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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
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Topic: EUROPE

Europe finds it’s not so easy to say goodbye to low-cost China

Evidence suggests a massive shift back to Europe is unlikely because of the ever-growing importance of China. Moving supply chains closer to home might come at a cost.

Creepy technologies are invading European office spaces as people go back to work

Workplaces are trying out surveillance tech such as fever-testing thermal cameras, mask-detection systems and tracking software to prevent a fresh virus outbreak.

Covid puts euro at risk as it widens gap between EU’s rich North and poor South

When Covid hit, Italy, Spain and France's public finances were already under strain, while German-dominated north had more fiscal firepower to ride out the crisis.

Netherlands moves to reopen businesses a week ahead as economies come alive across Europe

Amid sentiment that Europe has seen the worst of the Covid pandemic, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said they were doing this as quickly as possible, but responsibly.

Europe eases Covid curbs and hopes it won’t have to retreat

European leaders are eager to restart economies after lockdown shuttered factories, halted travel & kept millions of people largely confined to their homes.

Spain extends lockdown as virus cases rise again in Europe

Italy and France also reported the most new coronavirus cases in four days, complicating efforts to gradually ease containment measures.

After pandemic, Europe and China are set for a damaging diplomatic rift

Politicians in Berlin, Paris, London and Brussels are expressing concern over Beijing’s narrative on Covid-19, which hints at a deeper resentment.

Europe begins planning to lift lockdown as spread of virus slows

Italy reported fewest deaths in more than three weeks, new cases slid in Spain and France saw the smallest increase in infections in a week.

Most New York city coronavirus cases came from Europe, genome researchers say

The virus appears to have been imported to New York from UK, France, Austria & the Netherlands, genome researchers at NYU Langone Health say.

How Google is working with researchers to trace coronavirus cases in Europe

Location data Google collects has been shared with researchers. It can’t be used to track individuals but shows broad patterns of movement across countries.

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Pakistan can’t bomb or bargain its way out of the TTP-TLP mess

Among the many problems Pakistan is currently dealing with, the TLP and TTP offer two varying dimensions of the same one.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.