Amazon is looking for a staggering 1,300 warehouse units across Europe to fulfil its commitments for its one-hour Prime Now delivery service.
The online retailer is understood to be seeking small warehouse units in urban locations near major cities, as consumers increasingly demand shorter delivery times for goods from laptops to lawnmowers.
Continue reading… “Amazon hunting for 1,300 European warehouses as battle for fast delivery hots up”
The population in Europe is aging. The governments have had to think of some interesting ways to keep people active. Spain and the United Kingdom have started opening playgrounds designed specifically for the elderly. And people seem to be enjoying it! (Video
Continue reading… “European parks now feature playgrounds made for senior citizens”
Vladimir Putin, Russian President, has used propaganda targeted at audiences outside Russia doesn’t work, but neither will any Western counter-efforts directed at Russians. A new report from the Pew Research Center explains why.
Continue reading… “People around the world hate Russia, and Russia hates them back”
On July 9th, Denmark’s wind farms produced 116% of national electricity demands, and according to The Guardian, that figure had risen to 140% by the next morning, allowing the country to export power to Norway, German, and Sweden. Continue reading… “Wind energy output in Denmark just exceeded national demand”
Surveillance cameras
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly reports that mass surveillance practices are a fundamental threat to human rights, as thoroughly detailed in many reports following the extensive Edward Snowden leaks.
Continue reading… “Mass surveillance threatens human rights, says European report”
The EU is one step from ending roaming charges and delivering net neutrality for all Europeans.
The first move was to slash pricing of mobile phone roaming costs across Europe. Then calls were made to abolish mobile roaming costs completely, with a view towards “safeguarding citizens’ right to access an open Internet.” Today that vision has become a reality.
Continue reading… “Europe to abolish roaming charges by December 2015”
The U.S. isn’t even in the top 10 of coffee consumption.
America might be famous for running on coffee, but compared to a handful of other countries, it doesn’t run on much. When it comes to actual coffee consumption per person, the US doesn’t even crack the top 15.
Continue reading… “Coffee consumption around the world”
A bicyclist in Pescara, Italy.
Bicycle are outsold new-cars last year in every one of the European countries, except Belgium and Luxembourg. Car sales reached a low point earlier this year. Recent data shows car sales were recovering. The Millennial generation is more interested in bikes than in cars.
Continue reading… “Bike sales have outpaced car sales in almost every European country”
Europe’s car makers are facing a rough ride. Their sales are at a 17-year low region-wide. It may seem cruel of the brokerage, Sanford C. Bernstein, to remind them of their biggest commercial wrecks. Most major makers suffered billions in losses. Yet not all cars failed by accidents of poor design, ill-judged technological leaps or wildly optimistic production forecasts.
Continue reading… “Europe’s biggest loss-making cars”
The measures will reduce consumer charges and simplify red tape for mobile companies.
As part of a raft of measures to reform the telecoms market, the European Commission is proposing to scrap mobile phone roaming charges across Europe. The Commission described the reforms as “the most ambitious plan in 26 years of telecoms market reform”.
Continue reading… “European Union plans to end mobile phone roaming charges”
The Arctic Ocean shipping route will cut thousands of miles off the journey from China to its key European market. (The Northeast Passage is in blue)
A Chinese merchant ship has made its maiden voyage to Europe through the “Northeast Passage.” This route will help the world’s biggest exporter speed goods to market and is a symbol of Beijing’s strategic ambitions in the Arctic.
Continue reading… “Chinese shipping firm begins using new arctic shipping route to Europe”
Gender-based jobless rates change household dynamics.
The European Union’s unemployment rate fell in June for the first time in more than two years — that is, until you consider that 10.9 percent of the union’s workforce is still jobless, and that number for countries that use the euro is 12.1 percent.
Continue reading… “When unemployment rises among men, domestic violence falls”
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