EUROPE NEWS - Last Generation Network News - MONDAY MAY 1 2017

EUROPE NEWS - Last Generation Network News - MONDAY MAY 1 2017

In Europe's Election Season, Tech Vies to Fight Fake News

New York Times - ‎6 hours ago‎
The goal, experts say, is to expand these digital tools across Europe, so the region can counter the fake news that caused so much confusion and anger during the United States presidential election in November, when outright false reports routinely ...

Populism Has Not 'Peaked' in Europe. The Fight Continues.

New York Times - ‎7 hours ago‎
First came Britain's vote to leave the European Union in June, followed by Donald J. Trump's election. Nationalists and right-wing populists seemed to be on the march.

It is time for Europe to face its nuclear challenge

Financial Times - ‎11 hours ago‎
The energy market in Europe is being radically transformed by formidable forces, but governments and companies alike are so far failing to adapt to a changing world.

Nikkei gains on strong data; Markets in Europe closed

Sacramento Bee - ‎5 hours ago‎
Japan's index rose Monday, helped by a weaker yen and strong readings in a manufacturing survey, while many markets in Europe and the rest of Asia were closed for holidays. KEEPING SCORE: Many markets in Asia and Europe, including France, ...

The Future of Europe Hinges on a Face-Off in France

The New Yorker - ‎6 hours ago‎
The balance of power among America, Europe, and Russia was also at stake. With four candidates hovering somewhere in the vicinity of twenty per cent, the permutations of possible matchups and outcomes were almost too complicated to contemplate.

The Suicide Of Europe

The American Conservative - ‎Apr 30, 2017‎
Europe is committing suicide. Or at least its leaders have decided to commit suicide. Whether the European people choose to go along with this is, naturally, another matter.

The Kremlin turns its electoral meddling to Western Europe

Washington Post - ‎15 hours ago‎
Having done exactly that in the 2016 U.S. elections, President Vladimir Putin's intelligence agencies are now directing their subterfuge at Europe, including the continent's foremost economic powers: Germany and France. The immediate targets of Russian ...

How Turkey and Europe lost that loving feeling

Financial Times - ‎Apr 30, 2017‎
First as a diplomat, then as the head of a liberal-leaning think-tank in Istanbul, I have spent three decades trying to advance Turkey's relationship with Europe. For years, I believed Turkey should join the EU to cement its place among western ...

Dybala 'wanted by half of Europe' says Juventus star's agent

Goal.com - ‎4 hours ago‎
Paulo Dybala was wanted by 'half of Europe', but the Argentine has sent out a signal of intent by signing a new deal with Juventus, according to the player's agent Pierpaolo Triulzi.

Tony Blair Urges UK to Stay Centered, and Close to Europe

New York Times - ‎Apr 29, 2017‎
Mr. Blair, in an hourlong conversation with the international news media, urged Europe's left not to reject globalization, while warning that Mrs. May would probably lead Britain to a sharp break with the European Union, or a “hard Brexit.” Yet he also ...

Tuilagi: Europe a 'culture shock' for Pacific Islanders

Daily Mail - ‎3 hours ago‎
Manu Tuilagi has called for greater support for Pacific Islands stars in Europe, to end the kind of honest mistakes that almost saw him deported from the UK in 2010.

Asia markets finish Monday higher ahead of market holiday in Europe

Financial Times - ‎8 hours ago‎
Major markets in Europe and the UK are off on Monday, leaving a gap between Asian equities markets' close and the start of trading in the US.

Carlo Ancelotti first to win four of Europe's 'big five'

Daily Mail - ‎5 hours ago‎
As Bayern Munich's procession to the Bundesliga title climaxed with 6-0 thumping of Wolfsburg, manager Carlo Ancelotti celebrated a milestone of his own.

China, Europe planning to build 'moon village'

The Hindu - ‎Apr 30, 2017‎
China and Europe are planning to build the first-ever “moon village” that could serve as a launching pad for deep space missions such as one to Mars, or even as a spot for space tourism and lunar mining.

Hamish Bond takes year off rowing to cycle Europe

New Zealand Herald - ‎7 hours ago‎
Hamish Bond's desire to push himself to discover the extent of his sporting abilities will take him to Europe on a cycling mission this year.

Theresa May's disastrous Brexit meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker laid bare

The Independent - ‎5 hours ago‎
The seemingly disastrous meeting between Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker has been laid bare in a report that reveals the European Commission President told her: “I leave Downing Street 10 times more sceptical than I was before." The UK ...

Europe: What Happens to Christians There Will Come Here

Gatestone Institute - ‎Apr 30, 2017‎
Christianity in Northern Europe has already been weakened by atheism, a trend possibly accelerated by modern gains in science and medicine.

Airwallex raises $13M led by Tencent to bring its cross-border payment service to Europe

TechCrunch - ‎7 hours ago‎
Australia-based cross-border payments startup Airwallex has closed a $13 million Series A round to expand its reach across Asia Pacific and into Europe. The deal was led by Chinese internet giant Tencent - marking its first investment in an Australian ...

Kyriba Accelerates its Growth in Southern Europe

Business Wire (press release) - ‎10 hours ago‎
MILAN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kyriba Corp., the global leader in cloud-based treasury management, today announced rapid growth in Southern Europe, and that it will continue its commitment to enabling accurate cash visibility and secure payments for its ...

How crystal meth helped the Nazis conquer large parts of Europe

Business Insider UK - ‎7 hours ago‎
During WW2 German soldiers were taking a "medicine" called Pervitin, this stimulant contained pure methamphetamine, which we know today as crystal meth.

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