oct 2026 21:02:42 GMTThe race has grown from eight stages to nine. Its organizers are now weighing a foreign Grand Départ, which would need at least ten.Sportshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/foresight-research-ai-trading-labhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/foresight-research-ai-trading-labSat, 10 Oct 2026 20:51:42 GMTForesight Research, a young research firm, is positioning itself as the OpenAI of trading. Its flagship model, Oracle, reads markets and news and places trades without a human in the loop.Technologyhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/quince-tarte-tatin-recipehttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/quince-tarte-tatin-recipeSat, 10 Oct 2026 20:45:42 GMTHard, fragrant and inedible raw, quinces turn rose-colored and tender under caramel. This upside-down tart takes two hours, most of it unattended.Cookinghttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/sweden-trial-weight-loss-drug-cuts-heavy-drinkinghttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/sweden-trial-weight-loss-drug-cuts-heavy-drinkingSat, 10 Oct 2026 20:09:42 GMTPatients with alcohol use disorder who received semaglutide reported 38 percent fewer heavy-drinking days over six months, compared with 17 percent for those on a placebo.Healthhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/north-sea-wind-cableshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/north-sea-wind-cablesSat, 10 Oct 2026 20:00:42 GMTTurbines are being installed faster than the lines that carry their power ashore. A shortage of high-voltage cable, and the ships that lay it, is now the bottleneck.Businesshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/delhi-air-pollution-stubble-burning-octoberhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/delhi-air-pollution-stubble-burning-octoberSat, 10 Oct 2026 17:42:42 GMTAir quality in the capital hit hazardous levels on Saturday, weeks ahead of the usual peak, after a wet September delayed the rice harvest and compressed the burning window.Worldhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/berlin-repair-cafes-right-to-repair-lawhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/berlin-repair-cafes-right-to-repair-lawSat, 10 Oct 2026 16:46:42 GMTSince the right-to-repair directive took effect this summer, volunteer workshops across the city report a surge of visitors carrying toasters, headphones and 40-year-old radios.Lifestylehttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/suez-canal-traffic-recovershttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/suez-canal-traffic-recoversSat, 10 Oct 2026 16:30:42 GMTTransits are up by a third from last year's low, but the largest container carriers still route around Africa, and their customers have stopped asking why.Businesshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/lyon-twelve-hour-proust-marathon-celestinshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/lyon-twelve-hour-proust-marathon-celestinsSat, 10 Oct 2026 15:42:42 GMTA new production at the Théâtre des Célestins compresses all seven volumes of “In Search of Lost Time” into a single day, meals included. The run is sold out.Artshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/hungarian-mushroom-paprikash-nokedli-recipehttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/hungarian-mushroom-paprikash-nokedli-recipeSat, 10 Oct 2026 15:25:42 GMTThe Hungarian classic usually made with chicken works just as well with a mix of autumn mushrooms. The sauce depends on good paprika and on not letting it burn.Cookinghttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/cocoa-prices-fall-chocolate-makers-reliefhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/cocoa-prices-fall-chocolate-makers-reliefSat, 10 Oct 2026 15:22:42 GMTA recovering West African harvest has cut cocoa futures by more than half from their 2024 peak, yet manufacturers say shrunken bars and higher prices are here to stay.Businesshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/europe-early-flu-season-hospitals-bracehttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/europe-early-flu-season-hospitals-braceSat, 10 Oct 2026 14:21:42 GMTThe E.U. health agency says an H3N2 strain that drove a sharp season in Australia and Chile is already circulating in several member states, weeks earlier than usual.Healthhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/canada-wildfire-season-record-insurancehttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/canada-wildfire-season-record-insuranceSat, 10 Oct 2026 14:03:42 GMTMore than 12 million hectares burned this year, and the cost of covering homes in the boreal fringe is rising faster than many families can absorb.Worldhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/grandmothers-bakery-inflationhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/grandmothers-bakery-inflationSat, 10 Oct 2026 13:51:42 GMTShe raised her prices once a decade and apologized every time. Her successors raise them every quarter and do not.Opinionhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/used-electric-car-prices-stabilize-europehttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/used-electric-car-prices-stabilize-europeSat, 10 Oct 2026 13:47:42 GMTThree-year-old E.V.s now hold about 48 percent of their original value, up from a low of 41 percent, as cheaper batteries, longer warranties and tighter supply steady the market.Businesshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/rotterdam-hydrogen-importshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/rotterdam-hydrogen-importsSat, 10 Oct 2026 13:35:42 GMTEurope's largest port has built the terminals and pipelines for imported hydrogen. The ships are still mostly hypothetical.Businesshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/japan-shrinking-towns-pay-to-stayhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/japan-shrinking-towns-pay-to-staySat, 10 Oct 2026 12:54:42 GMTWith the population falling by half a million a year, rural municipalities compete for residents with free houses, cash grants and, in one case, a cow.Worldhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/eu-defense-procurement-overhaulhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/eu-defense-procurement-overhaulSat, 10 Oct 2026 12:42:42 GMTAfter months of deadlock, a compromise text would let member states pool orders for ammunition, air defense and drones, with Brussels guaranteeing part of the