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If you are taking a solo trip for the first time, a European city like Barcelona is a good place to start. (Photo: AP)

Things to do while travelling solo in Barcelona

Paella for one: Barcelona dazzles when you're travelling solo.

13 Nov 2019 9:56 AM

It was specifically directed at a millennial audience, and while the language is suggestive, it was important for us to ensure the imagery used is not explicit. (Photo: ANI)

‘G-spot of Europe’ campaign boosts tourism in Vilnius

This innovative campaign increased tourism in small town in Europe.

08 Nov 2019 9:12 AM

Norway has some pictureque locales to offer. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

5 places to stay in Europe without net

Europe has some soulful stays to offer.

20 Aug 2019 5:41 PM

Russia will not deploy new missiles as long as the United States shows similar restraint in Europe and Asia, Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu said on Sunday, after Washington's withdrawal from a Soviet-era arms pact. (Photo: File)

'Won't install new missiles unless US deploys them in Europe,' says Russia

Russia has also pulled out of the deal, but Shoigu said it had no plans to deploy new missiles.

18 Aug 2019 4:26 PM

The hot air that smashed European weather records this week looks set to move towards Greenland and could cause record melting of the world's second largest ice sheet, the United Nations said on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

World’s second largest ice sheet in Greenland may melt due to Europe heat wave

Nullis cited data from Denmark's Polar Portal, which measures the daily gains and losses in surface mass of the Greenland Ice Sheet.

27 Jul 2019 4:13 PM

European heatwave soared towards its peak on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)

Records tumble in Belgium, Germany, Netherlands: Europe heatwave

Belgium registered an all-time high of 39.9 degrees Celsius at the Kleine-Brogel military base, beating a record dating back to June 1947.

25 Jul 2019 4:42 PM

Four hundred thousand people turned out on the streets of Madrid Saturday for a Gay Pride parade dedicated this year to pioneers of the LGBT+ cause, amid growing fears of fresh repression with the rise of the far-right in Europe. (Representational Image)

Hundreds of thousands march across Europe for Gay Pride

Vox has said that the Madrid Gay Pride Parade should be moved to a park in the suburbs and opposes public subsidies for the event.

07 Jul 2019 2:54 PM

Other supporters of wifi technology, which primarily connects cars with other cars, include Renault, Toyota, NXP, Autotalks and Kapsch TrafficCom.

EU opens road to 5G connected cars in boost to BMW, Qualcomm

Germany, France and Italy, with powerful car industries, were among 21 countries to vote against the EC proposal.

05 Jul 2019 8:22 AM

Meteorologists say a weakening of the high-level jet stream is increasingly causing weather systems to stall and leading summer temperatures to soar. Five of Europe's hottest summers in the last 500 years have happened in this century. (Photo: Representational)

Europe sweats as record breaking temperature soars

Wildfires burned tracts of land in France and Spain at the weekend as Europe sweltered in record-breaking temperatures.

30 Jun 2019 9:53 PM

The previous record stood at 44.1 degrees Celsius in the same area during the notorious August 2003 heatwave, Meteo-France told AFP. (Representational Image)

France records all-time hottest temperature at 45 degrees celsius: Weather service

The record was set in the village of Villevieille in the southern department of Gard, which registered a high of 45.1 degrees Celsius.

28 Jun 2019 8:54 PM

Xiaomi gets most of its revenue by selling mobile handsets, but it also makes money from selling online ads.

Smartphone maker Xiaomi's first-quarter revenue jumps 27 per cent, beats estimates

The results indicate Xiaomi’s overseas expansion and focus on markets such as India and Europe are paying off.

21 May 2019 11:07 AM

The European Commission said Google had an unfair advantage by pre-installing its Chrome browser and Google search app on Android smartphones and notebooks.

Google lets Android users in Europe choose rival browsers, search engines

The company last month said it would let Android users choose their browser and search engine but did not provide details.

19 Apr 2019 10:34 AM

Google’s YouTube, Facebook’s Instagram and other sharing platforms will also have to install filters to prevent users from uploading copyrighted materials.

EU copyright: Google, Facebook to get approval next week

The new rules would force Google and other online platforms to sign licensing agreements.

13 Apr 2019 12:17 PM

Tesla said net income in the quarter would be negatively impacted by the lower delivery and recent price cuts.

Tesla deliveries drop due to challenges shipping to Europe and China

Tesla, whose delivery numbers missed analysts’ expectations, said it had only delivered half of the quarter’s numbers by March 21.

04 Apr 2019 2:50 PM

Only advertisers located and authorised in a given country will be able to run political ads or issue ads there. (Photo: AP)

Facebook tightens rules on political ads ahead of EU vote

All such ads will be labelled as “paid for”, offering info on who bought it, for how much and how many people have seen it.

29 Mar 2019 1:56 PM

Huawei looks forward to contributing to the European framework on cybersecurity. (Photo: ANI)

Huawei welcomes EU executive's 'objective' approach to 5G

Huawei understands the cybersecurity concerns that European regulators have.

27 Mar 2019 1:40 PM

The new rules mean that Google and other online platforms will have to sign licensing agreements with musicians, performers, authors, news publishers and journalists to use their work online. (Photo: ANI)

EU lawmakers back copyright reforms targeting Google, Facebook

The European Parliament backed the reforms on Tuesday after a debate that has pitted Europe’s creative industry against tech companies.

27 Mar 2019 1:25 PM

The AdSense advertising case was triggered by a complaint from Microsoft Corp in 2010.

Google fined USD 1.7 billion for search ad blocks in third EU sanction

The European Commission said that the case focused on the company’s illegal practises in search advertising brokering from 2006 to 2016.

21 Mar 2019 11:51 AM

The incident is indicative of how hard it can be to get Facebook’s attention on smaller markets for something as alarming as fake news and misinformation.

Facebook took three years to act against fake news in this country

It was a chance contact with a Facebook employee in January 2019 that influenced its decision to remove offenders.

04 Mar 2019 12:26 PM

Global VP and president of overseas business Alen Wu said OPPO had entered 10 new markets since the start of 2018, including Spain and Britain.

Chinese smartphone maker OPPO eyes more European markets

OPPO, one of a host of makers to show off their first 5G devices at the event, ranks second to Huawei in the Chinese market.

01 Mar 2019 12:51 PM

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