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The Commission candidate of the European Union’s smallest country is stepping up to the plate. In the lead-up to his hearing, Malta’s Glenn Micallef captured attention for all the wrong reasons: He’s young (35); he’s a man; and he’d never…

BRUSSELS — Burning oil, gas and coal is increasing the probability and ferocity of flood-bringing rains in Central Europe, scientists warn.  The rising waters that killed at least 24 people from Poland to Romania this month are twice as likely to…