financing.Europehttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/berlin-coalition-pension-compromisehttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/berlin-coalition-pension-compromiseSat, 10 Oct 2026 12:10:42 GMTThe retirement age will rise by stages to 68, offset by a higher minimum pension. Both partners claimed victory; economists said the math still does not close.Europehttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/rail-baltica-first-high-speed-section-openshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/rail-baltica-first-high-speed-section-opensSat, 10 Oct 2026 10:56:42 GMTThe 95-kilometer section is the first piece of a long-delayed line that will connect the Baltic states to the European rail network for the first time since independence.Europehttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/eindhoven-marathon-course-record-dutch-qualifierhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/eindhoven-marathon-course-record-dutch-qualifierSat, 10 Oct 2026 10:44:42 GMTSamuel Kiprotich Lagat won in 2:05:31 on a cold, still morning. Femke Roelofs, a 26-year-old from Utrecht, finished fourth in a personal best and secured a European Championships berth.Sportshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/rhine-low-water-kaub-shipping-costs-octoberhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/rhine-low-water-kaub-shipping-costs-octoberSat, 10 Oct 2026 09:55:42 GMTAt the Kaub gauge the river stood at 42 centimeters on Saturday. Barges are sailing one-third full, and freight rates on the Rotterdam-Basel route have nearly quadrupled.Climatehttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/slovenia-ski-jumpers-train-plastic-snowless-autumnhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/slovenia-ski-jumpers-train-plastic-snowless-autumnSat, 10 Oct 2026 09:35:42 GMTWith the World Cup opener five weeks away and the hills still green, athletes at Planica are training on porcelain tracks and plastic mats while organizers stockpile artificial snow.Sportshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/frankfurt-book-fair-translated-fiction-czech-guesthttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/frankfurt-book-fair-translated-fiction-czech-guestSat, 10 Oct 2026 09:30:42 GMTWith the Czech Republic as guest of honor and sales of translated novels up sharply across Europe, publishers spent the week bidding for books most of them cannot read.Artshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/europe-drone-airspace-ruleshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/europe-drone-airspace-rulesSat, 10 Oct 2026 09:03:42 GMTA new framework would require every drone above 250 grams to broadcast its position, and would give cities the power to declare no-fly corridors in minutes rather than months.Technologyhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/sleeper-train-is-not-nostalgiahttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/sleeper-train-is-not-nostalgiaSat, 10 Oct 2026 08:52:42 GMTGovernments subsidize airports without blinking. They should think the same way about beds on rails.Opinionhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/return-of-the-sleeper-trainhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/return-of-the-sleeper-trainSat, 10 Oct 2026 07:55:42 GMTNight routes now link Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Zurich and Rome, and most of them sell out weeks ahead. The carriages are the bottleneck.Lifestylehttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/europe-cannot-outsource-deterrencehttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/europe-cannot-outsource-deterrenceSat, 10 Oct 2026 07:51:42 GMTThe procurement deal is welcome. It is also twenty years late.Opinionhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/dresden-revives-forgotten-baroque-opera-ritterleinhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/dresden-revives-forgotten-baroque-opera-ritterleinSat, 10 Oct 2026 07:49:42 GMTJohann Caspar Ritterlein’s “L’Erminia,” last performed in 1719 and rediscovered in a parish archive, opened a sold-out run at the Semperoper on Friday.Artshttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/paris-cafe-terraces-noisehttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/paris-cafe-terraces-noiseSat, 10 Oct 2026 07:05:42 GMTThe pandemic-era terraces that spilled onto the streets were supposed to be temporary. Five years later the city is trying to decide what to keep.Europehttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/mexico-city-water-cutzamala-reservoirs-recoverhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/mexico-city-water-cutzamala-reservoirs-recoverSat, 10 Oct 2026 06:57:42 GMTA heavy rainy season has lifted the Cutzamala system to 92 percent of capacity, but neighborhoods that lost water in 2024 are still waiting for pipes to be fixed.Worldhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/argentina-test-nobody-wants-to-gradehttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/argentina-test-nobody-wants-to-gradeSat, 10 Oct 2026 06:11:42 GMTInflation is down. So is everything else. Both sides of the argument are reading the same numbers.Opinionhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/swiss-lake-sediment-dna-herders-before-farmershttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/swiss-lake-sediment-dna-herders-before-farmersSat, 10 Oct 2026 05:59:42 GMTA 14-meter sediment core shows sheep and goat DNA appearing around 4,600 B.C., roughly 300 years before the first traces of cultivated grain.Sciencehttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/indonesia-nusantara-civil-servants-relocationhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/indonesia-nusantara-civil-servants-relocationSat, 10 Oct 2026 05:01:42 GMTThe relocation to Nusantara, on the island of Borneo, is the largest yet, and comes as officials acknowledge that the city’s population remains a fraction of what was planned.Worldhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/gnocchi-tomato-butterhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/gnocchi-tomato-butterSat, 10 Oct 2026 04:54:42 GMTStore-bought gnocchi, a can of tomatoes and more butter than seems reasonable. The sauce makes itself while the water boils.Cookinghttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/four-day-week-productivityhttps://thecontinentaltimes.org/article/four-day-week-productivitySat, 10 Oct 2026 04:52:42 GMTThe trials that made headlines were small, self-selected and short. The long-run evidence is thinner than its advocates admit.Opinion