Tech giants Microsoft and Facebook have taken a significant step towards building highest capacity data link between US and Europe. The companies will help design subsea cable which will connect one point…
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Cancer survival improves across Europe, but UK still lags behind the best
Results of EUROCARE 5 are out and according to the findings, cancer survival across Europe has improved a lot, but UK is still behind the best in the game. The report is…
All-new Kia Optima to be unveiled at Frankfurt International Motor Show
The all-new Kia Optima is all set for its European unveil at the Frankfurt International Motor Show on September 15, 2015 with sales commencing later this year. According to Kia, the fourth-generation…
GSK’s malaria candidate vaccine Mosquirix garners EMA’s nod
One of world’s leading pharmaceutical companies GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) revealed that its malaria candidate vaccine Mosquirix also known as RTS,S has landed European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) positive scientific opinion for children aged 6…
Brit sets up €1.6 billion crowdfunding campaign for Greece bailout
In a first of its kind initiative, Thom Feeney, a shoe shop worker from Yorkshire in the UK has started a crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo to bailout Greece with a goal of…
Europeans unaware about dangers of obesity
Obesity has been pegged as a major threat to health and wellbeing of our society and despite efforts by charities, non-profit organisations and authorities, there are still quite a few people who…
Google denied 60% of right to be forgotten requests
Google’s latest transparency report reveals it rejected nearly 60 per cent of the right to be forgotten requests. It was on May 13, 2014 that the Court of Justice of the European…
Brits still in the dark about how obese they are
Brits are still unaware about their obesity status as more than third (36 per cent) of UK adults, who think they are just overweight, are actually clinically obese and at risk of…
Increasing number of young Europeans suffering from shortsightedness
A study led by King’s College London involving meta-analysis of 15 studies by European Eye Epidemiology Consortium has found that Myopia or shortsightedness is becoming increasingly common among young Europeans with almost…
Europeans have fallen in love with Apple iPhone 6: Report
Large numbers of Europeans have ditched their Android devices in favor of the latest Apple iPhone iteration, new research has found. According to new smartphone market data published by analyst outfit Kantar…
Nintendo Europe announces three new 3DS hardware bundles
Nintendo Europe has announced three new hardware bundles for the Nintendo New 3DS consoles. The new hardware bundles, which will be themed around Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and Pokémon…
EU mandates emergency calling devices in cars, light vans in Europe by mid-2018
The European Union has rolled out new laws which makes it mandatory for all cars and light vans in Europe to be fitted with automatic emergency calling devices from April 2018. Called…
European regulators probe Apple’s dealing with big music labels
European regulators have reportedly called out for details concerning Apple’s dealings with a number of record labels, ahead of Cupertino’s music streaming service launch, to ensure the dealing does not harm other…
Nintendo officially cancels TVii’s European launch
Nintendo has cancelled the European launch of Wii U’s video streaming and TV feature dubbed TVii. Currently available in Japan and North America, Nintendo’s TVii allows users users to browse and watch…
Google’s ‘right to be forgotten’ shouldn’t expand, expert panel advises
A panel of experts appointed by Google on an European court ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling ordering removal of personal information from its search results has advised the search engine giant to…