Europe

WhatsApp and Skype Set to Come Under New EU Security Rules.

By Rishikesh - Dec 14, 2016 09:46 AM EST

The popular online messaging company such as Skype and WhatsApp will have to face stricter rules on managing users under new data and security laws slated to be proposed by the European Union. European Union executives are reportedly attempting Handing Over The Top service.All the online web services company will have to guarantee the confidentiality of the communications and will have to obtain users permission to process their location data. The telecom companies have long complained that companies such as Facebook, Microsoft and Alphabet Inc's Google are more lightly managed, despite offering similar services.

Alcatel new smart wearable devices hits IFA 2016 Berlin

By Rida - Sep 03, 2016 08:00 AM EDT

Alcatel, a brand of mobile handsets owned by Chinese Electronics Company, launched its new innovative smart wearable devices at IFA 2016 Berlin.

Turkey opens one of the world’s biggest suspension bridges

By Rida - Aug 28, 2016 10:02 AM EDT

Turkey, the country who planned to connect Europe and Asia for the third time was successful by building the world's biggest suspension bridge. It is built in the style of New York's Brooklyn Bridge and boasts pylons higher than the Eiffel Tower. The bridge creates a new link across the Bosphorus Strait, which divides Asia and Europe.

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Microsoft Join Forces With EU to Crack down Online Hate Speech

By Jenn Loro - Jun 02, 2016 09:53 AM EDT

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Microsoft have recently joined the European Union’s anti-racism efforts to crack down online hate speech in an ‘online code of conduct’ which the four internet giants helped to create. The code will allow the Silicon Valley titans to review requests by government to remove access to hate-filled contents and block comments or remarks that espouse racism, discrimination, and xenophobia.

Dark Souls III News, Rumors and Updates: Game's Latest Update Brings Freezing Problems

By Jenn Loro - May 18, 2016 11:33 AM EDT

Dark Souls 3’s recent anti-cheating patch update resulted to an unintended freezing which prompted game developer ‘From Software’ to roll back the patch. Meanwhile, From Software continues to affirm that the game’s Poise stat is not a glitch, contrary to the widespread view held by some gamers.

Europe and Russia's ExoMars Launch Moved To 2020

By Jenn Loro - May 04, 2016 12:02 PM EDT

Beset by multiple problems and other setbacks, the joint Europe-Russian ExoMars project would have to postpone the launching of its second mission to Mars from 2018 to 2020. ExoMars is an overt mission to find signs life in the red planet.

Iodine Pills to Be Hand Out To Belgians In Case Of Nuclear Accidents

By Jenn Loro - May 02, 2016 01:47 PM EDT

The Belgian government has just announced a massive distribution of iodine pills to its citizens who live within 62 miles (100km) around the country’s nuclear facilities. While health authorities say the move is part of the country’s nuclear emergency plan, many citizens think the iodine pill distribution is a pre-emptive anti-nuclear terrorism plan following recent terrorist attacks in Brussels.

Refugees In Greece and Italy Already Reached More Than 100,000 In Less Than Two Months

By Jenn Loro - Feb 26, 2016 10:38 AM EST

A recently published report on the status of the refugee crisis in Europe revealed that more than 100, 000 people have reached Greece and Italy prompting other EU states to implement stricter policies to curb migration.

Amnesty Calls out Europe for its Poor Response to the Refugee Crisis

By Cheri Cheng - Feb 24, 2016 12:54 PM EST

Europe failed to properly deal with the refugee crisis in 2015, an Amnesty International report said.

Mars Recalls Snickers In Europe After Plastic Found

By Peter R - Feb 24, 2016 10:39 AM EST

The company has not described the number of products recalled and the financial impact of the recall. Plastic bits were found in a Mars bar in Germany.

Natural Gas Explosion Accident In Russian Apartment Building Kills 7

By Jenn Loro - Feb 17, 2016 08:07 AM EST

A natural gas accident blasted a five-story apartment in the Russian city of Yaroslavl leaving 7 people dead and many more wounded, injured, and missing.

Turkey Limits Entries Of Migrants; 'We’re At The End Of Capacity To Absorb'

By Jenn Loro - Feb 09, 2016 11:44 AM EST

Turkey expressed that it has now stretched its “capacity to absorb” prompting the EU to offer 3 billion euros worth of aid to help the country deal with the massive influx of Syrian refugees fleeing war and persecution.

Thousands of Syrians seen Fleeing Aleppo as Civil War Intensifies

By Cheri Cheng - Feb 05, 2016 02:00 PM EST

Thousands of Syrians continue to flee Aleppo as the civil war continues to wreak havoc on civilians.

Cuban President Raul Castro Visits Paris Seeking Aid And Investment

By Jenn Loro - Feb 03, 2016 10:06 AM EST

Cuban leader Raul Castro left Havana for a two-day state visit to Paris, France in a bid to bring in French investments to the country’s economy amid an ongoing normalization of political and economic ties with the United States.

At Least 43 Migrants Died after Boats to Europe Capsize

By Cheri Cheng - Jan 22, 2016 01:50 PM EST

At least 43 migrants - with 17 of them being children - have drown after two boats capsized.

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