Tag: europe

• How the murder of a Swedish rapper shocked a nation and put police on the back foot

  December 5, 2021

  They began heading for the shopping mall exit when they saw the police. One of the four gang members, a local rapper called Lelo whose music videos venerate handguns and… more ›

• ‘Massive’ transatlantic data cable landed on beach in Bude

  September 16, 2021

  The Google data cable, called Grace Hopper, was landed in Bude on Tuesday. Once operational, it would have the capacity to handle “17.5 million people streaming 4K video concurrently”, Google… more ›

• Greece builds 40km fence to stop Afghan asylum seekers from entering Europe

  August 22, 2021

  Citizens’ protection minister Michalis Chrisochoidis said the extension to the existing 12.5km fence on its border with Turkey is complete and has been fitted with a hi-tech, automated electronic monitoring… more ›

• Allegations, lawsuits and damning reports: How Frontex became the most contentious EU agency

  August 1, 2021

  One of the EU’s largest and costliest agencies is facing an unprecedented crisis of confidence. https://www.euronews.com/2021/07/29/allegations-lawsuits-and-damning-reports-how-frontex-became-the-most-contentious-eu-agency more ›

• ‘A question of dignity’: the pathologist identifying migrants drowned in the Med

  June 6, 2021

  Since 2013, Cattaneo, a professor of forensic pathology and head of Labanof (the laboratory of forensic anthropology and odontology) at the University of Milan, has been committed to putting a name to… more ›

• The high-tech ‘makeover’ of Europe’s deadly border with Africa

  June 6, 2021

  Falikou’s border crossing came as work was due to be completed on a $40 million (33 million euro) overhaul, which Spain’s socialist government claims will not only make the borders… more ›

• Chernobyl nature

  May 10, 2021

  https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/05/09/the-world-s-most-unlikely-nature-reserve-wildlife-is-thriving-in-chernobyl more ›

• Billionaires club: These people are Europe’s wealthiest, according to Forbes

  April 7, 2021

  The number of billionaires worldwide grew by 660 in 2020, according to the latest annual tally by Forbes magazine. There are now a record 2,755 people globally who have more… more ›

• Mexico’s cartels rule world’s vast fentanyl market in race for huge profits

  December 10, 2020

  Jorge A is Mexican businessman employed by an import-export company that specializes in the trade of tequila and agricultural and chemical products. But in January 2016, he was a long… more ›

• Sci-fi surveillance: Europe’s secretive push into biometric technology

  December 10, 2020

  EU science funding is being spent on developing new tools for policing and security. €1.7bn from the programme over the past seven years backed the development of security products for… more ›