New York Times Suggests Americans Move to Europe to Find More Affordable Housing
a The New York Times The article suggests that Americans are buying European homes which are “a bargain compared to Manhattan” as the US housing market continues to squeeze potential buyers. August 29 articleTitled “Want an apartment in Manhattan? Try some European countries instead.” Citation One study From the international real estate research blog “My […]
Volkswagen May Close German Plants as Cheap Chinese Cars Flood Europe
Germany-based Volkswagen is considering closing factories in the country as European Union automakers struggle with a flood of cheap Chinese-made cars that are taking up an increasing share of auto sales on the continent. “The situation in the European auto industry is very tough and serious,” Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume said on Monday, suggesting […]
Is Sir Keir Starmer’s cautious ‘reset’ with Europe enough to undo the damage done by Brexit? | Andrew Rawnsley
pictureAll Prime Ministers are lip service speakers: “Reset” is Starmer's favourite word. He visited Berlin last week. To pave the way for a bilateral cooperation treaty, the prime minister said he was here as part of a “wider reset” of Britain's relations with Europe – a message he echoed as he travelled to Paris for […]
French President Macron defends arrest of Telegram founder while head of Rumble says he has fled Europe
The French government is facing criticism from free speech advocates after Telegram’s CEO was arrested and the head of Lambull said he had fled Europe out of caution. Pavel Durov is best known as the billionaire founder of Telegram, an encrypted private messaging app that is one of the most downloaded in the world and […]
Apple will let iPhone users in Europe choose own browser, delete apps
Apple is changing how users in the European Union select their browser options, adding a dedicated section for changing default apps and making more apps removable, the company announced on Thursday. The iPhone maker faced pressure from regulators to make the change after a sweeping EU digital markets law came into force on March 7, […]
‘Deadliest Strain’ Of Monkeypox Makes Its Way To Europe Following Swede’s Trip To Africa
(Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images) By Blake Wolf, OAN StaffThursday, August 15, 2024 4:18 PM Swedish health authorities have announced the first confirmed cases of a powerful new strain of monkeypox (mpox) in the country, the first official case outside Africa. advertisement A new Mpox strain, known as “clade 1b,” has spread to […]
Aging Europe: Rising costs threaten EU pensions – DW (English)
Europe’s demographic time bomb has been ticking for decades, with European Union societies ageing and people living longer. Currently, more than a fifth of the European Union’s population is over 65 years old; this figure is expected to reach a third by 2050. The World Health Organization warned last year that in 2024, for the […]
Ex-North Dakota politician admits to traveling to Europe for sex with minor
Former North Dakota Rep. Ray Holmberg, 80, pleaded guilty to traveling to Europe with the intent of paying minors for sex. Holmberg admitted in court that he had paid young male masseuses during multiple trips to the Czech Republic. He was charged with unlawful sexual conduct and child sexual abuse in 2023 but agreed to […]
Powerful ex-lawmaker Ray Holmberg pleads guilty to going to Europe to pay for sex with minor
A prominent former lawmaker who was one of the North Dakota Legislature’s most influential members pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to traveling to Europe with the intent of paying minors for sex. Ray Holmberg, 80, of Grand Forks, was charged in October 2023 with traveling with the intent to engage in unlawful sexual activity […]
Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont returns to Barcelona despite arrest warrant – Europe live | Spain
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Meanwhile, the far-right party Vox has said it will do whatever it takes to have Puigdemont arrested. ‼ #emergency ➡ Igarigavaz Here is a report from Puigdemont’s celebrity circle documenting his activities in Barcelona: “Estamos ante un hecho gravisimo. Haremos todo lo […]