Tag: Europe

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European leaders unite against Trump’s Greenland tariff threat

European leaders on Sunday strongly criticised United States President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on several countries because of their opposition to his desire to acquire Greenland. Several European nations, including Denmark which holds sovereignty over Greenland as an autonomous territory, declared that they “stand united” against Trump’s demand. “Tariff threats undermine transatlantic relations […]

Policy and Regulations

Niger restricts European visas in new diplomatic retaliation

Niger’s military government will restrict where Europeans can obtain a visa for the Sahel country in response to the “difficulties” it says Nigerien citizens face in obtaining visas from European embassies. Since taking power in a coup in 2023, Niger’s military-run government has promoted nationalist politics and turned its back on the West in favour […]

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Amazon to launch cloud services in Europe

Amazon Web Services on Wednesday, said that it would introduce a sovereign cloud in Europe for use by the government and clients in sectors with strict regulations. According to a statement from Amazon’s cloud computing division, the sovereign cloud will use servers housed in the European Union to store data, and only EU citizens working […]

Global stock markets find balance amid European equities
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Global stock markets find balance amid European equities

Global stock markets maintained a sense of equilibrium, with European equities showing resilience, particularly in response to Italy’s decision to allay concerns about a proposed bank profit tax. Meanwhile, the dollar experienced a slight decline as new economic data highlighted shifts in the Chinese economy. As Wall Street opened to mixed sentiments, the Nasdaq and […]

Google launches Bard chatbot in Nigeria
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Google launches AI chatbot in Europe, Brazil

Alphabet on Thursday, announced that it would launch Bard, an artificial intelligence chatbot, in Europe and Brazil. The product’s biggest growth since its February introduction, pitting it against ChatGPT, a rival supported by Microsoft. With the help of generative artificial intelligence, human-sounding programmes like Bard and ChatGPT can converse with users and respond to a […]

Amazon launches general-purpose AI agent Nova Act
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Amazon to open more warehouses in Europe

Amazon is planning to increase its presence in Europe by opening new warehouses and hiring more employees, despite the global economic downturn leading to cost-cutting measures and layoffs. According to Reuters, the company has invested €142 billion in Europe since 2010 and has seen growth in the region due to increased online shopping during COVID-19 […]

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Ford launches electric Courier van in Europe 

Ford Motor Co has launched a new electric Courier van for European business customers in an attempt to compete with electric van startups such as Arrival SA. According to Ford, the revamped lineup of smaller commercial vans for the European market will also include gasoline and diesel models. The chief of Ford Pro,Ted Cannis explained […]

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Hundreds of flights cancelled over German airport strike

German airport’s strikes over pay and work conditions have resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of flights on Friday. In addition to the most recent industrial action disrupting travel plans for some time now, strikes have taken place at four German airports. Reuters reported that German union Verdi called on security and ground handling personnel […]

People take part in the Global Climate Strike of the movement Fridays for Future, in Berlin, Germany, March 3, 2023. (File/AFP)
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Germany may lose €900bn to climate change by 2050

Climate change may cost Europe’s biggest economy, Germany, about 900 billion euros in cumulative economic damage by 2050. This is according to a study that came out on Monday, as Germany seeks climate adaptation measures to cut the damages bill that would be caused by the extreme weather conditions. Reuters reported that this study by […]

Opinion

Low demand for Nigeria’s LPG to affect forex earnings – Expert

A senior analyst at Financial Derivatives Company, Oluwatomi Mayowa, has projected a decline in demand for Nigeria’s natural gas, which will subsequently reduce the amount of foreign exchange earned through exports.   This projection is as a result of the fall in global natural gas prices by over 50% in January, while, noting that natural […]