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The European Commission on Wednesday gave TikTok 24 hours to explain the risk assessment procedures it used before launching a version of the made-in-China app that rewards users for using it in certain ways. The app is called TikTok Lite … Read more
After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, universal conscription seemed to be on the way out in Europe. Over the past 20 years, if not earlier, compulsory military service has been abolished in … Read more
Three great stories we found on the internet this week. Tunnel vision Norwegians in the coastal city of Bergen have a new, Instagram-worthy car-free commuting option: the world’s longest purpose-built bicycling and pedestrian tunnel. The 1.8-mile path cuts through Løvstakken … Read more
Since the advent of online platforms, which allow users to openly share content, the structure of the public sphere has been transformed. Until just a few decades ago, we were used to the fact that a significant part of public … Read more
Listen 6 min Comment on this storyComment Gift Article The abundant sun of northern Africa may soon power Europe’s homes and businesses, as European leaders consider connecting massive North African solar projects to undersea power cables to free their continent … Read more
To read more of The Economist’s data journalism visit our Graphic Detail page. ROCKETS, BULLETS and shells have been Vladimir Putin’s weapons of choice in Ukraine. In the rest of Europe, Russia’s president has resorted to tightening the gas taps. … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — With more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone. This week, the agency said space organizations around the world are considering how … Read more
For the past 17 years Europe has been cracking down hard on it’s biggest carbon emitters: power plants, iron smelters, and large factories. If you have a company that needs to emit carbon you can buy permits from the government. … Read more
“Les Glaneuses” (the gleaners). A painting by Francois Millet (1857). Is this the destiny of the people of Western Europe? All wars are wars for resources and, in modern times, they have been mostly for the resources that make the … Read more