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Madrid has been named the top European destination for solo travellers, following a comprehensive study by travel insurance comparison platform Quotezone. The UK-based insurance provider published its 2026 Solo Travel Index ...

Consumers across Cyprus and the wider European Union are now able to reap the benefits of groundbreaking right to repair rules following landmark legislation enacted by European authorities. For many ...

Global tablet shipments fell by 10 per cent year on year to 36 million units in the second quarter of 2026, marking an expected downturn for the industry, according to the latest research ...

The recent surge in euro area inflation is predominantly driven by energy supply shocks rather than buoyant consumer demand, according to a European Central Bank (ECB) study. Writing in an ...

Approximately 30 per cent of adults struggle with a lack of child-friendly support at airports, according to research from British insurance comparison site Tiger, who issued advice to help parents navigate ...

Display panel shipments into the refurbished smartphone market recorded rapid growth in the first quarter of 2026, as panel makers redirected excess capacity away from slowing demand among smartphone manufacturers, according ...

Major artificial intelligence developers have reported cases of their autonomous AI models breaching other companies’ cyber infrastructure, raising questions about who may be held legally responsible when AI systems act ...

The euro area recorded an €8.60 billion surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in June 2026, according to first estimates published by Eurostat on Friday. The surplus ...

Retail fuel prices have surged across the euro area in 2026 following the outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East, driving up energy inflation and prompting fresh analysis from European ...

Intel (INTC.O) raised $20 billion from an upsized share offering earlier this week, as it looks to fund the costly ​build-out of its chip contract manufacturing business by cashing in ...

The world notices shipping when fuel prices rise, cargo is delayed or goods become more expensive. Far less attention is paid to the people still on board, watching through the ...

Climate-related risks across EU and European Economic Area (EEA) banks remained broadly stable during the second half of 2025, while the availability and quality of climate data continued to improve, according ...

iPhone users spend approximately 40 per cent more on microdrama apps than Android users, according to new research published by technology analyst firm Omdia. The findings challenge common assumptions surrounding who ...

The share of coal in total EU electricity production fell to a historic low of 9.2 per cent in 2025, according to official data released by Eurostat on Thursday. The figures mark ...

Europe’s fragmented banking market has become a strategic vulnerability that could undermine the continent’s ability to finance its own future, according to Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis. “Fragmentation is ...

Greek food services conglomerate Vivartia group is in discussions over a potential sale of its food-service arm Evergood to a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings, with the talks having already ...

CoreWeave (CRWV.O) lifted its annual capital spending forecast ‌this week after beating second-quarter estimates, betting on a surge in demand for its AI cloud computing services, sending the company’...

Ryanair has announced that it will deploy Google’s Gemini AI tools and DeepMind models across its operations ​under a new five-year cloud partnership, using the technology to ‌help manage ...

Norway’s $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, posted a record profit of 1.75 ​trillion Norwegian crowns ($184.3 billion) for the first half of the ​year, lifted by technology stocks, ...

European financial regulators have proposed ending initial margin requirements for both new and existing uncleared derivatives contracts for counterparties whose average derivatives exposure falls below the €8 billion threshold under the ...

International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has condemned the deadly attack on the cargo ship Tihamah off Yemen, warning that continued violence against commercial vessels is endangering seafarers and ...

Trading platform eToro beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Tuesday and said it would buy rival TradeZero in a cash-and-stock deal worth ​up to $231 million, as it looks ...

Nearly two-thirds of tanker crossings through the Strait of Hormuz since July 14 took place without active tracking signals, leaving oil traders, shipowners and regulators with an increasingly incomplete picture of ...

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to six on Monday, compared ​with a 10-day average of about 11 vessels, ‌shipping data showed, amid fading hopes of a peace deal ...